New Britain herald., 1919-04-04
MIDDLET0WN GOES
 DOWN TO DEFEAT
Poor Game Is Witnessed by
 Big Crowd

Before the largest crONu I'io' NoA damned it's way into the gymnasium of the Y. M. c. A. the team represent ing the association won one of the poorest games ever seen on tile ootti'' when the over-rated quintet headed by the "chief of sportsmen, Mr. Spear," went down to a 33 to 2o ue- feat. Long before the opening or the preliminary game, the place Was practically taxed to capacity. When the locals took the floor and practlceo for some time, no signs of the Vlslllhs team was in sight. It developed tAsIC Mr. Spear was in the office or Mall ager Slater arguing that he Would Hot permit his team to play until roo'il had been provided for the rootefs ol the MiddletoWn team. The holder o1 the green derby and brown spats can now find a new Wearer or theil if he should so desire, for i'll threateh- ing to disappoint a big crowd Mr- Spear certainly. pulled new one'
 Congratulations, Chas.
 When the big game started MT Spear took a place in the orhclats gallery, and during the neat ol the contest, he became involved Tn a tete~ a-tete with a local neWspapeIlHitn. The scribe hung it on the poy-nlaha- ger in great shape, and Ill ordef to square himself with the other Middle town rooters, Mr. Spear asked the journalist if he happened to be Gov ernor Holcomb.
 Rules Made Game Slow.
 Owing to the insistence that the players jump for the ball every time it went into the crowd and that four personal fouls rule a player out of the contest on the part of the visiting management, the game was slowed up. Referee Dick Dillon was kept busy, and he earned his money last night Personal fouls ruled Spear, of the visitors, and Larson and Cook of the home team off the floor in the second half The home team had 8 comfortable lead at the time. Ahern Is Big Noise.
 Middletown started the scoring when Danny Ahern tossed one from the foul line. This was evened up later by Slater, and from that time on the locals were never headed. The foul shooting of Ahern greatly helped in the scoring for Middletown, the visitors only shooting five field goals during the game.
 The Big Four.
 Slater was the big point getter for the victors, scoring Il points from the foul line. He was not in his usual form last night at making free tries count, missing several. Kopf rung in four double counters and Larson and Cook made spectacular shots.
 Nidgets Are Victors.
 Tn the preliminary game the Midgets, city champions. dOWned the Glenwoods of. Hartford, after an ex- rici4o ing in the last few seconds of the game, Gaffney tossed @ foul goal that brought the Midgets within one point of tying. The bell was just about to clang when Jack Bunny, standing at the center of the floor, dropped the ball cleanly through the net bring ging victory to his team. Baylock played we'll for the Midgets.
 The Scores:
 NEW BRITAIN. MIDDLETOWN. Slater ............... Schultze
 Left forward
 kopf ........... Salmonson
 Right forward
 Cook, Kalgren. Spear, Hahn
 Center.
 Larson, Dudack ............ Ahern
 Left guard
 Stepan1an McCOnOChIG
 Right guard.
 Score-zNew Britain 33, MiddIetown 23; goals from field, Slater ?, kopf f. Cook ?, Stepanian, Larscon, Schultze 3, Salmonson, Spear; goals from fouls, Slater II, Ahern 13; ref cree, Dick Dillon: scorer, I,uebeck: timer Johnson; time, two 20-minute halves.
 MIDGETS C;LENWOODS. AJd
 Left forward
 Right forward
 Keefe, Baylock. 4, ........ Johnson
 Center Reynolds .....,....,... Gallagher
 Left guard
 Baylock, Hayes. laherty. Hickey
 Right guard
 Score-1S17; goals, Bunny 3, Bay lock 3, Hearn 3, Fraser ?, Johnson 2 Gaffney ,; fouls, Gaffney ?, Gallagher