St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-02-24
Basket Ball Notes.


Basket Ball Notes.
GloversvilIe Thursday night, an
again Saturday night.
Skeets Wright played with Laute
against the Peoples Palace Five c
Jersey City last Tuesday night Laute
won to 3, Skects made five of the 81,
points. Going some.
Ward Brennan has signed with tn,
Hartford team of the New England
league for the summer He will play the
left garden Lucky Hartford.
1t will be the worlds champions oI
Gloversyille VS.. the worlds champions OF
st. johnsbury. We rather think the
banner will be left flying over the armory
after Saturday night.
Numerous prep school teams having
failed to lower the colors of st. !. A. the
college boys from Hanover are now
going to take a hack at them. The
game is scheduled for Friday night. St.
J. A. will have to step lively, but have
you even seen them when they couldn't
do so?
Gloversville's latest victims were
Brattleboro and Keene last week. The
former team was showed under, Sc to
Is, and Keene finished a one-sided game
with IL points against the New Workers
As.
Co. d plays Webster tonight at that
place. Poor Webster.
From the standpoint of a fan we can
hardly imagine worse calamity than
not having secured seats for tomorrow
nights game, unless it is not having Sc
cured any for Saturday. Ifyou are one
OF this number we would advise YOU not
to delay any longer, as they are bound
to be scarce before the doors are opened.
Brattleboro is playing four local men
and one outsider, and they are doing
some talking just now about the team
In this connection we would like to
suggest a team from here, made I'D in
the same way, and one which we think
would put the kibosh on the organ city
quintet. Here it is: For the out-oftown
man, Skeets Wright, center; guards,
Bill Wright, Gibson and Boutwell,; for
wards, Smythe, Hale and Cummings.
Co. d will be represented in the series
with Gloversville by the following: Toby
Ward Brennan, Jack Lacasse,
Paul Kruger, Sheets Wright, and Ben
ME Vaughn.
A special train will be run from Nor
-lsville, Saturday night and the people of
hat city have already reserved 100
seats.
Montpelier people have seen more or
ess basket ball in their time, but they
till have something coming to them,
md it is coming Friday night, when Co.
} OF this place and Co. G of Gloversville |
inc up there,
Gloversyille will bring long string of |
'layers with them including L. Wachter,
=. Wachter, Cunningham Davey, Hard.
mann, Williamson, Pete Lamb and pos
IDLY Others. These men are all fast and
hey will undoubtedly show St. Johns.
ury fans that they haven't lost all their
unning since they were seen here in the
game with the old local team
East Boston's total lead in the two
ames was three points. Do you SUD-
ose the Noodle Islanders could do as
'ell against Co, d here or on any
eutral tloor7
The Yonkers News says the Co. D has.
ct ball team has made st. Johnsbury,
t, known all over the country, but at
asst one western scribe hasn't got the
anne down fine yet. He informs his
'aders that Harry Evans has signed
'lth the st. Johannesburg, VT, team.
Mckeesport is again in second place
the big league and only six games
'parate them from the Southside
aders.
The decision by Referee Rein allowing
basket for Co. d in the tie game with
onkers which Yonkers claims was
brown after the whistle, has started
God OF discussion in the Yonkers News.
he majority of the fans support MIR.
ems decision and one of them is willing
o bet million that the decision was
agal
Ed Wachter is called the greatest
enter in the world When he comes here
Thursday night he will find in the local
lne-up four men who have also PLAYED
he pivot position at times.
Pass the ball.