Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-31
DANIELsON


 greeted the ears of Danielsen's resi- dents Friday The town clock is striking again. Sounds like small town stuff of ancient purity, may be the comment of the wise guy who reads this item, but there are some little honey feelings that even the biase miss in this hurly-b -burly world, and to miss them is to miss much, paradoxical, as this may seem.
 Possibly there are many people in Jewett City who are heartily asham- ed of what basketball enthusiasts or that town were guilty of Thursday night when they charged onto the playing court while the game between the Connecticut Mills team of Dan ielson and the Jewett City team was on and assaulted Danielson players. At least it is not conceivable from a local viewpoint that anyone in Jew ett City who is in any degree fair minded is proud of what happened. Danielson men who saw the game and who have been basketball enthu- siasts for the past twenty years say that what happened to break up the game was positively the rawest ex- | hibition they ever witnessed on 8 basketball court, and that it would be l impossible for it to happen in any i ethe rtewn than Jewett City. From all that could be gathered here i on Friday from players of the Con- nectieut Mills team, from the team management and from local speeta 1 tors who saw the contest, the Jewett l City spectators were far more re- | sponsxble for the disgraceful affair | than were the Jewett City players. Much may be conceded to player. who in the heat of battle, makes an | unwarranted move or even fragrant violation of the playing rules; but ] there is no excuse for alleged sports | men. watching the game as spectators l coaching the home team to Get that guy," Smash him out of the game" | Punch himf' and finally go into ac- 1 ton as mob. bent on riot. It isn't 1 much of a trick for a home crowd to beat up q visiting team and a little coterie of followers who may have come along with them; neither is it anything to boast of. nor for town i to be proud of.
 The Connecticut Mills team stands on its own feet when it comes to meet 1 ing, the. developments of the game, be they rough or otherwise. The To- 1 cal players are not represented as ] being angels; they play the game and lthey play it hard. They give and take. as occasion warrants, and they l don't squeal when they are hurt, nor
 
 them when they can't win them | selves.
 It has remained for Jewstt City to | furnish the spectacle of it's home boys choking players of opposing teams and l kicking another in the head so as to l render him unconscious.
 Manager W. F. Reach of the Con- 1 hetcicut Mills team has statement on the sporting page of The Bulletin | Fl,i |z City game of STharsday night.
 Whatever Jewett City may have te say in defense of those who have | blacklisted that town insofar as rep atable teams going there to play is | concerned, it may be stated that Dan- ielson teams not heinz so constituted as to be at1e to play the home team and the home crowd at one and the same time. will be content to eliminate Jewett City from any further eonsid- eratien as a town in which a game may, be deeently staged: and and where visiting team never may fee safe from being set upon by speeta- tors who undoubtedly regard them 1 selves as real sportsnen, but haven apparently. even an inkling of the true meaning of the term.
 It was unfortunate that at least ont Danielsan man who was watching tht l game was so reckless as to add flIe , to the flames by geading on the rapit Jewett City rooters with an unwar, ranted remark, but when he made hi l foolish comment the main part of thu damage had been done and Jewet City placed in a position that no clear sporting town will envy it.
 Captain Reddy of the Connection Mills team, as aggressive player a. ! there is in the game, was choked un til his tongues hung out by some o Jewett Citys splendid and chivairoui sportsmen and Rats" Elliott one O 1.-the Connecticut Mills forwards. wa kicked in the head and rendered un conscious by another Jewett Cit! gentleman, who, it seems, is qualified for chief of staff in Germany's mex war organization. for, be 1t mentioned Elliott was kicked as he lay on thu floor.
 Verify. Jewett City has some req sports. Yes indeed. it has!
 The referee was the only generous person the locals encountered in Jew cit City. He forfeited the game tt them-a splendid souvenir to remem her, souyenir-of what long has hat the reputation of being one of tn, toughest towns in the state.
 Under the auspices of MeGresol corps. W. R. C., piano and violin pu pills of Miss May Rose of Putnam gay, a recital in G. A. R. hall here Fridal evening.
 It is announced that employees of thl Connecticut Mills company have pur- chased about $130.000 worth of tn, new stock recently issued by the com l pany. Offer of the stock to the em ployes was in response to many re l quests from among them for opportu 1 nity to buy.
 Mrs. A. c. Greene will have tn members of the Ladies' Reading cir cle at her home for a meeting Menda. afternoon.
 Miss Eva Cusson was elected presi dent of the Connecticut Mills Girls club, which has a fine membership an engages in may profitable activities.
 Henri l. Eaer, of RosedaIe, L. l., an, owner of, the Palisade kennels, wher police dogs are bred and trained a East Killingly. is making arrange ments to sail for France on a bushes
 trip. Mir. Baer is a native of Col
 mar Alsace. where his parents wer during the war.
 : East kilIinsIy is arousing some in ! terest over the visitations of preach | F TUh hoc -4xt