St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-01-27
Basket Ball.


Company D dropped the first game
their trip to the Red Sox OF Amesbur
by the score of II to 49, How they d
it is beyond our ken, but in so doin
they have given the natives of that tow
something to talk about for long tim
to come, and in fancy we can see som
venerable sire fifty years hence dandn
his great-grandson on his knee and tel
ing him all about the time when tn
worlds champions were beaten. II
will tell how the great Toby Matthew
and Adrich did race for life that re
suited in four baskets each and how
Skeets was the only other ST. Johnsbur,
man who could score a goal. 1t i.
doubtful whether the fans here or tht
Amesbury team were more surprised al
the outcome, but we can hardly be
grudge the red stockinged five the salts.
faction they must have felt in pulling of
this win.
The summary:
RED Sox ST. JoHNsBURY
Hetherman # III, Kruepe
Bryant If rb, Lacasse
Healey, c. Wright
Aldrch, rb If, Matthews
Follansbee, ID If Brennan
Score, Red Sox II, St. Johnsbury 13.
Goals from door Hetherman, Bryant Fol
lansbee, e ldrich T. Matthews T. Wright 2
Points on fouls, Red Sox 3. St Johnsbury.
Referee, O'Brien Scorer, Hession. Timer
Barrett. Time, three 15m periods. At
tendance 500.
Thursday night Company was op-
posed to Gloucester in Freemans Hail.
Portsmouth and the largest crowd of
the season was out to see the rubber
htfv foe
The game was anybOdY's until within |
five minutes of the end when the Indians |
forged to the front with a four Doiut |
lead which they held until the whistle
The final score was 80 to 26, and 20 of
this number was the result of over sixty
fouls called on the players The Boston
Globe is profuse in its praise of Toby
Matthews great work in this game and
calls some OF his shots sensational. La.
casse and Vaughn are also given honor
able mention.
The summary:
ST JoHNsBuRY GLOUCESTER {
Matthews RI III Crou,eII Z
NIRht' RIB, Dorian
brennan c, Vaughn f
hfueger 70 II, Grebenstein ,
Lacasse, III rf Matthew | 7
Score. st. Johnsbury 80, Gloucester 20. n
., 3. |
Brennan, Wright Grebenstein Vaughn g. a
Doran, Crowel q Matthew. Goals from E
fouls ST Johns6ury 10, Gloucester 10. Ret. K
cree, Cragen. Timer. Woods. Time three | II
Ism periods. Attendance 1000. p
Company D made it to against the fr
Gloucester quintet at Gloucester Friday e
night. The following from the Boston n
Globe tells the story of the game in nut
shell: B
St. Johnsbury easily defeated the Glou-
cester team at Gloucester Friday night, an
oil to 20, in the toughest game OF the 49,
season there, no fewer than SO fouls be- -
ing called. The visitors out .classed the
locals IN both passing and shooting, ,.
wright ot the visitors securing seven NJ
goals. Kruger ofthe visitors dislocated 'ei
his thumb, Toby Matthews taking his p"
place. Wright and Matthews were the rel
stars tor the visitors, while Dorian vas
the only local player to play up to his to
usual form. The summary
o. JohNsBuRf GLOUCESTER Dl4
Nisnt, ~ lb, Desmond sh
"'NH'N"t Ri, CoadY art
rh Croweil .
y CiNhHiH' C, Vaughn
y alden, rb 49,
Walden Id IF Corbe., my
lib ''et' eai
Score St, Johnsbury 81. Gloucester %. pr
Ioals from floor. Doran s, Matthew 6 sh,
Wright :, Walden j. Kruger 3 Corbett .
,oady. Desmond. Brennan, Matthews
'oals from fouls. Gloucester T. St Iohnsburv in
;: Referee, Barncle. Scorer, Foster. Time h.,
ing Time three SIN periods Atten '''
ance 500 II
With Company D thre tenng to wipe sea sea
ut the lead which the Noodle Islanders RAJ
ad gained in the first half of the game u
t East Boston, Saturday night, the day
rowd sWayed onto the floor and pre. hrs
ented any kind of team PLAY The East call
'ostun quintet showed good form in the B
rst period and at the whistle had the ger
nmpany q to II. Crowley was at his no ,
est and Matthews one good arm was mai
ardiy enough to stop the willy Bos "A
oman lie scored seven baskets to h,t,
opy one and his work was prime Tur
actor IN East Boston's play. Company eve,
came TO their senses in the second we're
eriod and played the Noodle Islanders vice
, standstil and outscored them ii to d;ed
Z. he East Boston fans, who can he n,sr
expended upon to helpout their fayorites was
an emergency, came to their rescue ard
nd crowded onto the floor in such num. min
ers that baskets had to be shot over v;tl
heir heads. WIZ
II ,,,;e,L. seat
II might appear to the unnitated lan
nat this would be as fair for one side as ,n',r
" the other, but it should be remem. Lal
cred that the East Boston team was in ,nn'
he lead when this smotherinp process LaII
as begun, and as neither side could do rJa.
ny more scoring it can be readily seen tbe
nat the Noodle Islanders were the ones tve
benefit The summary. IVY