St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-01-08
Win Both Games.

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Game all Company D.-NewS
from the Front.
The games with East Boston c. L. A.,
on New Years Day were pulled off on
schedule time and produced some of the
most sensational basket ball ever seen in
St. Johnsbury as we'll as a few surprises,
under which latter head might be men
toned Henschel's playing Fox to dead
standstill andeventually forcing the "Big
Noise" of the Noodle Island bunch to the
woods, and the result of the evening
game, victory for the locals by the big
margin of IA to 10.
An hour before the doors opened for
the afternoon game the fans began to
arrive, and long before the game started
the hall was filled to the doors with the
largest crowd on record. Nor was ST.
Johnsburv the only town represented, as
in the audience were seen people from all
parts OF northern Vermont and New
Hampshire and from as far south as
Springfield Mass.
Referee Gum got them going at $50
and Matthews started the fireworks on
the floor and noise-fest in the bleachers
by ringing the first basket Fox fol
lowed with good one Hayes got the
third and Matthews the next two.
Ahern got a beauty and also Greben-
stein, Fox made it FIVE for the visitors
and then Tobe sent in his fourth Ahern
finished the period with a good long dis
tance shot. A point on fouls made
Company DIS score IL and the visitors
closed the first with ~. With the
opening of the second period the
wise ones began to realize the significance
of the Blood Blood" on the posters and
East Boston stock began to slump. The
local teamwork throughout this period
was alone worth the price of admission,
and the regularity and accuracy with
which the ball was fed down to Doyle,
Schock or Matthews via the Henschel,
Steinberg route was really marvellous
and resulted in II more baskets for
Company D. Hayes was all the candy
on the other side and threw four baskets
in this period to Doyles three, but as
Fox was the only one besides to connect
there was really nothing to it but St.
ohnsbury, and the period ended 81 to
"a
The third period produced few results
and the score was not materially
changed Three baskets for the locals
and one for the visitors with a point on
fouls finished the game with the score 40
to 81 With three minutes to play Mat
thews went out and Boutwell, was sub
stituted, and given the glad hand by the
fans.
The summary:
COMPANY D EAST BOSTON c. L. A.
Doyle IF Id, Hayes
Boutwell, rf
Schock, If RIB, Grebenstein
Matthews, c c, Ahern
Doyle,
Steinberg, RIB If, Seghrue
Henschei lb ri, Fox
Score, Company ID, AZ, East Boston \, L.
A., 27. Goals from floor, Matthews 9,
Hayes 5, Doyle 4, Fox 4, Henschel 3, Schock
3, Ahern 2, Grebenstein. Points on fouls,
East Boston 8. Company d 2. Referee, Gum.
Timer O'Neil. Time, three 10 m periods.
Attendance 1000,
EVENING GAME.
The evening game was very much like
the first one, only great deal more so.
1t was a veritable slaughter of the in
nocents from the Fourth section" from
the sound of the opening whistle until
the end was reached. The score should
have been IA to 3, as the only basket
earned was Grebenstein's in the first
period, the other five. ere lifted to Seghrue
being shot by him in the last ten minutes
while Henschel leaned against the stage
and smiled at Tommy's efforts. Fox
was forced to retire in the last period
and as there were only five Boston men
on the trip. Steiuberg dropped out and
the game was finished with four men on
a side, but to even up matters and give
the visitors a square DEAL Matthews and
Doyle ought to have played it out alone
for the Company The features, if any,
were the shooting by Matthews and
Doyle and clever blocking and passing
bv the whole local team. This is Com
gany D's third straight victory of the
East Boston c. L. A. team, a
record never before equalled since the
Boston team was organized.
The summary:
Con EAST BOSTON {. L. A.
DOYLE. IF 1b. Hayes
Schock, If RIB, Grebenstein
Matthews G. Ahern
Steinberg, RIB IT, Seghrue
hi II, ri