Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-01-30
CHAMPIONSHIP RETAINED.
UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT DEFEATED BY
VINO. A. BASKET BALL TEAM

Seen Here-C0leBlans Aiy A'o"S"
Init Are Beaten at Their Own Game-Asso-
citation Team Now Claims Right to State
Championship,
The basket ball championship OF
Vermont, which the local league mas
claimed for the Y. M. c.. A. team,
came very near taking trip 10 bur
lington Friday evening. 1t was opiy
by the most narrow kind OF margin
that the association quintet succeeded
in winning from the University oi
Vermont aggregation, snatching VIC
tory from defeat in the last three MIN,
utes of play and setting the crowo
wild with enthusiasm. The game was
one of the most bitterly contested that
has ever taken place in Brattleboro ana
at times resembled series OF wrest-
ling bouts more than game OF basket
ball. The colleeians evidently went
into the game intent upon Winning
and in their zeal forgot most OF the
rules. In fact there was so much
holding and intentional roughness that
many of the fine points of the game
disappeared entirely. The university
PLAYERS started the fouling but 1t soon
became mutual. 1t is stated on good
authority that the two umpires were
on duty all through the game; they
were heard from only occasionally.
The first half closed with the score
TT. the teams having been withln Two
points Of each other all through the
period. The play had been pretty
rough but nearly everyone thought
that the home team would run away
from its opponents in the second half'
It was a decided surprise, therefore,
when the university players succeeded
in caging two goals from the door
while the association men netted one.
A goal from foul gave the collegians
still greater lead and it looked de-
cidedly as if the home team was uP
against the real thing. With the score
1919 in favor of the U. V. M. and less
than five minutes to play Thomas
roughness became so fragrant that he
and Ellis were put out of the game,
March and Patterson being substitute
ed. Before the play began Brattleboro
was given free throw and Howe sue
ceeded in bringing the total for his
team up to TO- Everybody seemed to
look to March for basket and he
didn't dsappoint the crowd. Within
two minutes he had screened pretty
goal which tied the score and loosed
pandemonium. Hardly another min
ute passed before he made second,
and the crowd simply lost its head
with excitement. just to clinch mat
tiers Howe scored on a throw from the
center of the floor, and when the whls-
tie blew moment later the score was
l6-12 in favor Of the home team.
In spite of the roughness, which pre-
vented team work and passing to con
siderable extent, the Y. NJ {. a. team
did not seem to be up to the form
which it has shown previously. Ellis
had a decided night off, being slow on
his feet and inaccurate in throwing !;
Ferriter lacked the confidence which
he generally shows; and Stafford
seemed trifie logy at times. Tufts
and Howe both played hard but were
very closely covered. March's work in
shooting was the best of the evening.
The summary:
Y. NJ. C. A. Nv. NJ
Ferriter, l. f... r. <" fogg
Ellis, March, r, f......................L black
T HoMe' Thomas Patterson
stafford, r. g..,................... f. Bassett
Score Y NJ. c. A, 10, Y. V NJ, II, Baskets
from floor, March ., Howe, Ellis, Ferriter, Fogg
9 Black Peck. Thomas. Baskets on free tries.
Howe 8, Fogg 2. Ferriter. Referee, Sanders.
Timers, Harvey and Dunleayy. Time, 90 min
ute halves.
The preliminary game between the
High school and the y. NJ. c. A. sec
rond team was much pretter to watch
than the contest which followed.
March's lucky shots for the basket
won the game for the association quin-
tet just as it did in the following con
test. He scored nearly every chance
he had and once Gagged the bail by
throwing it over his head. The school
boys excelled in passing and had
enough chances in the first half to get
big lead, but for some reason or 9th
er they were unable to cage the ball
very often. Their team work at times
was extremely good, and again and
again their forwards had chances to
shoot with no interference. The final
score was l5-11. The summary;
y. NJ. C. A. md Is. II. s.
Langille, J. T. g. frost
March, +. f.........,.,,.,....,,...t &, Wallen
Noodard, c't..,..... 90. haihH
FISHER, l. L. NioStl
Score Y. VI. c. A. 2nd, Il. b. II. :, Il. Baskets
from floor, Langie ), March 3, Crowell ., Wood
ard. Frost, Kaine. Nacn Baskets on free
tries. March. Walen Referee. Sanders. Tim
ers, Dunlcayy and Foster, Time, i5-minute
halves.
Notes of the Game,