Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-25

Ptttsheld 4. a. possessed by more ex-
perience and dite faster offensive
game defeated the local Y. NJ. c. =.
basketball team Saturday evening 10 10
Is on the Y. NJ. c. A. gymnasium floor.
The game was fast in the last period and
the ultimate result in doubt until within
few minutes of the end A well-caged
basket by one of the Pittsfield forwards
proved too much for the local Ave TO
overcome.
Ipholding their reputation as winners,
the upriver aggregation. on the short end
OF the score at the end Of the first half,
came back SO strong in the beginning OF
the second half that before the local five
was fully aware the score had been tied
and they were fighting hard TO save
themselves from defeat then and there
AT the beginning the local FIVE could
shoot better and played an open offensive
game that seemed TO puzzle the visitors
for the time beins-enough SO that the
score became localized tmme6iately-and
q combination Of passes Thompson to
Henna TO the basket by the way OF Pur-
inton, gave the locals q lead but not
substantial. The defence OF the visitors
frightened and no sooner did local man
get the ball that ne was covered and
the offence of the visitors looked dan
gerous. for with such tactics the expert
ence Of the upriVer bunch told and shots
We're continually being made at the To-
Gals goal, which obstinately refused TO
be tailed
The locals seemed unable to play their
full passing game and were greatly
no, n
ly faster opponents on SO small floor
Their only chance lay III being more ia
miliar with the baskets and keeping
as best they could from the vigorous
covering Of opposing backs. Making ey-
cry shot count. the locals succeeded In
leading when the whistle for the end of
the first half blew.
Tine Second Period
Coming back on the floor the game
took on unexpected speed and Fittsheld
il a whirlwind fashion tied the score
with d il all r Tarbeu. the big center
Of the visitors-a seemingly sunny dis
positoned youth whose head bespoke of
danger-was here. there and everywhere.
his offensive playing forming for q great
part the sole part of his team around
which revolved their attack, and when
ever q series Of passes landed the ball in
mis- hand ii began to look dangerous.
This mans playing lowered above that
of his teammates even as he did in stat
ure, and he followed up his shots from
the middle OF the floor with a leap and
a bound. and If ne had been more sure
Of these would have proven the most
formidable man among the visitors.
Henna Of the locals is & fast player. as
is Purinton. though light, and the fact
remains that this, the second game Of the
locals career against d team of more
experience, who played with more vigor-
Gus methods and had perfected q better
passing game. is one to be PROUD of. The
visitors had 10 fight for every inch Of
advantage
In the second half time was called for
one OF the visitors, who got half Of
Leighton's tooth buried somewhere in his
head and the locals seemed to lose some
Of their vim after that. The game took
on the proportions OF rouehness near the
middle OF the second period but was
promptly stopped by Referee Goodman,
VINO announced that every foul would be
called if ne had to call one every minute.
Near the end OF the game the Whiri-
wind propensities again came TO light
and about the corner of one Smiley there
appeared to he something going or. and
out of the whirlwind of arms and legs
there came basket that gave the locals
the lead Shortly after another miXup
in which Leighton, Smiley and one big
fellow figured occurred and the bail az
comInoGatinGly bounded into the basket,
shot from the hands OF an opponent, ~
ING the score Another basket put them
Two points il the feac and proved
enough to win the game. for Henna
lone fou} shot q few minutes later ended
the scoring.
Henna and Purinton played fast 70"
the locals and both Leighton and Smiley