The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-09
HAVE. CLEAN RECORD.
Gophers Finish Basket Ball Season
Without Defeat, Beating
Nebraska Al to a., 8
Sensational Record Made by Mime
sofa Quintet During the
Last Two Years.

Minnesota finished the basketball season
without a defeat Saturday night, " Ne
braska university's quintet was the last
opponent Of the gophers, and Ski-u-mah
won out by score of Al to IA.
The record made by the Gopher quint
during the last two seasons has been quite
as sensational in its way as that made by
the Michigan football teams Of 1901 and
1902. Every western university team
which has encountered the gophers has.
gone down. to defeat by a score which left
no doubt. in regard to the relative, merits
of the two teams. 1t is a matter Of great
regret that the prospects are SO poor for a.
championship. Minnesota has easily de-
feated the Ellis In the. past, and game
on neutral grounds would undoubtedly
have resulted in asvictOry for the gohpers
and would have established clearly Ski
u-mahS title to the national championship.
In Saturday nights game at the armory,
Minnesota started the first half with a
rush which fairly took Nebraska, off her
feet. Leach shot the first basket after
less than a minute of play, and during the
whole half the gophers scored almost at
will. Nebraska seemed nervous, and
unused to such raptd-f1re play. s.-..-
" In the second half Minnesota lOafed con-
siderably, and Nebraska steadied down
and displayed excellent team work. Min
nesota had hard work at times defending
her own goal. Elliott and Benedict
proved adopts at shooting baskets and
nearly every time they had an uncovered
chance for basket they made it. The
gopher guards proved equal to the emer-
gency, however. and gave the visitors few
chances for clean shots. -, = .-.-.,
The center and guards did most of the
scoring for Minnesota. Leach got six
baskets Tuck fve,- and Liefer four. Deer
ing and Varco played a consistent game,
but had little opportunity to score. The
line up q. -~-' .,-- -~ :,
Minnesota -, Nebraska:
Deering fCapt) left forward s.....: Benedict
TucE tuck ........:..... e center ..Hewitt (Capt.) )
efa Kefer rig FIGHT 'si guard al Hoar
Referees, Ireland; umpires, Ferguson and
Goals from the field: Leach 6, Tuck s.. Ktef-
er 4, varco g. Deering !. Elliott 3 Benedict 1;
South Side High School defeated Hud-
son High Saturday at, the Y. M G. A.
gymnasium by score of 20 to 7. Hud-
work the local boys were clearly superiors
Blake and Whitehead did the best work
for South High, while: Anderson excelled
for Hudson The lineup: :~*..a.- :
South Side. '::.;s - HudsonJ
Blake ........... right forward 4:streeter
. =
Lawler ..:....... center ...... ...... Anderson
whitehead ....... right guard .......... Roe
Ostrand ...:...... left guard .....:.. Day
Baskets from Field-Nelson 2, Whitehead 2,
Lawler 2, Blake, Ostrand Bradley: goals. from
foul, Day 2, Streeter 3. Blake A: referee, Kay
ser; umpires, Harris and Robitshek. " go &.
The Central and South Side High School
girls teams played Saturday afternoon at
| the Y. M. G.. A., Central winning by a
score of 81 to i. The score Of goals from
the field folows: Madge Bogart, Z;
| Caro- Brown, 2; Genevieve Wales, S; Rose
Marie Schaller, 1. -.7:.>.a: = -. ). .,- ~
-9~l 49,: g. - .! ..... &:Iss..: >,-,s
This evening the girls basket balE1teaIlls
of the North Dakota Agricultural Colfegs
| of Fargo and the Valley City Normal will
| play for the North Dakota championship.
| The game will be- one of the best of the
| season as both aggregations are very fast.
! The Company G basketball team of
Hudson, Wis, Saturday night met the
team from Baldwin in a, game to decide
| the championship of northwestern Wis
consin:.,I The contest resulted in a. vic
tory for the Hudson team by a, score OF
So to H., Baldwin outclassed in every
! feature and her men were no match fo1
| the perfect team play of the locals. - +
/ II &C.. -. r.~.sE -. vyrr - -,
f.7At the basketball game held, in the
high school auditorium at Lakefelds 1.-The
Lakefield high school defeated the Slay.
ton high school. Score, Lakefield, ~
.Slayton; 2. Lakefield now claims the
championship Of southwestern Minnesota