Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-01
CoNY QUINTET TOPS GARDINER
LADS 20 TO IS; GIRLS WIN BY
NARROW MARGIN OF ONE POINT

With the bitter taste of defeat in
their mouth, but with the con-
sciousness of having played hard and
with credit to themselves, the Gar
diner High school basketball teams.
both boys and girls, returned to the
down-river city Friday night, after
having invaded Augusta with high
hopes of conquering Cony High
school.
The girls game. especially. was
hard fought, and the fact that the
teams were we'll matched is apparent
by a comparison of the scores of the
two games played between these two
sextettes this year. In the game a
short time ago in Gardiner, the
girls were tied at 90 each, and the
final score last night was Cony High
90 Gardiner, 81.
In the other game the Cony High
boys took the measure of the Gar
diner lads by 20 to Is score. The
game was erratic. developing some
spirited, polished play at times, and
then slowing up again becoming al
most dull.
! Gardiner started off we'll and net
ted the first basket Buddy WinsloW
matched this one in theAfirst period,
but no other scoring was done in
the first eight minutes Of play. In
the second period Burleigh Boyd
slipped one by the Gardiner boys for
tally and Winslow shot foul be-
fore Gardiner got it's next basket.
In the final three minutes of the
first half. Cony developed a strong
offensive and Poor Melted two and
Winslow another. leaving the score
at the end of the half at IL to 4 in
favor OF the Cony High boys.
In the third quarter after Gar
diner had added one from the floor
land foul. upon foul. by one of
the Gardiner boys, Winslow was
awarded two free throws, and al
though he failed to net the pill, one
of them was counted. Stiles came
through with one a moment later
and was shortly after awarded two
free throws on a foul. netting both.
Gardiner tailed another and then
the Cony boys started another strong
offensive, Winslow getting two more
from the floor and the team netting
two fouls before Gardiner was again
able to put it through the hoop. At
ter that the two teams alternated.
first one and then the other drop
ping one in until the Cony score had
Gardiner score to 10.
The shooting of Capt. Buddy Wins
low was especially noteworthy in the
game, while Stiles although not
shooting as many, helped much IN
the scoring through his fine coopera-
ton with Winslow Charley Poor
netted a trio of pretty ones during
the encounter. and Howell and Boyd
both showed a fine game at guarding.
I 7 II, Of hn
of his career and Boyd played with
his usual brilliancy, both men being
in the right place at the right time
to break up the Gardiner offensive.
Lucas, the Gardiner center. was a
strong man on the defensive While
in the game, and Mcdonald and
Davidson showed up strong on the
scoring end. The Gardiner team en-
ployed a five-man defense 'in the flrst
part CT the game that bothered Cohy
but after a short time the local boys
got the combination worked out and
then they penetrated it with disas-
trous results to their opponents.
The Cony High girls got off to a
fine start and at the end of the first
period left the floor with the score
at 10 to 6. in their favor. Gardiner
came back strong in the second
period and held the local lassies
even, eoch team scoring tHIee llolll
the floor in that period.
In the final frame, Gardiner net
ted one in the first minute of play.
This was followed by two on the
part of the Augusta girls, then one
by Gardiner. which was matched a
moment later by Cony. This COM
pletod the scoring for the game. with
the score at 22-16. Then Gardiner
was awarded several fouls, gaining
three points in this way and one
from the floor. bringing them to
within one point of their opponents
at the end of the game.
The game was spirited and hard
fought throughout and was one OF
the best games that has been seen
on the Cony floor for a long time.
/, Hussey showed up strong, scoring
eight baskets from the floor. Her
}hrtner at the forward end of the
floor. Moulton. got three beside as
sisting the Cony captain through
her fine. passing. The entire Cony
team played a very nice passing
game and deserve great credit for
, the win.
The Gardiner lassies played a
, clean game and kept the result IN
. suspense up to the last moment.
Marson and Darling scored five and
three respectively from the floor.
, | while MarSon netted Jour from lhe
foul line and Darling one.
Following the game dance was en-
.. ioyed with music furnished by Doug
las Melody Men.
, CONY BOYS GARDINER BO1S
Stiles. rf ............ lb, Barnard
i Winslow, If RIB, Hidreth. Henderson
Poor. c........c, Lucas. Davidson
Royd, RIB If, Mcdonald, Ware
Howell. lb ................. RI, Rose
, Score, Cony 20. Gardiner IS. Goals
i from floor. winslow 5. Poor 3, Stiles l.
Boyd /. Mcdonald 2, Rose 1. Davidson
y 3, Lucas /. Goals from fouls. Wins
low 4, Stiles .. Poor !. Howell 2. Nc
, Donald /. Referee. Talbot. Scorer
Gregore. Timer, Stafford. Time, four
SIS.
iCONY GIRLS GARDINER GIRLS
Hussey. IF ............'.. 10. Stuper
|, Moulton, If ............. rb, McCurdy
Getchel, ..............-. c, lEleT
Waugh. Nilliken, sc.........sc. Bahb
: Davies, rb ................ IT, Marson
/ Duncan. Waugh. lb.......rf. Darling
Score. Cony %. Gardiner 81. Goals
from floor Hussey s. Moulton 3, Mar
, son 5. Darling ;. Goals from fouls,
Marson 4. Darling /. Referee, Curtis.
Scorer, Merrill. Timer. Gregoire. Time,