Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-30
KAY JAY
SPORT
CHAT

Reports from the Danforth h,,A
school basketball team in their tr;n
Ia. Calais and Woodland, when thss
were defeated by very small score.
indicate that they were not yer,
courteously treated by their opposIn,
teams in their weekend scrimmares
In the grist Of different athletic
games during the winter, from tina
to time We, hear of an occasional
team that has kick" because Of thu
treatment they receive at the hands
of their opposing teams or because
OF the unsportsmanllke conduct q
some member of a team. Clean ath.
letics and courtesy TO the opposing
team is the only way in which a vic
tory can be really satisfactory TO a,
winning aggregation and the team Or
teams which do not practice such no,
only, reflect upon themselves but up.
on their schools, i,
It is very likely that on Thursday
OF Friday evening the New Bedford
Polo team, which is scheduled to In,
wade Maine next week will be seen
in action against the Biddeford Five
at Biddeford. II the game is not ar.
ranged, Biddeford will play return
game with Gardiner at Gardiner! The
Biddies must he looking forward 10
n record number of red apple fol.
lowers at future games for workmen
are busily engaged ut their local
rink constructing extra bleachers 50
that they will be able to give over
600 people seats.
The coming week promises to BE-
one OF the busiest and biggest In
sports that Hebron has had for some
time. The indicated Hebron pol
ished court quintet who have not
bowed to any team in defeat, will
meet three tough opponents within
four days Wednesday evening they
will line up against the fast Kent's
Hill aggregation. Friday the Hebron
men viii face the strong Rridgton
High team and on Saturday the
team will journey down to Exeter,
n. H., where they will face the Dex.
ter Academy quintet.
At the request of the Hebron Acad.
envy icemen, the game scheduled TO he
played today with Cony High school
on the local rink has been postponed
some good fast skaters and clever
stick handlers. but they need practice
within n closed rink. The only prac-
tice the Hebron pucllmen have had has
been on Matthews pond, where there
are no sideboards. The team has play.
ed within n rink but twice and then in
games. and the fact that they held the
opposing teams to n small score In
~ uh n
cilitics for hockey practice they can
give any hockey team n good run. lie.
hron will play the undefeated Cohurn
Classical men at Hebron Saturday.
Cony has n hockey game pending
with Portland for Saturday. but in the
event that the game doesn't materializc
an ice carnival will he staged at thC
school rink in which all ice skaters OF
the school will be invited to partici
pate. This carnival will be the first Of
several planned to be held during th'
winter. The Cony hockey team viii
match skill with one of the best team'
that can be picked up in Augusta. 9th
or attractions will be n 40-yard &c,
dash, potato race. interclass relay rae,
with four teams competing. one maj
doing one lap each. half mile rae,
which is open to everyone. and exhibit
ton barrel jumping. The merchant
of the city have been asked 70 con
tribute prizes to those winning first
place in the different events. and Il
they do. there should be some keen
competition among the different classes
The carnival Will start promptly at
o'clock. but in case Cony PLAYS Port
land the carnival will be postponed
until n later date.