The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-26
In An Exhibition Game the South
Worcester Quintet Defeats the
All Conquering Aggregation
from MiIlbury
BUT TWO POINTS
SEPARATED The TEAMS
In Throws from the Foul Line
Capt. Sheehan Scored Seven of
a Possible Eleven Points for the
LyceumS-Home Team Plays
PIuCkiIy

PluCkiIy
Catholic Young Mems Lyceum bas-
ketbaIl team earned all the praise
heaped upon it for a winning game
over Mnlbury in Father Mathew Hall
yesterday afternoon. Two points sep
arated the teams after a game that
was a remarkable combination of fast,
hard playing and clever passing. A
slipping floor was responsible for much
wallowing on the canvas. Unfortu-
nately for the South Worcester quin-
tet, which has been pursued and CON
tinually cornered by hard luck since
the beginning of the Massachusetts
League season, the contest was an eX-
hibition Otherwise the Lyceum's colors
might be Haunting proudly on high.
In any event, both teams were chock-
ed to overlooking with determination,
and there was never minute in which
the players were not engaged in the
style of play that westerners might
liken to a hurricane.
The Mllbury men were staunch ia
vorites previous to the opening, and
there was considerable money wagered
all on the basis of scoring, 1t being
popular bet that Millbury would de-
feat the home team by at least half a
dozen points. Capt. Tim Koran was
given a great welcome by the crowd
and his men lined up as though cut
for blood. j. Fred Powers was the
only absentee, but Tommy Wiseman,
the griZzled veteran and Methuselah
of basketball, was on the floor and he
contributed his share toward the
f,yIn Eppn
defeat from getting a place on the
Millbury record sheet.
In all the finer points of play, the
Lyceum team excelled and at a time
when tallying seemed to be confined to
members of the county town team, the
expressions of non-Dartisans favored
the Lyceum system of play and credit
ed Capt. Sheehan's men with making
the best movements for the meeting
Until more than half Of the second
period had been played, the effective
ness of the Lyceums passing was lost,
but at that time. it swooped every
thing before 1t and accounted for a
4 to 10 win.
There was a general changing of po-
sitions among the players of both
teams. Billy Halloran, the recent Ly-
ceum importation from Marlboro, play
ed his second game in the uniform of
South Worcester. Halloran worked
into the running as centre for Capt
Sheehan's team and his work against
the rugged Burt was exceptionally
good. In all scrimages he kept the
muscular Millbury chap busy and he
was an important point in the passing
that was so generally INDUCED in by
the home team.
Joe Kynoch moved from centre to
left forward and there he had innu
merable chances to poke the sphere in.
Had Kynoch been able to gauge the
basket with anything like accustomed
accuracy, Paine would have been a
heavy hearted young man at the close
of the game. Kynoch sent the ball
against the ring Of the baskets on at
least a dozen occasions. each time, the
sphere behaving in most tantaliZing
manner. Keegan played hard and fast
although seven fouls were called on
him for his vigorous work. Holmes
was the same reliable back as of We
olden days in basketball.
The goal shooting of Blocky Sheehan
the gamey Lyceum leader was fea-
ture in throws from the foul line,
Sheehan registered seven points. In
the first half. after missing two out Of
three tries. Sheehan surprised the
spectators by making a record of five
straight successful tries from the foul
line. In other departments. Sheehan
was strong factor in keeping up the
Lyceum attack on the dazed Millbury
men.
After Sheehan had missed a try from
Hornes foul, he scored from a free
try when Horne cIashed with Keegan.
Koran tied the score on a toss from
the foul line on a chance afforded by
Reagan. Koran. Horne, Brutt and
Wiseman scored from the field for Mill
bury and Sheehan and Holmes made
field goals for the Lyceums. The half
ended with Millbury in the lead, IL to
IL.
Paine and Horne scored from the field
early in the second half and Millbury
had a lead of 16 to H. Kynoch mde a
pretty goal from a throw beneath the
basket. Koran scored on the try from
Keegan's foul. Keegan scored from
the field and Joe Kynoch followed up
with some clever dribbling that put him
in position to poke the leather into the
netting. This act tied the score. Shee-
han scored from Paines foul and the