The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-02-01
BERLIN WINS
1920 IN SPURT
NEAR FINISH
Visitors Display Fastest
Passing Seen Here
This Season

/ tails by the remarkable speed
artists from Berlin, the American
LcgionCompany ID basketeers
fought to the bitter end in their
80 to 20 debacle at the Armory
Tuesday night. For two periods,
bolstered up by the unusual foul
shooting of "Fitz" Marshall Of
Fitzdale, the locals managed to
keep their heads above the Rhen-
.-b flood. In the third and final
session, simply PLAYED off their
feet, the Scaletown crew was
submerged by the enemy.
For fnesse and celerity in pass
ing the big leather sphere, the
invaders we're absolutely the final
word. They were the best pass
ing team seen on the Armory court
this season and probably for sew
eral years. Their speed almost
defed the ability of the eye to
fellow. The ball doomed down
the court, across the court, and in
TO the hammock nettinD so fast
that two scorers were on pins and
needles in a Frantic endeaVor to
cheek up the play of the visitors.
Patrick J. Kaney, the efficient
and genial official reluctantly, IN
response to a question after the
game, said that the Berlin basket
toSscrs PLAYED wa over then
heads. On the other hand, he
suggested that 'the Bu1ch crew
were playinv at just the other eX-
treme-wa.' below par. There
may be considerable meat in what
the arbiter has to say, accustomed
as he is to analyzing the play of
both quintets.
1t was true that the locals were
handicapped somewhat by the fact
that their mentor was recovering
from a severe attack of the grip.
"Chick", however, managed to To-
cate the rim twice, scoring half of
the field ~oals, secured by his
team The other two goals were
made by Marshall, who was one
of the brightest spots in the
otherwise gloomy basketball pic
ture.
"Fitz" Marshall tailed seven
points on foul shootin~ alone. It
seemed a turn of good luck that
long jim McGivnev was foulinG
continually-the latter was dis
credited with II oifenseS-for
Marshall was able to pop 'em into
the meshes with amazin" REGULAR
ity. Seven throws out Of eleven
is not so bad. The locals toul
81 ooting AVERAGE was thus boosted
considerably Tuesday evening.
The visitors knew every little
trick and turn of the court game,
and exercised every vile to win
the contest. Once when "Lucky'
Fisk. who had scoopod up the ball
under the opposing basket,
was headline undisputcd for his
own goal, LcaVitt Topped flat, on
his face. Leavitt was the tricky,
visiting right forward, -"0bably
the ncer of any basketecr, chasing
the big bah in New England to-
day.
But Referee Kaney sensed the
trick and permitted Fisk to try
for the goal before he called for
the ball and then for time out:
Another time Leavitt slid several
yards on his right ear, and made
the most of the opportunity to
pla 'possum. incidentall'- Giving
his mates a brief respite. Jumping
up from the floor, he was able
to plunge into the thick of the
flay with no apparent loss Of
speed or stamina.
Prco, who carries considerable
supcrtluous poundape about his
equator but is thereby not in the
least impcdcd, was the visitors
backield threat In the final min
utcs Of the play he was unhitch-I
ed and cut loose down the court
for several goals that clinchcd
the game for his crew.
Another humorous inciednt that
removed the sterncr asDects from
the st. Johnsbury defeat was the
crafty floor work Of the Scale
towns "Whitey" Dumas.
The abbreviated left guard was
matched against the spcedy Leav-
tit. but at other and diverse times
played around with the elongated
McGivney brothers-who together
boa astcd over y feet of family.
"Whitcy' tried to derangc the ia
cial man Of Steve McGivnev. once
when the referee tossed up the
hall between them. Dumas Smote
the long-drawn-out one soundly ,
on the cheek, as he described "A
semi-circle in the air, in an effort
to bat the ball. Steve knew that
there was no malice in the blow .
and smiled All of the visitors
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