1920's Norwood Basketball

From the Thursday, December 29, 1921 edition of the Ogdensburg Advance:

 

The Norwood News of yesterday has the following to say about that S.M.A. controversy:

 

Athletic relations between St. Mary's academy of Ogdensburg and Norwood High school were severed Friday night when Father Booth refused to allow the St. Mary's players to go on the floor unless their umpire, Burns, officiated. The St. Mary's boys were scheduled to play a return game with Norwood in the local school gym.

 

Norwood had arranged to secure a capable referee from Clarkson college who was known to be neutral toward both teams. St. Mary's players found no fault with the referee, but insisted upon using Burns as umpire, which was distasteful to the local fans and players alike. In a last effort to avert the break, Norwood offered Coach Maxcey of the Potsdam Normal school as an umpire, but he was turned down by St. Mary's captain and coach.

 

In accordance with the rules of the game covering such cases, the referee forfeited the game to Norwood by the score of 2 to 0. One of the rules of basketball states that if a team refuses to play without good reason the referee has the privilege of forfeiting the game to the opposite team by this score.

 

In the first game with St. Mary's academy, played at the state armory in Ogdensburg on December 9, Norwood did not ask for an umpire, being willing to abide by the decisions of Referee Burns. It is charged that Burns was unfair to the Norwood players. Although there is much talk of arranging another game between the two teams on a neutral court, Prof. R. G. Thomas, principal of Norwood High school, stated emphatically that he would not allow the local boys to arrange another game with St. Mary's under any conditions. He is backed in this respect by the coach and other school officials.

 

From the Thursday, December 14, 1922 Ogdensburg Advance:

 

The Norwood News says:

 

Making use of a combination of speed and science rarely seen in use by a girl's basketball quintet, Norwood High's fair sex trampled the representatives of Ogdensburg Free Academy Wednesday night by a score of 33-11. The visitors were so clumsy with the ball compared to Norwood that they appeared almost ludicrous.

 

Mildred Wilbur, center and Dorothy Haggett, forward, led the slaughter, Miss

Wilbur dribbling the entire length of the court time after time for goals. The star on the visiting quintet was Miss McCaffrey, who will be remembered as a player on last season's St. Mary's girls' team.

 

Despite the fact that several of the varsity players on the girls' quintet will not be able to play this season, due to scholastic difficulties, "Dave" Pelow has succeeded in developing a quintet of more than usual ability.

 

Norwood girls have won all three games played and have scored a total of 73 points to their opponents' 34. The team is steadily improving in teamwork and shooting and by mid-season should be without a peer in this section of the state.

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