The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-03-20
How st. Johnsbury Won
Told In Detail

The game started with rush, No
= rison getting the ball from. the to-
up at center, and dribbling half wa
\ down the floor, and shooting the fir.
G one, the ball hitting the backboal
A and going through the net clean. O
the next toss up Fisk got the ba
+ and after taking it down, took a IT,.
t but his shot went wild, and then fo
| at least ten shots, Company d coul
not get one in, and it was not on
mans hard luck, but all of them, a
, every man had at least one try for i
The ball then was taken by New
port, and travelled back and forth t
each basket, both teams showing goo
passing; although the locals wor
was by far the best of the two Moss;
got hold Of the ball couple of time
at this stage of the game, and in
stead OF passing to one of the tw'
Newport men that stood under Com
pany D's basket unguarded, he tire,
and missed both times. Fisk took it
and after taking it down, tried from
for one from the center that wen
close, and had to take two otheI
tries, he recovering the ball each time
before he succeeded in getting tho
ball to go in. The game kept up al
the same pace that it had started, tins
ball being on the go all the time, ano
Ashton getting hold of it, under New
ports basket, dropped it in.
Then both teams had many tries 1t
the basket, and were unfortunate in
their shooting, missing apparently
easy shots right under the basket. On
the next scramble, Fisk got crack
in the face. and time had to be called
while he got Strengthened out. When
play was resumed, Newport got hold
of the ball, and after tries by all the
men of the team, Bigclow succeeded
in dropping it in.
The game was getting faster and
rougher, and Ashton and Davis
roughcd it up for while, Ashton
holding his own, to the delight of the
crowd. Fisk getting, the ball showed
good floor work at this stage of the
game, but lost the ball half way down
the hall, and again MasSa who got
hold of it, tried too long a shot, when
he had the chance to pass to one Of
his men under the basket. Company
then go hold of the ball. and after
Morrison and Emery had both taken
u. free try, the former one got an
other tally for the Company. Follow
ing the toss up at center the bali
was lost in the crowd and Bigelow
who had to jump with Lanpher at the
side of the hall, knocked the ball into
the crowd three times in succession.
This was near the Newport basket
and after Mossa had taken shot,
getting the ball from the toss-up,
Ashton took the ball down, and miss
ed the basket by a close margin, but
Fisk got the ball from the board, and
quickly dropped it in.
The passing shown here by the To-
Gals was of the best, the whole team
getting their hands onto the ball for
. good pass and catch. The ball
travelled both ways of the hall at high
speed for a few minutes at this stage,
both teams getting tries at the basket
many of the shots missing by Just a
hair. Fisk again showed that he is
one of the fastest individuals that
has played in this town, by the ease
that he took the lsll down, although
he missed the try.
Newport got the ball down to their
basket, and after tries by Davis and
Mossa, Akin succeeded in getting the
ball in. Bigelow had hard luck after
getting the ball, following a try by |
Ashton for Company ID. Again Mos
,a passed up good chance for bas-
kct for the Newport team when he
made long try, when he had a man
waiting under his basket.
Morrison made two pretty tries
from difficult positions, and missed
both, but Fisk quickly Gagged it when
he got it under the basket. The ball
was again in the air for some time,
first one team then the other having
t under their basket, and was finally
lroppcd in by Morrison from the CEN
Ter of the hall, it being one of the
prettiest Of the game. Fisk, whose
work was of the sensational kind Oh
he floor through this period, showed
hat he was not all gone when he
-oOk tho ball down through the whole
visiting team, but missed the basket
a. the whistle blew for the end of
he period. st. Johnsbury had scored
light baskets to Viewpoints three. Re
cree Bosvert referred this period
which was of twenty minutes, and his
work was satisfactory to both teams,
lis decisions being given quickly.
The second period was delayed for
, long time. as seats had to be placed
lround the hall for the Newport root
rs that had come with the team. This
,ook up much of the playing space,
although the second period was even
'astcr than the first one, the visitors
;tarting in with the idea of winning
he game. The visiting referee call
ID six fouls on the locals in the last
period. His decisions were checred by |
he Newport rooters while the st.
Iohnsbury crowd felt he was rubbing
t into the local team uniustly.
The Newports got the ball on the
start and made the game very lively