Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-02
MUSCATINE five
is ON SCHEDULE:
PEARL CITY Y. M. C. A. AGGREGA-
TON PLAYS LOCAL TEAM
HERE DECEMBER 10.
A w oRTHY FOE
River Village Always Has Strong
squad-ottumwa Lads Are Hav-
Ing Strenuous Practice for
Coming Event.

With the next scheduled game only
flfteened days away, the members of the
fast Y. NJ G. A. basket ball five are
induiging in strenuous practice twice
a week for the contest which promises
to be one of the hardest on the sea-
sons schedule. The date of the game
is December 16 and the opposing team
Will be the Muscatine Y. M. G. A. five,
which is recognized as one of the fast
est basketball aggregations in the
gtate.
While the members of the local
team are elated over their victory
over the Burlington "Y'' in the first
game OF the season. they are not over
confident of their abilities and will par
tcipate in some strong practice for the
Muscatine game which they know
they must win If they would secure
the state championship this season.
While only two practices are being
held weekly, Physical Director Eigen-
mann proposes to hold three practices
each week from now on, SO the Ottum-
wa lads will be in the best of condi-
ton for their gruening contest.
A Worthy Foe.
That the Muscatine Y. M. G. A. will
be worthy foe is shown by the score
of the two teams last season. The
Ottumwa team had only a slight shade
the best of Muscatine. Ottumwa de-
ferted the Muscatine team on the
home floor by a fairly good score, but
upon Ottunwa's visit to the button
city they we're defeated by three
points The Ottumwa boys are still of
the opinion that If the game had pro-
crossed two minutes longer, Ottumwa
would have come off the floor victors.
They entered, the game after a 200
mile trip, hungry and stiff. The first
half. Muscatine ran up big score
but the second was Ottumwa's half
and they were able to come within
three points of tying the score.
The Musoatine Team.
Physical Direstor Eigenmann has re-
ceived a letter from Ora Johnson, ply
steal director Of the Muscatine Y. M.
c. A., and he states that the aggrega-
ton representing the association there
this season is next to the Tourists,
which made wonderful record on its
trip through the west Among the
players who compose this years team
are West, Colts, Asthalter, who were
members of the Tourist team when
they made their triumphant tour
~ Mum, star guard on the Muscatine
high school, which won the state high
school championship last fall, is a
member of the .Y'' aggregation this
season Herman Is another member
OF the team. All of the members are
men of experience and have played
on either the Tourists, Y. M. G. A.,
Company G, or High school teams.
Muscatine is the greatest basket ball
city in Iowa and never fails to turn out
a winning team. :.
Big Game in January.
Ottumwans may have the opportun-
,ity of seeing one of the fastest basket
Eball fives of the west on the local floor
In January. Physical Director Eigen-
mann is in Communication with the
manager of the University of Colorado
five and it is likely that they will play
a game in this city on January 1. The
university of Colorado is located at
Boulder and is one of the leading uni.
versities of the west. The Keokuk
~. NJ. C. A. is scheduled for game in
this city on January 10, and on Janu
airy 21 comes one of the hardest games
of the season, the Des Moines Y. M
C. A. The Des Moines and Ottumwa
teams broke even last season, but Des
MONIES refused to play Ottumwa on q
neutral floor for the state champion
ship. Physical Director Eigenmann is
corresponding with number of bas
lketball f1ves for games on their tour
of Iowa, Nebraska and Missouri