Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-12-21
NEWPORT TOO FAST FOR BRATTLEBORO
flna score 2o to 49, But Visitors Led All the Way Making 10
FONTS Before Local Players Started Boutwell, Again the Star
MarkSman

The Athletics were defeated by the
Newport, N. H., team Friday night by a
score Of % to 10 in a same full of vim
but lacking consistent team work. The
visitors are considered enc of the fastest
teams in New England and the lone tea n,
has reason to congratulate itself that the
defeat was not greater one. If every
one of the Athletic teara had done as well
as boutwell, the story would have been a
very different one.
With the exception of Boutwell, none of
the home team did any good basket shoot
ing and he and Riley were the only ones
who followed their usual pace in the ALL
around work on the floor. Long, the new
man on the team, who was expected to
do big things from his record here last
year. did not find the basket once, though
he did some fairly good work as left
guard. Davey fell far short of sustaining
his reputation as a star player, getting
only two baskets out of several fairly
good chances.
About 300 spectators were present TO
cheer on the home team. Their applause
was bestowed freely on the visitors as
well as the home team and when Both
well raised their hopes OF a victory by his
brilliant playing the crowd let itself loose
in prolonged applause. The big contest
was preceded by a lively game between
the Diamonds and the Independents, the
score being 10 to in favor of the Dia-
monds
The visitors started things going AT q
lively pace from the very outset Doyle
sustained his reputation as a fast player
and an accurate basket thrower by maxi
ing two goals soon after the first half
had started. Gion followed shortly after
with another and Doyle scored again after
rather spectacular four-pass the length
of the floor Manseau added another has
ket for Newport, making 10 points for
the visitors before the home team scored
at all.
Then Boutwell, got busy. He emerged
from a rather lively mixup and Gagged the
ball for the first two points for the Attn
letics. After another two minutes Of hot
work he Gagged It again, raising the score
to four. Fouls had been called on New
port twice before this and a third one
gave the home team one additional point
| The two teams had hardly settled down
| to work again when Boutwell, made a long
| throw from the centre of the floor and
dropped the ball neatly into the basket
| Then the Brattleboro ympathizers gave
vent to their feelings and nothing would
have been too good for the clever for
ward in their eyes.
Seven points in less than seven min.
/ utes and six of them made by one mar
raised hopes of a victory, but the en-
| thusiasm of the crowd waned a little wheI
| BaITdClOuBn SCOTeu again lOT NeWpoI1
and McGuiggan added another basket
making the score to IA in favor of the
visitors. The Newport players were still
| fouling and were penalized another poin
| for three fouls. Doyle added two point.
more for the visitors by clever shot.
After q short rest while McGuiggar
nursed an injured eye the remaining two
| minutes of the first half saw another turr
of fortune toward the home team. Stat
ford, who had been playing good all
around basket ball without regard to wha
his team mates were doing. scored by {
baciShanded toss from almost under thu
basket and Davey scored a little late