The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-03-03
vERMlLul0N vICTORS

Loosely-Fought Contest-Poor
Showing in First Half.
In a rough-and-tumble game, rag
ged throughout, the State University
basketball quint o over Wesleyan
at the city hall Thursday night by the
score of 43 to 10. The auditorium
was packed and the game was suf-
ficiently filled with thrillers to make
it spectacular and interesting. The
locals showed the poorest form of the
season in the first half. but redeemed
themselves in creditable fashion be-
fore the end of the game. Coach
Paul M. Young of Aberdeen acted
as referee and although his decisions
were on the whole fair. 1t would not
have been difficult to have discover
ed which school was his alma mater.
Ray L. Branson of1ciated as umpire.
The first half opened with the Wis
itors playing with a vim and snap
that would not be denied. They cov-
cred the floor we'll and the ball wal
in their possession for the major part
of the time. Especially CONSPICUOUS
was the work of Dad" Keeling, who
was shooting baskets as fast as the
| ball was fed to him. His football ex-
perience and his stature aided him
considerably in his work. Royhl and
Paulson of Vermillion did excellent
playing in their positions, the latter
especially in free throws. The score
in the opening half was in favor of
the state school by the score Of &c
to 5.
The brief rest between halves SEEM
ed to pu the locals on their mettle
and they evinced much more snap
than was seen in the first. half.
Brown and Sheeks covered their
guards we'll and prevented a much
larger score. Brown made the best
showing for any game this year and
his stellar work caused frequent ap-
plause. Minty was substituted for
Tyler in this half and he guarded
Keeling SO close as to make frequent
scoring impossible. Hersey did not
play with the accuracy he sometimes
shows and missed a number of free
trys for baskets. The performance
of the rest of the team was average.
They at no time played with the
spirit that characterized the two
Brookings or the Huron game end
their slump at this time was most
unfortunate.
The lineup of the visitors placed
Royhl and Paulsen at forwards, Keel
ing at center, and Coffey and Scholtz
at guards. Royhl only stayed in the
game for part Of the second half.
For Mitchell Kirkpatrick and Her
sey played forwards Tyler, center,
and Sheeks and Brown, guards. Min
ty substituted for Tyler in the sec
ond half.
This game probably means the end
of intercollegiate basketball here for
this season, the team having but one
game left, and that will be played
with Sioux Falls College there next
week. The season on the whole has
been fairly successful. considering
that this is the first schedule that has
been played and a team kept in prac-
tice for any length of time. Adverse
conditions have done much to pre-
vent the development of a winning
quint, however hard Coach Chadwick
has tried. Practices have been held
altogether in the city hall auditorium
and with the inconvenience of the
distance from the University, inabil-
ity to get it when wanted, everything
has conspired for results other than
the best. The contemplated gym
nasium and athletic accessories will
mean in another season a winning
team.
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