Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-10
KAY JAY
SPORT
CHAT

Augusta City Basketball League
games in City Hall this winter. The
Legion and Vickery & Hill are an
example of the kind of teams that
will play in the league and the fans
would see lot better ball games on
the larger floor The Clerks and
Gannetts will each have fast aggre-
cations and there will be some tough
battles this winter unless all the dope
goes wrong. 4
OF course there would be more ex-
pense in City Hall but the fans have
shown that they want basketball this
winter and should be given chance
to see the game played on a larger
surface. The games will probably
be played ON the Y. M. c. A. court as
usual but a number of fans have
have been discussing the possibility
of securing City Hall for future CITY
League contests.
There wasn't so much to choose
from between the two teams Wednes-
day night. The game was one Of the
fastest seen in Augusta for quite
some time and was well worth see
ing. The Legion team lived up to,its
reputation as a fast passing aggre
cation but lost lot Of easy shots.
The V&H outfit had tough luck son
their passing for the most part but
they were not losing many shots. AS
both teams have a full schedule for
several weeks a retur n game is
somewhat uncertain for several
weeks but in the tvent that they are
matched up again at later date fhe
game would undoubtedly pack City
Hall.
The Legion is playing downsat
Richmond tonight and will play
picked team from Bowdoin next
Tuesday night at City Hall. The ex-
doughboys have lost two games by
total of five fouls and feel that their
luck must change sometime. Howard
Stiles AMI possibly Bill Harrington
viii pay for the Bowdoi naggregation.
Winter sports are to have their
proper place at Cony High school
. this winter. Despite the fact that all
the races in the past at the Augusta
Winter Carnival have been run loft
on courses familiar to Cony ski and
snowshoe artists and despite the
fact that all the skating events have
been contested on the Cony rink,
che Red and White has been COM
paraively weak contender for State
llonors. The boys may have the use
of the taxed at Ganeston for prac-
tice and the trophies should be kept
right in Augusta this winter.
There will be a large squad out
for winter sports this winter and II
the team makes good showing
they will probably take in the other
carnivals. A point won in the Au-
gusta carnival wins a letter and if
a new letter q sweater will be
awarded with it. 1t is hoped that
there will be a record crowd of can
didates taking this opportunity to
try for one of the coveted letters.
Eddie Pierce IS also keeping
record ON what his football men do
this winter. 1t is his plan to start
building right now for a successful
club next fall and every man viii be
kept at work in some kind of sport.
Next year looks like a banner one
for Cony on the gridiron and Eddie
is planning to have his men in the
best of condition. $50
Dempsey will return to New York
in the spring to fight all the charges
filed against him by Jack Kearns just
before the Dempsey Tunney bout.
In view of the charges filed by
Dempsey against Kearns and the
statement in Boston newspaper a
while ago to the effect that Kearns
promised Jim Maloney the heavy
weight championship without strik-
ing a blow one gets the opinion that
Kearns will have to do lot of prov
ing to fasten much on Dempsey.
Asa Small and his Bridgton High
basketeers are using the huddle
system in basketball. They used it
against Gorham last week and may
use it this week end against Hebron.
While the huddle apparently works
all to the merry on a small floor 1t
would slow the game up too much on
large floor and be more bother
than it Is worth.
Kent's Hill and Pennington Nor
NAL are hooking up in return bat
tie this evening on the Pennington
floor. The Teachers have a CLASSY
aggregation this winter and If they
play the same kind of game they
used against the Hilltoppers last
week. the verdict should go in favor
of the Normal school team.
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