Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-02-04
.OTTuMWA won
IN SECOND HALF
HIGH scHooLERs TOOK Squirt
AND DEFEATED oskALoosA
AGGREGATION SO TO 90.
JACKIE, MlER STARRED
Brought Victory to-, Red and White
Institution by Throwing Six Field
Goals in Final Session caid-
walladsr Makes Points.

The old saying that church is never
out until the last hymn is sung. was
shown to be a true statement last
night when the Ottumwa high school
basket ball players on the OslSaloosa
floor defeated the five sturdy youths OF
the Quaker City institution by the
score Of 33 to 20 in the last ten min
utes of play. The grandstand finish
of Captain Stutsman's men dumb
founded the large crowd Of Quaker
rooters, who were so very confident OF
victory that they never dreamed that
Ottumwa could come up from behind
and snatch the win 1t was the most
exciting mix ever played on the Penn
college gymnasium and there was
never a more disappointed crowd OF
fans than the Oskaloosa rooters when
Referee Williams called time with
Ottumwa quartet of points to the
hair and q wonderful eye for baskets
in the second half was responsible for
,Ottumwa's victory and Oskaloosa's de-
feat. This youth was none other than
Jakey Mier, the lightning forward OF
the Ottumwa aggregation, brother of
Captain Mike Mfer, who spread terror
among the Oskaloosa bugs Wednesday
night when his basket work defeated
the ". M. G. A.. organization. Mier's
work In the second half was the
feature of the high school game. Six
baskets were thrown by him during
the second period and the lead thus
obtained by the Ottumwa players
could not be overcome by Oskaloosa.
oskaloosa Was Ahead.
The game started off with rush. It
could easily be seen that the mix was
to be hard fought when the two flves
raced closely together but Oskaloosa
soon assumed "a lead and when the
first half ended the score stood 81 to
IL in favor Of the QIlkers. Despite
the large score, Ottumwa started the
second half determined to win.
The team work OF the locals i'm
proved and Mier getting his eye on
the basket proceeded to astonish the
Quaker fans by making several throws
from difficult angles. The Oskaloosa
guards were unable to stop his work.
Stutsman also got his eye to working
in faultless manner and he negoti-
ated three baskets during the second
session. In the meantime the three
other Ottumwa players were doing
their part and their good work was
evidenced by the fact that OskaloOsa
got only one field basket in the second
act.
Nevin made his initial appearance
on the Ott,,mwa five in the first half
and played clever game. He was re-
placed by Lester, an ,ex-Oskaloosa
product, in the second half. Lester
showed his old friends in Oskaloosa
town that he had all the good quail
tiles OF a basketball player.
caIdwaIlader, Busy Man.
lCadwallader, captain Of the Oska-
loosa quintet was the star of the
Quaker organization. His work alone
saved Oskaloosa from a humiliating
defeat and nearly won them a victory.
He made twenty-three OF Oskaloosa's
Twenty-Five points.
Grinnell high school and the Penn
Academy team played the curtain
raiser for the high school game. 1t
was q peppery contest resulting in a
victory for the Grinnellites.
The lineup and summary Of the Os-'
kaloosa-O ttumwa game follows:
Ottumwa Oskaloosa
Mier LIZ. Jones
Stutsman ....:RF -. Cartwright
Nevin-Lester -. c.. Cadawallader
Lynch .......... .LG.. Dodds
Lodwick ..RG. 1890. Russell
fSumniary-Time of halves, 20 min
utes. Goals from field, Stutsman 8,
Mier g, Nevin 2, Lodwick /, Jones O..
Cadawallader 6, Russell l. Foul goals
--Mier &, Cadawallader 9. Referee