The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-18
MINNESOTA WINS
FROM BADGERS
Supremacy of West in Basketball
Comes with Defeat of
Wisconsin.
By L. L. Collins.

In game which in many respects
reminded the spectator OF champion
ship football contest on Northrop field,
the Minnesota basketball team last
night defeated the Wisconsin quin-
tet by score Of 16 to 10, winning the
championship of the west and right
to claim the collegiate championship
Of the country. The game was rough
from start to finish, and at no time
was the outcome certain, altho the
gophers led from the start and out
played their Wisconsin rivals in every
department of basketball science save
guarding.
Compared to their badger rivals the
gophers were pigmies, as the badgers,
headed by former football Captain Bush
were with one exception built on the
giant order 1t was a contest OF speed
and science against weight and science
and when speed won every pogher
rooter in the audience heaved sigh of
relief.
4ophers Take Lead.
Minnesota took the lead at the start
anil before the men from the Van Hise
Institution could size up the landmarks
OF the gopher floor, the score was 4 tt
0 in favor of the Minnesota team. At
ter this the game went back and for
ward, score for Minnesota being fol
lowed by badger basket. Minnesota
maintained her lead of four during thu
first half, and altho play for the MAR
part was in Minnesota territory, thu
goddess of luck remained with thu
gopher warriors until the gun sounded
for the end Of the first period Of play
During the first half Minnesota
scored by succession of the pretties
obnots ever made on the local armor,
floor After two minutes of play Stew
Clark, one of the gopher forwards
made q beautiful over-shoulder shot
scoring a basket from almost an impos
sible angle, and his play was followe,
with distance toss by Captain Nc
Rae in which the ball sailed a quartz
the length of the floor and landc'
square in the mesh. The two play
brought the spectators to their feet
and things looked bright for Minnesot
until Captain Bush Of football fame
duplicated the performance Of CLARK
and shot an almost impossible baske
for his aggregation.
Game Was Close.
During the remainder Of the half tn
game was nip and tuck. Brown fo
Minnesota carrying off the honors wit
a beautiful field basket two minutes bt
fore play was over and McRae follow
ing up his sensational play with a SUI
eession of four goals from the foul lin
During this period Bush landed his onl
two chances for fouls.
The Second HALF
At the outset of the second half tt
badgers started in with rush and fl
time difference of only three poin
separated the two teams. McRae can
to the rescue, however, and <altho tt
Wisconsin coach used three differel
men in an effort to stop the offensiN
work Of the gopher captain he shot tv
field goals and continuing in his VOL
from the foul line landed the only tv
chances for goals that were offert
him. -
Turnout this period the work was
rough order. Wisconsin, realizing tn
on the result of the game hinged h
title to the western championsh
mixed things from the start and tn
Captain McRae's players were not a
verse to the tactics of their opponen
was clearly demonstrated. Both tear
committed many fouls that were n
cs11ed by the referee and for time
looked as tho the team with the create
physical endurance would win the gan
Toward the end of the half, howeve
the badgers seemed to lose their q
curacy and altho countless attempts
long throws and close throws were ma
all but one missed the mark and t
only field goal registered for Wisco
sin during the second period of pl
was made by Walford, substitu
whose play seemed to discredit the ;
tion of the badger coach in refusi
him place in the original lineup.
At the conclusion of the game t
Minnesota band formed four abreast
the floor, and followed by q crowd
shouting and zigzagging students, t
gopher rooters proceeded to entert;