Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-01-27

The Cony High school hockey
team by its fine showing in seven
games which have been played ,hus
Ear this season gives promise of be-
ing one of the strongest high school
teams in the State. With four wins
and tie out of seven games played
the local aggregation of ice birds
still has a schedule of teI. ha. /
games to play but local fans are con-
tident that they will come through
the season with credit to themselves
and their school.
Coach Nal Morrell. who special
ICES during the winter in the .ce
sport. has whipped his team into
fine shape and they show n brand of
hockey that is a delight to the -ans
In this section. Against the fast
Colby second team they put up a.
wonderful game losing by score OF
= to ]. The Colby team which is
very near on a par with the Colby
first team found their work cut out
for them to slide the rubber into
the net for the winning point.
Jordan High, which last year won
from Cony by a goCd score. was this
year turned back defeated by to
l score. The Cony Alumni have been
trimmed on two different occasions.
one by a ] to 0 score and the other
by = to = count. Deering high was
trimmed on it's own rink go. Co.
burn Classical and Cony went to a
fast 90 draw on the Coburn rink.
The only bad defeat was that of last
Saturday at Hebron when the He
bron pucksters walloped the Cony
sextet 10 to ]. The local boys feel
this defeat deeply and while they
are not making any aibies they de-
clare that there were eXtcnuatinr
circumstances ana that Hebron viii,
tnd . different proposition when
they play here. during the winter
carnival.
Hen" Gardiner. the Cony right
wing and Decide" Mcdonald, the
goal. are both veteran players and are
considered by followers of the game
to be among the best exponents of
the sport in Maine schoolboy circles
today. Capt. Cecil (Pete) Bradstreet.
a veteran defense man. is fast Gle
Yer skater and handles a hockey stick
as II he was born with one in his
hand instead of a silver spoon in his
mouth. Norman Hayden, substi-
tute Of last year, plays at defense and
is a bear at breaking up the oppon-
ents' offensive. Clement Gregojre,
the Cony center. is also a veteran and
Is a valuable man to the team. AL
Ian Morton, the regular left wing, is
the only green player OF the Cony
first string but by his play this fact
is not apparent. He, too, is strong on
breaking into the opponents offen-
sive.
With Theodore Lishness. a new sub
center, Clyde Beaton, new sub wing,
and George Savage. substitute de-
Tense man with experience from last
year, Coach Morrell is equipped to fill
gaps In his line very handily.
The Cony team will meet the Co.
burn players In return match at the
Augusta rink Wednesday afternoon
at 4.15 and a large crowl will without
doubt be present to watch this match
as each team. with the memory of
that to 0 tie fresh in their minds,
will be out to win.
The remainder Of the Cony hockey
schedule as arranged by Manager
Harlow Bradford is as follows:
Jan. 2S-Coburn at Augusta.
Jan. 31-Portland at Portland.
Feb. 15-Hebron at Augusta.
Feb. 7-Westbrook Sem. at Augusta.
Feb. 9-Steven high at Rumford.
Feb. 14-Jordan at Lewiston.
Feb. 18-Deering at Augusta.
Feb. 2l-Bates Fresh. at Augusta.
Feb. 25--Bates resh. al Augusta.
Feb 2X-Port land at Auousta