St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-12-30
Basket Ball.

r.t $40 BOnuS.-Lauter A. c. New
New Years Day.
ruo more victories for Company D
nc the story the score board told at
4, conclusion of the double header with
4. famous Twenty-third street team
..,, Christmas. The scores were 38 to
90 and 30 to rs, but the true story of
n. games cannot be told in figures.
rbev we're games that had to be seen to
|. appreciated Both teams were called
anon to put up the very fastest ball they
rere capable of and every man earned
rs salary. Mother Dietrich and his
hand were here after the $50 purse, and
me Indians were on hand in the interest
oftbe association to see that they didn't
. oet it Although the visitors hardly
reached the big money they can console
themselves with the knowledge of carry
|ag of the $40 bonus, having held the
#mas within 10 points. The attend
81 ,oce at the afternoon game was rather
3 better than the average, although the
,ames which have gone before, including
3 NE Ninth Regiment hasco. deferred not
Il few, who would otherwise have been
Sbere with the noise.
: Both teams jumped into the fray with
The whistle and for the next seven min
Il pes some of the best guarding and
8,snest fighting ever seen on the local
4 court was served up TO the crowd.
&Neither side scored and the crowd was
&srly wild. Company D was playing
p Extensive game and the visitors kept the
Y bali in local territory nearly the whole
4ime. The guarding was the best ever
\ keen here and it looked as though neither
X hide would be able to score. Lacasse
\ Twas the first man to cut loose. He took
d fine pass from Toby and scooted down
The hall with it, finally landing the ball
@n the net for the first count. He got an
& other before the whistle and Skeets
3doppcd in a couple more. The visitors
we're also busy after the scoring started.
\ Whr'wnd Kane by grand Vancouver
\ ng registered a couple and one each by
4 DIETRICH and Bannon tied the score.
Y Kans was cheered to the echo aud had
to acknowledge the applause with
Il bow His team mates also received
4 thc portion of the applause, while Com
pany D was cheered individually and
Collectively, until the walls shook.
IN the second period the locals obtain
I ed ght lead, although the score was
h tied several times before the end. Kane
wc his limit this time. Three baskets
we- credited to this lightning actor.
Three were also Skeets contribution.
The period ended % to 10.
Both teams came back strong for the
last session and it proved to be even
i as,yr than the first. Dietrich never
/ guarded nicer and Kane and Macmillan
but fast as they went Company D went
Jus, enough faster to increase their lead
/ two points and the game ended 3S to
/ ~ amid the widest enthusiasm. From
the view point of the fans the contest
was Inc most satisfactory in every way
ever pulled off. There was considerable
trough work, but no i'll will. 1t was
|amQly a carrying out of one of my
IpJ,ccs that is hit the line hard" and
it was no place for timid persons.
The afternoon game did more than
any amount of flaming posters or the
mos. versatile of press agents could
accomplish toward pulling out crowd,
aud u.tore the time toropening the doors
for the evening game a crowd had
gathered in front of the hall. After
Dietrich, the spendthrift and epicurean,
had aled himself on a sumptous re-
pas 9t crackers and cheese, the New
Workers. came back to show a few tricks
|taey lad kept up their sleeves during the
afternoon performance and incidentally
It. annex that coveted fifty "Willies.'
Ihcopening whistle found the body of
the t4Il packed to the limit and standing
|roam selling at a premium, which fact
Sloae ed that a St. Johnsbury audience
|iaa not forgotten what constitutes
good basket ball The lineup showed
II. In center, but even there he wasn't
Qs the persistent Dietrich, who in
Tie flowing game has Mary's little
ao lost in the woods. The locals got
lag odd start and ran away from their
'opr 1ents in the first period, Brennan
scored three goals, Toby two and La
ease connected for one. BannOn and
Dietrich each connected and the score
Iva 2 to4.
he locals increased the lead in the
SEE ID and incidentally handed across
some basket ball that even their most
Intimate friends didn't think they were
Capable Of The visitors hardly showed
ther true form in this session, but were
.ga to the core and came back stronger
thar ever for the final go. Kane cut
loo. i'm this period and made his pre-
uaa pIaying look amateurish in COM
par-In. He shot three baskets in less
time han it takes to tell it and was all
over he hall, and the support given him
by his team mates was number one.
Both cams connected for seven baskets
ID tins period and the final score read 81
n-5 is hardly fair to single out for
r@-e any player or players, as each
nau plainly did the work cut out for
him md each contributed his proper
'har o the playing that made them the
'Wo test games ever seen on the local
cQur
la +ummaries:
FIRST GAME.