The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-03-05
LEGION WINS
IN FASTEST GAME
OF THE SEASON
Defeats Snappy Goddard
Seminary Five BY Score
of 35 to %

The fan that attended the basket
ball game last night between the AM
elican Legion team and Goddard
Seminary and did not get his moneys
worth, is certainly a sad case The
game was one of the fastest seen in
this town, and the visitors showed
the best team work and accurate
passing on the local floor this season.
They also demonstrated that basket
ball can be played fast and still be
clean. 1t certainly would be one of
the best teams that has played here
to date up for another game.
The visitors were late in arriving,
but as soon as they took the floor,
they made a good impression with
the crowd by their snappy appear
ance, and after about ten minutes Of
practicing, referee Boisvert called the
game.
On the start Fiske got couple of
tries at the basket, but he was out
of luck, and then the visitors took
the ball down with good passing, and
the play ended up when Slayton
Gagged the ball for the first tally.
Then Hocomb got the ball on the
toss-up from center and took it down
for a basket for the second visitors
tally. Then Conner scored one and
was followed by Fiske for two bas-
kets, both of them being out of the
scrimmage.
Holcomb scored two in succession,
the result of passing by his team
mates, the passing of Slayton being
especially noticeable. After few
passes back and forth, F'iske took it
down the floor for his third basket.
Slayton scored the next one, when
he had to jump under his own bask-
ct, he simply tapping the ball in.
Before the period ended Holconb
scred three more baskets, while Con
nor tailed another for the locals.
Both teams showed the result of the
fast playing of this period, many Of
the men being out of wind. The
period ended with Goddard leading by
the score OF rs to IL.
:, The next period started with the
Same pep as the first, and for two or
three minutes the visitors give a good
exhibition of the passing game. Than
Ccmor got hold of the ball and took
it down for a basket, end scored
again when he and Dumas took it
J down, and then he scored for the third
time, getting out of a scrimmagc.
| Tiske then Gagged one and was quick
| ly followed by Conner with one of
| his famous clean ones from the side
of the hall, the ball going over one
! Of the steel rafters. Dumas then
got rid of man, by giving him ride
I over his head, and get his first bask-
| ct. Fiske and Graham then each got
one and that ended the scoring for
the second period with score "a to
10 in St. Johnsbury's favor, one
point being made on fouls by the Wis
! itors.
The two first periods were Of 10
I minutes each, and the last one was
only ten minutes, but plenty Of ac-
ton was squeezed into that ten min
utes. Miller started right in for the
visitors by taking the Ill down the
whole length of the basket
Then "Whitey" Dumas got one that
did not count, he climbing up the side
of the wall The agreement was made
Nofore the game that ne such basket
would go. But he came right back
and got two more in this period while
Fiske got the same, one of the lat
ter's balancing on the rir' the bas-
ket. it seemed for ages. Connor 60
one in tbs period and Slayton was the
only visitor to tally, the final score
being 35 to %.
ST. j. Legion, IS Goddard Sem, %
Holcomb. IF Fiske, lg
Graham. l. Conner, lg
Ashton. C Slayton,
Wilmot, lg Clarke, IF
Miller, re- Dumas, Is
Baskets from floor. Fiske, Conner,
7; Holcomb 6; Dr~-"~ Slayton, 3;
Graham, Miller 1. Referee, Bolsvelt
Timer, Lachance.