The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-20
SPAULDING HIT
AGAINST SNAG
High School Was Defeated
By Clever Team From
Burlington
VISITORS PLAYED
SPLENDID GAME
Locals Worked Hard But
Could Not Meet Supe-
rior Skill

Five picked basketball players jours
neyed from Burlington Saturday after
noon under the leadersip Of Clarence
Carpenter, the star guard of Spauld-
ing's basketball team last year, to give
battle to the present Spaulding team,
and in two 20 minute periods succeed
ed in handing out decisive defeat,
1929.
Team work of the highest cSlibre
and shooting that fell little short of
being perfect at every attempt at a
basket enabled this husky group of
visitors to defeat the local team.
The high school five was working
much better than in the Goddard
Spaulding game and showed an i'm
provement by the experience. Their
team work was better and shooting
more accurate; head work appeared
cooler and they worked faster. But
with such men as Mills, the Montpelier
high school center of last year land it
will be remembered that team claimed
the New England high school cham
pionshipl, Mari, who played at Mont
peler seminary and Goddard seminary
during the past few years, O'Dell OF
Montpelier high last year Carpenter,
the Spaulding guard, and Kirwin and
Young, the latter a Spaulding player
with the championship team of two
years ago, it will be readily understood
that the high school was battling
against odds, and big ones.
A sterling group of players, with
years of experience and coaching
stronger and larger in every way, and
all in the pink of condition. They
found the high school lads working
hard, and discovered in Slayton and
OIearv and Brown hard working floor
men, with Douglas and Tierney retain
ing their regulations as forwards. Ev-
cry lad did his utmost to hold this
team from scoring, for they realized
the opposing strength and science.
The game was one of the kind that's
interesting, with many baskets shot
by both teams, and fast clever passing
at all times. The Burlingtonians sur
passed the high school in team work
and took advantage of every mistake
of their juniors. One noticeable fault
of the latter group was the long passes
which in almost every instance were in
tercepted by raney visitor, In their
eagerness, too, the high school lads in
attempting fast team work and pass
ing, often passed the bah directly to an
opponent, showing they acted before
thinking.
On the other hand the stars made
few of these mistakes, made short
passes and had formation that wa:
adapted to the gymnasium, besides
some "sure" basket marksmen under
the basket most of the time. The work
of Mills and Mari for the visitors was
to say the least, very good, especially
Mari, who seldom missed the HOOP
when he shot for it and who furnished
throughout the whole game some fine
floor work.
In the last period James Young OF
Dartmouth substituted for Kirwin and
on the high school team Wendell Smith
did some effective fast guard work ii
the place of Brown.
Baskets shot, by Mari Is, by Mills s
by Tierney 5, by Douglass 4, by Car
penter 2, O'Dell, Slayton, Brown. Fouls
shot, by Douglass 4, by Tierney 2, Car
penter.
Referee, William Stewart; timekeep
er, f. Jackson; scorers, Manager Perry
and Frank Wells; time, two Commute
periods.