The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-03-10
FINAL GAME
A HUMMER
Spaulding Defeated Mont
pelier High Again,
"a to 10
HALL WAS CROWDED
WITH SPECTATORS
Locals Were Not So Accur-
ate in Passing as
Usual

At the Church street gymnasium last
evening Spaulding high school defeated
Montpelier high school at basketball by
a score of "a to 10. The game was fa,t
and clean throughout, but Spaulding took
the lead in the beginning and held it tc
the end. About the largest crowd that
has been in the gymnasium this yesI
was present and the ropes were used te
keep them off the floor. Nearly 400 filed
the seats and most OF the standing room
A large number were from Montpelier.
Peanut Carroll started off the scoring
for Spauldng, but it was not until after
several minutes play. Spaulding had
the ball under their opponents basket
nearly the whole Of the first period but
were not so accurate in shooting AZ
usual. An unusually large humber OF
tries were made, but the good work ct
he Montpelier team in guarding spoiled
!, number of the Spaulding shots Clark
vas the first Montpelier man to score,
Ding so after about four baskets were
aged by Spaulding. Gross came IN tor
second soon after. and these were the
only two baskets shot from the floor by
heir team during the first half. Out OF
i've fouls, Clark made two good THIS
made a total OF six points for the Cap
ital city team in the first 20 minutes.
Although not good at shooting they put
ap fine guard game and held Spaulding
70 three baskets.
Hooker had two chances to shoot from
fouls during this half, but failed to CAGE
aither. He played the floor well and did
,ome fine passing. In the first half he
Jailed to score from the floor. oliver
played his usual fast game at guard and
,ucceeded in cagng the ball twice in
The first half. His man was Clark, and
much credit is due him in holding Clark
% one basket in the early stages as well
rs getting two himself, In the latter
half he himself did not score, but again
Clark was left with only one basket to
his credit. Tomasi and Smith filled their
positions with credit, each getting on"
basket in the half. Smiths was excel
ently made, it being shot from very
iincult angle OF the floor. Carroll was
the high scorer in this half, getting a
Total of five baskets Hancock. who
Jumped against him at center, was not
his equal and was left scoreless during
this half. The Montpelier lads showed
some good passing during the first hall,
but Spaulding proved better.
Ten minutes rest seemed to improve
the visitors and for a while they showed
better form than earlier in the game.
Hooker was the irst to score doing SO
for the first time in the game. His OPP
ponent Gross, soon followed with one.
For a while Spaulding was held down.
and it looked as if their opponents would
come up even, but after Spaulding start
ed their fast work il was a case Of sure
win for them. In this period, as well as
in the first, Montpelier did some good
passing, but on the whole, the work Of
the Spaulding team was superior in this
line.
Carroll was again high scorer for hls
team. getting four baskets in this half,
making a total Of nine for him. But
Hancock was allowed TO get two, both
being excellent shots. Hooker was bet
ter in shooting in this half and got three
baskets against two for Gross Tie WIS
an over the floor making some good
PLAYS for his team. Mack played guard
against Tomasi and stuck rather close,
holding Tomasi scoreless in the latter
half. In the other positions, as guard
for Montpelier and forward for spauld.