The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-03-04

boys. But the Battery soon evened I'm
matters. and thereafter it's blocking and
covering were a bit too much for its
lighter opponents. SO vigorous was the
blocking that during the first half neither
team got many shots for the goal, al
though the Battery A players managed
TO make connections three times. leav-
ing the score at the end of the half Z TO 2
Claflin having landed the ball through on
a free shot from a foul In the second
half the Battery boys clearly demon
strated their superiority, and although
the opposing team worked every mo-
ment II was hardly i'm the running.
Claflin scored another goal from a foul
that was called on Company b for too
strenuous playing. and Bowen landed
another one from the floor on n beau
tiful shot from the side. Claain also
scored after bit OF good passing on the
part OF his team mates. and the score
was IL for the Battery. The Company b
team scored a goal I'm the early part
Of the half and another near the close.
Bowen landed a magnificent shot I'm the
basket from two-thirds the length OF the
floor a few moments before the close OF
the game, but Il was not allowed on ac-
count OF the same player having dribbled
the ball with both hands so that the
game ended with the score 10 to 6 In
favor OF the Battery. which state of af-
fairs was highly satisfactory 10 the lat
ter's supporters. The summary:
BATTERY A. COMPANY p.
Green, l. f................l T., Reddington
| Bowen c....,........c., O'Rourke, Lanuon
A. McCafferts, r. g........r. g., Sammon
| Brown !. g..................l e., Mackia
Score-Battery A IL: Company s.
Goals from the field-Cafiin 4. Bowen.
Kelly Reddington, Lannon. Goals from
! fous-Cla1in q Fouls-Battery A 2: Com
pany B 4. Referee-Mandeville Umpire
/ ingalls,. Timer-Greene. Scorer-Hood
| Time OF halves-20 minutes.
The other match. and the one which
/ was played first was an exhibition game
| between the Hospital Corps team and
| that OF Company Il. Second regiment. Al
| though this contest evoked little enthusi-
\ asm compared with the other. IL was a
fairly well-played and extremely close
! favor OF the Hospital Corps. The out
| come was I'm doubt up TO the last minute
OF play. and during the last few minutes
| the losers had the ball all but IN the bas-
| ket a dozen times. Ward did most OF
the scoring for the Hospital Corps. and
some OF his shots were very clean ones.
| Goula played a good game for his team
| and was ali over the floor. narrowly miss
/ ing many shots for the basket. The first
half OF this match ended with the score
! Q 20 I'm favor OF Hospital. During the
second half the victors managed 20 keer
at least two points ahead until the
whistle. although the losers worked hard
| 10 even up matters. The Il company
/ boys were disposed 90 play a rather rou III
games at times. and Buckley. especially
| was reprimanded by the referee for his
overstrenuousness. This all resulted. how.
| ever from the eaRncrness 60 obtain pos.
/ session OF the ball. and no player was
guilty OF any Intentional foul playing
\ The summary
HOSPITAL CORPS. G. Il. I'D RGT.
Freeman. r. f...,....',....r. T., Raymond
Nard, J. i...sss.s..ss....s.s..... y. =. touis
| Bullock, c...s..............,..c. Nddenada'