Oxford Democrat., 1916-02-15

NORWAY h. 8. 10; RuMroRD e. 8. 10.

NORWAY h. 8. 10; RUMFoRD Il. 8. 16.
Those who like . scrappy game oil
basket ball must have been delighted
with the exhibition they saw at the
Opera house Friday evening. II was
q game in which there was something
doing every minute and 1t would be i'm.
possible to get two teams together tha,
are more closely matched than are Nor
way and Rumford this year. In the
game played at Rumford the first OF the
season, Norway had to stand some pretty
rough usage, and Of course 1t was an ad'
mitted fact that If Rumford tried to play
the same kind of game on the Norway
floor, the homo team would meet them
bali way. That was just what did hap
den. The game was not two minutes
old before Dyer of the Rumford team
started trouble with some Norway play
or, and throughout the contest he was
the principal offender. But he was not
alone in his glory, and some Of the other
members of bis team and several of the
Norway boys gave short exhibitions of
pugilistic skill before the contest was
over.
1t was exciting but 1t was not basket
ball as 1t should be played, and 10 the
long run the schools that allow such
playing are sure to be the losers. Hall
of the Norway team is as clean player
as one could find, but in this game he
was obliged to protect himself from the
aggressive methods of the visitors,
which fact demonstrates that there was
no place for clean player In this con-
test. Russell, as referee, permitted
about everything, and fist fight was
about the only thing that was recognize
ed as foul. The fact that only six
fouls were called on each team, shows
this to be true. 1t also shows that he
was impartial in the matter and that he
permitted Norway no privileges that
were not enjoyed by the visitors.
Fabyap, the Rumford umpire, was as
lenient as was Russell, and 1t is under
stood that when some of the Rumford
boys appealed to him to stop certain
things that were being done, he inform
ed them that they started the trouble
and could now take their medicine. 1t
may be said to their credit that they did
take their medicine and played the game
to the end without another pro-
test. On the other hand, why should
they protest when they we're going the
limit themselves9
The score at the end OF the first half
was Is to II in favor of Rumford, a bas-
ket that would have made 1t tie not be-
ing allowed Norway by the referee, who
claimed the ball was dead when the
basket was shot. In the second half q
beautiful long shot by Hall tied the
score before the teams had been playing
ZEN seconds. From that time to the end
If the game the playing was fast and
furious, Norway having just enough re-
serve strength to win ont by three
point margin.
Bsthelr's work on fouls was really
y hat gave Norway the victory. he sue
,eeded in scoring five times out OF six
ries. Marx and Young also had six
ries for foul goals but the best they
,cu'd do was to score two points. As
he number of floor baskets scored by
he two teams was the same, seven each,
I was this superior work on fouls that
Won the game.
Halrs long shots on which be scored
hree baskets, were the feature of the
,ame for Norway. Dyer did the best
lhootipg for Rumford. Both teams Gov
red very closely, and 1t was seldom that
play or ON either team could get clean
hot for the basket unless he was at q
distance from it.
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