Post by Old Bucks Admin on Apr 30, 2011 19:51:56 GMT -5
Kenny was spot on this week picking teams and the result—6-5 Red—was much acclaimed by everyone. Once again he gets credit for sacrificing his desire to win on the altar of fair play. Rich Cerbone got Blue on the board early, his stick barking to life with the first breech in the Red defense. Bill Hamill tied it up, outgeezering several geezers in the process, none of whom could match his speed and agility. Red made steam for the next hour while Blue clunked along in chockablock disarray, not knowing whether to try harder or retire early. This led to a 5-2 Red lead. Vinnie kept it close by stoning several Red breakaways, but still lost a few in the grayed-out shadows of the rink’s dark end while Dan Dougherty, with his 3000 extra watts of light, looked positively luminescent. Marring the game’s fraternal spirit Ollie Hamill gave Lars Hedin a facewash in the back of the helmet, but denied anti-Swede bigotry played a role in his actions. He explained he had just lost a glove and felt it was the proper thing to do. Brian Urban came up big, scoring twice on a three-goal shift and knotting the game at five. Larry Johnson, who had been buzzing the Blue goal all night, flipped one in to take back the lead. Blue made one last desperate sortie to send the game into overtime. Somehow Bob Freiling chunked the post when he had Dan beat and the entire Red goal at his disposal. We infer that Blue jerseys and scarlet underwear just don’t mix. Kevin Saunders mooched five beers off five different people and bolted. He was expecting company that night and didn’t want to show up empty-handed.