The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-03
Spaulding Had No Difficulty
in Winning the League
Game, 80 to IL
ALTHOUGH MISSING
TWO-THIRDS OF SHOTS
Team Work Of Home Team
Was Excellent in
Comparison

Excelling in team work and allround
play, the Spaulding high school basket
ball team won from st. Johnsbury acad
envy last night at the Spaulding gymna-
stun before one of the smallest crowds
of the season by score of 81 TO II, in a
game that was listless from beginning to
end on account of the inability of the
players OF both quintets to cage the
ball.
In team work Spaulding put up the
best game OF the season. as their passing
was very good and they did very little in
| fumbling the ball; but for some reason
none of the team timed their shots right,
as shot after shot went wide of the bas
ket and when they did hit the basket
the ink seemed to be OH their trail and
the ball would roll off or hit the edge OF
the rim and bounce to the floor, until
the last few minutes of play, when Geals
dropped five through in quick order. AT
this point the lanky center jumped into
action, the same as he did in the earlier
part of the season, and played rings
around his man
Spaulding had little difficulty in pass
ing the ball and showed the best form in
this department of any of the home
games this year, as both Nichols and
Mann were there to receive the ball from
Geals on the toss-up and whoever
dropped back to receive it almost always
got hold of the ball without much trou
Bile. The Spaulding guards played well
in receiving the ball on the toss-up and
several good passes were made by Dens-
more and Morse on carrying the ball up
the floor, but st. Johnsbury guards in
stead OF following their men, always
fell back to help guard the men APP
preaching with the sphere, with the re-
suit that the Spaulding guards would
have to pass TO their forwards. who
would be in the rear uncovered. IT
Spaulding had been in good form in
shooting, with the team work which they
displayed the score might have been
nearly doubled, as they lost more than
two. thirds of the baskets which they
tried for.
There was no individual star on either
five. Geals, at center, Gagged the ball
the most times from the floor making
five through the evening while Mann
managed to shoot four in the period |
which he played. Nichols at the other
forward position looped four and played |
a strong game The new guard forma- |
ton of Morse and Densmore worked well !
together, Densmore playing great de- !
fensive game. and followed his forward |
throughout both periods in good style.
Morse at the other guard is developing |
fast and after he gets accustomed to fol
lowing his man will make a fine guard,
as he is fast on his feet, follows the ball
well and is good jumper.
Ellis had the best luck of the visit
ors at shooting baskets, as he made three
counts from the floor, while Smith, Lou
gee and Moves each looped one. Both
guards on the visiting team played
good game and appeared to be the pivot
in the passing while Moves worked well
with them, as he was following the ball
all the time; but the passing near their
basket was always broken up by the
Spaulding guards.
The game started with Nichols caging
the first one within few minutes, fol-
lowed. closely with a two-point maker
by Mann. Densmore followed with an
other basket and before Spoulding al
lowed the visitors point, the score stood
eight for the home team. During the
asst few minutes of play in this period,
he scoring was light, the half ending
l3 to in the home teams favor. In the
second period, Mann was received by
Mike Cerasoli. who played strong Of
ensive game and he Gagged one while he
played This period Spaulding worked
he first few minutes in much the same
manner as the first, but during the latter
,eriod the whole team took a new brace
II life and point makers by Geals, Mich
is and Cerasoli in quick order, together
With a foul shot by Geals, made the
cunt for the period 10, giving them !
otal Of 80, while the best that st. Johns E
Jury could do in this session was eight $
,oints. Ellis got away for two baskets r
nd Lougee, who took Smiths place at
light forward, made one, while Moves =
made one good. The score is as follows:
Spaulding st. Johnsbury. !,
lam, Cerasoli, lf..........rg, Gibson 7
Tichols, RI. ................. lg, Ashton a
+eals, c................... Noyes y
iorse, re. .................. If, Ellis /"
,ensmore Capt. lg. IF, Smith, Lougee :,
Goals from the floor-Geals 5, Mann 4,
-ichols 4. Ellis 3, Densmore. Lougee,
NTH. Moves, Cerasoli. Fouls-Mann
Lougee and Smith