The Worcester spy., 1898-11-19
w .itnessed in
the Rink.
CLINTON TEAM WON.
Local Basket Ball Men
Threw Goals Poorly.


seems unable to stem the tide of de-
feat. In its fourth game of the sea-
son-the second played on the home
fioor-the team was defeated 20 to IS.
The Clinton boys, Worcesters oppon-
ents, went home happy in consequence
last night
The game furnished a much different
exhibition Of basket ball from that wit
messed on the same floor a week ago
last evening. Then fouls were numer-
Gus, and general dirty work character
lied the play. Last evening it was a
friendly contest. No foul was called as
a result of intentional slugging. They
were all fouls on the ball that could
mot well be avoided. BY these fouls
the Worcester score was swel'ed one
point.
1t was a larger crowd than saw the
opening game, and basket ball played
after the manner of last evening S
match is sure to succeed in Worcester
1t may take some time for Manager
Parker to draw q sufficiently large
crowd to pay expenses, but once inter-
est is aroused, every one of the seats is
sure to be occupied. An encouraging
sign was the number of women present.
league it is nothing unusual to have
100 women or so at the game. Man
ager Parker feels encouraged, and be-
lieves that the success of his project is
assured. 1t would look that way at
present To a Worcester audience,
good, hard conscientious basket ball
counts for more, and will be better sup
ported than victory resulting from un-
fair tactics. The players in the Wor-
to this fact.
The score does not show the fierce
ness of the struggle The first half
ended with a score of 8 to in favor
of the visitors. But the playing OF the
home team had been all through the
half superior to the men in the green
and garnet suitS-a hideous comoina-
ton by the way. In the second hait
the superior condition of the Clinton
PLAYERS asserted itself, and the ball
tumbed into the Worcester cage at
very frequent intervals.
Another thing that enabled the Clln-
ton team to score SO many goals IN the
second half was the fact that the Wor-
cester team, in its attempt to break its
aggravating succession of defeats,
failed to cover the opposing men. Most
of the goals scored by ClintonNin the
second half, were made by man who
away from the seat of play. Each
time he received the ball on long pass
from the other end of the hall. Being
uncovered, it was comparatively easy
for him to cage the ball.
The principal offenders were Jordan
and Capt Hehir. This is an unusual
fault in Capt. Hehir's playing, and it
NAV be attributed to the desire of the
captain to score a victory. Hehir was
foI4D r 6oI
as it bounded back and forth over the
hall His severe fall in the second
half may have had something to do
with his failing. IT was Jordans first
game, under the present rules. In the
armory series two winters ago, Jordan
was a star player, but the game played
then was different. He will have to
learn the new style of play before he
can play with his former brilliancy.
the finest exhibitions of playing the
ity. Time after time he prevented
the Clinton team from scoring by TAX
ing the ball from underneath his own
goal and carrying it down the floor.
Wiseman played his usual fine defen
siVe game Crossman scored two goals
for his team but his work was dimmed
by missing four comparatively easy
chances.
The Clinton team appeared to be well
balanced OF course Leighton sue
ceeded In scoring the most goals, but
il was because he was uncovered and
stayed out of the play. He had far
more attempts at the cage than any
body else, and should have scored even
more goals than went to his credit.
Green, the regular centre on Clinton,
played only in the second half, he be-
ing evidently saved for that period of
play so as to make a better showing
against Burt But he did not sue
ceed.
The Worcester team, it might be add
ed in closing, showed a lack of practice
in goal throwing. 1t was poor goal
throwing that cost Worcester the
game. as their passing was superior.
The Worcester players need but a few
more games to enable them to more
accurately gauge the cage.
The lineup and summary
CLINTONs. WORCESTERS
Murdock Neighton) f.........r b, Hehir
Rogers. rf.....................l b, Crossman
Leighton (E Green), c..............c, Burtt
H. Green, b.,..............r f, Wiseman
Porter. T Observation-Disclosures. I, JORDAN
Summary: Score Clinton 90 Worces-
ter 13; goals from the field, Leighton 4,
Hehir g Crossman 2, Green 2, Porter 2,
Jordan ?. Wiseman l. Rogers i; goals
from free try Hehir l. goals missed
from free try, Hehir J. Wiseman l. Green
u. Referee, John r, Healy; timer, Chas.
H. White.