The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-26
JUMPED UP A NOTCH
Father Mathew Basket Ball
Team Defeated Hudson by a
Score Of is to 6
A NEW STAR APPEARS
IN THE BALL LEAGUE
He Is Dionne Who Was Released
BY the Marlboro B. B. A.
Notes of the Game

Father Mathew basket ball team
jumped up a notch in the county bas-
ket ball league by defeating the ag-
gregation from Hudson by a score of
1t to s, iii Father Mathew hall last eve
ming. TIE stars of the Father Mathews
were shining with radiance that was
dazzling to the visitors, and the Hud-
son quintet had no better excuse for
defeat than I'VE were up against it,"
The Father Mathew team had a new
man on the floor, and when he ap-
peared III place of Bradley. the 500 root
ers for the home team didn't like it,
but it 6ldn.t take more than a minute
Tor him to become favorite. The lat
est addition to the Father Mathew
team is one Dionne, formerly a basket
shooter on the Marlboro B. b. A. team.
lie is Lawrence boy, and knows
things about the great indoor game that
other people cannot paste in their bon
nets for reference.
He was released by the Marlboro
team, but he was good enough last
night to merit all kinds of applause.
There was something about the APP
pearance of Dionne which inspired his
team mates. At the beginning of the
game he introduced novelty to a Fa-
Their Mathew team, by neglecting indi-
Nldual honorS. Every one knows that
the Mats have
STAR PLAYERS ENOUGH
to win against anything that aspires
Tor championship honors, but basket
ball sharps know that team work
hasn't kept the players burning MD
night OIL
Cullen paired well with Dionne. The
latter Was aggressive enough to please
any ono but the opposing player Four
times fouls were called upon the new
forward, but they We're like scars won
in battle. Once he gave Cullen the bail
on the cleverest passing of the eve
ming. Cullen stood beneath the basket
ana ,D.onne, lodging Green and Por-
Ter, threw from the centre of the hall
back-handed, into Cullen's arms. It
was like dropping marbles into bucket
ior Cullen to shoot the leathern sphere
into the basket.
Hudson had a new man in at left
forward, and he made fun for the
crowd. He called himself Carruth, but
most any other name would suit him
as well Three times did Carruth give
capt. Hehir a free try by holding tao
TICS Roger and Porter were the frisk-
lest pair of players on the floor The
former was handicapped by his small
stature, but once in possession of the
pan, he thrilled the spectators by dar-
ing rushes along the edge of the
bleachers. Porter was stunned in a
fall which ensued after rubbing against
tne crowd along the side of the hall
When the centres came together for
the opening skirmish, Wiseman slapped
the pail into Capt, Hehir's hands, and
shot for the basket was made In
bounding from the rear of the basket.
the bali fell into Rogers arms, but in
the scramble, Father Mathew men had
more hands. A foul was called on
ball into the basket, and the crowd
yelled fiercely.
WIsEMAN WAS PENALIzED
for running with the ball, and Porter
tied the score by throwing a goal from
the free try. Porter, Roger and Green
formed triumvirate for monopolizing
throws at the basket, but none of the
attempts We're score fatteners. Car
ruth got mixed up with Smith, and a
1oul was called for rough playing
Hehir added another point to the Faith
e. Mathew score
On throw from Porter which was
tagged for Roger, Dionne got possess
sion of the ball. 1t was his debut as
Father Mathew player, and the
crowd got impatient when he caressed
the leather with seeming thoughtless>
ness. Hudsonites Were amazed when
the Lawrence boy passed the ball over
his shoulder to Wiseman, who landed
it in the basket for the first field goal
OF the game. Capt. Hehir missed a
free try from Carruth's foul but
swelled the score by shooting the leath-
er into the basket on a free by, after
Green had been
SPOTTED FOR HOLDING.
The half finished with the score:
Father Mathew, 5; Hudson, l. Hudson.
went at it with arms and eyes on the
basket. Green swatted the ball when
the centres lined up, and it went to
Roger. The clever Hudson captain
showed his PAGES, to the delight of a
non-partisan crowd. He was cheered
when he had made himself too elusive
for Wiseman, Smith and Hehir His
shot at the goal bounded off the board.
but was swallowed up by Hehir, who
threw the length of the hall The ball
wobbled on the edge of the basket and
fell into Howe's arms. Clever passing
advanced the ball to Porter, who got
a try for the basket at short range.
and was successful in the attempt
That was the only field goal made
by the Hudson team, but it served to
make them battle the harder for points.
Capt. Hehir was the central figure in
what seemed at the time the most diff
ficult bit of playing of the night Re-
ceiving the ball from Dionne in the CEN
tire of the surface, he half turned and
shot for the basket. In it's flight the
ball never wavered, and when 1t had
nestled in the basket a record had been
established for
CLEVER SHOOTING.
Wiseman broke all records in his next
wrestle with the sphere and the Hud-
sonites. The ball was fluttering around
the Father Mathew basket, when the
hustling centre got ii in his clutches
Hudson men were swarming down upon
him when he twirled the sphere into
the air. 1t fioated like bird, and sud-
denly shot, arrow-like, into the bas-
ket. Hats went into the air, and the
rooters narrowly escaped hysteria Two
fouls re called in rapid succession
upon Dionne, and Porter scored on both
free tries. Hehir was sized up by the
referee and the Hudson basket shooter
made his third successive goal when a
foul was called on the captain of the
home team for holding.
Cullen and Dionne were working
smoothly and few passes made by
either of the forwards fell into the
arms of the visitors. Dionne had sew
eral chances to score, but the ball got
too big for the basket in each attempt
The last five minutes of play was the
warmest OF the game. Cullen was CIV
en- chance to show his nettle, and he
filled IL gracefully Heady work by
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