Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-02-20
LOCALS Win
FAST GAME
Calhoun County Basket Ball Team
Lead in First Half but Lose
in the Last Part of
Game.
A CONTEST IN TEAM WORK
Rockwell City Boys Have Some
Training That Coach Meyer
Teaches Locals.
CONTEST IN TEAM WORK

! Teaches Locals.
! Another victory was added to the
laurels of the local high school team
Saturday evening when they clash
ed with the squad at Rockwell City
in that place. This is the first game
of the season with that team and
"dope" on it was rather doubtful for
| a victory for the home bunch. The
final score was SO to % in favor of
Webster City.
According to the men on the local
five the Rockwell City team display
ed more and better team work than
any other squad they have met this
year. This includes the Sioux City
team who win most of the games on
Individual work. At the end Of the
session the coach Of the Rockwell
City five said Webster City was the
only high school team who had him
outclassed in that department Of the
game.
When the first call for play sound
ed and the ten men appeared in
"togs" they looked to be OF about
the same weight. The game had
progressed for about five minutes
when one Of the Rockwell City for
wards threw the first basket. The
cheers from the Rockwell City fans
that accompanied this start were al
most deafening. However, Mckee
OF the locals soon evened up the
score. The contest then continued
for some time without a change in
the counts. Then Webster City
managed to make 1t 4 to in their
favor.
Until the end of the first half the
score kept changing in this manner,
neither team managing to make 1t
one sided. When the whistle for
quits sounded the score stood Is to
IA in favor of the Rockwell City
team. But very few fouls were
called in this half and the game was
clean from start to finish. However,
the boys were all forced to their
limit.
At the beginning of the second
half the home boys appeared to be
much fresher than their opponents.
In place of Stebbins. who played one
Of the forward positions for the 10
calls in the first half. Talcott was
sent in. While In the game Steb-
bins played very good. Some of his
work in tight places showed up we'll.
However, the addition OF Talcott,
who was fresh. helped much In be-
ginning the second half right. With
the sound of the first whistle the
home bunch were off at pace that
took their rivals completely by sur
prise. In this half the latter were
not in the game and the home boys.
after playing few minutes, had
every thing their own way. Berg
gren started with score from some
distance from the basket, 1t was a
very good play and received some
applause from the Rockwell City
fans. Next came France, the tall
center. He also registered score
with his usual appearance OF ease.
In this half many starters were
pulled of by the home team and a
few by their opponents. Until this
time the men had not been taking
very many long chances. However.
when they did open up, baskets from
the opposite side of the room were
nothing uncommon. All Of the Rock
well City men showed up we'll, par
ticularly in the first half. The two
forwards for their team did some
great work Although defeated, the
team pulled of many good plays and
kept UP their pep" at all times.
For the locals Meller, the standing
guard. played his full share Of the
game. The small score made by the
Calhoun county team is largely his
faalt. Mckee did some Of his incest
work and managed to get through
with no serious result to his oppon-
ent. His defensive game Is his
strong point He also did some very
good throwing and received credit