St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-02-17
Basket Ball.

nd News from Professionals.
ice While the champions have been huntin
e. big game in the wilds of New York an
fSs New Jersey during the past week interes
he in the sport has been kept up here b
be several hot games between local anna ten
and school teams.
le The best contest of the week was tina
rs between the fast Spaulding High FIVE anC
% St. Johnsbury Academy at the Armory
=, Friday evening. St. J. A. won out by
n the score of2S to IA in one of the fastest
h games between school teams ever seer
e here. Up to Friday both teams had lost
=. but one game each and the outcome Of
/. the game was watched with interest by
): all the school teams in this section The
S locals took the lead early in the game
-. and by clever passing and team work
!. and the gilt-edge shooting by Gibson
and Fisk managed to keep it all the
way. p. Gibson replaced Carr in the
regular lineup and played fast game
holding Maiden without a basket
, Cummings was another visitor who had
his hands full and the best this sharp
shooter could do was one off Borland
Riley and Robinson had the time of their
lives in their corner and neither seemed
to have much on the other, although
the visiting guard outshot Robbie l to 0.
The summary:
ST. JoHNsBURY SPAULDING
Robinson, IF 1b. Riley
Tisk, II RIB, Averill
| w HlpSoh, c. Gr1ggs |
Borland, RI IT, Cummings
r OiosoH, I'D RI, M alden |
Score st. Johnsbury 2s, Spaulding A.
| Goals from floor, Fisk 5. w. Gibson 4. p, |
| Gibson 2, Borland, Grigg 2, Riley, Cummings. |
! Goals from FOULS St. Johnsbury 4, Spaulding |
.: Referee, kenetick. Umpire, Beck. Scorer.
MCGOWAN. Timer, Babcock. Time three
10 min. periods. Attendance, 225.
The first game of the ouble-header at
the Armory Saturday night went to the
French Catholic Association quintet by
the score of 80 to II. The Crescents
were played off their feet by the spunky
little team from ST.. Agnes Hall who
handed across various samples of team
work and puzzing passing that had
their opponents rubbing their eyes and
wondering if it could be true. Robinson
was the only one of the defeated team to
outscore his man, while Chapel, the
cieVel guard ana Dutlle played each t
otiiet 70 d stanuStlil' Laierriere proved I
. 10 ,ast iol wary anu eight tunes during /
.ne 70 minutes OF play ne eluded the lat I
t .tl loilS enough 10 iand the plg-skin in
ny nel' pe'Iers ana LaSroix were the {
U ~, VINO distinguished themselves IN f
tne scoring me Inc winners certainly \
'ia I Eoou impression with the crowd y
an1 Win such material right In our /
must tnere is no need Tor st. Johnsbury
~ 70 BASKET pan hungry. II
= nc summary frr
ae,.-,o ~NhscENrS' r
0utiie, If rh ~ 2 h w ara N
0emers, c, Kittrcdge
'a aGlt RI IT, Robinson
scoro = n % c......... -, ~ 'tnoai' n n,
rom floor Laferriere 3 nemers S Soais u
J, Gagner, Robinson 5, Kittredge 2, Ward g
7ist S on fouls f. c; Al Crescents Referee u
i min, periods DDS seH'' i'i"e'' nenoit' lime
The second game Saturday evening re
proved to be a one sided exhibition be- Ri
Ween Co. ID 2nd and Lvndonyille with w
he local team doing all the hOnOrs The "a
ne.un of the locals iooLad lilo oId e..
With Smvthe. Boutwell, and Wr;oht IN w
inform and with the addition of Cum.
,i,os ond W,L;+a 49, .s..t:.,I IN
anu " H'te lne( certainly LOOK b:
ood enough to stack up against any
hing that comes along. Smvthe nIaved
fast game and did so,,,a 500. to 49, dc
nooting' caginS the ball twelve times. of
us Efforts were aoly seconded by his NJ
.ah1 mates ana they put up some very ~ ~
oou team WORK, considering the fact w
Iat Ihe team as whole have never ~
layeu together before. Bothwelps pass ma
y was one OF the features and the sue VII
IS OF good many shots that landed pi'
oiflts ior the locals could be traced to do
IS assists another feature man OF the
anne was the pig White IN center. His the
vantage over Schock as pivot man thu
as so apparent that after the first II
' ), lhe latter gave up the ghost and DIRE
u NOT even try 10 get the Dali on the Y
ss-up' Currier played strong game ba
the visitors and OF his four baskets sa,
70 were on the sensational order. The Ia
mnary: c
Co. 2ND. LYNDoNv1LLE. ~
ri h. Watson t LIZ
hyItne : II rb' Eraser i pe
right, RIB # 9 RneII t tos
,thwell, lb rf Currier ~