Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-01-16
LOCALS LOSE
CLOSE GAME
B Jefferson Basket Ball Team, in
Spite Of Long Record Of
Winnings, Forced to
Their Limit
WIN BY ONLY TWO SCORES
Berggren, Protested by Jefferson
Coach, Easily Proves Right
to Play.
WIN BY ONLY TWO SCORES

defeated the local team in very
fast game Friday night at the arm
ory by the close score of 25 to %
The teams were nearly evenl!
matched. The practice of the visi
tors in their seventeen games al
ready won during the present sea
son made them more sure, however
of their baskets The locals out
played them as far as team work II
concerned and it is quite evident
that had they the practice and ex.
perience Of their opponents, the
score would have been in their fav.
or.
The session with the Jefferson
team is the first one of any import,
ance that the home boys have par.
ticipated In this season. The Other
high school games have taken but
little effort on their part to win. In
spite of the weather conditions
quite a large crowd turned out to
see the game. Enthusiasm such as
is seldom seen any PLACE but at foot
bali game waxed high.
From the first whistle the game
was even. The visitors made sew.
eral attempts to land the first has
ket, but the defensive work OF the
local boys spoiled their plans. After
about four minutes play Jefferson
succeeded in making the first score.
The home squad performed the same
stunt short time afterwards. Dur
ing the first half both teams had
several free throws. When time was
called the score read 13 to IL in
favor of Prof. Simon's proteges.
The second half was as hard
fought as the first. Several times
the visitors would get the ball to
their basket only to have nice
throw spoiled by the work of one
OF Meyers understudies With the
home team it was the same hard
work. The team work displayed by
them in getting the ball to their
side Of the room was great. In the
second half Dodge pulled off a start
ling performance. When in almost
the center OF the room he heaved
the leather at the goal and 1t slip
ped through easily. Berggren con-
tributed his share of the excitement
with basket almost as difficult as
his teammates. Meller and Mckee
did some defensive work that kept
the score down where 1t was at the
end. France played the game at all
times.
1t was reported that Berggren
would be protested, owing to his
playing in the game for more than
four years. This protest was to be
entered by Prof. Simons. trainer OF
the Jefferson team. However, moth
ing serious seemed to materialize
from. the protest Berggren easily
proved that he had not been in ath-
letics that length of time and that
he would not be forced to quit from
the ruling OF the athletic association
for year to come.
Although the home team went
down In defeat for their first time
this year with a high school squad,
their showing against a team with
seventeen games already won this
season Is a great credit to them
and their coach. In the return game
It Ia thought that victory should re-
ward the home boys. The line-ups
follow:
Jefferson Webster City.
Potter ......R F...... Berggren
Cox ......... Il F.......... Dodge
Shoppe ...... .C........ France
Jaques ......R c.. .... Meller