The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-03
SPORTS
TOO FAST FOR YALE
Minnesota Basketball Players De-
feat the Fasteners.
LIBERAL MARGIN OF 80 TO %
Yale Players Say GOphers Are the
Fastest They Ever Went
Against.

Minnesota 80, Yale 20. ..... :
l. In a fight to-a finish game of basket
ball at the university armory last night,
the maroon and gold triumphed over the
up hard, fast article of ball, but were
unable to match the splendid team work OF
the local men. 'a.- ~ ... i.
Loyal rooters crowded the balcony Of
the armory and cheered the maroon and
gold on to victory Yale was not without
her champions, however, and bunch OF
old Ellis grads got together and gave
their war cry ending with resOundlnS
"Y-a-l-e! Y-a-l-e!" H.. ..s.s. .
Though the sphere was in Yale's terri
tory only little more than in that OF
Minnesota, Yale failed to cover the lat
ter's forwards as she ought to have done.
Time and again the home men got Two and
three chances to shoot before looslng the
ball. At the only critical point of the
contest Tuck, after three attempts, was al
lowed to throw a goal and turn the tide.
Yale plays the eastern game and her
men were penalized frequently for hold
ing Heavy work is their strong point,
but it failed to make good against Mime
sofas quick, light team work. Weymouth,
the heavy Yale forward, was replaced IN
the second half for constantly foul1Eg.
Work of the Players.
Individually the Minnesota men played
| strong game. Tuck, the big center, was
easily the star at all-around playing, He
was constantly in the game. He never
| allowed his opponent to do anything when
he had the ball, and on the throw-up he
invariably got the ball into Yale terri
tory; doing this so often, in fact, that
! Weymouth was switched from forward tc
oppose him. The big Yale athlete was
able to do no better than his predecessor
! and in the second half Finch returned &c
his regular place to battle against the ole
Central champion as best he coulo: Iucf
| got three field goals.
Holden also put up a strong game fol
the home team, shooting four field goals
and five baskets on fouls. Several of nj:
shots were very pretty and secured hin
hand" from the gallery.
behring's Long Shot.
The longest goal shot was that by Cap
tain Deering. who threw the sphere ovel
the crowd and into the basket when full,
fifteen wards away. Ireland exce1led IL
long throws, sending the ball down to tn
blue line at every opportunity. he als'
secured goal by some quick work; hk'
Tuck. he has the faculty of being In thu
right place at the right time. Kiefer wal
not behind his associates and passed I'M
hall with a. rapidity that surprised thu
blue hoys.. In race for the sphere HI
invariably gained. 49, -...
The Yale men did not play together, ant
many times turned the ball over to Min
nesota man by careless throwing. Wey
mouth the big forward, was a hard play
ar hut made too many fouls and gave wa.
to Hall, who, though inclined to follow
suit in this respect, did excellent worl
with the baskets. Hall was in larg'
measure responsible for Yale's pickup il
the second half when they climbed up
dozen points before Minnesota woke VI
to the fact that the wearers OF the blu
were pushing them.
Cotton did well for the visitors, shootin
two field goals and three from fouls. Cap
! tain Lockwood organized a splendid sys
TEN in the first half, but the basket wa
thrown after the referees whistle ha
blown. -..-
| The Game.
| Minnesota won the toss and chose t
| have a referee in the last half. On tn