Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1916-03-17
P. II. S. CHAMPIONS
Win from Killingly z TO Fl and There
by Gain the Coveted Title
KIllingIy Disgruntied and Said to Be
Protesting

/ Inc Putnam High ScnOoi BaShel
Bail Team won the championship OF
the Quinebsug Valley High School
Basket Ball League last Saturday
night by winning from killingly High
by one point. The final score was p
TO 81.
The local quintette stirred things up
generally when they made their trio
southwark to play the second game in
the post season championship series.
The team and the players were on edge
ms soon as the ears started. When
| Danielson was reached strong under.
current was noticeable and after the
game started every little nerve of the
bodies of the 500 or more spectators
had movement of It's own. There
have been exciting games with Kill
lingly before but Saturday evening IS
contest set new record that stands al
by itself.
At the sound of the whistle both
teams let loose apparently showing
the best they had TO offer, killingly
took the lead and soon had basket
Not once during the first period C uld
Putnam pass their rivals although
they were working at their best. When
the half ended Kilingly had d five
point lead, the score being Is to IL.
Putnam showed that they had been
keeping little stuff in reserve when
the second period began for they went
to 1t fresh and onfident and point by
point began to creep up, closing up the
gap in the score and soon had their OPP
ponents on the defensive trying with
might and main to check their onrush.
When Putnam finally forged ahead
Putnam rooters went wild. But Xii.
lingly opened up the throttle and soon
wrested the lead back and with eight
tied. A free try at the six minute
limit gave Putnam one. point lead
and then followed six gruelling min
u es with Killingly the aggressors and
Putnam working to check their fnrth-
er advance. Putnam stood between
their rivals and that one point like the
rock of Gibfata. Their line was i'm.
piegnable. When the final whistle
blew Kiilingly was still batiering at
the wall but making No impression on
il. Ii was due to that fine defensive
play of six minutes duration, after
Putnam had secured that enc point
lead, that gave them the game and the
championship.
To Shaw, Putnam's plucky forward,
must 90 good share of the credit for
the victory. He was credited with
thirteen of Putnam's - points. Lowe
made six and Maynard Gagged one bas-
ket. Not that the two guards didn't
figure in the game, they did and every
man on the team shared In the glory
of that six minutes defensive play
which was the real winning feature.
As usual free tries figured largely in
the scoring. Shaw had his eye with
him and out of possible seventeen he
made nine count, while Captain Red
DIV, the best shot in the league, over
anxious or over-contident, only squeez-
ed eight out of possible twenty-six.
AS expected, basket ball was not the
only feature. There were arguments,
threats, one or two real blows, lemons
hoI ICi. # 4 ha
pire's clothing and an attempt 10
puncture Putnam's ball. In all fair
ness it should be said that most If not
all of the side show was staged by
town talent outside of the Killingly
team. There were two policemen on
hand to keep order and they succeeded
very we'll in the hall. After the game
when the crowd had dispersed 1.-The Of
fieers could not be everywhere at once.
The three distinct attempts to cut the
ball in the possession OF Manager
Gould Beard was the worst feature of
the evening. The officers stood around
to see that the Putnamites got safely
aboard the car and there was no
trouble there. A number of travelling
statesmen spending the night in Dan
ielson saw the game and what went
with it. They can be said to be inn
partial In their views which they ex-
pressed as follows: sit was the dirtiest
reception ever accorded visiting team
ANYWHERE This is much stronger
than Putnam would put 1t. While
the local team and fans are not exact
ly pleased with the reception they are
fair minded enough to realize that ex-
element was running high and that
] for team to lose on its own floor, be-
fore its own crowd, was bitter pill to
swallow. They also realize that the
team is not altogether responsible for
the little difficulties.
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