The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-01-26
Newport High Beats
Orleans by 104 to IA
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seems foregone conclusion But
fans, who have watched the playing
Of Newport High school this season
were enthused at the new lease OF
life that the local boys have taken
since their last contest. Although
games had been won from Barton anC
Derby on the court at School Hall
yet the work of the team, as ar
entirety, has been colorless. Team
work was lacking. Long wild heaves
in the general direction of the basket
were common. Loose guarding in
some instances gave the opposing
team just the advantage, which was
sought.
But last night, the Newport prep
school baskctoers played like a quin-
tct of finished veterans. Passing
perfect, the big leather sphere flying
hithcr and yon, darted from one
Orange and Black jersey, and always
nesting on another Orange and
Black jersey, until snapped into the
rim, There was no wild tossing Of
the ball into an opponents hands.
With machine-ikc precision, the
sphere shot from Newport guard to
Newport guard, then into the hands
of forward or the center. There was
little lost motion, before the ball had
passed through tie rim again and
again.
Every boy on the Border City team
played a fine game last evening. The
nr,orIu 6i.n1ovo1 &c Goo - ,1ofo,. i,,o
exhibition as has been seen on the
local floor for a long time. Both
Crawford Lance and David Addison
functioned as good guards should.
They played on the principle that it
is just as important to stave off
basket as it is to play an offensive
game, permitting the opposition to
gather in a basket for itself They
both remained in the background dur
ing the first period, while they
throttled any offensive attempt of
the Orleans forwards. But the ball
was passed repeatedly to the New
port forwards, Larry Gardner and
Harry Savage, who functioned As
well-behaved forwards should, tossing
ball after ball into the mcshes
The offense Of the Orleans five was
futile, in face of the great guarding
game Of Lance and Addison. Every
rush Of either Hardy or Gallup was
nipped in the bud, the ball wrested
from their hands and tossed to
Newport forward, who quickly con-
verted it into a basket. During the
entire course of the game no more
than one or two Orleans baskets were
tailed, except by long chance shot,
Lance and Addison saw to it that the
floor Immediately around the New
port rim was kept almost inviolate
from Orleans rushes.
Lawrence Gardner, at left forward
for Newport was a little whirlwind
all by himself. During the first period
he piled up a grand total of is bas-
kets. In the second period, the
guards were instructed to pass the
sphere to Savage oftcner so
Larry only made five more baskets
30 in all for the evenings work 1t
little from what angle the
shot had to be made, whether with
an Orleans man, dangling from his
neck, whether a toss from dribblc or
a short chuck, Larry never failed to
send the big sphere through the rim.
Credit is due Captain Savage, who ,
played steady game in the other
forward position. He showed the !
fans that he could pass, and he never |
hcSitated to pass to the man who was |
in better position to tally than he |
was Albce, pivotal man was the |
high gun for Newport in the second /
period with nine baskets. Though |
in jumping, by the |
lengthy McMullin, he completely out
played the latter in scoring.
Hardy of the visitors displayed /
flashes Of form, but he was So cover
cd by the Orange and Black guards |
that he could do little, 1t was regret
ted that Albert Twombly had to be !
taken from the game, owing to a /
sprained ankle. Wedge, who had just .
finished a hard tussle in the second |
team game, was obliged to play an
other contest against fresh oppo-
ncnts.. Stafford also replaced c.
Twombly in the second period.
Faculty coach, Harold c. BoWley, |
an alumnus Of Newport High school
but now coaching Derby Academy in
was present at the game,
to get information which he hopes !
will aid his basket ball players, when .
they meet their arch-rivals, Newport,
on Friday evening at Derby Center.
The annual straw ride will take place |
to Derby next Friday evening, when