The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1906-01-19
TO CLOSb SATURDAY
COlfaX Merchants Help Boost
Big Basket Ball Game.
Doubleheader Victory For CoIfax
Against Garfield ArOuses Great
Interest In the Sport.

| toltaX enthusiasm over clean sports
/ and the loyal support given 10 such by
| everyone from the smallest school boy or
! ElFI, up TO the big merchant Ia demon
| sTrdted hy the united action taken this
| week by business men who have agreed
/ - close their stores next Saturday night
IN order 10 allow the clerks and EN-
| ployes TO attend the big basketball game
| between tOitaX and Spokane Even the
| barber shops Ut the city are considering
| the feasibility OF closing long enough to
| attend the game.
The splendid showing made by the
| Spokane teams last Friday night has
| greatly Increased interest ia the games.
| ami has encouraged Manager Pattison
IA his work III making C0nHx cham
piOn city this season. With the same
proportion nj improvement in the star
playing oi tne boys team, Co!fax will
certainly land near the top.
Ihh double header Friday night re-
suited IN double victory Tor COIi8x. In
the girls game against the Garfield girls
one score resulted y tO iu favor D!
oitaN- There were seven FOULS Tor Col
| Tax. P1cOck threw baskets and Cairns
threw .. Garfield had fouls, Living
Rtun ,hF0wiug one foul
In the boys game L0Ifax clearly out
played Garfield from start to finish max
ing the me somewhat Oueaided The
local play ora were fast ana accurate in
their work, some OF the balls handled
beng ot champ punsLip class Garfield
had the heavier team and with one or
two exceptions was too SLOW The Gar
held handling ut the BAH was inaccurate
and often the sphere would be dumped
lhLD vacant spots 0r into the hands Of
the opposition because OF lack of good
te6n WORK.
lhe complete score was IN to in
iaV9f OF CO.jaE. Canutt tossed two
baskets, bragg three and himbrOugh
eIgut- CoiiaN made nine fouls.
Tor Gafue.u scott threw two baskets
ana two FOULS, hgun0yer throwing one
oaS>tt. Garfield made 10 fouls. Bragg
i L9!iaX threw one foul.
nat came near being q serious split
between the basketball players aud the
faculty ot the high school was partially
patched up last Friday before the games
began Ihe d'd.lity arose over the ac-
ton ul one OF lue professors who de-
c.ared that Niles Smith and Miss POcOck
c0nid ult play in tne high school team.
Pressed for reason for the order he
announced the two players were. behind
'LA tlI+N NNAAtCHs
The order created q sensation in the
school and che protests filed resulted in
q meeting Of the faculty. Miss POcOck
sad Mes Smith are star players and
their absence meant a disastrous weak
eniag OF the team It the last minute.
During the discussion Ianager Paul
Patt5aOH was asked To resign the man
ageFsllp OF the boys team, following
which tt split grew serious.
The girls team was hastily di5handed
AZ hl "h school team aud reOrganized
az team OF the C0lIaX Athletic assOcia-
tioa. 1T was also planned to turn the
boys team into the association instead
OF playing under the high school.
Another meeting Of the faculty was
held aJ O'Clock in the evening when it
was shown the two teams would be
fatally crippled by interference. The
request for Manager PatJison's resigna-
ton wac withdrawn and peace again es-
tahHshed. Patt5On's splendid service in
raising the standard OF sports and the
high standing given C0IiaX recently made
his retention as manager an important
feature Of successful sports during the
coming season, and the action Of the
faculty was hailed JOyOusIy by the high
school contingent.
Much I'D the surprse of the players a
new order was issued Tuesday by the
faculty which brought about a more