The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-03-20
Special Train Brings
Newport Crowd to Game

Ihe City OF Newport was well rep
resented at the championship baske
ball game between Company l. an
Company d at the Armory last nigh
and the 100 or more rooters from
Nermont's newest city were very vo
ciferous in their cheering for tn
hometown militia boys.
The special train bearing the New
port aggregation left that city at GA
but due to delay enroute did not az
rive in the St. Johnsbury station un
til nine o'clock The longest delay
was at Lyndonville when the train
was held up for half hour or more
awaiting orders.
The trip down was very pleasant
the crowd enjoying themselves By
singing and raising a racket gener-
ally Some of the boys occupied
their time playing pitch in the smok-
ing car Everybody was in a jolly
mood and kept things humming all
the time.
The train made three stops enroute
at Orleans, Barton and Lyndonville
picking up rooters at each station
The Orleans and Barton crowd were
for the most part loyal supporters of
Company L while the Lyndonville
crowd seemed to favor Company ID.
There was lots of Newport money
on the train but because of the fact
there were few men, aboard who were
not out for the home team, little of
this money was covered"
By the time the "gang" from the
shores of Memphremagog Lake had
arrived at the Armory, the first pc
Rod of the game was over. This
caused considerable disappointment
to the visitors who had looked for
ward to seeing the whole contest
The Newport crowd made a great
impression as they stormed the door
of tho Armory and clamored for seats
or standing places. Every inch of
space had been taken up by the st.
Johnsbury sport fans long before the
Newport train arrived and it was nee
essary for the ushers to scurry around
and gather in extra chairs and place
them in front of the stands. This
operation required several minutes
while the crowd already seated wait
ed impatiently for the second period
to start
The rooters from the North cheer
cd Justify as their favorlteS trotted
out onto the floor and took up their
positions. The knowledge that the
home folks were in the audience seiv-
ed to put new life in the Company l.
boys and started the final period
and dash.
A notable feature of the game was
the fine playing of Sam Davis III
forward and "Don" Akin at ccnte-.
This is the first time during the sea-
son that Davis has played and he Ger
tainly acquitted himself admirably.
His speed was remarkable and he was
always on the job. Akin played his
usual fine game. "Billy' Mossa was
the real star of the game on the
side. The only mistake
Mossa made was that he did not pass
The ball as freely as he should have
but seemed to be anxious to make
long shots.
Mossa. it is true, possesses very
GOOD shooting eye but long shots arc
a difficult thing and should not be at
too often Mossa Is small
in stature but has the strength ana
pamencss of u giant and in all or
the scramblcs he was always on top.
He kept his head and played good
natured game throughout. BlgeloW
secured five baskets and would have
done better had he not been so close
" guarded by Ashton. Jimmy Jones
''was there" all the time.
John Brouictto was congratulated
by the Newport fans for the fine way
in which he handled the second pc
Rod. He was more strict than BIS
in the first half. He cali
cd six fouls on the st. Johnsbu1y
team, Ashton being the victim most
Following the game the Newport
crowd stayed for the dance. The m'l-
sic was fine and the young folks had a
good time.
The train homeward bound left the
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