The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-01-31

Jumps" az ~ N'''' Wv 1890
blew Captain Whistler was all over
the floor, roughing it with the big fell
lows and running rings around them
with the ball. Wolfe played a wonder
full game at guard. He has played
some pretty basketball in days past,
but he never worked as well as he did
last night, and he will never do better.
He couldn't. Little Red" Cummins
more than held his own, too. He
fought like a wild man against the big
Farmers. and more than got away with
it, too, Sheedy played steadily and
consistently, and held down a big for
ward who was fast and shifty. Tabor
seemed a bit nervous at the start, but
he got into the fight well enough as
the battle got under way. All five
men were real stars.
For Bozeman, Fluhr, Hartman and
Cotner starred. Fluhr played against
Wolfe, and didn't have much of a
chance to show any speed, but he
showed a lot Of nerve when he kept on
playing after striking his head so hard
against a piano in the end of the gym
that he was knocked cold.
e Detailed Iame.
The game didn't start quite on time.
When Referee McGough blew his
whistle for play to start it vas half
past eight. Neither team was able to
score for the first several minutes. The
Aggies managed to keep the ball under
their basket, but the Montana men
fought hard and prevented them from
throwing at the net. Finally, after the
pail had gone down the floor toward
the Montana basket, Hartman threw it
to Fluhr, who was free, and the big
Helena man made the first score.
Hartman missed a free throw, and i'm
mcdintolY after Cummins tied the
score with a pretty throw from be-
meath the basket.
Montana took the lead when whistler
threw a goal after Hodgkiss' foul, but
FIuhr made it a to 8 by shooting an
easy basket. Wolfe came right back
with a beautiful shot from near mid
field, and then the rOughing started
again. Wilcomb fouled n Whistler
scored on a free throw. Hartman
fuuled and Whistler Tailed again. The
Montana supporters nearly lifted the
roof, but quieted down when Cotner
and then iI1uhr tossed field goals in
quick succession. Whistler made an
other free throw count and tied the
! score, but the Aggies took the lead
again when COtner tossed the bal
through the net after Minister'S foul
Whistler made it even up at II by
throwing his fifth successive foul goa
after an o~ffense by Hodgkiss. Whistler
got a sixth chance, but missed, ant
the half ended with the score even
Aggies, Il; Montana, II.
Second Half.
Tho Aggies scored first in the sec
ond period, Cotncr tossing a foul goa
Cummins gave Montana a LEAD
though, with a neat field goal, an
the Aggies again saw anythin
but varsity heels, Cotner scored on
free throw and tied the score, hu
Wolfe made it Is to 10 by THROWN
the prettieSt basket of the game. Cum
minis scOred and Cotncr missed O
free throws after a double foul, br
scored on another free throw imme
diately after, putting the Aggies rigl
UP III the iuiilllS. Inc SAINT Sttlil'
to he slowing down a bit. Both team
were tired, and the fight was not quit
as strenuous as before. Cotner missc
a free throw and Cummins followed h
example Tabor threw a, pretty go
and Whistler mad it 10 by tossing II
bah through the ring after Tluhr's for
AS the game came toward the close II
Aggies made a final squirt. Maddc
threw a field goal and the varsi
seem to relax a bit. Time was Gale
though, with Montana still in the lea
and the battle was won.
The teams lined up as follows:
Montana.