Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-26
OAK GROVE HOOP QUINTET TOO
MUCH FOR CONY BOYS; RED And
WHITE GIRLS TRIM SKOWHECAN

Oak Grove Seminary trimmed the
Cony High boys Friday evening at
Assembly hall. Augusta. in the fastest
basketball game seen on that floor
this year. The final score was ~ to
IL with the Ouakers on the long end,
but there is no doubt that Cony High
played the best they have this year.
The Oak Grove team. a fast hard
playing aggregation started the
game. by taking the defensive. Cony
took the ball down the floor and
penetrated the five men defense of
the Oak Grove team in the prettiest
style they have shown this year. and
scored the first two points. Having
sized UP their opponents, the semi
nary boys started off right afterward
with basket followed by foul and
another basket and were always in
the lead after that. The score at the
end of the first period was TO ?,
in favor Of oak Grove.
The second half was even faster
than the first. and Cony had a little
the best of it in scoring. cutting down
the Oak Grove lead by one point. The
score at tue end of the third period
was Is to 10. Cony went into the
fourth period lighting hard and net
ted four points in the hnal period
while Oak Grove could oply score
one.
Mears, the tall Quaker center, was
of great assistance to his team in the
jump off as he had Charley Poor at
a bad disadvantage. He also partici-
pated in much OF the passing and
dropped in a pretty one from a dis
lance. Callaghan the visitors left for
ward made some pretty shots. and
although he was only able to secure
three baskets. he showed that he
could get them from any angle, and
he was only prevented from making
the score much higher by the fine
guarding of the Cony team. His
partner McCausland got two beauties
also, and the two worked together in
a beautiful manner.
, The Oak Grove boys seemed es-
pecially strong on the passing and
shooting end of the game. and put
up one of the prettiest exhibitions
seen in this city Tor some time.
Boyd was the mainsaty of the
Cony high defense, and he certainly
put up a great game. He was In
the game every minute and played
the ball all the time. Several times
he went to the floor and passed 10
one of his teammates while lying
| on his back. The other members OF
the Cony team certainly showed a
great improvement over last week
Their team work was much better
and they passed very well. but were
weak on shooting. Capt. Buddy
Winslow is greatly bothered by q
bad thumb. so that he is unable to
pass and shoot as usual. In spite
of that he helped much in keeping
the Oak Grove score down. Poor
scored the most fer his team from
the floor. netting two. of which one
was a long shot from the center OF
| the floor.
; The Cony High girls outplayed the
Skowhegan High lassies all
branches Of the game. which they
played before the boys game last
=. night. The final score was 36 to %
with Cony in the lead. Skowhegan
tried every minute of the game and
in the last period out-scored Cony
slightly. but they were outclassei
from the blowing Of the first whis-
.. tie. Hussey. the Cony High school
right forward. accounted for the
; greater number of Cony tallies. with
IA from TIE floor. She also netted
, two from the foul line. She shoots
one-handed in a way that is sure
! fire and battles the opposing guards.
Valliere. the right forward for the
visitors. while a small girl. played
g.: plucky game and scored six from
the floor. She was unable to shoot
while facing the basket because of
the size of the Cony guard. but got
| her six by prettv shots over her
shoulder while standing back to the
basket.
The game was a fine exhibition OF
| the six girl game and proves hc-
yond doubt that Conv high has
, one of the fastest girl teams in the
State. Skowhesan high never fails
to nut on a fine PLAYING 5extet of
/ girls and last year proved stun
bling block in the wav Of the local
team. For this reason. the victorr
! last night was much sweeter than
| it might otherwise rave been.
TIE summary of the two r"r,e~'
OAK GROVE CONY
| McCausland. IF ............ ID. Boyd
| Callaghan. If ............ RIB, Lap1dus
| Allen. Crezone, RIB, ...... If, WInslow
. Nckinna, Id ......rf, Curns. II. stiles
F., q .......... r.......... gatonsVLrb
| Score Oak Grove 10. Cony II. Goals
from floor. Callaghan S. McKinna 2,
. Poor .. McCausland I Allen !. La
pidus ]. Winslow /. Boyd ], Mears I.
Goals from fouls. Winslow 2. Gala =
CHAN .. Boyd l. McCausland /. La