The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-12
Montpelier High Completely
Outplayed at Basket
ball, 80 to IL
WINNERS PUT UP
FINE EXHIBITION
The Hall Was damned with
Spectators Worked Up
to Big Enthusiasm

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feat to the strong Montpelier high school
quintet, 1913 Vermont interscholastic
champions, by the score of SO to ii at
the Church street gymnasium last even
ing Spaulding high school representa-
tives of the court game established a
valid claim to the 1914 state champion
ship. As result of the game the Mont
pelierSpaulding series is placed on even
terms and both are considered the fore
most contenders for the state title.
The contest was one of the best ex
hibitions of basketball witnessed in Barre
in years. Both teams were primed for
the battle, every man being in fine ply
steal trim, but Gross was not with Mont
pelier because of illness. Not player
succumbed under the racking strain of
the terrific pace that characterized the
attack of each team. The game was
exceptionally fast and was not marred
by any voluntary or unnecessary
breaches of the playing code. In former
years games between the two schools have
resulted in fragrant violation of the
rules, but not so last night In fact,
the briskness of the playing tended to
eliminate all possible roughness. AL
though in excellent shape, the Montpelier
lads were unable to fathom the forma
tions of the trappy sons of Jacob
Spaulding, and as the game wore on
the local school boys proved superior to
the Capital City Ave.
Never before has a crowd of such
large proportions passed through the
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sentative estimates of the crowd placed
the figures somewhat over 400 persons.
In order to assure seating facilities the
doors were opened before 7 o'clock and
il was about 7:45 when the final per-
son was admitted. Montpelier was rep
resented by large delegation of rooters,
numbering about $50, who occupied the
south side of the hall. Directly oppo-
site were seated the Spaulding rooters.
Under the guidance of efficient cheer
leaders the clamoring of the respective
delegations acted as stimulus to the
teams.
First Tally Augur of Victory.
The game was started promptly at s
o'clock. Levin scored first for Spaulding,
soon following with foul goal. This
lead was lessened when Hayden Gagged
a difficult basket from midfoor. The
Spaulding machine was soon groomed and
assumed whirlwind pace. AT the end
of the first half Spaulding led by the
score of Is to 9. Prognosticators were
predicting that Spaulding had shot her
bolt in the first period and would ulti-
mately succumb to the visitors stamina.
But during the first few minutes of the
second half the Spaulding team dis.
played wonderful form and greatly in
creased its lead. A total of l6 points
were manufactured by Spaulding before
the visitors negotiated single point.
The Spaulding attack and defensive work
enabled the locals clearly to outplay
their opponents in this period. But two
points were registered by Montpelier all
during this season.
Whole Team Did Well.
Credit for the Spaulding victory is re-
fiected upon the entire team. The boys
had reached that stage of development
where marked results could be accom-
plished. During previous games this
season the playing of the Spaulding ag-
gregation was only in course of develop
ment. Among the Spaulding players
whose work was worthy of comment
were Brown and oliver. The former
was the most conspicuous player on The
floor, looping the ball on nine occasions.
His floor work and dribbling was Of the
highest order. Not in years has such an
exhibition of defensive playing been seen
as Moose" oliver gave. He was
sound bulwark to the advance of the
&c fho hal in,
the Spaulding territory he seized upon
and returned it to his mates down the
floor. Hayden, Bartlett and Laird were
the stellar performers for the vanquished
five. The Montpelier team lacked that
precision that characterized its work
when Spaulding was defeated at Mont
peIier few weeks ago by the score of
20 to 10. Team work in their ranks
was woefully weak, the players resort
ing continually to long shots. The
Montpelier score was considerably les
sened by failure to cage baskets on nu-
merous opportunities. The outstanding
feature of the game was the spectacular
dribbling of the Spaulding players. In
this, Brown, Hooker and Tomasi were
the best performers. This trio of play
ers amazed the stands by their clever
work, which was of such puzzling d.
versity that bewildered the Capital City
lads, whose efforts to check the advances
were futile. On several occasions this
phase of the game resulted in fouls, but
on the other hand was a medium of
securing numerous field goals. Mont
pelier scored but three baskets from Che
floor, while Spaulding Gagged IL. The
score:
Spaulding. Montpelier.
Tomasi rf............lg Clark, Bartlett
Levin If. .ru HAYDEN
Brown c.............., &c Hancock, Laird
Hooker rg..,.......lf Bartlett, Clark
OLIVER lg............rf Laird, Hancock
The score--Spaulding 3s, Montpelier
II. Field gosls-Brown 0, Levin 4, Hook
er 2, Tomasi 2, Hayden 2, Bartlett. Bas-
kets from fouls-Hayden 5, Brown 3,
Levin. Referee-Culen. Umpire
efiek Timer-Blaekmore Time-20-m.
halves.