St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-02-12
BrattlebOrO also Billed.
COMPANY D, "a. 23rd STREET u.

The 23rd Street team of New York
City, undoubtedly the most talked of
combination in basket ball today and
four times winner of the national
championship, gave Company d the
hardest run for their money Monday
night they have experienced on the local
court since the St. Peters game Thanks
giving Day. Very soon after the open
ing whistle the questions as to whether
it was the real 23rd Street team were
stilled and the houseful of enthusiastic
fans realized that if it was not the
original it was certainly something just
as good, but it was the real thing, in
GLIDING Mother" Dietrich, "Chief" Null
Ter and other notables, and it was also
the fastest aggregation ever seen in st.
Johnsbury, excepting, of course, Billy
Gray's Indians.
The clever team work, blocking, pass
ing and accurate shooting by the visitors,
combined with the spectacular individual
work of Eberlein, Muller and DIETRICH,
was a revelation to the fans, who voiced
their approval with tremendous APP
plause.
But after all the good things that
were we'll earned have been said of the
visitors it still remains that Company D
was shade better, just enough faster to
win out by the score of "a to 81. The
local team earned every mark that was
credited to them and considering the
fact that Swenson was laid up and Hol-
lenbeck had to be sent into the back
field, while Corbett was drafted for the
firing line their victory over New Yorks
finest was indeed remarkable.
Penalties were frequent for both teams,
20 fouls being called on the visitors and
16 on Gray's bunch, mostly for holding
or carrying the ball.
Dietrich started scoring after 40
seconds, ringing beautifullong distance
shot, Matthews rung the next for the
company and this was the only tie score
of the game Doyle connected and was
followed by Eberlein, and by this time
the people in the balcony, who had
brought the evening papers to help kill
time began to enquire the reason of all
the noise Matthews sent the leather in.
and Henschel followed suit with one of
his famous long shots. Corbett, who
had been having all kinds of trouble
with Big Abadie, finally lost the New
Yorker and took the first opportunity to
land pretty shot, Dietrich landed the
next and Corbett came back with
another. Two points on fouls for each
team made the score at the close of the
first period IA to s.
The widest enthusiasm greeted the
teams when they came back for the
second session, after considerable spar
ring. Eberlein the foxy little forward,
Gagged the sphere after pretty exhibit
ton of foot work. Doyle connected and
Dietrich did likewise and Chief Muller,
not to be outdone dropped in another,
Matthews Corbett and Doyle got the
next three in the order named and each
side had point on fouls, making the
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The third period was St. Johnsbury's
all the way, although there never was a
moment when they they could loaf
Brennan opened the show with his first
basket and he was quickly followed by
Eberlein, who sent one in from the side
lines. Corbett came back with beauti-
full long distance shot after some pretty
team work by the locals. lobe tipped
the ball to Hollenbeck and he sent it to
Corbett by Henschel for a repetition.
Doyle scored the next and then lobe
finished the game with another one
handler. Three points on fouls for the
locals and two for the visitors and the
score of 81 to 81 goes down in history.
The summary:
COMPANY d. 23RD STREET
Doyle, IF ID, Dietrich
Corbett If RIB. Abadie
Matthew'S c, Brennan
Hollenbeck, rb If, Eberlein
Henschel. ID rf Muller
Score-Company d "a, 23rd Street 21.
Goals from foor-Corbett 3, Doyle 4, Mat
thews 4, Dietrich g. Eberein 3, Henschel,
Brennan, Muller Points fouls-Com-
pany ID 6, card Streets ;. Referee--Gunn.
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