The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-03-23
Bellows Falls Had No Chance in
State Championship Game
HELD IN BARRE LAST NIGHT
Final Score Was 30 to IL, the South-state
Team Playing Gamely, But Being
0utclassed from the Start
of the Contest.

A crowd of basketball enthusiasts
numbering about 200, of which about l25
came from South Ryegate and vicinity,
gathered at the Church street gymna
SUM last night to witness the over
whelmng defeat that the Caledonia team
administered to the Bellows Falls Attn
letie club quintet OF basketball players
in a match that decided the state cham
pionship. The score was so to u. The
attendance was somewhat light, owing
to other attractions.
The game was the first contest that
has been played in this city under the
dribbling and shooting rules for mum.
Der of years. The last games of this
description were played when the old
Crescents performed against strong ag-
gregations from all over New England.
On the whole. the game was cleanly con-
tested, and the only time when rough
ness was conspicuous was in the last pc
riod.
Individual playing occupied no part
in last evenings contest. The team
work OF both quintets was of the highest
grade to which all contributed Bellows
Falls was excelled both in passing and
shooting by the Caledonia team, which
gave an excellent exhibition of both
The lads from the paper town displayed
flashes Of clever passing when they had
the ball in their own territory, but when
the Ryegate players swooped down on
them they were forced to resort to long
shots The players of the Ryegate ag-
gregation found no difficulty in eXecut
ing passes the whole length OF the floor,
and when dribblng was attempted little
difficulty was experienced in penetrating
the defense OF their opponents.
shorty" Fiske and Stone were the
star players for the Caledonia team, the
former caging the ball seventeen times,
and when the final score was figured it
was found that the latter had eleven to
his credit. Lucier and Dunlap were the
high scorers for the visitors.
When the game was about five MIN
utes old. il was conceded that il was
Just matter Of time to determine how
large a total the team from Caledonia
county would pile up. The score at
the end of the first period was 80 to g.
Stone and Fiske were tied for honors
this period, each having made five sue
cessful shots The score at the end Of
the second period was So to 8, the Bel
lows Falls team not adding single
point to their score. The final score was
80 to II. The score does not reflect the
credit deserved by the Bellows Falls
players, who were game to the end. Al
though outclassed. they fought hard to
the finish never laying down.
Among the features OF the game were
some difficult shots by Stone, Fiske and
Dunlap. The dribbling Of Fiske and
Whitmere was brilliant, and they slipped
away from their opponents time after
time for scores A pleasing feature OF
the contest was the clean playing Of
both sides. The referee was not Obliged
to stop the game for infringements oil
the rules. After the game it was an
nounced that some date next week had
been booked for the Laconia A. G. The
meeting of these two teams win be on
a neutral floor to decide the champion.
ship of New Hampshire and Vermont.
The rooters from South Ryegate and
vicinity returned home at 1880 last night
on the Green Mountain flyer, which had
been held over an hour so as to accom-
modate them.
The summary: