Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-04-21

cents certainly played rings dTOuHu
the former champions, holding the ball |
over three quarters of the play during |
the first half The spectacular floor
work of the home boy fairly took the
visitors off their feet by surprise and
before they realized that they were
playing a basketball game the first half
was over with the Crescents leading by
the score of Is to g.
Stephanian, Harmon and Bela1r had
the big fellows from Milford chasing
them all around the floor, while Daley
and Vickery also displayed some
clever work that kept their opponents
guessing. The superior weight of the
Milford quintet. of whom kenney and
the Marks brothers with nearly zoo
pounds each to their credit, told on the
Taftville boys during the last half of
the play and came within an ace OF
winning the game.
With only fifteen seconds to play and
the score IS to II in favor of Milford
it loked as if the bacon was going
to travel back to Massachusetts. The
visitors realizing that victory was
| theirs if they could keep the ball out
| of the Crescents' hands. planned on
| holding the ball until time was call
| ed, but Stephanian of the Crescents,
| thought differently, and with little
clever sidestepping snatched the ball
| from Marks hands and with his free
| hand tossed the ball in the cleaneSt and
Emost spectacular shot of the evening,
clear from the center of the hall. with
| out even touching the ring. 1t was the
feature shot of the evening, also the
winning shot. for Stephanian realized
that two could play at the holding
game and on the toss up again 'recov-
cred the ball and deliberately tossed it
toward the side lines and before play
was hardly resumed again time was
called and the championship was won
Daley also Gagged one of his famous
left hand shots from the center of the
hall and Harmon threw q clever back
court while sitting in another play
er's lap. Harvey and Allison also
; pulled off some very pretty goals thai
won much applause.
There was considerable money thai
, changed hands as the result of The
, contest The Milford quinet went
home with 800 iron men less than the!
would have had of they had won anc
, Danielson and Jewett City fans WHIT
wanted to see the Crescents trimmed
went home with considerable less mon
, ey than they had when they came.
! Great praise is due Manager Benoi
for his clever work in securing TIVE
such stars as Harmon and Stephania1
to fit in so well with his other trio o
stars.
The preliminary game between thu
Bear Cats and the Y. NJ. c. A. was yer,
exciting thee fanSsan dfrom the look
at times all that was needed to MAX
this contest a first ciass rugby gam
was signals. The result % to IS il
favor of Taftville, however, only wen
to show that Taftville sure has a mort
/. gage on all the championships tina
are looking for a caretaker
$ Summary of the big game:
: Creseents. Milforc
Right Forward
! Harmon Harve
s Left Forward
3 N1ckery .,................,. L. Mark
: Center
I Stephanlan ......''......,... 5. Mark
Right Guard
: DaIey ................. kenn
5 Left Guard
I Field goals Naturalization 3, Har
vey 9, T. Marks /. S. Marks 8. total /!
4 Taftville-Belair ?. Harmon
= Stephanian 1, Daley 3.
I Foul goals, Taftville. Harmon 5, to
8 tai 10.
Manager Allison of the Milford tear
. is DESTROYS for a come back and i'm
Z mediately after the game got in touc
>. with Manager Benoit of the Crescent
Z to see if another contest between tn
Z two teams could not be staged in Dan
ielson for this coming Saturday.
Joseph Belair, the Crescents' star lei
forward, has postponed an importar
business trip to New York next Sat
< urday. in order to be on hand for TIL
Z second big game that will in all Ekel
: hood be staged in Danielson on thu
day.