Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-15
| HEBRON ACADEMY
AND BANGOR HIGH
WIN Maine TOURNEY

University of Maine, Mar. 49,
Hebron Academy and Bangor High
school emerged from the turmoil of
the sixth annual University of
Maine tourney undefeated and be-
came champions for 1926 of Eastern
and Northern Maine. Hebron de-
feated Coburn in the prep school
division. 1881. and Bangor won
from Houlton. 1926. Seven points
separated the two teams in each
game at the finish. but the Hebron
Coburn affair was much more bril-
liant and breath taking, the close
ness of Houlton to the winners in
the other game being due to last
period rally which was not quite
enough to overtake the Queen City
five.
Hebron's habit of doing surpris-
ing things, which has carried the
big green" through two tough
games with Kent's Hill and NJ. c. I.
again prevailed and the Hebronites
came through their battle with CO.
burn on top of the heap but only
after 40 minutes of terrific fighting.
winch is characteristic OF Hebron
Coburn encounters.
Hebron led all through the first
two periods and at the end of the
half> was in front 1913. Coburn
started off the second half with a
rush, and two baskets by Martoski
and one by Johnson put the Wa
terv1lle team ahead. From this
point on the game see-sawed back
and forth with first one team in the
lead and then the other. Wass and
Martoski took turns dropping in
baskets. ably aided by Small and
Johnson.
AT the end of third period, Co.
burn led 1924 but the big Green
swept into the lead at the start of
last quarter and was never headed
thereafter.
The work of johnson, Coburn GEN.
YER was one of the features of whole
tourney. He showed uncanny abif-
lly 10 PICK receivers for his passes.
wnlch shot through the air like bull
Iets. lie and MartosM worked to-
gether to perfection. Wass and
small stood in the Hebron lineup.
HouIton threw scarce into Ban
sor camp when, in a hair-raising
faiiy IN the last period, the Aroos.
LOOK HVe all but overlook the Ran.
sorlans, who had been sailing along
on comfortable lead piled nm in
the nrst half. Except for this snurt
the Houlton quintet were not IN to
the form which they showed in de-
Ieatlng Mattanawcook the night he.
lore. The plucky Houlton five were
not quite able to catch I'D wit
their heavier and more finished on
ponents, and Bangor emerged cham.
pion.
After the game Arthur L. Grover.
chairman of the athletic board. IRE.
sented the Hebron and Bangor play
ers with individual medals and silver
PLAQUES to Captains Small and Turner
OF the two teams.
Inc Harmon cup, gigantic trophy
presented by George Harmon of Bar
I1arpor TO the winner in the high
Sehooi olvlslon, was also awarded to
bangor. Mr. Harmon announced that
7 he would present a similar cun To the
prep school winner, Hebron. Mr.. Har-
mon has attended every Maine tourna-
ment since they started six years ago
and is greatly interested in secondary
school athletics, as is evidenced by his
beautiful trophy.
A committee consisting of Coach
Fred Brice of the Maine varsity, f. w.
Johnson of the Converse Rubber Co.,
Malcolm F. Lake and w. A. Hanscom,
captain and captain-e1ect of the Maine
varsity. and Lawrence Hobbs, captain
Of the Maine freshmen, picked "all
tournament" teams in each division,
These selections were as follows:
Prep school class-Rf, Wass, He
bron; If, Martoski. Coburn; C, Johnson
Coburn; rg. T. Flatley. NJ. c. l.; liz,
Small, Hebron.
High school class-Rf. Turner. Ban
gor: If. Peabody. Houlton; C, Hickson,
Bangor: rg. j. Whalen, Mattanawcook
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