The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-03
Champion Spaulding Quin-
tet Loses All but Car
penter, a Guard
CELEBRATE VICTORY
OVER BURLINGTON
League Trophy Will Soon Be
Placed in the Spauld-
ing Building

The Spauldng high school basketball
team for next season will suffer great
" through graduation in June, Morse,
Mann, Capt. Geals, Lyon and Wllkln
being members of the graduating class
leaving only Carpenter as nucleus for
another season. Mann and Lyon nave
proved TO be two of the best working
forwards that have represented the
Spaulding team for several seasons
while Capt. Geals at center has Deen
the pivot for leading the high school
team to the league championship, and
Morse and Carpenter have made up a
pair of fast and steady guards, who
have had a great deal to do towards
helping the team TO several victories.
James Kenetick, an alumnus of Spauld.
ing. has had charge of the team during
the past season and his experience and
ability have played no mean part In
acquiring the SpauIding teams title to
the league championship
Shortly after ! o'clock yesterday aft
ernoon a large number of students gath.
cred at the Central Vermont depot to
give the players a rousing reception
upon their return from Morrisvilie. From
the moment that the 20 hove in sight
near the Granite street crossing until
several minutes after the train had
reached the station, each member OF
the team was Justify cheered by the
gathering of students, and the cheers
only subsidized after the students had
worn off the edge of their enthusiasm.
Last evening in the Spaulding assem-.
blv hall dance was given by the stu
dents in honor OF the victory The
strains of the music were frequently
mingled with those of cheers for the
members of the team.
The contest at Morrisville became nee.
essary two weeks ago at the close OF
the league race as both the teams were
tied for the first position, each having
won eight and lost two games during
the season. The contest was attended
by large number OF eager fans, the
Burlington team being supported by a
large number of students, although the
lack of railroad facilities hindered q
large number of Spaulding supporters
from being present. However, the Nc
risville fans evidently favored a victory
for the Barre quintet. After the two
twenty-m minute periods were played, an
extra period became necessary TO decide
the outcome of the game, as both teams
were then tied, the score being "A TO "a
At the end of the first period the Bur
linptop team was in the lead, the score
being IA to ., it having got the Jump on
the Spauding team and succeeded IN
caping several. baskets before the Spauld
ing team could get used to the floor
although the latter quintet quickly tied
the score in the first few minutes OF
plav in The second period. Throughout
the remainder of the period the score
see-sawed from one side to another, the
period ending with tic
After a short conference between the
arrangements of the two teams an extra
period of five minutes of play was agreed
upon. In the first part Of this period the
Burlington team added two points ia
their scoring column by shooting two
baskets from fouls, but Mann OF the
winners accomplished the same feat
shortly after, again tieing the score
During the last minute and half oil
plav Mann brought the crowd to THEN
feet by caging a basket from the mid
die of the floor and he also added an
other to the Spaulding list in the last
fourty,five seconds of play, thus making
the game victory for Spaulding.
Mann was the high scorer for the win
ners, he caging seven baskets from the
floor and six baskets from fouls, while
his teammates, Geals and Lyon, fol
lowed this with two each, Morse csgine
one basket For the losing aggregation
Blodgett and B. katz each shot three
baskets from the floor, and Wilkin and
Harrington each Gagged two. Wilkir
tossed six baskets from fouls through
the loop. Carpenter of the Spaulding
team was forced to retire from the game
in the first five minutes of the first pc
riod, he receiving severe jolt against
the side of the wall. During the re.
mainder of the game his place was taken
by Wilkin.
By their victory over the Burlington
team, the Spaulding team has won tht
championship for the first time since the
league was organized three years ago