Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-02-19
OTTUMWA five
WINS FAST MIX
SIOUX GIANTS IN sNAPPY CON-
TEST LOSE BY SCORE
OF IS TO II.
Nsi@ oRs ouTPLAfED
Elsenmann's Quintet Were Good in
Team Work and Throwing Bas-
kets-Tharp and Dingeman
Chief Point Makers.

Joy reigned supreme with the ad-
mirers of the Ottumwa Y. M. c. A.
basketball team last night when the
green sweatered gents retrieved their
defeats on their Iowa tour by trounc-
ing the famous Sioux City Giants in
the fastest game Of the season. The
final score was 35 to II. BY defeating
the aggregation from the Packer City
the Ottumwa team really wins the
state championship. 1t is doubtful if OF
tumwa and Sioux City will play the tie
off. DR.. Monesett, coach for the Sioux
City five stated last night that the two
teams would not meet again this sea-
son and unless they play the odd con
test on neutral floor, Otturnwa will
have perfect right to the state
championship.
Game Was Fast.
The game was fast and snappy and
was the most interesting contest in
the local gymnasium this season. The
enthusiastic followers Of the local ag-
eregation were kept on their tip toes
" the brilliant play of the locals.
! Especially classy was Ottumwa's team
! york and passing Ottumwa took lead
roc, the start and kept q sufficient
aumber of points ahead of the visitors
to keep the game out of danger.
The visitors evidently started off on
the wrong foot as their exhibition dur
ing the first half was poor. The Packer
City gents only managed to tally five
points during the first half The team
took brace in the second session and
the substitution of Mark Larson for
Johnson seemed to put new ginger in
the Giants, The team played a good
game, holding the locals down to five
field goals while Sioux City more than
doubled its score of the first session.
The Sioux Cityans played a strong de-
fensive game during the second half
and for the first eight minutes of play
held Ottumwa without field goal.
Visitors Were outplayed.
Ottumwa outplayed the visitors at all
points Of the game. With the team
work down to perfection Capt Tharp's
men would carry the ball from the
Sioux City goal down to the Ottumwa
point maker. Ottumwa's passing was
excellent and the clever back playing
had the Sioux City gents puzzled from
the start. The Sioux City men on the
other hand had very poor team work
and the eyes of the visiting players
were poor for the basket. The game
was marked with much roughness.
Tharp and Dingeman Star.
Tharp and Dingeman, Ottumwa's
forwards were the stars of tie con-
test. Tharpe's throwing of field bas
lets, many from difficult angles, was
great, while Dingeinan was effective
in locating the basket on FREQ throws. |
He secured seven of Ottumwas points
from fouls. The two forwards, together
secured twenty-five points. Van Gent
also played good game but he was
not in his old time form. The guard
ing of Mier and Cremer was another
feature of the contest Mier's work
was especially brilliant, holding his OPP
ponent Detwiler down without point |
while in his offensive playing he
scored four tallies.
The game started off in snappy |
fashion, Ottumwa showing more speed |
and better eye for the baskets than |
the visitors. Sioux City fell down
in team work and passing |
and when the whistle blew at the end |
of the first half the score stood twenty
one to five in favor of the locals. The |
visitors played better ball during the /
second half and were more successful I
in basket throwing and in team work.
The Lineup.
The lineup and summary of the con-
test was as follows:
Ottumwa- Sioux City
Tharp .......... F.......... Alrich
....... F........ Detwiler
n 7
Nier G. Johnson Larson
Van Gent $1,000. C......... Reische
Field goals-Tharpe, 6; Dingeman,
3; Van Gent. 3; Mier, 2; Alrich, 2;
l. Johnson, l; M. Larson, 1;
Larson, 2.
Free acknowledgement, Z; Alrich,
1; Reische, j. Larson, 1.
Referee-Inskeep
Umpire
Time of halves-20 minutes.
|