The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1914-02-26
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Before one Of the largest crowds
ever In the high school gymnasium
the fast Nezperce high school basket
ball team Won from the local high
school team last night by the score
lof 81 10 IS.
From The first whistle which started
the game 10 the final one which
closed the contest both teams played
a brand of basket ball far superior
to anything seen on the local court
for several years. Each team
showed Ice results Of long and care
ful coaching and the crowd thai
watched and waited Tor each goal
was well repaid.
The game started with o rush,
Lewiston scoring the basket by a 1
pretty shot by Hersey. Nesperce
came back With rush and the FIRST
half ended With the locals. II ihc
lead, az u TO-
Ia the second half NeSpsrce real
ized that they we're up against
hard proposition and from that time
ill The hnal whistle played to the
limit. Each of the 10 men played
the game Of bis life and team work,
rather than individual work was the
result.
For Nexpsrce Harbke. the big Il
center was TIE star. Els long shots
from center we're q big factor 10 the
score. Herscy for the locals scored
eight baskets and was la The play
from start to finish. H
Coach McMahan of the Nexperce
team said after the game Zone of
the best high ahool games ! have
ever seen. My boys realized that
they bad to play TO yin aud Lewis.
ton should feel proud Of her team.
Nszpsree Wsa Again. II
The Nezpefce high school basket
ball team captured futher honors
last evening when they took The
game from the Lewiston Athletic /
club On the high school court by
score Of IS to a.. II vas a loosely
played game throughout. Robinson
starting for the visitors wish I'LL
soinss 10 bis credit. The honors for
Lewiston we're divided between
slickinger. Mann and Ketsenbach,
'acn securing twelve points. The
ine-up of the teams wass
Nexpefce -Harbks, center; L.
Wade and ]. Wade. forwards; Rob-
nson and Tanning guards.
Lewiston -Ketsenbach, center
and wnltcomb, forwards
.ukens and Mann, guards. Tribune Y
The game at Lapwai Saturday y !
light between the Indians and the :, :
seSperce high school boys was : :
ghirlwind for speed, but the former =
eemed to be entirely ous of luck al =
he baskets and met defeat is to 80 y
The Nexperce boys say that The =
indians sho aed greater speed and -
eam-work than any other aggrega- :
lon they have meet this season, and 4
eadily attribute the wide difference N
d the score TO the bad luck their le
pponents had at basket shooting.
The lineups la
Lapwai--Center, Moses forwards d,
wilson, Wilcox, guards, White d
iregg. hi
NeEperce-Center, Hsrbke; for T
ards, J. Wade. L. Wade: guards, Of
.obinson, flaming. Jones. hi
The Negperce boys, who returned al
rom their victorious roundup Snn- al
ay evening, report the best OF treat ia
Ient at all points and are quite hc
ppreciasive of the pains taken to cl
AXE their visit an enjoyable one
eth as Lewiston and Lap wal. ).
The Lapwai Indians will meet The a
'cals al The gym here Friday night n
nd, from all reports, contest that 4,
Ill eclipse any Of the season may nj
Q looked for Bosh teams are train
Ia hard for The baltla, and as II IL
xpecsed 10 be the last one for the wi
sason at Nexperce an unusually big | Fl
gowd Of spectators will sec Il. co