The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-01-18
CLAREMONT
STEPS PAST
LOCALS26-2;
Bradbury and Richardson
Play WhirIwind Game
for Invaders

Inc superb attack oil the Clare
mont quintet of basket ball toss
ers lowered the colors of the AM
erican Legion-Company d team
on the home court Tuesday ev-
ening, after the latter aggregation
had run up series Of eight do
mestlc victories. Bradbury, the
sensational lett forward and Rich
aroSon, the double length pivotal
man, ran wild in the opening
SIanZa. They helped to place
Claremont on easy street with a
lead of IA to 7 to start the second
period with. Though the Scale
town basketeers came back game
ly in the next game they were
unable to oust the visitors from
the leadership. jClarcmont won
26 to %.
With speed and pep aplenty,
Bradbury and Richardson-the5e
two-are the nucleus around
which any team in either Verm ont
or New Hampshire could build up
a victorious basketball team.
Here was Bradbury, an abbrevi
ated chunky plunger, who slip
ped away from Goslant, and netted
four baskets. And Albert Cos
/ liant and mucilage are synonyms,
/ when it comes to guarding.
| Where Bradbury was abbreviat-
ed, Richardson was elongated. if
the Claremont center could be cut
down to normal stature, he would
make an ideal opponent for Mar
shall, the local PIVOT. Richard
son was playing in another league
half of the time. He had little
game of his own and the sky
alone was the limit. He QUO
reached and out-stretched his op-
ponents by several feet. He toss
ed passes over their domes and
pluckcd the big leather sphere
out of the ozone several yards
above their think machines. In
this game where baskets were
few and far between, Richardson
CLEANED six.
In addition to this pair Of top
notch performers, Claremont pre-
sented a we'll balanced quintet.
Jordan and Michaud, were no
slouches in the backfeld, and Rus
sell, by his floor work, gave the
reason why he had been selected
to pal along with such fast step
pers. If d victory over Coach
"Chick" Burch's hoop rattlers on
a St. Johnsbury floor means any
thing, the \ the palm is conceded to
, Claremont. The visitors had the
fastest crew that has paraded on
the local surface this season.
TO be nosed out just unocr the
wire by such Il sterling basket
bali team is no discrcdlt to the
local boys. Next game they
ought to be out fighting harder
than ever to crown themselves
with the laurels. And they will.
A little drubbing now and then
shines up their weak spots and
makes them faster men.
Marshall was handicapped by
the long frame of Richardson,
! who camped on him at times long
enough to pay rent. Referee
Boisvert called four fouls on
Richardson, but that did not al
ways serve as deterrent. The
long drawa-out invading center
pitched camp on other members
of the Burch clan in the same
manner, ainging his arms about
them and engulfing them on oc-
Casion.
"Chick" Burch Englished four
baskets into the hoop, Both of
his backfeld men, Goslant and
Dumas busted into the scoring
column with two shots apiece.
But Marshall, having been hand
cufred by his jumping opponent,
did not find the hoop at all via the
goal from floor route. Lucky"
Fisk trimmed out the circlct twice,
but during the final stanza had no
more tricks in his, bag to spring
on the alert visitors.
Long shots, short tosses, aimed
ct the hoop by st. Johnsbury for
wards pranccd above the meShe5
but neglected ficndishly to nestle
within. In plain language, the
locals were Off in their shooting.
This department of their game
still needs little more bolsterjag
up.