Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-07
CENTRAL HIGH HANDILY
DEFEATS ST. BENEDICTS
ABRAMSON A BIC
HELP TO CENTRAL
Diminutive Forward Plays
Great Game and Has Large
Share in Victory.
COSBY NOTES ON GAME

To Billy Abramson, the sturdy and
diminutive forward Of the Blue and
White, goes the bulk Of credit for
victory. His field goals, four in num-
Der, were all of the sensational or
der. He helped come from the pen
atty line. His teamwork with his
eliminates wac alone q feature, while
HE general ali-around worw showed
above all. He was pitted against Jim
my CavanAgh, st. Benedict's husky
guard, and he held the latter safe all
the way. Abramson is without q
doubt one of the best of his class
hereabouts. Strange to relate, he was
not one of the regulars previous to
yesterdays game.
Just a little more comment on this
youngster, Abramson. Flarity en-
deavored To throw the youngster from
his back In serimmage shortly after
the start Of the game. The latter. how
ever, is very good In the line of turn
ing, etc, being a memb Der of the Ma
tional Turn Verein, and exhibited a
perfect handspring, to the surprise of
Mr.. F'larity. He was loudly cheered
on the conclusion of his performance.
II was Flarity who accidentally
-tpoked" Abramson in the right eye
during the latter part Of the con-
test.
Had the st. Benedicts introduced
teamwork a little more, they might
have Jared better.
The decision of Referee Fields, who
accused McDermit of leaving the foul
line before he had tossed In a free
throw with two minutes to go, al
most terminated the game. Frank
Hill called the st. Benedict players
from the court, but after a three-min-
ute intermission play was resumed.
The rest seemed TO put added life
into the home boys, as McDerrnit
scored a field goal and free throw
within a minute.
One of the best exhibitions of goal
caging during the contest was exhib-
tied by McDermit Just before time
was called for the conclusion OF the
second period. Mac dropped in
three field baskets within q minute.
Father Cornelius was cheered on
asking the spectators to refrain from
jeering the officials and players, etc.
And those on hand obeyed.
McDermit. of the home team, scored
the first point, cleanly played fires
throw, two minutes after play had
begun.
Mac" was also credited with the
first field basket seven minutes after
the start. Kruger q minute later tai
lied a field basket for the visitors.
BY the way, Kruger, who Is of the
strawberry blonde" type, did his
share to bring victory to, the Contra
crew. He had some difficult shots.
II was the consensus of opinion
that the better team won from {
spectators viewpoint. Central out
passed their opponents and out-goa
and out-caged them, although tn.
saints" had twice as many chance.
at the iron rim as did the Blue and
White.
McDernait was the whole show FOR
the losers. Frank tried hard, and or
one occasion hit the ring at least siz
times, but the ball bounded out.
The Junior game got under way al
$3.50 o'clock. Even In this contest the
st. Benedict youngsters were out.
classed-
The absence Of Louis Lefkowitz
did not seem 10 injure the Contra
teams teamwork Lefkowitz, who
was forced out of the battle on &C.
count of boils, acted In the capacity
of chief second for his teammates.
Referee Louis Fields officiated IT
good fashion. He called thirty three
fouls eighteen of which were against
Central.
Central High School seniors ap-
peared on the court long before the
st. Benedict lads had begun to dress
All the players of the winning team
were confident and cool from the very
start.
At 5 o'clock the court was three
quarters filled, and fifteen minutes Ia
ter there was hardly space for stand
ing.
Two plainclothesmen and a couple
of regulars were stationed at the door
and helped TO maintain order.
The American flag waved ct each
window of the hall, hut "Old Glory
was hidden from view when the win
dow stills furnished a place for the
spectators.
An officer who endeavored 10 clear
the court of crowd in the corner was
loudly cheered as he paraded across
the floor. He returned the complt-
ment with smile.
The st. Benedict followers had the
edge on Centrais admirers in the
cheering line and also In the number
of those who witnessed the struggle,
Chief Thomas A. GilhooIey, of the
Essex county park police, was an In
teresting spectator. Several clergy
men were also on hand to cheer the
home team.
II went the rounds that the st. Ben.
edict team tasted its. first defeat or
its home court yesterday. Artie Con.
Ian, former star of the High street
institution, said, however. that al
alumni team downed the varsity two
years ago. st. Peters College of Jer-
sey City. Is also credited with victo.
ries over the St. Benedict's Colleg,
at Casino Hall some seven years ago
No scholastic quintet, with the ex,
ception OF Central however. has re
corded a victory over the St. Bene.
dict combination at Casino Hall
So confident were some of the fol
lowers OF the home team that theil
team would come out on top tina
even money was offered before thu
start OF the second period.
Central High Schools scrubs de-