Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-22
|FAVORITES FALL AS AUBURN
CRABS Y, N. c. A. TOURNAMENT
Auburn Upset Dope by Beating
Bath In Fast Game-Port.
land Eliminated Augusta

A last minute rally by Bath. which
just fell short Of its objective. en-
abled the Auburn z. NJ. c. A. team
to survive to the finals Of the Maine
T. NJ. C. A. basketball tourney, held
at City Hall on Saturday and result
ed in the Auburn boys winning the
tourney and the chance at a three
game series with the Bangor "Y"
for the championship Of the State.
This preliminary game between Bath
and Auburn was the fastest game OF
a tourney in which fans saw plenty
of action.
Portland, the runners-up got into
the finals by a win over Augusta at
ter a hard fought battle but Port
land was unable to stem the Auburn
flood and went down to defeat IN the
evening.
In the Augusta Y. NJ. C. A. Church
League playoff the Green Street
Methodist church boys went all to
pieces and were swamped by the
Highland Avenue Methodist Church
team of Gardiner.
The scores of the tourney:
Auburn 81; Bath 80.
Portland Sc; Augusta 80.
Finals:
Auburn 81; Portland %.
Highland Avenue SO; Green Street
The Auburn. Bath preliminary was
a hot battle all the way. After get
ting a slight lead in the first quarter
which ended at II to z. Auburn was
unable to hold 1t in the second and
after the score had been tied up three
times, the period ended with Bath at
the long end of a 10 to II count.
This lasted but moment. however,
as after Bath had again Tailed at
the opening of the third. Auburn
came through with two. tieing the
score, only to have Bath net two
! more which were quickly duplicated
by Auburn which a moment later
went into the lead on foul but lost
this advantage just before the whis-
tie when Bath again netted the ball.
With the score at the end of the third
at 1926 in favor of the ship builders
| both teams went into the final frame
| with renewed speed and Auburn tied
! the score again and continued to pile
| up a lead until one minute to play
| they were leading by a count of "a
| to 81. The Bath team then ran
! loose getting three in quick success
| ion, the game ending moment too
! soon for them to gather in the one
lone point that they needed to tie
! the game.
The Augusta boys after leading
their Portland opponents by score
Of 10 to 8 in the first stanza Of their
battle, could not keep going and
| Portland scored way ahead Of the
| locals in the second and third per-
| iods which ende at % to II, and 81
| to % respectively in favor of Port
| land. In the final quarter Augusta
| got going and held their opponents
| to one lone basket while they got
| three and three fouls. but they were
\ unable to tie up the score. Honk
, Webb, one of the Augusta guards
! Played stellar game and prevented
| the Portland boys from annexing
several more. Vic McCourtney got
good start with two baskets only
to have the Portland boys guard him
! get no chance to shoot.
| In the final game between Auburn
and Portland piled up a ten point
i lead at the start Miller getting three,
Littlefield one and Bishop one, in
| fast succession. Auburn went into
the second period with more vigor
and out scored their opponents by
an II to score. Auburn showed that
they had survived the preliminary
game the best but in the third per-
iod it was nip and tuck with the
score tied on several occasions. the
/ period ending with Auburn ahead
with a three point lead. The final
| period was Auburn all the way.
| The final game was followed by a
dance at which music was furnished
| by Pierce's orchestra. The members
of the four competing teams and the
officials were the guests. of the local
| Y M. c. A, ut a supper which was
| served at the ''Y' assembly hall 6
o'clock that evening and which prov
ed very enjoyable. The boys all
joined in the singing of various songs
and at the close of the tournament
several declared that 1t was the most
emf fable tourney that they had ever
attended. At the supper Miss Etffelle
Garside and Mrs. Bertha Overlook
were in charge and they were assist
ed by a corps of young ladies from
one OF the gymnasium classes.
| The officials for the meet were:
Referee, Harry Edwards: timer
Howard Stiles; scorer, Royal Over
lock.
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