St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1905-02-22
Basket Ball.
III. j. "A. Defeated.

The St. ]. A. team played their return
game with Edmunds high school in Bur-
lington Friday evening aud we take the
folio wing from the Free Press of Satur-
day:
In one of the fastest and best games of
basket ball ever played in this city and
before the largest crowd of spectators
that ever taxed the seating capacity OF
the local Y. NJ c. A. gymnasium, the
Burlington high school team proved its
right to the basket ball championship OF
the preparatory schools OF the State by
defeating St. Johnsburv Academy last
evening by the score oil 35 to 27.
Much interest has been attached to the
game, since St Johnsbury had laid claim
to the championship by winning from
Burlington high in St. Johnsbury some
time ago by five points. The expect
atoms of the most ardent enthusiast tor
red hot game were fully realized.
The first ten minutes of play lowered
the prospects for B. H. S., since St. Johns
bury quickly ran the score up to 10 to 0
The high school players seemed slow in
getting started, but when there were ten
points against their one, they began in
good earnest to play ball. During the
last ten minutes of the first half B. FL. S.
scored Is points, while st. ]. A., were
able to make but five. The score, there
fore, at the end OF the first halt stood tied,
| 5 to Is. When the score was announced
the crowd went wild with excitement.
After the intermission, the second halt
began with theexcitement at a high pitch.
1t was soon seen that B. II. S. was play
ing to win and for the first rs minutes OF
the half the score rose rapidly for the
home team, while the visitors scored not
T a basket. During the last five minutes O
{ play B. H. S. relaxed her play and st
7. A. scored four baskets. But the game
: was ended with the score on the home
, side, 35 to II. ... ..,.,s....,.
] During the first halfth visitors did thu
5 best playing. Their passing was gooc
and usually successful and they seemed
r more at home on the floor than oppos
: ing teams usually are. But during thu
e first of the second half, the home team
e played all around their opponents, pass
n ing we'll and often, and covering thei
h opponents so that they were unable tt
is throw a basket. The game demon
id strated that the high school team is a
Sc fast collection Of basket ball players a
err any educ ,tional institution in the stat
ID can boast. As to individual playin
ry Watkins was in his old time condition
throwing nine baskets. For St. John
bury, Calderwood and Peck did the mo-
-. effective work.
~ The lineup and summary:
." BH.s. st. ].
en- Watkins. H. lg, Rick
IL Mckenzie, r re, Ho
~ Collins, C, c, Thompst
ne Deyette, / &, IF, CalderwoC
on Hocomb, &, If Pc
on Baskets from floor, Watkins 9, Collins
as Mckenzie 1, Deyette 1, Calderwood
fouls Collins a, Peck s, Hoyt /; points fro
.v+ block fouls, each side /; referee, Beck; ump
AZ Appleton; scorer, Stratton; timekeep
OF Moore; time of halves, 20 minutes.
re-
will This afternoon at 2 Is the St. Johi
bury academy team will play the Hal
wick town team. A Lively game is &
tlcipated.
T. The game next week Tuesday event
:" promises to be one of the big games
en- the season for the Fairfield team no
ay. the championship of Maine besides b;
re. ing defeated many of the big teams
New England.
Saturday afternoon Company D 2
team defeated the St. Johnsbury team
.ho the score OF % to 13.
,ua Friday evening March is the date
>9.' Tor one OF the most exciting basket /
5eiy gamts ever played in St. Johnsbury. I
'wn teams, which have never been defeat
,ver will play and the proceeds OF the ga
,ars will be divided between Brightlook g
con St. Johnsbury hospitals. This will be
the game Of all games-Bank Clerks VS.. N
ars. Carriers.
day The game tonight promises to be
at last game as has been played here t
day winter for the University oil Maine is
un. OF the fastest teams in Maine and has
suit ready won the school championship
]. that state.