The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-01-17
Montpelier High Emerged
a Winner in a Very
Close Contest
VISITORS PLAYED
WITH TEAM WORK
Score Was 10 to IL - The
Spaulding Second Team
Won, 16 to IL

For the first time in three years
Montpelier high schools basketball
team defeated Spaulding highs team,
10 to II, last evening at the Spaulding
gymnasium after 40 minutes of clever
teamwork and accurate shooting; but
had Lamperti missed the basket on his
shot take ntwo minutes before the last
whistle blew, extra time would have
been necessary to decide the winner,
for it was nip and tuck from start to
finish, Montpelier with the lead Of a
point or two as one time, Spaulding at
another, and at several times the score
was tied
Before the big game started, the Sec
ohd team Of each school came together
for the preliminary exhibition. In this
contest the Spaulding team was vieto-
rious, winning by the score of 1911.
Long before player of any team be-
gan to don his uniform the gymnasium
was packed to the doors with keenly
interested followers of both schools. IL
seemed that every student from both
institutions was right behind his or her
team with sturdy voice. School songs
and cheers Numbered within the walls
an hour before the feature game began.
Then when the 10 young warriors raced
to their positions for the start of the
paramount contest of the season it
seemed that the walls must expand TO
withstand the thunderons yociferations.
They were Off for a victory,
every one of them, For minutes not
score was made; then someone of the
Spaulding five fouled and X. Smith
shot the ball through the loop for the
first point Of the 10. Around, up and
down, zig tagging in all directions, the
ball passed from one side to the other
until Right Forward Murphy got an
opportunity to shoot the ball through
the netting And that's the way the
game was played, Montpelier, however,
displaying better teamwork than its
opponent. 1t was this concerted effort
that won for them. Spaulding players,
nevertheless, worked better together
last evening than in any previous game
this season.
Knowing the ability of Smith, the
visiting center. Coach William Stuart
played Lorraine Densmore at center in
place of oliver. Here were opposed
the fastest man of each team. In spite
OF such ain aggressive guard as Dens-
more, Smith scored five baskets, while
Densmore Gagged three. And let it be
said that Smith missed but one shot
from the floor during the whole game,
The work Of this player, as well as
Right Guard Donnelly, was A-No. ].
During the last five minutes OF play
the visitors teamwork was perfect,
passing the ball from one end of the
hall to the other at three consecutive
times, only to have Right Forward
Lamperti miss an unhampered attempt
for basket.
These last five minutes were singled
out because Donnelly had again sus-
tanned an injury in the scrimmage,
bad cut being inflicted over the right
eve, the third injury during the game
received by him.
Many a nerve trembIed and many
heart vibrated with increased momen-
tum until the umpire's whistle ended IL
all One basket would have tied the
score for Spaulding. That one basket
never came, and for this reason Spauld-
ing supporters were compelled TO with
hold the exaltations of victory, The
first period had ended tie, 1912, and
the last Just missed it by two points,
The first period Of the preliminary
game was played before the opening of
the feature game, while the second half
interviewed between the halves Of the
big contest Most notable of these two
teams was the elusiveness Of Spauld-
ing's two forwards, Tierney and Doug
las. though Llewellyn Densmore and
OLeary did good work guarding. Bus.
ter" Brown, who last year played guard
and who has been plyaing at center on
the second tea mthis season, was re-
placed by Belyille since he occupied a
guard position once again, with Car
penter. on the first team. BeHille's
first appearance on a floor before an
audience caused him little bewilder-
ment. After a foul had been called on
Spaulding in the last period he unmis-
takably believed it 10 be q Montpelier
foul, so he shot and scored the foul but
in Montpelier's basket.
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