The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-05
Blue RIBBONS DEFEATED
BY STRONG PENN. TEAM
Held Their Opponents to 1919 Tie In Time Originally
Agreed Upon to Play the Game But Lose in
Extra Five Minute Session

After holding their opponents to
a 1918 tie in the time originally
agreed upon, the Blue Ribbon team
last night at Colonial hall conserving
to play an extra five minutes threw
itself at the mercy of the Wilkes
Barre five of the Penn State League.
Two foul goals made by Biggane and
Boube in the order named, however,
spelled defeat for the locals, the final
score being Fl to 10.
The game was by far the most
exciting and interesting played by
either team this season. It certain
ly was the most thrilling affair staged
at Colonial hall this year. The locals
were in splendid condition for the
toughest sort of battle. The visitors,
too, were prepared and the ball was
kept zigzagging back and forth be-
tween the two goals.
Despite the large score only five
goals were made by both teams dur
ing the entire game. OF that num-
Der, three were made by the Wilkes
locals. The scarcity of floor goals
was due to the evenness of the two
teams. There was little to choose
between the two. The players on
each team were on the alert at all
times.
In their determination to win both
teams fouled time and again. There
was a complete disregard for the rules
by both aggregations 1t was the per
sistent fouling of the teams that
marred the game.
The splendid game played by Wright
the Wilkes-Barre left forward, was
one of the pleasing features of the
contest He was continually on the
job and made some of the most spec
tacular plays of the game. His in.
Ribbons proposed to score points was
| brilliant and the best witnessed or
the Colonial hall floor this season.
Biggane, who scored the goal or
la Ribbon foul that regained the Lead
| for the visitors in the extra five min.
| utes' play, was also very much in the
| limelight and came in for considerable
commentator from the fans. He
was responsible for five of the win
ming points. Four of them were OBJ
tanned on two clean baskets scored
from the floor, one in the first period
and the other in the second.
AS they expected the Ribbons were
stacked up against one of the strong
est teams in the East. The visitor
| attacked the locals from the outse
and kept pounding at them through
! out the game. 1t was the commend
able team work of the Ribbons, TO
gether with their almost impregnabl
defence that kept the opposition from
i scoring any great number of fell
| goals The attack was strong enough
but the opposition encountered wa
equal in strength.
Although defeated, the locals cal
pride themselves in the fact that the
were not outc1assed, as the Wilkes
Barre MANAGEMENT had anticipated
Too much fouling defeated the Bridge
| porters last night Had they take,
a little more care about their tactic
they probably would have been abb
to come out on the long END of tn
score.
d AS a matter of fact they held thei
own in the regulation time. How
ever, both teams were insistent on
final verdict and it was finally agree
by the two managers to play an extr
five minutes Illegal offensive tactic
forced the referee to call a foul O
the locals twice in the five minute
: and each one netted the visitors
, point. Capt. Swenson played fea
} ture game throughout and was
source of much worry to the Wilkes