Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-12-24
A VICTORIOUS BEGINNING
Y. M. c. A. BASKETBALL TEAM
BEAT ALBANY COLLEGE.
Fair Sized Crowd Saw the New Workers
Downed by Score of 26-5-Prnters
Win From Y. M. C. A. Second Team
in Preliminary Game.


in Preliminary Game.
The local basketball season was
opened in Festival hall last Friday
evening when the Y. M. C. A. team
defeated quintet representing the AL
bany N. ", Business college by score
of 26-5 and the Hldreth printers
downed the second team of the asso-
citation 1873 A fair sized crowd was
in attendance but it's enthusiasm die
not show itself violently at any time
Neither of the games was as interest
ing as many that have been seen here
in seasons past, but this was due prob
ably to the fact that the players have
not yet had sufficient practice to be in
the very best condition. 1t was difficult
to follow the game between the print
ers and the Y. NJ. G. A. substitutes be-
cause of the heterogeneous collection
of suits worn by the men. Nor was
there sufficient team work on either
side to show which team was which
Indeed, about the only feature of the
game was the accurate basket shooting
of w. Saunders who made his first APP
pearance on a local floor. He seems 10
have the knack of taking just enough
time in throwing to get good aim and
at the same time get the ball away be-
fore he is covered. His accuracy was
| largely responsible for the printers
victory.
The big game began after the first
half of the preliminary contest. Brat
tleboro being represented by Howe at
center, March and Ellis. forwards,
Stafford and Ferriter, guards. John
Tufts, one of last years guards,
played that position for Albany. None
of the players seemed to have his
sights adjusted properly during the
first half, and although the home team
had nearly twice as many chances to
score as its antagonist it was only able
to cage the ball three times during the
play in that period which ended with
the score SIS in favor of Brattleboro.
In the second half the Brattleboro
players got together" and displayed a
little of their old time team work, scor-
ing is points to their opponents none.
Ferriter and Stafford did the most of
the scoring, the former making two ex-
ceedingly clever goals while running
at full speed. March was accurate on
free throws and Howe filled the CEN
trail position effectively although he
had an opponent who was inclined to
hold freely Ellis got into the team
play pretty well but was not very sure
in shooting.
incidentally a word might be said in
regard to the policy of the officials
They seemed to forget that basketball
between two teams of husky athletes
Is apt to be a little more strenuous
than squat tag. fragrant fouling ought
never to go unpublished. but the game
is robbed of all its excitement when
double fouls are repeatedly called be-
cause two players happen to shoulder
each other in their zeal to win. There
is no doubt that at times the game be-
tween Brattleboro and Albany was
pretty rough, but there We're only one
or two cases of deliberate dirty work.
To the majority of spectators the de-
lay caused by calling a foul detracts
from the interest in the sport, espec-
tally when some excellent piece of
team work is nipped in the bud there
by. Certain offenses such as tripping.
holding and running with the ball
should be penalized promptly but the
rule regarding unnecessary roughness
will stretch considerably without
breaking, as will also that concerning
double fouls. The summary:
Y. M. C. A. Albany
March, .............. n 6, Chappell
Ellis, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. g, Tufts
howe, &C, carter
Ferriter capt., & r g, Roberts capt.
STAFFORD, ..............l g. HoVey
Score. Young Mems Christian asso-
citation 26, Albany S. Goals from field
Howe 2, Ferriter s, Stafford 8. Goals
from free tries, March g. Roberts 5.
Referee, Daniels. Umpire, Stolte. Time
keeper. Hubbard Time, Commute
halves.
Printers Y NJ C. A. Second
CrOSler, ] ............r &, HARDWOOD
Sanders, ..........l g, Riley (capO
Langllle, ............c, woodward
Dung, | < ........-..,....f I, sanders
Brooks (capD, r & ..........l f, Briggs
Score, Printers 10, Y. NJ. C. A. Second
8. Goals from field. Sanders 3, Crosier.
Langille, Brooks, Woodward. Sanders,
Briggs. Goals from free throws, San
ders, woodward 2. Referee Daniels.
Umpire, Stolte. Time keeper, Hub