Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-01-26
The lineup:


Klain Right Guard knight
Score, westbrook H. S. 2s; Norway II. 5. IS.
Baskets from floor, Smith 5, Haskell 2, Shepard,
Klain; Hawkes. 5, Guimond 2, WEIGH. Spiller 2
Goals from fouls, Sanderson out Of Is, Shepard
out Of 4; WEIGH out Of II. Referee and UNI
pire. Farnum and Hogan, alternating.
After the game had finished and the
scorers had announced the score as rs to
% in favor of the visitors, discussion
arose among the spectators, some OF
whom had kept the score, as to the cor
rectness of the final figures. The score
as announced at the end of the first half
by the official scorers was 10 to - in
Westbrook's favor. 1t was the claim OF
some that it should have been 10 to IL
in favor of the visitors at that time. In re-
gard to this, the writer is unable to state
which was correct, as he kept running
score and m ade no distinction between the
score of the two halves, neither did he
reckon his score at the close of the first
half to see ii it agreed with the All.
nounced score, thing that has seldom
happened in the past, and never will
happen again in the future.
As to the final figures, it is the opin.
ion of the writer, given for what it is
worth, that they are correct. 1t is an
easy matter to keep the number of bas-
kets and fouls, and anyone within sight
of both baskets who will pay careful at
teutiou can keep the figures correctly.
However, it is not easy to tell which in
dividual of team shoots basket, es-
pecially of a visiting team where the
men are strangers to the scorer. Thus
in the tablua,ed score above it may be
possible that some of the baskets credit
ed to one Westbrook player might have
been thrown by another, but every bas-
ket was checked up and this would in
no way affect the total number OF bas-
kets made. While anyone is liable to
mistakes, we know of several who kept
the score and had the figures as given
above.
In the last half one basket was made,
as the Norway team claim, by a West
brook player after the referee had blown
his whistle. Norway claim this basket
should not count, but it was a matter
entirely in the hands of the referee, and
Hogan, who was then acting as referee,
decided the basket should count and 1t
was counted in the score here given.
The same thing has occurred several
times this season, but Mr.. Hogan is the
first referee that has allowed such bas-
ket to count. Rule 8, Section 40 of the
official guide shows that he was in error
in his decision.
Norway has issued challenge to
Westbrook for another game to DO play
ed on the home floor on any evening but
Fridays, at any date acceptable to them.
NORWAY PROTESTS GAME.
The Norway team protests the SO call
ed official score as follows: That near
the end of the second half a basket was
thrown by Westbrook after the referee
had blown bis whistle to stop play. The
two points resulting however were en-
tered by the scorers to Westbrook's
credit. 1t is on this specific case that
Norway bases her protest and claims
t he game by an official score of Is to "a
There will be no game at the Opera
House next Friday evening, as the high
school team goes to Vassalboro to play a
return game with Oak Grove Seminary.
Samuel II. Legr0w.
Tho death of Mammal n Leprow. for