Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-12-26
TWELVE GAMES
ARE SCHEDULED
RED AND WHITE BASKETBALL
7 TEAM WILL MEET SEVERAL
OLD ENEMIES THIS YEAR.
PROSPECTS ARE GOOD
Good Material For Winning Team is
Showing Up-Defense Of Ottum.
wa viii be Strongest Point
r. -Enduranee Squad.

-Enduranee Squad.
January 5-Penn Academy at Oska
loosa.
January 13.-Fairfield at Ottumwa.
January 20-Grinnell Freshmen al
Ottumwa.
January 27.-Muscatine at Ottum
wa.
February 3.-Oskaloosa at Ottumwa
February 9.-Fairf1eld boys and girll
at Fairfield.
February 16.-Muscatine at Musca'
tine.
February 17.-Grinnell H. s. at OF
tumwa.
February 23.-Burlington at Ottum
wa.
March 15.-Oskaloosa at Oskaloosa
| March 16.-Grinnell at Grinnell
March 22-23.-State tournament at
Iowa City.
| From the above schedule of games,
prospects for a meritcrious basketball
season for the red and white quintet
of the high school seem to be the
brightest. But the twelve games
enumerated do not make the complete
list as Manager Harry Mendelsohn ex-
poets to schedule several more i'm
portant mixes, principally series in
Guiding Rock Island, Moline and Dav.
export, to be played en- a trip taken
by the 0. H. S. squad during the first
part of March. Monmouth, ILL.,, high
whose football team was so hansome-
ly trounced by Ottumwa THANKSGIVING
day, is also on the prospective list.
return game with Burlington, to be
played in Burlington and battle with
the second squads of Iowa Wesleyan
and Parsons colleges may be arrang
ed for. Manager Mendelsohn expects
to complete negotiations with several
OF the prospectives within q short
time. AS prelude to a fierce battle
between the young men, the fair
maidens Of the Ottumwa and Fairfield
high school will indulge in a little
Of the society class of the pastime at
Fairfield February g. thus making a
novel feature. 1t will be noticed that
not few of Ottumwa's gridiron
enemies are lined out for partial set
tlement Of differences on the basket
ball floor. The high school interclass
tournament will be played January 2
and 4 at the Y. M. c. A., the four
classes of the institution on the hill,
fighting for the championship. The
red and white five may play the Y. NJ.
c. A. quintet sometime during the
season.
Team Looks Good.
The practices that have been held
for several weeks past, have shown
the material for good winning team
to be very favorable. The season has
not been great development in team
work and individual ability may be
secured. In the game January S, Les
ter, Wormhoudt, Nevin, Lodwick and
Schafer will probably compose the
team. The first named, who enters
serious objections to being called Hi
Lester, six feet and no bottom is a
strong man because Of this six feet
and no bottom" Testers size makes
him one of the best men On the team
and with his ability on the basketball
floor, he will be man to be feared
this year. He will play the center
position without any question. The
man who gets over him on the jump
will have to go or grow some
WormhCudt, who will probably play
with the high school this season, but
he has not fully made up his mind to
this effect, will play one of the guards.
His ability on this job has been shown
in the "Y' games this year. He is
one Of the best defensive guards that
ever played on an Ottumwa basketball
team and his eye for the basket is not
bad. He manages to tear off several
goals every game. Lodwick is the
other guard. During the entire sea-
son last year this man allowed only
three baskets to be scored by his
man. remarkable record. He hangs
opponent gets free to make a throw,
he knows he has done something.
This defense of the red and white
goal is going to be great factor in
the games this season.
Nevin and Schafer. scheduled for
the forward positions, are practically
green men, Nevin being the only one
that has participated in high school
game and then but a few minutes. ,
They have shown up fairly we'll as |
forwards during practice and it is
thought that within short time they
will develop into fast men. Nevin is |
fast and quick on his feet and will
probably play running forward. Lynch
will be en- the sidelines as substitute. |
A though" Team. 49,.
When it comes to the rough playing, !
where hard knocks are the feature, |
there is no danger OF Ottumwa being
put down and out. All five of the men ;
are heroes of the gridiron, four being !
stars the past season. Lodwick was !
substitute but it was not because he
lacked strength or endurance. He
was a green man with the football. |!
If endurance counts for anything. OF
tumwa goes to the head Of the class.
AUSTRIAN EMPEROR