The Jasper news., 1908-03-05
NOTES


The Kansas City boys had nothing to
be ashamed OF in their defeat. Such a
score as 81 to &c is practically anybody's
game, and they were on strange court,
smaller than their own. OF course we
don't believe they can beat Jasper on d
court as big as the moon, but we must
give them credit for working ut disad
vantage. They were all clean players,
and pleasant, gentlemanly fellows to
meet, as was Mr.. Hamilton, their coach,
who refereed the game. The latter is
nne OF the best officials we have seen.
He sees every foul made and calls IT.
without the least semblauce of PARTIAL
ity. Neither team registered kick.
The Kansas City team was a revela
ton 10 one respect. Heretofore every
team that has visited jasper has been
noticeably inferior to to the locals in
team work. Kansa. City was so far
ahead Of US on this point that our ef-
forts really looked crude in comparison.
Their passing and handling OF the ball
was like magic. They didn't know how
to tumble. It was biff! bling! zip! and
the ball was 10 the hands of forward.
and but for herculean work by Probert
and Dick Kyle it would have been in
the basket next, as rule. And speak
ing of forwards! All one could see OF
them was a black streak and red one.
Terte, the dpsky little Hebrew who OPP
| posed Dick Kyle. is the fastest man on
his feet that ever stepped on the Jasper
court. Brown, his brick.topped mate,
is nearly as fast, and his accurate free
throwing makes him even more valua.
BILE to the team. Conkling, the center,
appears awkward, but was tho hardest
proposition Orval Kyle has had to con-
tend with, not even excepting Webb
City's Purchaser. He. batted goal
over Orval on toss-up, which on the
face OF it looks impossible. The guards,
Hedrick and McPherrin, are worthy to
be classed with Probert aud Kyle, which
is enough praise for anyone to get at
one time.
Crawford was easily the star OF the
game. He got five field goals, four of
which were about the most beautiful
We have seen. Besides, "Sharkey''
laid up nine points out OF thirteen free
throws, which, we maintain, is also GO
ing some. Brown OF X. G. throws from
foul just like "Pbog" Allen, Of world.
wide fame, who is coach at Kansas Uni
versity. Crawford cav the game at
Webb and copied Browns style with
surprising result.
1t was night of broken records. In
the first place it was the. largest crowd
in the history of the game here. Kan.
sas City had their long string OF victor
les broken for the first time 10 three
years by high school team. 1t was
the first time three goals have beeu
"batted" from toss, ups on the local
court. Conkling got one, and o. Kyle
|. the other two. Terte is the first man to
get three goals over Dick Kyle. On the
other hand Kyleis the first man who ev-
erheld Terte to three goals. 1t was the
! first time this year that game has
stood tie ut the end OF the first half
1t was the fret time any team has scor-
ed over 10 points against jasper. That's
seven records broken 10 one night.
"There were just three things thai
beat US, said one of the Kansas City
boys after the game. "The small courl
was one, and that villain, Crawford
was the other two"
n Referee Hamilton said after the game
that his boys played better game
against Jasper than they played al
Webb on the previous night. hTheil
!, court was too narrow for any team
work, !" he said; Yours 10 little wild
or, which helped vs. considerably"
Tbs long distance phopas were ksp
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