The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-03-06
EARL HAM BEATEN
N LAST CONTEST
Depauw Team Last Evening
Won Basketball Game by
Score Of 20 to 22.
GAME. Al HARD FOUGHT ONE
SEASONS RESULT BEARS OUT
MAXIM THAT TOO MANY
COACHES SPOIL ANY TEAM
SUMMARY or TEAMS RECORD.
DePauw 90; EarIham 22.

DePauw 90; EarIham 22.
"HallellHah Thine the glory. halle
lujah Amen, hallslujat Thine the
glory. revive US again." sang the Earl
ham advertising committee as 1t rode
about the city streets yesterday to at
tract attention to the fact DePauw's
basket ball team wclld provide the
opposition for the game last evening.
That glory" may have been revived
all right. but evidently the stimulant
was not strong enough. The advertis-
ing committee violated city ordinan-
ces by distributing bills along Main
street, scattering them broadcast as
their wagon travelled from Fifth street
to the bridge. and DePauw violated
tradition by winning the game. 1t was
Quaker tradition. however. that was
violated. as the Methodists all along
had counted the game as good as won.
seaeon OF Distress.
II was the last game of the season
for Earlham. It he's been a season
OF distress. It was expected the team
would prove first class but 1t failed
miserably. Cedarville. Wilmington
and State Normal, all fourth rate
teams, fell victims to the skill of Earl
hams goal tossers. But Earlham
could not break into second class COM
pany. 1t seemed as IL Wabash, De-
Pauw and Rose Polytechnic on two
occasions, just would not have any
thing to do with the Earlhamites.
Maybe they didn't like the yellow in
the college colors-of course it's no
place else.
The Quaker players have been in
athletics for years, but repeatedly dur
ing the basket ball season have taken
flights into the ozone. They could
not be kept On the ground and this
fact lost for them several games. The
team Is good. but 1t has been unable
to work together Whether from
stage fright. fear or some other cause,
balloon ascensions have not been
avoided, greatly to the detriment of
the teams work and the placards on
the score board.
Coaches Differed.
But the fault has not beer with the
team. Hancock, White, Swain, Cor
nell. Tebbetts, Lindley, Reese and a
group of hardworking subs have done
all within their power to win games.
It cannot be said the team laid down
in q single contest. Every man knows
the game and does his best to win.
But the team has not proved win
ner. Then the fault must lie some
where else. Earlham has suffered
from a multiplicity of coaches. Prof.
Holmes and athletic director Vail
have worked with the team. but their
work has not always been in the same
direction. To watch the Earlham team
in practice proves this. Holmes APP
parently has an idea basket ball
player must be somewhat on the order
of q wrestling mat artist. He en-
couraged his players to crowd their
opponents every minute Of the game.
He wants All Earlham man rubbing
elbows with his opponents and to
cover up" perpetua1ly. Vail has been
more for the free and open style of
play. That Is the kind Of q game that
has won against Earlham all season.
Forget There Is Basket.
The Quakers have spent SO much
time running about the floor chasing
their opponents that they have for
gotten there was q basket at the other
end. Both Holmes and Vail have
worked to perfect the team. but their
ideas of the game differed. judging
from practice work. Holmes was re-
garded as basket ball coach, Vail not
making any pretense at being an
adept upon the points of the game and
Holmes ideas were the ones adopted
for the most part by the players. Bet
ter things are hoped for next year.
The game last night was interest
ing but not exciting. DePauw had the
best style Of play and won out as the
result. Earlham men covered the floor
but their combined forces were not as
strong as those of the Methodists.
Earlham had confidently expected to
win. Summary:
Earlham DePauw
Hotchk!ss ......... Ell
Forward
Reese Crlck
Forward
White. Swain. 49,. Holderman, Scott
Center
Hancock ......... Hardin, Richards
Guard
Cornell. Tebbetts ............. Gray
Guard
Goals from Ffeld-Crick 5, Ell 5,
Holdernlan 3. Scott ?. Gray, Hotehkiss,
Reese. White 3. Hancock 2. Tebbetts
2. Goals from Foul--Hotchkiss 8,
Crick, Tebbetis. Referee Bonnstadt,
OF Butler. umpire-Hunt. State Nor
NAL. Time keeper-Lawrence. Earl
ham Scorer--Ackerman. Earlham.
Time OF Halves-o0 minutes
n see" remarked Deadbroke. that
Won advertise an up to date boarding
house. suppose that refers to the
service ana appointments. !.