The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-02-25
NEWPORT HIGH
SURRENDERS
TO HARDWICK
Passing and Teamwork
Win for HardWick Five
By SO to Al

the Newport high school forwards
penetrated the stiff Hardwicx
academy defense time after time
Friday evening, yet the Border
City basket tossers We're unable
to cope with the five man often
sive and defensive unit of the 10
calls who won a colorful basketball
game by the score of SO to al. The
contcsting quintets are the fastest
in Northeastern Vermont scholas-
tic circles and the fracas has a
strong bearing on the state cham
rionship.
Coached and drilled to take ad-
vantage of the peculiar narrow
court, the Hardwick basketeers
flashed an attack that had the
Newporters buffaioed at the start
of the game. The star local bas-
ket shooter was Captain Vernet
Thomas, who alone tailed 13
field goals and five free throws Cor
a total of Al points, equal to New
ports total Stationed on a five
cent piece at the side of the hall,
he speedy Hardwick backs and
center simply fed the big sphere
to Thomas who choked the ham,
mock netting.
Individually Newport may have
better physical material but Hard
wick has its unison of attacking
and defending developed to the
highest degree. With a sweep that
was heart breaking to the Border
city athletes, the Hardwick quin-
tet would plunge down that mar
row hall, the leather being shut
tied tantalizingly between Thom-
as and Geddes, forwards and
Young the pivotal man.
Lightning pass work character
lied the functioning of the locals.
Each Hardwick lad would accept
a pass and get rid of it in practi-
cally the sam emotion. Short di-
rect jabs here and there and the
ball would carom from jersey to
jersey to settle finally in the Hard
wick netting.
With the strangeness of the
playing surface to overcome, the
Newport youngsters can pat them
selves on the back. The invaders
managed to run up the hipheSt
score of the year against Hard
wick, and in losin" the game drop
ped but its second contest in i
played in Vermont and New
Hampshire.
The sensational Cathedral hign
school quintet of Burlington dip
ped its colors 1920 on the local
floor few DAYS ago in a game
curing which nearly every attempt
to piece the local defense was
frustrated. Cathedral managed to
pop in some long arches but was
unable to dodge by the Hardwick
backs.
Larry" Gardner and "Slim"
Hill did squirm by their opponent
ropeatedly. During the second half
"Slm' broke through time and
again for fierce drives down ths
court. When HardWick threaten
cd to run away, he took pass af-
ter pass from Albee and Addison,
the orange and black backs and
reamed out the circlet. Hill was
high gun man for Newport with
eight field goals and seven free
throws to his credit.
1t is the opinion of the writer
that Newport can defeat Hardwick
at Newport or on a neutral court.
Coach Kipp held a conference with
Principal Karl D. Lee following
the game in regards TO a return
contest. No definite arrangement
were made, but it is hoped th2t
these two unusual Quintets can get
together again.
With all due credit to HardWick
and its genial coach, Newport can
give the locals the battle of their
lives on a neutral court. At Hard
wick Coach Campbcll's boys enjoy
u great advantage over invading
fives. The peculiar formation Of
the court with its deceptive over
hanging balcony 10 which tn
Hardwick basketccrs have, with
clcvcrncss, adapted themselves,
gives the locals running start
over all cOmerS. beSlueS lnlS du-
vantage, HardWck has one of the
very best quintcts doing business
in the Green Mountain state.
Newport shoul dconsider herself
lucky that the scor e was no
larger.
FIRST HALF
With Young and Thomas furn,
ishing the motive power, the ball
was shuttled down under the
Hardwick basket whence Captain
Thomas arched it into the meshes
neatly. This play was repeated
again and Newport seemed unable
to cope with it. Geddes tallied
sgain, and it remained for "Iarrv"
Gardner to break the ice with the
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