The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-01-21
CONCORD GETS
< WHIPPED 26-l8
BY DOMESTICS
st. J. Comes Back With
Punch in Second and
Takes Game

Coach Burch'S clan Oh Daskel
tossers STAYED off defeat in real
herman fashion at the Armory
riday evening and turned back the
invaders-the fast Concord quin-
tet-by the score of 26 to IS. III
the initial frame the guests of the
American LegionCompany ID five
got the whip-hand and threatened
to keep the lead permanently.
VThc first period terminated 3 to
II in disfavor of the locals.
During the five minutes of rest
before the next period, Chick"
Burch must have fed his hoop rat
tiers some red pepper. IL they
rushed upon the court and pro-
cceded to take matters into their
own hands. Marshall, the school
boy center, whose playing in the
last two games has not been ut TO
snuff, limbcrcd up in earnest and
during this stanza sent four bcau-
tiful shots singing into the hoop.
Burch, himself, rung in long
heave that set the crowd Of
fans agog. "Whitey" Dumas chalk
ed UP free throw, that helpcl
to amass II points for st. Johns
bury, while the Granite State lads
had to content themselves with
paltry goal--2 points.
Therein lies the tale of another
". Johnsbury victory. In the first
stanza, the Scaletown basket tos-
sers could not seem to get under
way Their passes were either
going askcw or they were being
l.abbed in mid-air by the Concord
players. Simpson and Bobb}
Murray, absolutely the fastest
athlete that has appeared in bas-
kctball spangles on the home
court this season, nipped play af-
ter play, being initiated by Mar
shall and Fisk. In fact four
Concord fares were rung IN before
the domestic artillery could be
swung into position. This all
happened in tie first frame. A St.
Johnsbury debacle seemed m
minCEt.
The second session was regu-
lar old hay-maker for the local
infusion of red pepper by mentor
Burch, the domcstics busted the
dust out of their glims. AS though
he had been shot out of a gun,
, Fritz Marshall broke loose from
ne pivotal position, tapped the
big leather ball to Burch, his
chief; the latter snapped it back
to Marshall speeding like Man O
War for his basket. With an open
door before him the schoolboy
slipped under the hoop and drop
ped in the first of a series of s.
Johnsbury counters. Before the
timers gong sounded again, Mar
shall had rcamed out the hoop
thrice and "Chick" Burch had
added tally of his own. Little
Bob Murray, the arch speed
demon was the only invader who
could pierce the impregnable To-
cal defense.
There have been fast men seen
in action on the local court this
season, but none that could hold
a candle to one Bobby Murray, the
debonair, CREASED lightning, left
guard of the Concord five. Muir
Aay was the star, that dimmcd
with its dazzling speed all others
who had prctcnsionS to promln-
cnce on the court. He scored three
ba. kets, and two of these were
the products of his clcycrncss and
agility in pouncing upon the ball
a, il rolled around loose. When
Murray set sail down that court,
he left the entire field Of basket
GERS behind him as though they
were anchored. Once he headed
for his basket, with "Lucky" y"
Fisk at his side. Before Murray
lad gone half way down the
floor, Lucky under full steam,
was yards behind.
There was another interesting
feature Of the melee. 1t was the
way Whitley" Dumas and his little
playmate, Callahan chummed
around together. Now when a Vs.
ting baskctccr Acomes to town,
and feel, little cocky, he thinks
,hc's going to put something over
~ Dumas. the domestic bcareat
guard. That visitor is usually
mistaken. He find, before the
game j., over that Dumas is one
of the clcvcrcst backfcld men
now doing business. Whitley
knows all the little ins and outs
Of the indoor pastime.
But brother Callahan must have
rubbed the bcar-cats fur the cor
rect way. For "Whitcy", a smile
sutru-ing his countenance. trotteI
along in quest of his little play
mate. Callahan. The latter,
equally radiant as to countenancc
chimcd in with Dumas. The pair
evidently had a fine evening. A
good time was enjoyed by all.