Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-08
KAY JAY
SPORT
CHAT

In the hockey game betw.., r.
and Portland Saturday there was I.
question of the aggressiveness ~ Z 9
Augusta lads, yet there was ~. y
single penalty inflicted eithe- ).
roughness or technical infractao. y,
the rules. The playing OF fhs m. .
City quintet suffers by comm W. 49,
Seven penalties were handsa -
and two OF them were ON r, .ash
Stuart, who at times gave : v.alH
poor exhibition of temper. w
Jenny H., the fast mara fo.,
handled by Billy Keyes and ! .y
tent winner in Maine and w
Brunswick races will be hac, wv \.
Maine as free for all horse e. m y
mare has a mark of 2.051z and Il -. ~
sldered capable of repeating -
mark even now. The bofsa >. ~ -
game which suffered a severe a. =.
back in the eastern and nav., -
parts of the state when Bradnr ~ -.
the famous Aroostook fliers b. aaa
losing thelr speed and stamina seem.
due to have a comeback. ''''is
Although the importation NJ sin.,.
g., Margaret Dillon and several 1' ~
ers of the best horses on the srass
circuit was very pleasing and en,s-
tanning to the innocent cash -.
toners it wasn't so profitabIa ~ 4.
men who backed their favorites -
their last cent to win and then hsr.
them finish third or fourth tn
the men backed the winners ga
these also failed to repeat with Il.
result that two or three races res-I.
wiped out some of the horsep,sr
Buying fast horsetiesh is easv Il,
unfortunately is a process that !
qulres money. Without the rnonav !.
buy there haze been but few 49,
horses imported lately but with -
Aroostook boom everything anDss,.
all set for a banner season this w.
The great question as Ia ,rho 4.
guilty and who is innocent Of nsr
sonal contact when it is made in has.
ketban seems to be a question ths,
isn't clear to very many peonls
While it is probably very difficult Ia
an official to get them right ever
time the defensive man has been n.
victim on many occasions this SEA.
son. In the game between Cohurr
and kents Hill at Augusta recently
Caspar and Finn both drew fouls h,
personal fouls for standing motion.
less and letting the offensive man
charge in towards the basket. IN.
man carrying the ball down the foo
at a terrific rate of speed is more an.
TO be the guilty one than the gusrd
who waits in the formers path. Al.
tempting to draw fouls is a p0jnt
Setter in the total column but does
not make any team using this me,bod
better drawing card.
Another practice which has eos
several teams apparently easy vic.
tories this season is the habit Of
learning the defensive style Of game
1t has been the trait in many teams
this season to spurt the first half and
attempt to hold its own on the last
hait or a game. This method cos
Gardner a win over Norway Friday
night and has been the deciding fac.
tor in many schoolboy classics sthh
season. Passaic high school of New
Jersey extended its string of wins
until it reached the leo mark and the
coach in an interesting article pub.
lished recently. said that the real
turning point in PASSAGES campaign
which directly resulted in defeat was
the introduction of a defensive system
lie goes on to say that he didn't teach
his men to get the defensive game
down pat; he didn't need to when b.
had developed an offensive that con.
slstently scored more than twice Their
opponents count. The best defens-
i've there is is a good offensive and
the fast offensive team is the team
that the crowds go to see. The IN.
conscious favoring of the man IL
possession of the ball. while not So
good to the guard. may drive some d
the teams into playing on the ofens.
i've all the time and the result Of thi'
can only be beneficial