The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-02-10
V|NITA HIGH SCHOOL
DEFEATS CHELSEA
Vinita High School Takes Double
Header From Chelsea.

In hotly contested game of basket
ball the Vinita high school teams de.
feated the Chelsea teams last night in
the high school gymnasium.
The two schools have especially
strong teams this year and both are
in the race for the northeastern Okla
homa championship Up until last
night the Chelsea aggregations have
had little the edge upon Vinita. Last
night however the local players came
back, and were able to come back
hard.
The girls game was played first and
was taken by the locals by the score
of 10 to 6. During the first half the
Vinita team showed the better class
of game. They played fast and dis
played considerable team work. The
guards were especially prominent dur
ing this period, not allowing the Chel-
sea girls to make field goal. Eight
of the total points scored by Vinita
were made by her forwards in the first
half During the last half the local
forwards were unable to keep up their
earlier record and scored only one field
goal in the last half. The girls team
has improved wonderfully since their
game with Chelsea earlier in the sea
son, and the victory to them was no
surprise.
Everyone expected the boys game
to be hard one, and the odds were
against Vinita. During the first half
the local quintette were more success
full in making field goals, but were
fouled heavily, thus giving Chelsea a
number of free throws from which
seven of her eleven points were made
in this half. Vinita was not so sue
cessful with her field throws but scor-
ed twice as many points from the field
as did Chelsea. The visitors had the
lead the greater part of the first per-
iod, but at the close of the half the
score was ii to IL.
In the second half, the home team
came out, feeling confident and de-
termined to keep the bacon at home" !"
Jones, the fast little guard, who had
been successfully watching his for
ward in the first half at this time start
ed the rally for Vinita. He not only
kept his eye on his opponent but went
down the field time after time and
scored eight points, from the field. He
was the real find" of the evening, as
this was his first game. Palmer, his
opponent, who is recognized as being
one of the fastest forwards in the state
was unable to make single point
'.,ring the entire game.
The Vinita forwards got loose from
their guards and began pitching bas-
kets almost at will. Each one scored
six points from the field in the last
period. Roper, the center for Vinita
did some excellent work, out-jumping
his opponent throughout the game.
Franklin at guard proved his worth
for it was due largely to his swift work
that Chelsea's score was no larger.
Capt. Carter and Jones did the stellar
work for the locals. Each covered
the entire court and were right on the
ball at all times
Johnson di dthe chief starring for
Chelsea, although the entire team is
swift and puts up an excellent style
of game. Vinita may justly be proud
of team that can defeat them.
After the games the high school gave
the visitors a reception at the club
room. Nearly two hundred were pres
ent and tried to make their Chelsea
friends forget their defeat