Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-12-29
MERCERIANS
DOWNED The
LOCAL TEAM
BY A SCORE OF 40 TO IS
Clean and Hard Fought Game
All the Way

: By the decisive score of 40 to IS the
Mercer basket ball team defeated the
locals at the Y. NJ. C. A. building
last night before a large and enthus-
iastic crowd of spectators.
Though the score looks decidedly
one-sided, it does not tell the story
of the close and fast playing that
vase done by both teams during both
halves of the game. Outweighed ant
not having had the advantage of ex-
pert coaching, the locals nevertheless
played with superb pluck and persist :
ence from start to finish.
Superior team work and heavier
players gave the collegians a decided
advantage over the lighter home team,
and with these advantages the visitors
succeeded in .piling up big score,
mainly during the latter half of the
game. During the first half the locals
held the score down to the close fig
ures of 13 to 8, even though they were
at the little end of the deal.
When the second half opened up, the
Mercerians had become familiar with
the court and proceeded to make their
margin a safesone against any mishap.
They lacked only two points of doub-
ling the score when the last half clos
ed. While the collegians were hold
ing things steady by reason of their
superior training and experience in
the game during the latter half, the
locals weakened perceptibly and show
ed less team work than during the
opening half.
Dunn and Hawkins starred for the
locals in the way of shooting goals,
while Westmoreland and Doyle played
the stellar role for the visitors in in
creasing tn escore Cooks superb
nerve and deliberation enabled him
to make every foul called on the To-
Gals a point in favor of the Merce
rians. One especially strong point
in favor of the collegians was that
they played with such consistent team
work that there were no stars, but
every player was helping to win the
game
1t was unfortunate that Coach
Stroud made himself Objectionable to
the spectators by his tyrannical meth
DDS in endeavoring to stop some signs
of disapproyal that were given by
many who sympathized with the local
team. He was right in insisting that
TIE visitors be treated with the ut
most courtesy, but the methods he
uCtd in endeavoring to accomplish this
cnd defeated his purpose. A little
good nature and graciousness on the
nart of Coach Stroud would have pre-
rtnted this unfortunate interruption
oF the playing and would have won
fer him the generous esteem of those
who hissed out of DO bad nature.
DR.. Stroud refereed a clean game,
and he was exact and precise in de-
Gliding points that arose for decision,
but his methods did not win for him
the regard the clean, gentlemanly
playing of the Mercerfans claimed
from every member of the crowd pres
ent 1t was unfortunate that one who
naturally sympathized with the visit
ors was chosen as referee. If it had
been one with different disposition
from that which characterized Df.
Stroud, however, the unpleasant Incl
dents that occurred might have been
eliminated.
The respective lineup of the two
teams was as follows:
Y. NJ. c. A-Smith, center; Dunn
forward; Hawkins, forward; Brooks,
guard; Hooks, guard.
Mercer-Galns, forward; Westmore-
land, forward; Doyle, center; Irwin,
guard; Cook, guard.