The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-01-13
LYNN QUINTET
DROPS HECTIC
CONTEST 24-9
Lynn Plays On Even
For Two Periods but
Loses at Finish

Armory Thursday evening on
giveand-tak terms with the
AmericanLegion Company team.
Then a cog slipped in the Lynn
machine and during the final pc
rod, the local basketeers walked
away with the contest, which
ended "a to 8. The visitors were
bereft of their best scoring
threat when Gregg, the light
ming right guard, saw two of his
baskets discounted, because he
ran up the wall.
1t was one of the closest guard
ing games seen at the Armory
this year. Yet neither team ap-
peared to be in top-notch form.
The visitors, who have been on
the road for several days, and
have not been getting their full
quota Of sleep, were playing Oh
their nerve. They were irritable
and looking for a dispute. Twice
during the third period, the in
vaders left the floor in dissatisfac-
ton. They returned merely to
play out the contest.
Coach Burch's men lacked the
fnesse which has characterized
their work on the court in most
of the games this year, 1t was
apparent that they need more con
sistcnt practice sessions. The
passing of the locals was not up
to snuff and mentor Burch was
the only one who could allocate
the hoop with any degree of accu-
racy Lucky" Fisk sandwichcd
in three good shots but in the
early moments displayed a prone
ness to superfous dribbling Mar
shall was almost at a loss to
cage the ball, his work on the
floor being way below par, below
what he is capable of.
However, had the third period
been played according to Hoyle,
the contest would have passed
into history as fair game. St.
Mary's A. A depended to a great
extent upon Gregg, an unusual
running guard. 1t was his ,usi-'
ness to break away from the field
Of baskcteers and sprint like mad
down the hall with the ball.
Thrice he Gagged the sphere and
only once was his attempt allow
cd. His other two baskets were
discounted, because it was claim
cd he put his foot on the wall.
either in the act of shooting the
ball or soon thereafter.
Gregg evidently was in the
habit of shooting at baskets suS-
pended from the floor. With the
latter arrangement palyer can
take Il toss at the rim while un-
der for sail and then slow up be-
fore he come into collision with
the wall At the Armory, a play
cr rushing at full speed down the
hall finds it difficult to stop short
His impetus carries him onward.
If he first shoots the sphere and
then puts his foot against the wall
to arrest his progress, the basket
certainly ought to be counted 1t
would not have been stretch
Of generosity to have allowed
Gregg both his discounted bas-
kets, many fans stated.
But here is the inside story OF
the game according to Referee
Hdernle and Coach Burch. In
ample time before the game, the
visiting players were instructed ty
both Referee Boisvcrt and Coach
Burch of the locals that basket
shot by a player, in the act of
climbing the wall, would not be
counted. 1T is believed that both
teams understood thoroughly tne
situation when they went upon the
court to play.
When Charles Hocrnlc began
to referee the contest, he was aD-
parcntly dropped into a hornet 5
nest The Lynn players used abu-
sivc language both to him and to
the St. Johnsbury basket tosser5.
For this he called fouls on them.
In dissatisfaction at the decision
not to count Gregg's last basket,
Fogarty Of the visitors kicked the
ball. Some Of the latter left the
court. in refusal to play, They re
turned and during the closing
minutes of the game, made no
attempt to give st Johnsbury fans
a rood contest.
When the visitors learned that
they could not depend upon
Gregg in this regard, their
strength was sapped. In the
! third stanza. Mccarthy. the cI0n-
gated pivotol man. amused him
self bv driving the ball all the
way down the hall from the cX-
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