The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-14
TENNIS
WRESTLING
RAGING
BOXING
Whitman Team
Comes Second

The basketball season, as far as the
colleges of the Northwest are concern
ed, has closed. leaving the Whitman
team in second place, and the Wash
ington State college quintet with the
intercollegiate championship. The
games in which the Whitman boys
took part while on their trip to Pull
man and Moscow were the last and
the deciding games of the season. The
Idaho game was of little concern TO
Whitman, for she had already defeated
the Muscovites in the first two games
OF the series of three, but the games
with the Washington State aggregation
were important to the local college. and
a great deal of interest was attached
to them, because they would decide
the success of Whitman as far as the
championship was concerned. After
the several series of games were play
ed. the two institutions found them
selves about to contest for Northwest
honors. Whitman had lost one game
to Pullman, the one which was played
in Walla Walla, and in order to
triumph over the Pullmanites, she
must be victorious in the remaining
two games of the series. The Wash
ington State college team defeated the
Whitman team in both games by de-
cisive scores.
Percentage Decides Championship
The championship was decided on
the percentage basis. Pullman played
eight games and lost none, thus max
ing a percentage OF 1000; Whitman
played nine games and lost four, three
of which were with Washington State,
getting percentage of 555; .. A. G.
played nine and lost six, getting a per-
centage of 1873; Idaho played eight and
lost seven, the percentage to her being
1875.
D,,r;p, t,,a Saaco,, +ba Whitman boys
have made an excellent record, con-
sidering the fact that they had no
coach. Last year they won second
place, losing to o. A. G. by a single
point This year they won from o. A.
c., but were unable to cope success
fully with the big developed players
However, judging from their record,
they have done as good, If not better,
playing than they did last year.
In the preliminary games mere, Whit
man found close rival in the speedy
team of the local high school. In the
first game Of the season, Whitman lost
to Walla Walla High by the score of
II to 16. In the second game. the
Missionaries won by a little larger
quintet in two rather decisive games.
First Oregon Trip.
The intercollegiate games were play
ed when the local team took trip in
to Oregon. They met o. A. G. at Cor
Wallis. Whitman won the first by a
score of 1926, and lost the second, 25-
10. The third game was awaited anxi-
ously by the college. 1t was played
in the gymnasium here on February
%. The dribbling of Cox and Belt and
the team work of Whitman was too
much for the Aggies, and they lost in
q very spirited contest. This victory
was the first important step of WHIT
| man in the run for the championship.
! The University of Washington team
| met Whitman here in the only game
| that was played between the teams
representing the two institutions. The
| local players won a decisive victory.
Idaho was for time expected to put
up one of the hardest fights against
Whitman, but the nope Of the Mus
covites was given up when they saw
the brilliant guarding and passing OF
the home team.
The first game between w. S. G. and
Whitman, which took place here was
probably the most exciting Of all the
contests The score ran high, the visi-
tors managing to keep a lead of one
or two points during the last few
minutes. and when time was called,
the score stood So to "a in favor OF
Pullman The only games to be play
ed then were the remaining two or
the series between these two colleges.
In the final contests Whitman went
down to defeat before the Pullmanites.
The prospects for a strong team next
year are very bright since the only
men to be lost by graduation are Bar
mes and Shubert.