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NEWENGLANDCHAMPIONS—Na.lick Bskef-Ball Team Proves Its Superiority Overtke Best of Other Teams• . * 1GhiofmdiA2%thelt;1Hough rf.Fogarty t.DP Mngulre.NATICK BASKET-BALLFor«t f.KfncftkSe rb (capt).TEAM; CHAMPIONSMol If nor e.V. A, Flanagan (ingT).N E PROFESSIONAL LEA OPE.Maybam lbNATICK, March 17~Tho post-season series of basket-ball gamts between the winners of the flint anti second series of tile league game* of tin* New Enjjp* land professional league was won byNatick, Which took five of the seven games from Haverhill.Almost from the start, when Natick took the first game of the seven on theHaverhill floor, the result of the series was a foregone can duslon. but. nevertheless, the games were the most exciting of the season.In the first half of the season Natickplayed under unfavorably conditions.The game was poorly supported and some games were lost by default. Then the Natick basket-ball association wa* formed, and Haverhill, having a big lead, won the first series.When the second series opened In January, Natick had struck Its gaitand. having mastered the Haverhill slippery floor by the use of a shoe especially adapted for the purpose, the race for the second series began. Natick took the first 13 games, and by that time the result was assured. The inability of some towns to suppdH the game drew the season to an early closeand N ‘ k had a wide margin to spare. Manager Jim Uray of 1.0We]l put dp1150 on hie team against Natick withHarry Hougthe Natick hoys took the money, losingiurry Hough barred, for a series, and!ex-thcthefor-only .one game, Then the post sea am series with Haverhill for the eh un pionship began, and Natick won five out of seven and the title. Some hibition games were played by champions between the dates of series. Fogarty, one of the starwards,* Injured his hand In the secondgame, and the remaining flvo games were played with but five men.The Natick team Is probably the fastest aggregation that has ever played InNew England. They played in Chicopee,Pittsfield, Springfield, Northampton.Framing! am and Lynh before coining to Natick last fall, under manager Good-enow. They won the championship last year, and after they got started seemed to have little difficulty in duplicating thetrick this year, rapt Winfield Kincaids \H probablythe best back in the business and comesfrom Philadelphia. Strong and cool, he has broken up hundreds of plays near the basket and his passing I* unexcelled.Eddie Feral of Camden. N J. Is a speedy, slashing forward, and a marvelat long, difficult shots.Joe Fogarty of Philadelphia Is a strong forward with great nerve and the faculty of scoring from a mlxup. No player Is better known in the Quaker city. Heand Feral are two of the beat forward*in the professional ranks.Harry Hough of Trenton, N J. the lit-tie atar forward, has been a phenomenal player even among the champions. His dodging and Jumping and all-round cleverness together with a penchant for throwing inconceivable baskets are the bun© of the opposing teamsBobby May ham of Trenton, N J, is one of the fastest and most reliable backs and with Kinoaide makes an almost impregnable defence. He goes down the court with great speed andT!control and repeatedly shuts but theit ‘ ‘ ~man pitted against him.Fred Mulliner, also of Trenton, thestar center, out,lumps and outgenerals them all. He works every minute of tin* game, throws baskets from the center and extreme sides of the court, and Is just the man for the position on thechampionship team,The team plays a fast, heady gameand for team work clearly outrankedits opponents throughout the season. \ clean passing game Is the favorite style, but on a few occasions when the attackith| Ceto inwl BiHdemonstrated their pnfret ability to outrough the roughestami puli out the victory on top of it.The friends of the game in Natickhave treated the members of the team royally and on and off the floor the boy* possess the qualities which attract friends. They will lenve today for a «ix weeks’ tour among the title* of central Pennsylvania and the mining region before disbanding for the summer. it is not at all improbable that they may wear the Natick uniform again next fall.1InthfrdrJoWiAlthvacuHibnr
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Boston Daily Globe
Boston, Massachusetts, US
Sat, Mar 18, 1905
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