The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-12-27
WHITE RIVER
FALLS BEFORE
ST. JOHNSBURY
Fastest Contest of Season
Won BY LegiOn-CO. ID
By p to II

ward to brilliant victory over
the White River junction quintet
Monday evening. The final score
stood 22 to II in favor of the To-
Gals, after the issue of the con.
test had see-sawed back and
forth continually. Thus closed d
basketball game, which for sheer
swiftness of play, strategy, indiv-
ldual starring, air-tight guarding,
and excitement excelled any con-
test staged in the Armory this sea-
son.
Here was the brains of "Lew''
Wachter Offset by the strategy Of
his pupil "Chick" Burch, and in
this game it was the old story Of
the pupil aurpassing his master.
For five years Burch played along
side Of the speedy "Lew" from
whom he learned the rudiments
of the court game.
The locals faced a negative
Score-13 to Is in the last period.
Then a defensive power, a stone
wall, was showed in the way Of the
speedy White River forwards. Al
bert Go5lant and "Whitey" Du-
mas embodied this stone-wall de
ferse, and thrust it in the way of
the White River attack. Here was
Goslant, an unknown quantity, &
dark horse, suddenly sprung into
the limelight not only as a great
defender of the basket, but as a
deadly shot. He twice tied the
score. In the second period, with
Simpson depending from his nec',,
Gosla4t arched a beautiful toss. in
to the 1meshes making the scrap L.
all. Again in the third period.
with Simpson chasing him like
mad down the floor, he dribbled
and then dropped another goal
in to make the score Is to Is.
Consider "Whitey" Dumas pit
ted against Lew" Wachtcr, one
Of the foremost basketball. stars in
the country today. Wachter is in
the forties and may be slowing up,
but he is still as willy and crafty s
ever. Dumas held his clever adj
vcrsary to Il single goal from the
floor.
If the dopster is to lay his
finger on the winning phase of the
game, he will point to the corkin,y
defensive game played by Goslart
and Dumas. With the White Rive.
forwards cleaning but d solitary
basket off the defense of Goslant
and Dumas, the local forwards
Werc given Il distinct advantage.
Marshall played a wonderful
game against the pondcrous Han
ley, who jumped center with him
The st. Johnsbury schoolboy had
his hands full in keeping pace
with the White River juggernaut,
who plowed his way down the
floor thrice for ,ucccssful a.
saults on the basket. Hanlcy was
individual. When he lay hands on
the ball, it merely meant another
White River goal. The way he
drove down that court reminded
one of tanksin action. He re-
quired no interference and asked
for no passes but Just stcam-rolled
his own way TO a score.
But toward the close of the
contest, the Legion-D basketeers
had him well corallcd, and he
scored no markers in the final
ctanza. In fact the only tally
secured by "Lew" Wachter's men
was a follow-up basket bv Stewart
who tossed it in after Yuillc had
missed.
Hanley and Yuille each had
three baskets to their credit The
latter PLAYED Il shooting puard
game, while "Lew' stationed him
self much OF the time in the
backfeld, where he could bette,
diagnose the play of the locals,
and successfully spring counter
attack.
Fl k and Marshall, who were
ranged against Huille and HanleV
also secured a trio Of goals each.
Both played rapid-iirc contest
and never slowed up till the game
was won.
FIRST PERIOD
Opening up a fast passing game
the locals held the ball for several
moments until Hanlcy, the huge,
Junction pivot pilfercd it and
headed for his basket. His steam
roller tactics carried the biz
sphere down the .,ide-lincs righ
under the basket. He shot and
Tailed the initial points for hi
team. Again, the human iugger-
naut placed his paws on the han
and made swift tracks for another
goal. With no one to pass to, he
shot and missed. Yuille following
the ball like a hawk. scooped it
M ard aimed a perfect counter
into the meshes.
Dumas was fouled by Wachtee
and ecured the goal. netting st
J J1hnsbury a point. Fisk prevent
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