St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-02-11

/ opponents seem unable to get Tree
for baskets.
A large attendance filed the
available seating space. DIR. Bene-
I dict and others of the faculty were
present to encourage the boys.
This is the first game Newport
has lost this season and the visitors
were quite disappointed in the re-
suit.
A visiting player jumping into the
air after the ball reached the floor
via. Gibson's back with a particular
ly solid thump.
On to Montpelier!
BEST GAME OF SEASON
But Tufts Independents Scored IA
to #. G. A. IL Friday Night
The best game yet seen In F. C. A.
Hall resulted in victory for the
Tufts College Independents last Fri
day night, and for the second week
in succession Dame Fortune fav-
ored the visiting team more than the
team and the f. G. A. players failed
by the slightest margin in attempt
after attempt at scores. 1t has been
strange to see visiting teams win
when the F. C. A. boys had the great
er number of tries at the goals on
their own floor but it is part of the
game, and doubtless the team has al
ready come out of it's temporary
slump. This is not to detract from
the ability of the Tufts team a bit
A better team would be hard to find,
but their schedule is difficult and
tiresome.
The game started off with a rush
with the ball in possession of F. G.. A.
most of the time. There was no
scoring for a considerable period,
until E. Gagner scored on a short
throw. Then the ball alternated be-
tween the two teams, and Tufts shot
many times, but were unfamiliar
with the floor. Angel was the first
visitor to register, and Bedard made
a basket after a great deal of inef-
fectual shooting by both teams. This
was the only scoring of the first per-
iod and the score read 4 to 2.
The second period was a time of
many attempts but few successes,
and Tufts did all the scoring, Gurvin
breaking away for two baskets and
Films for one. Score to 8.
In the third period Richardson
took Gurvin's place. The playing
was faster and the teams. constant
ly shooting, but the F. G. A. could
not overcome the lead and the final
score showed the collegians three
points ahead.
The summary:
Tufts F. c. A.
Gurvin, r. f. l. g., LacroiX
Anderson, l. t. r. g., l.. Gagner
Angel, C. c., e. Gagner
McIVer, T. g. l. T., Demers
Films, l. e. r. f., Bedard
Score: Tufts IA; F. G. A. IL.
Goals from floor: Bedard 3; E. Gag
ner 1; L. Gagner 1; Films 2; Ander-
son 2; Angel 1; Gurvin 2. Point on
fouls: F. C. A. L. Substitution:
Richardson for Gurvin. Referee:
Laferriere. Scorers: Lacroix and
Hart. Timer: Moore. Time: Is, 10
and Is minute periods.
Notes of the Game
Anderson was the best man seen
on the floor for a long time.
Two plays that stand out were
pulled off by L. Gagner and Films.
The former made a perfectly clean
basket the length of the floor for
the final score, while the Tufts man
in the middle of the last period
dribbled the ball through the whole
F. G.. A team and made a basket.
Demers just failed of duplicating
this feat a moment later.
The kids entertained the crowd
between periods.
Interesting side Issues of the
game were a new whistle that the
referee sported and a flying tackle
of Tufts man by an F. G. A. play
er, that would have brought a foot
ball crowd up standing if performed
on a hard field in November.
The game might be a good train
ing for an all-around athletic con-
test, for a careful observer could see
traces of wrestling, boxing, foot
ball, base ball and marathons, in the
process of play.
Richardson, Films and Anderson
featured the game for Tufts and Be-
dard for F. G. A. This player has
shown himself to be a worthy side
partner of the speedy Demers.
F.. @. A. Notes
Three successive defeats by the
margin of one basket is enough to
dishearten any team, but the cour-
age of the Association is still good,
because they realize that they are
due for change in luck, and if there
are more narrow margins the oppon-
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Captain Richardson of Tufts said
after the game that the F.. G. A.
team is the cleanest and fastest that
they met on this trip. With McIver
and Films they expected to double
+. G. AS score, but the smaller men
kept the visitors from scoring.
Strong teams are scheduled for
the rest of the season. and the best
of snort is promised. Fort Edward,
N. Y, is the latest aggregation to
ask a game.
One point that is in favor of the
local team is that men are never
hired from outside to play for the
Association. The boys all belong
here, work hard all day, and prac-
tise evenings, and have done SO ever
since the humble beginning OF F. G.
A.
The younger members of F. G. A.
have a team that is crecker-Jack