Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-20
t"Frame-up")


1t is assured that five intrepid basket
BAN jugglers from Murree's *league will
go to Auburn. the week following Christ
mas, to beard the all-annihilatinS asgre-
cation of Wasecas in their own slippery
floored den. Charley Halpen has risked
his managerial standing by guaranteeing
the exacting Mister Thayer of the Vase
cas- that the Auburn team will be Moth
ing but So minutes of sparks and smoke
If it chalk up another go to 3" on hts
slate. sStubby," in his turn. has re-
torted to Charley, in effect. "All right,
but you'll be responsible for taking the
Augusta remains from our hall and
shipping them homer
Negotiations are so far advanced as to
admit of little chance of slip-up. The
guarantees are already satisfactory with
either side willing to make concessions if
requested. There will be two games, the
first in Auburn at the city hall, the second
probably in the Select rink at Augusta.
If a third game should prove necessary
toss-up for choice of playing floor is
likely, although, If the interest be in
tense enough, neutral hall may result
( Manager Halpen's state of mind may
be defined as nervous confidence He
declares with his cheat threatening his
shirt buttons, Those Waseca champion
ship aspirations will get the jolt of their
happy careern'-but his voice uuakes
when he says it, With Farnsworth Mar
shall, Fred Murree and several other
competent judges. Halpen is busy sizing
gup his material #1 a,a ~
The Men to Go.
L. Cooper, E. Brown and Appleton
seem certain of berths, going and com
ing. Pierce ought to be able to hold
down the middle circle and Stone or
Dixon looks good for the open corner.
Other line-ups might show better on
paper but the pickers are eleverly consd-
ering their antagonists at the same time.
AS an example, there men who can
play rings about Pierce at the ali-aroula
game but there's no one who has ioo.5
in with him when it comes to Coz eriag
his man. Walter Daieey, the towering
Waseca center is, without question, one
of the best if not the best center il
Maine, today. He is wicked man to
play against and can get away with more
shady rough stuff than a young alley
thug who leads his class in Sunday
school He is dangerous, too. within %
feet of the basket. Lott will have to
keep his head under mighty gruelling and
,aggravating Treatment or he'll find him.
self led into repeated fouling. He's likeAl
ly, also. to find his tactics of Keeping al
shoulder elbow or hand always on his
man will not be tolerated.
Another possibility for the center posi-
ton is the elongated Archie Mcader, who
he x 30 f.xts Hny n.s
might find it hard TO get in condition for
the first game.
Appleton and E. Brown, on an ordinary
floor ought to be able to shoot well
against "BHl'' Skinner and Hugh Solo
mon though both the latter are recog-
nized as among the best in northern New
England. Solomon will be remembered
by many as the man who, led the Ed
ward Little team in that memorable
game against Cony, two years ago. Solo
mon, who then was the whole E. L. II.
s. team, has grown and generally inn
proved until several expert followers of
the game have proclaimed him the best
in the State. Skinner is another Edward
Little player who used to be inclined to
ward some dirty playing, now and then.
He may be remembered by some of the
Cony Alumni as the man who had about
all he wanted from Lott Pierce at .Au-
burn several years ago, after persistent
fouling Skinner is hardly up to either
Brown or Appleton for quickness or
head work. but both men will have to
improve their "eye for the basket in
bucking young Solomon.
Cooper VS.. Forwards.
Cooper ought to be able to take care of
either sBeals or Twaddle, though who
will make the other guard-Groves,
Dixon, Stone or HarAey-is a hard point
to decide But Coop will have to stick
to his territory, for he will find that thel
primary school trick of waiting under the
result in little but keeping his team
playing with four men.
Work of Waseca.
Beals shot ten goals from the floor and
three from fouls in the game against the
strong Fort Williams team Twaddle
found the basket six times and Daicey
got there for an equal number in the
same game Solomon came up for four
and Skinner scored twice. Beals is an
extremely good shot but ought not to be
Ia hard man for Cooper who will out
weigh him. If Harvey would polish his
game a bit and correct the tendency to
.ride'' his opponent he might be a fit
teammate for Cooper but, at present,
Groves appears to be a strong contender
At least eight men ought to be taken
along under a competent handler who