Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-01-25

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NORWAY n g. so, wEsrBRooK h. 8. IL
It was evident Friday evening that The
Norway High School basket ball team
has found itself at last, and the team q
| it played during the last half of the game
against Westbrook High would hardly
have been recognized a. the one that has
been struggling to keep Norway in the
running during the past season.
At the end of the first half the score
Was tied at seven points for each team,
this being the exact score of the first
half OF the game played ct Westbrook
two weeks ago by the same teams. But
the last half told an entirely different
story, and the work of the Norway team
was revelation to oil who saw It.
No one could claim that the contest
was gentle affair, 1t was rough, decid.
eddy 30, aud the visitors must be given
credit for playing the cleaner game OF
the two. It seems that there are two
different sets of basket ball rules in force
this season. One restricts the players
to the open game, and IL the rules are
strictly enforced 1t has q tendency to
break up the most Interesting game be-
cause of the frequency Of fouls. The
game at Westbrook was played under
evening was played under the other set
of rules which gives the players much
more liberty, and certainly there could
be no complaint about the officials being
too strict in this contest. Westbrook
agreed to play Norway under the latter
set of rules, and at least one OF the West
brook players freely acknowledged that
Norway was too much for them in that
style of play.
There was little that featured the
first half of the game. Both teams COW
cred very closely and the score was
small. Hawkes. scored all the points
made by the visitors in this half, and
only fast work by Hartman In keeping
him covered prevented him from running
up larger total, IS his teammates fed
the ball to him whenever 1t was possible.
Hall, with two baskets from the floor,
did the best work for Norway in the
half.
When Norway started the second half
it was evident from their playing that
they we're determined to win the game II
possible. They showed fine speed on
the floor, and q we'll developed passing
game. Capt. Andrews, playing near his
own basket and receiving the ball fire.
quently from his teammates, managed to
elude his guard, and gave splendid ex-
hibition of basket shooting, scoring eight
baskets from the floor in this half. As
Norway scored % points to Westbrook's
in this half, it is easy to see that they
bad the visitors on the run, in fact, Nor
way kept possession of the ball almost
continually.
Mr.. Hogan, of last years fame, was
again in evidence, although not as an
official. With only two minutes left to
play, he took the Westbrook team off the
floor and claimed the game should be
forfeited to bis team, because q Norway
man and Westbrook man got to mixing
things up too strenuously. Which player
was to blame for the trouble no one
knew, but as there were two In it, 1t Is
safe to say that the fault was not all on
one side either way. The Norway man
agement refused to pay Westbrook it's
guarantee until the game was finished,
and after short delay the visitors again
and the game was completed.
Come again, Mr.. Hogan, We always like
to have you with US, because you always
have something original to spring upon
an Specting public.
Tho 1ipa NM