Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1920-03-17
Richford Takes Championship From
Newport

Newport
The basket ball championship of
northern Vermont was decided at
School hall Friday night when the
crack Richford high team took New
port into camp by the score of 1871.
The Newport second team was a
winner over Orleans high second
team 1913 in a game staged between
the periods of the regular contest.
The series between Richford and
Newport stood a tie and each team
was in the game for all it was worth.
Hill scored first for Newport and was
followed by a basket by Gardner.
Kaufman tied the score by dropping
to baskets and Gross put Rlchford
ahead by a. nice shot from the side.
Hill eyened the score when he Gagged
the ball from we'll beyond the center
| of the floor. Lance broke into the
scoring when he followed up a long
shot and registered a basket at close
range. Newport was at this stage
playing excellent basket ball and
looked the better team. Gross, how
ever, gave the contest different APP
pearance when he proceeded to ring
up three sensational scores, which
with a clever shot from Kaufman to-
tailed Ia points for the Franklin ag-
gregation. Sockol brought New
ports total up to II by scoring on a
close play near the end of the period.
The play throughout this period was
ing called, one of which was convert
ed into a score by Gardner. New
port was playing the better passing
game but Richford appeared to be
more alert on the floor. AT any rate,
no one was predicting the winner.
/ The solution for Newport seemed to
be to keep Gross and Kaufman cover
ed as these youngsters were the whole
team for the visitors.
At the beginning of the second
period, the local team quickly wiped
out Richford's lead by sensational
shot by Hill, another by Sockol, and
a second hair-raiser by Hill. With
eight more minutes to play the score
awake to the danger for the Gross
Il Kaufman combination soon struck its
stride.
i Gross slipped the ball in three times
by long shots and the visitors weer
never headed although Lance scored
for the locals and Hill worked behind
the Richford defnse and registered
the last tally of the game for New
port. Gross continued his sensation
al work by scoring three times more
on very difficult shots. Kaufman
Tailed once and Marvin found the
basket twice.
Gross played a sensational game
Throughout the contest and scored 81
points for Richford. He was almost
, dead shot from any part of the floor
and four of his baskets were from the
center of the floor or beyond. In
Wright and Rabitoy Newport
found a stone wall of defense and
found it almost impossible to get near
the basket and consequently had to
shoot from a distance to score al
all. Sockol and Savage, Viewpoints
bantam guards, covered themselves
with glory and played game that
will be remembered by those present
The manner in which they turned
back the Richferd attack compelled
the visitors to play their best to win
If the Newport team as a whole
!, played the brand of game that this
pair exhibited the score would have
been reversed. Hill shot five baskets
for Newport and early in the game
was playing good brand of ball, but
seemed to tire in the second half. The
| Richford team with their extra
: weight, was able to play swiftel
game and outwinded the local team
The best team won and Newport il
:. loud in the praise of the sRichforc
team. l-srT- - .,-.ff-,s.s 80 F-..s-tr,-.-..
In the high school second team
game, Blodah, with nine baskets, wa.
: the big noise, although the entirs
: team was playing a fast game ane
e played the visitors to standstill.
g The score.