The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-22
WhirIWind Basketball Ends in De-
feat of the Home Team After
Victory Had Been Coaxed to
Win Its Way
CAPT. HORAN'S PLAYERS
SHOW CHAMPIONSHIP FORM
Lyceum Basket Shooters Do Not
Possess Necessary Accuracy
and iIIbury Gains Much by the
Poor Work of the South Wor-
CeSter Men on Free Tries

Catholic Young Mems Lyceum bas-
to IA score in the game against Mill
bury in Father Mathew Hall last night
BY whirlwnd team work, the half out
played the South Worcester quintet in
the first half and gained a lead of 10
to 5. In the opening minutes of the
second half, the Lyceums played re
markable basketball and secured the
lead, but the Millbury men rallied and
in the most thrilling finish of the pres
ent season won out.
| The victory Of Millbury, although not
gained by clear superiority in all
around play, was deserved. Lyceum
men had innumerable chances to score
throughout the game, half a dozen Of
the easiest kind of shots being wasted
i by the South Worcester men when
they stood uncovered beneath the Mill
bury basket and then tossed the sphere
| into the air. The work of shooters
from the foul line was wretehed. Quinn
had eight chances to score, but only
lonce was he successful on free tries.
Horne, usually rated as an adept at
basket shooting from the foul line,
slipped up in his five chances. Four
straight points on free tries, made by
Koran in the first half, were followed
by a record of five straight misses reg
Iistered by the former Lyoeum man in
the second half.
The work of Referee Reilly played its
part in making the game more produe-
tive of excitement than any which has
preceded it this season. Mr.. Reilly was
missed literally for several decisions
and family applauded for several
Iothers, but in the main, he showed lack
of firmness. Sheehan objected vigor-
ously to the rulings of Referee Reilly
land the Webster man persisted in
making explanatory speeches. BY
cutting out the why l did it, feature,
Referee Reilly may succeed as a
' eague official, but that is his only hope.
The Millbury team showed possibili-
| ties of developing into a worthy rival
the exception Of Koran, who had bare
ly the strength to keep on his feet af-
ter five minutes of the second half had
been played, the Millbury men were as
rugged as oaks. Paine and Burt. with
the ever willing Horne, went into the
fiercest of scrimmages and never once
showed inclination to let up.
| j. Fred Powers, former all around
amateur champion athlete Of the Unit
ed States, and one of the first of Wor-
cester athletes to win fame as a bas
ketball player, made his re-entry into
| the game so far as Worcester is con
cerned, last night, and his playing wa:
closely watched. Powers does not show
the speed that marks the work of thu
regulars in the Massachusetts Contra
| League, and during his absence from
the sport it is likely that the game ha:
grown faster, but his splendid physique
was a prominent factor in the team
work of Millbury. In the second half
when the fast work was forcing The
tongues of players to droop dejectedly
Powers waded into scrimmages ant
| twice he shot the leather into the bias
ket from the field The two field goals
| by Powers were the last points made
by Millbury and they had considerable
bearing upon the result of the contest
There was a readJustment of the
Millbury lineup. Burt went in at cen
| ire and Powers moved from that posi-
ton to forward. Koran played one Of
the backs and in the first half, per
| formed brilliantly. The new arrange
ment of Millbury's talent should pro
duce a wonderfully effective combina-
ton. At times the quintet showed VI
as favorably as a well drilled team
When the men get accustomed to one
another Millbury is sure to be danger
4
Gus.
Joe Daily, formerly of the st. Alloy
| sius team, was one of the fastest o.
the Lyceum players. Young Daily
made his first appearance as league
player last night and although HI
| failed to score from the field, his pass
! ing was clever and his efforts were al
| directed toward team work Keegan
another youngster who has had league
experience the present season, figured
| in some Of the best blocking Of the
night, but his value to the team wa:
lessened by the fact that he held the
ball too long and attempted dribblinG
when a pass would have been counted
the proper play. Quinn outplayet
Burt and got all the honors coming
| to the centre men. But for his poo
work on free tries, Quinn's playing
might have been more praiseworthy
| Capt Horan's men were cheeret
when they came on the floor and th'
Lyceum delegation gave the Soutf
| Worcester team enough applause t.
drown the Millbury ovation. Afte
centres up, a foul was called on Quinn
for holding. Horne missed the try
Quinn scored on Burtts foul. Horne
missed twice on tries from the fou