Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-02-27
: Basket Ball Game at Armory Satur-
day Night Results in Victory
For Home Boys Over
Fonda Team.
WAS one OF THE BEST OF YEAR
Mckee Plays Star Game of His Ca
reer, Securing 0ne-half Of
Local Scores.

In one of the cleanest and fastest
games of the season at the armory
Saturday night the local basket ball
team administered defeat to the
squad from Fonda by the score of
66 to 80. Quite a crowd Of interest
ed spectators both from this city and
from Fonda witnessed the session.
As there was some trouble at the
last game between these two teams
at Fonda some time ago, but one
referee was used in this game. 1t
was the wish of the Fonda coach
that there should be two officials but
both should be from out of town. In
accordance with this desire of the
visitors, Coach Meyer of this city
engaged a Mr.. Oleson, a basket ball
player from Ellsworth, and Prof.
Talman of the Rockwell City high
school. Mr.. Oleson could not ar
range to come. however, and the
Fonda people would not let any Of
fetal from this city take part. After
some argument on the subject it was
agreed that Prof. Talman should act
alone and his work was very good.
The first whistle to sound started
the game as 1t is seldom begun. This
game has been looked forward to for
three or fors weeks by the men on
both teams snd e;tch got OF at top
speed. The h.t basket was the re-
suit OF held ball under the Fonda
goal. After being thrown UP sever
al times BY the referee, Kelly Of the
Fonda bunch, managed to secure It..
The first score was greeted with
cheers from the Fonda fans and
groans from the Webster City bunch.
However. Mckee soon managed to
onset this lead. He threw two
baskets in a very short time, getting
them from the center. After the first
score was made the fans were very
quiet and the game progressed for
some time with the score board
reading 4 to 2. Then Mckee con-
tributed another score by a very
pretty play. Berggren then manag-
ed to secure one. When three quar-
ters of the first half had passed the
score was taking on a one sided as
pect. Berggren threw three more
goals and Dodge obtained three. Nc
Kea had seven to his credit at the
end of the first twenty minutes
while France had one. The local
score was 80. In that time the out
siders had managed to make a score
Of III. Kelly, Straight and CAL
braith having two baskets each to
their credit. In the first half nine
fouls were called. Of thes, four
were on Mckee and one each on
Dodge and Meller. Kelly. Straight
and Hardy of Fonda had one apiece.
Between the halves Referee Tall
man told the fans they would have
to abide by the decisions or the home
team would be penalized for noise.
When the second division started,
Kelly Of the visitors. again took
the lead with the first goal A foul
was then called on Meller and re-
suited in an addition OF another
point for the Fonda team. However,
Berggren resumed work with a
startler from the center Of the room
and was followed by another by Nc
Kee. France soon managed to find
the basket Next came Straight of
the Fonda bunch with good one
Mckee, who had thrown seven of
the fifteen goals secured by the
home team in the first half, kept up
his game. Several times he was sue
cessful In making good with man
hanging to his back When the ball
was passed to Berggren or the big
guard it resulted in changing the
score board. Hardy and ]. Kelly of
the Fonda team also did some good
throwing. Many of their attempts
fell but few inches short OF goals.
In this half double foul was called
between Berggren and Straight It
resulted in point gained for Fonda
but nothing for the locals. On foul