New Britain herald., 1917-03-23
FORESTVLLE BOWS
 ID LOCAL RIVALS
Plain7Ille Basketball Team Closes
 Season With Victory.
CLUBS AMBITION REALIZED
Loyal Supporters Cheer Local Boys
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 Accomplishing it's greatest ambi- ton, the. basketball team representing the Plainville Young Mems club made a record-breaking crowd. of support CTS deliriously happy. last night when they humbled the Forestville quintet by the score of 2s to 22, the visitors losing despite the fact that in their desperation to close the season with another win from their closest rivals they resorted to rough and unsports, manlike tactics. The Plainville boys fought them at every stage of the game and while the score was close at all times, the odds favored the home team almost from the begin ming.
 Since the Plainville team had been strengthened by the addition of new men the clubs represeting the two places have met but twice. Forest vile captufed the first game and ac- companied by a large delegation of enthusiastic rooters the village play CTS came here last night confident of success. The Plainville contingent. however, was determined to give them the battle of their lives and from the time the referee blew his whistle for the beginning of play until the game was ended the local boys worked like rrojans. Skill and speed characterized their play and the For estville boys were outclassed. The visitors were unfortunate in shooting. missing number of baskets by a close margin, but they were kept so we'll covered by their opponents that they had but little time for delibera- tion in attempting to score.
 Although the local teams season ofiicially closed last night, there is talk of third game to settle the se- ries between Forestville and Plainville and if arrangements can be made the boys will meet again on a neutral floor. The Forestville quintet is made up of more experienced men than are on the local team but nevertheless Plainville is confident that another contest would show supremacy for this town,
 Manager J. L. Ahlquist announced today that over $25 was cleared from last nights game. The club has been. supported during the season largely through the receipts of the basketball games. which have been we'll patron- ized.
 It is expected that the clubs sea- son will be declared ended next week. Class Director Schade is to finish his work by April 1st and he has ar ranged to have but two more meet ings of the juniors. The seniors held their final session last week.
 As an experiment the town a year ago gave the club the free use of the Town hall for twelve months, the vot- CTS to decide at the expiration of that period as>to the advisability of mak- ing the privilege permanent. Direct ors of the club believe the club has been success and they are hopeful that the town will allow them to use the hall again next year.
 Get Spring Fever.
 Spring fever made big inroads on the working force at the transfer sta ton of the New Haven road yesterday. twenty of the men employed in truck ing freight. giving up their places after the pay was distributed last night.
 As a. result of the wholesale resie- nations, the curb stones about the center were decorated this morning with a number of former railroad employees who were basking in the sunshine. Admittance to the saloons was refused to most of them and as a consequence the authorities had no trouble with them, at least up to noon.
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