Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-01-05
Basket Ball.

PORTLAND INDEPENDENTS IS, N. n. 8. 10.
1t WAS great game and great crowd
that witnessed It at the Norway Opera
House Friday evening. Tho home team
met their match and we're defeated by
two points, but they went down with
flying colors and In defeat there was al.
most 40 much glory as 10 victory. The
local boys, playing under big handi-
cap after Klain was injured, fought to
the end and their supporters were more
than pleased ct the game they played
against 90 strong Q team. We're the
same teams to play again, no one could
pick winner, for two teams could not
be more closely matched. There was
not time during the game when the
teams were more than three points
apart.
At times during the second half the
playing was the fastest of anything ever
seen on the local floor. Every man was
on the move and going at top speed, but
there was no tendency to rough 1t and
very few fouls were called. The home
crowd showed some feeling when San
derson was laid out temporarily In the
second half, but were soon quieted down
and afterwards willing to look upon the
act az an accident. Sanderson himself,
said after the game that he did not
think the visiting player could avoid
coming into him ~ be did, and IN
view Of their playing as whole, We are
more than willing to give them the 6ene'
At of the doubt.
The teams had been playing but
short time when Klain was severely In
jured. He pulled ligament In bis
ankle and was In much pain for time:
He soon reappeared on the floor and
gamely finished the contest, but be was
slowed down to such an extent that he
was not more than half his usual value
to the team. Klain is very fast on bis
| feet and shows remarkable ability In go
ing 1t close to the seats and getting the
ball up and away before an opponent
can get to him. This be was no longer
able to do, nor could he carry out bis
part in the team play In bis usual effect
i've manner.
The visitors scored just one more
point in each half than did the high
school boys. In the first half 1t was 8 to
7, and in the second it was 10 to 8. 1t
was q noticeable feature that the highest
scoring man on the visiting team was
Colley, a guard, and that eight of the
ten points which they made In the last
half were scored by their guards. Their
forwards we're so closely covered that
they could do little, and 1t almost look
ed as II they we're feeding the ball to
their guards and taking q chance on
la ak1 20 10 ho
them. If this was their plan, they must
be given credit of carrying 1t through to
success.
Sauderson threw four baskets In spite
of very close guarding, and had rather
hard luck in missing several very close
shots. Klain made the best long dis.
lance basket of the game. Colley with
four baskets made the best score for bis
team. Sanderson threw two goals from
FIVE fouls, while Anderson failed to get g
goal on four tries.
The lineup:
NORWAY. PORTLAND IND.
Haskell. Right Forward Ticket
Shepard. Center .--.--..-.-. HennesseJ
Smith Left Guard .----...--:--.Colle,
k ssor. Portland YnsspeaSesis is 9ffso
Baskets from the floor, Sapdereon I, Shepard
Smith. Klain; Colley I. Anderson 2, Pickett 2
McGlsufn. Goals from fouls, sanderson
Time of halves 20 minutes. Referee, Farnum.
The other game of the evening wa
also a good one. The opponents were
the high school second team and some
of the college boys who are at home
and styled themselves the Has beens
They were very closely matched, tn
second team leading at the close of tn
first half, but in the second half the Has
beens did better and came out winner
, BY a score of 8 to 8. Those who playet
were, High School Second, Hall, Harri
man, Bethel, Bartlett, Lasselle; Has
beens, Russell, Yeaton, Barker, Kimball
s. Davis.
Next Friday night Norway High will
play Gould Academy of Bethel at tn
Opera House.