Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-02-15
WINNING BASKET IN LAST SECOND.
N. F. A. Independents Defeat Mighty Five, Fl 20
Teams Closely Matched-Y. NJ. I. A. Juniors Take
Shine Off the New London Crystals

In the final seconds of holly fought
basketball game at the Y. M. G. A.
gymnasium Saturday night the n. F. A.
Independents won out, 81 to 20, over
the Mighty Five team of the associa-
tion. The whistle blew just as the ball
left Donohue's hands on the road to
the basket, scoring the goal which
snatched the game away from the
Mighty Five. who had pulled up into
the lead by one point.
"A good sized crowd OF partisans for
both sides was ON hand and cheered on
their favorites, especially in the second
half when the score fiuctuated along
with only one point difference towards
the end of the half.
Both teams played a fast passing
game, at which the Mighty Five show
ed better team work, but the Indepen-
dents made a speciality Of close guard
ing. by which Mckay and Bawler eff
fectively held down the forwards of
the Mighty Five.
The n. f. A. boys finished the first
half in the lead, 10 to Z, Donohue hav
ing Gagged two field goals. Gallivan
added two points on foul goals. Ryd-
holm and Burke were the field goal
scorers for the Mighty Five in this
half and Auburn, Rydholm and Burke
each threw a basket after penalty.
The real ginger fizz started in the
second half when Rydholm pulled the
Mighty Five together by starting a
streak Of goal shooting that looked like
defeat Cor thei, opponents. Field goals
by Gallivan and Donohue and foul
goal by Gallivan sent the IndepG dents
score up to Is before Rydholm got
started. He was all over the floor and
popped in four in rapid succession, in
terspersed with a foul goal by CALI
van for the Academy and a field goal
by Tuttle, putting the Mighty Five in
the lead. II to 16. The Academy root
ers called on their men for squirt and
Leaven worth capIe through with a bas-
ket Amburn tied the score, IS to IS,
with a foul goal, but Gallivan got the
point back for the Academy on another
of the same kind. Rydholms sixth
basket put the Mighty Five in the lead,
20 to 10. but DonOhue's shot in the
final seconds saved the Independents
from defeat.
The n. f. A. Independent team was
the same, except for its center. Leaven-
worth. q former Academy man, as was
defeated several weeks ago by the
Mighty Five. Putting this man into
the lineup was looked upon by the
Y. NJ. c. A. authorities as an unsports-
manlike attitude on the part Of the In
dependents and opposed to the endeav-
or of the association to furnish clean
AAbAANH7N
rigid enforcement OF the rules Of the
game.
The lineups and summary:
y. F. A. pendents-Gallivan IF,
Donohue IF. Leavenworth c. LawlS-' rg,
Mckay Is.
Mighty Five-Amburn IF. futile II,
Rydholm c. Burke lg. Clish and Dill
Summary: n. F. A. Independents 21.
Mighty Five 20; field goals, Mckay 1.
Donohue 4. Leavenworth 2, Gallivan /
Rydholm 6. Burke l. Tuttle 1; foul
goals, Callivan s, Amburn 2. RydhOlm.
Burke; referee, A. I. Brown; timer.
George P. Pecloham; scorer, Howard
Reven.
Between the halves there was a short
game between the second teams from
the senior class and the employed boys
class. The Senior Seconds won, to 3.
The Iineups and summary:
Second Seniors-Carron and Davis,
forwards: THOMPSON, center; Pilling
and White. guards.
Second Employed Boys-Cr11nb and
Mckinley. forwards; COllagan center;
y. Clish and Swan, guards.
Summary: Field goals, Carron, White.
MCKINLEY: foul goals. Carron Z, Nc
Kinley, Collagan.