The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-03-27
Defeated Hardwick Acad-
envy on Neutral Floor,
Overwhelmingly
SCORE: SPAULDING 81
AND HARDWICK %
From the Start the Barre
Team Outplayed Claimant
to the Championship

Before a crowd numbering some over
300 and playing for the interscholastlc
state championship, Spaulding high school
defeated HardwicS academy at basket
ball in the armory hall in Montpelier
last evening by score OF 81 to % The
game was fast and clean throughout,
some excellent passing being done by
both sides, but Spaulding doing the bet
ter.
For the first few minutes neither side
scored and the excitement Of the crowd
was great. The teams were playing fast
and doing good guard work, but as soon
as Carroll dropped in the first basket
the scoring continued and the SPauldlhg
team did not let the Hardwlck i've get
i basket until they had rolled up to-
tai of 10 points Tomasi followed Car.
roll with clean basket on one-hand
shot and Smith came in with another
Duffy Lewis was the first to score Tor
the Hardwick team but was unable TO
10 so again during the first half, being
loosely guarded by Hooker. Constan-
tino and Cordella were the only other
two to score from the floor for the Hard
wick team during the first period. Con-
stantino was able to shoot the only foul
that was called on Spaulding in this
half.
The passing of the Spauldng team was
excellent and had the Hardwick men
puzzled at all times. Carroll generally
cot the lump on Sylvester and the ball
was passed among the Spauldng players
at will. At times the Hardwick five
did some good work in passing, but
could not equal the high school team
Tomasi led his mates in scoring dur
ing the first half, getting total OF six
baskets. Carroll and OLIVER each got
three and Smith and Hooker each one.
Hooker had one chance TO shoot foul
but missed. Thus the Spaulding team
rolled up a total of 2s points while the
academy five got only seven.
Second Half.
The game was evidently already a
victory for Spaulding, yet the Hardwiek
five came back after a l0minute rest
and worked their hardest to get ahead.
Lewis STAYED under his basket and was
able to score six baskets from the floor
for his team. Constantine scored two
baskets from the floor and one from a
foul. Sylvester and Noreross each scored
one, and Sylvester's was an excellent
shot. being made from the center OF the
floor. Most Of those made by Lewis were
Gagged while he was left unguarded, but
one was made on a quick shot when COW
cred. II brought hearty applause,
Carroll was the high scorer for his
team in the last half with total Of
four baskets from the floor. His work
in passing was also good and i was
many a combination that he broke IN.
In the scoring during the last period
each of the other PLAYERS on the Spauld-
ing team shared alike. Two baskets
were scored from the floor by each.
Hooker shot one more in but i did not
count, a. he had made more than three
dribbles.
In this period neither Hooker nor OF.
liver PLAYED back but their work on
the floor was excellent. Their guarding
and passing excelled and the Hardwiek
team was AZ times badly bafIled by their
PLAYS. Smith and Tomasi filed their
positions with credit and Tomasi showed
some very fast work in drihbling.
The academy team fouled twice IN tho
last half. one being a foul on Constau-
tino for pushing and the other Was far
holding. Tomssi and Carroll each had q
try al shooting but neither scored.
Spaulding fouled twice in tho last half
one being On Smith for holding and the
other on Tomasi for running with tie
hall AZ whole. the playing was very
clean. but in spite Of Il Hooker end
I.eNis got hurt bad enough 10 call Time
ont several minutes Tor each. Neither
was obliged - quit the game
with oniv two and one half minutes 10
NAV. CordsIla called time out and the
game did not continue again for about
10 minutes. When the teams did line Up
on the floor spuin Il was with different
piavprs. Nichols went into The position
OF LETT forward. taking the place Of Nc
smith. On TIE Hardwick team bnth
guards were changed. Mcleod went into
the place 81 Coraetla IN thr LETT side and
Thompson took che place Of Norcross II
right. Being fresh. the rev men PLAYED
fast and hard but none q thr threa was
able 20 srarr The only one drirg so
vas Carroll who cent Ia long 3stauec
shot just beiore the fnal uhistle sound
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