Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-03
ST. MICHAEL FIVE
/ WINS CLOSE GAME
kIewin's Spectacular Free
Throwing Aids Holly Con-
tested Victory Over TrOys.
JUNIORS TRIM HARRIGANS

In the presence of a crowd of 800
wildly enthusiastic spectators. almost
half OF whom were members of the
fair sex, the st. Michael senior bas-
ltetball quintet succeeded in uphold
ing their clean home record, with
remarkable victory, "a to %, over the
Troy combination, of Hobolzen, at
Harmonic Hall, last night.
The game, easily the most thrilling
of the season, was roughly and holly
played 1t wasn't superior all around
basketball that won for the Saints.
The Hudson county performers
passed just as well as the Saints,
and In fact excelled them in field
goal caging. Dutch Kelvin, one of
the new members of the uptowners,
was Just q little better than his OPP
ponents in the free throwing end of
play and his six points from the
penalty mark had much to do with
the home teams victory.
Beckman Shows Glass.
Immediately after Referee Lee
tossed UP the first ball frankie Boyle,
the stalwart captain of the saints,
-reteived the leather on pass from
Charley Powers. and tossed the ball
through the iron rim for the first two
points. Beckman, who was the whole
show for the visiting combination as
far as goal caging was concerned,
dropped in a neat field basket from
the side of the court, evening mat
ters. Boyle was there with another
sensational field toss, but Stretch
Harvey, who is of the six-foot va
riety. was back with two points for
the visitors. A foul was then called
for holding and Kelvin dropped in
point from the fifteen-foot mark.
The battle vigzagged with each
quintet securing points until the
Troys had accumulated lead OF four
points, IA to 10, over the locals, when
time was called for the end OF the
first period. The final session was
started at a rapid pace The saints,
headed by Boyle, made a desperate
rally and field goal on the part OF
Boyle brought his team within two
points of the visitors total. The
teams were playing fast at this stage
and BeckmaI., who is a demon in get
ting around the court, received the
leather on a pass from Harvey, and
easily scored field goal, again shift
ing the score four points in favor or
the visitors.
Kelvin on Job.
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locals to the good, and another foul
toss aby Dutch added to the Saints
total. With the score 16 to IA in
favor of the Troys, Gus Refill, the
Saints clever guard, injured his
ankle. Play was resumed, however,
In four minutes. On the toss up Pow
ers got the jump on Harvey and
banged the leather to Boyle, who
brought the crowd to its feet with
@ sensational field goal, evening mat
ters. Beckman and McGulgan had a
wrestling match at the other end or
the court and Official Lee called a
double foul
Patsy Corrigan failed in his at
tempt while Kelvin was successful,
putting the Saints in one-point lead.
Here the Troys displayed some pretty
passing. and Beckman, taking a
nchauce from the centre of the court,
WAS successful with a field goal ad-
kancing his teammates to the lead.
YAnother free toss by Frank Boyle
brought the score upsticks once more.
For two minutes the teams struggled
for "a tally. The ST. Michael dele
egation went wild when Boyle dropped
in another fancy shot and McGuigan
added two more points on the same
variety.
Fans in Upr0ar.
AWith but five minutes to go things
Il to look blue for the visitors,
ekman came out from nowhere
sed in a field goal. Again the
were frenzied with excitement
5eckman duplicated his per-
ice and made the tally up
quintets were playing close and
sly Captain Boyle succeeded in
g loose, and, with Beckman en-
bring to secure the ball from the
youth, frankie executed a SEN
bnal field goal from in under the
Blxet The crowd was in an uproar.
e visitors tried their utmost to even
hrs, but all went for nothing
Official Timer Willie Sullivan
the whistle for time.
q st. Michael Juniors easily dis
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