Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1914-02-18
ALMOST TURN THE TRICK

ALMOST TURN THE TRICK
Seminary Team scares st. Joe's In
Game Last Thursday Evening,
Score 1924.
The largest crowd that has attend
ed basket ball game in this city this
year, endured an hour of heart-break.
ing and nerve-racking suspense last
Thursday evening when the St. Joe
Juniors defeated the Seminary bas-
ket ball team by the score Of 1924.
The game was the toughest and
hardest played of any of recent years
in Willmar and the crowd was well
repaid for their attendance.
At times the visitors showed Won
derful bursts Of team play that seem
ed impossible for the lads to break
up. Then suddenly some Seminary
man would fling himself at an oppon-
ent and break up the play. The way
the members Of the teams came to-
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was nothing slow. That the Semi
nary expected a hard game was
shown by the fact that when they
came out on the floor they were all
logged out in baseball regalia, thus
protecting their knees from injury.
The game started with a rush for
the visitors; the first shot out of the
box, Heller cut loose with two nice
baskets, then Nordstrom scored the
first point for the Seminary on a
free throw. From then on until the
end of the half the battle was warm
one, altho the play wasn't so very
rough.
The end of the half found the
Seminary on the short end of an 49,
10 score. Between halves a confer
ence of war was held and shift in
the line up decided upon. At the
start of the second period, Gordham-
er went to center, Harstad to for
ward and Christian to guard. The
shift worked like charm, and before
long the hole team had drawn 70
within two points of their opponents.
Along in here it seemed as if the
fates were taking a hand, as, in quick
succession Nordstrom and Harstad
Gagged the ball, only to have the bas-
kets disallowed because an officials
whistle had blown. The players were
settling to work in earnest and the
last 10 minutes of the game was the
fiercest ever seen here. Time was
taken out two or three times as the
men became winded. When it was
announced that there were but
three minutes to play and the scOle
was 1924, everybody took up the
cry, eve want a basket" No one
will ever forget that three minutes.
A foul was called on the st. Joes
and pandemonium broke loose when
Nordstrom shot the foul, putting his
team within one point of the leaders.
Then the visitors stalled around un-
til they had prevented anymore
scores. The game ended with the
ball near the visitors basket.
The last period was marked ny
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tian sending two dandies Into the net
from near the side of the hall and
way out. Time and again Nordstrom
and Harstad shot and it seemed GER
tain the ball must go thru the ring;
then the unusual would happen and
the thing rolled around, wobbled a
little and then fell out instead of in.
1t was aggravating to say the least.
For the winners, Heller, Arnold,
O'Shea and Kranz divided the scor-
ing, each man shooting three has,
kets. Heller did the stunt when he
shot a foul. Theis was satisfied to
stick to the defensive side of the
game and he played fine game at
guard. This same Theis is one of
the finest fellows personally that ever
played here, and is also one of the
cleanest and fairest players. No mat
ter how many fouls were called or
for what cause, never a protest came
from him. Quite the contrary was
O'Shea as if we remember he kicked
quite frequently.
| and four fouls to his credit did the
best work for the losers. Christian
came next with two nice baskets and
Harstad and Gordhamer contributed
one apiece. Johnson played a swell
game at stationery guard. Had the
Seminary played as we'll the first half
as they did the last the result would
have been different. The score in
the second half was 14-7 with the To-
Gals on the long end. The score and
summary:
st. Joe Seminary
Heller ... f. . Nordstrom
Arnold .........f. ........ Christian
! O'Shea .........c. ......... HarStaC
The1s ..........g. GOrdhamel
kranZ ..g......... johnson
Baskets: Nordstrom co.; Christian
(2); Gordhamer. Heller (3) O'Shes
f9). ArnO16v (2\. Kranz (2(