The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1915-03-12
OROVlLLE VS. CASHMERE

Before a wild, bowling, half demented
crowd, the largest ever before collected
in the high school gym, the Oroville bas-
ket ball team took the champion Cash
mere team down the line to the tune of
IS to 16, last Thursday evening.
Cashmere came here proceeded by a
reputation as world beaters that put
much fear in those of the inhabitants
who think the local team some peaches
at this particular game. Cashmere had
the scalps of some of the strongest teams
in the state dangling at their belts, and
the way they started in for a moment or
two it looked suspiciously as though they
would land another CORY trophy. The
suspense not for long, for Prince and
Cole brothers, and Powell, and Vincent,
who kicked the covers off sick bed just
in order to take hand in the proceed
ings, turned on the steam tap, and the
way they proceeded to play rings around
the visitors was surely heart rending-
that is to the visitors. Cashmere took
the floor with the confidence of squad
upon which the sun of AusterlitZ had been
shining many hotly contested field.
Hence they were anticipating no Water
loo. The Waterloo was for the other
fellows.
At last hush fell upon the crowd as
the gladiators spread out and the referee
took his position. Then a roar went up
as the ball was slapped into the arena
and Il struggling mass of arms and legs
locked together The game opened omin
ously for the home team. The visitors
We're given point on foul at the very
first mixup and Esterbrook made it two
by shooting u basket Oroville came back
at once. and Cole throwing goal evened
the score. Then Cashmere piled up three
more points and locals again tied Cash
mere was the first to reach seven, but
Oroville eVened up the points at once.
Here the locals showed the metal they
are made of, and henceforth they were
in the game every second. They seemed
to have the feet of Mercury, and the
reach of gorillas. 1t was one of the
toughest games yet seen in the local
gym, for the Cashmere youth discovered
they had collared a quintette of Tarters,
and they put forth their very keenest
efforts trying to stem the tide that was
going against them. When time was
called for the first half Cashmere was in
bad by a score of to 16.
Sixteen to eight is not much leaway in
basket ball. for points can be piled up
pretty rapidly when things break favor
whistle blew to start the second inning
Oroville bent every effort to widen the
gap And gallop ahead they did. By the
time Cashmere had accumulated two
more points Oroville had boosted their
score to %, and everybody looked upon
the game as embalmed. 1t was. The
final figures were 3S to 16 in favor of the
Okanosan champs.
In "a game where every individual play
er did his best-and the best was good
enough for any team,-individua super
iority is not to be recorded. The home
boys played like a machine, individually
and collectively,
The referee was j. |. st. John, of Riv-
erside. a crack University of Washington
athlete, and his decisions, swift, SHARP
and clear cut, We're in the main most
satisfactory.
After the game the high school pupil.
gave dance and served refreshments ir
odd Fellows hal in honor of the visitors
K was purely high school function, tn,
first given by the school, and it proved
Il be joy to all present.
IL. Nj. Drisco, the coach who accom-