Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-12-22
DEBORAH TEAMS WIN.
DEBORAH High School Girls and Boys
Basket Ball Teams Defeat
Waukon Teams.
Girls Game.

The first home game played Fri
day night at the gymnasium ended
in a second resounding victory for
the DEBORAH girls basket ball team
when they defeated the Waukon
aggregation by the Overwhelming
score of 81 to 8.
In the first half, altho the ball was
in the DEBORAH field all the time the
Red and Blue forwards were unable
to find the basket as skillfully as
usual, and only a few points were
scored. But in the second half the
girls again showed their good form
and scored 26 points, "a on field
baskets. The Waukon sextet were
simply outclassed at every stage OF
the game and in spite of their siren
uous efforts, they were unable to
make more than 3 field baskets.
1t was fast and furious game in
which the forwards of the home
team were busy most of the time,
since their centers again continuous
ly sent them the ball. Sarah Cum
mings was perhaps the individual
star as she scored % points; 20 on
field baskets. However both for
wards shot baskets from every an
gle of the field. The guards, altho
they had very few chances at the
ball, stuck to Waukon forwards so
closely that it was impossible for
them to make many points Even un-
til the last thump of the ball, he
home team displayed all kinds Of
pep and ginger. Prospects are bright
for a champion title.
Following are the lineups of the
girl teams:
Decorah II. s. WaukOn III. s.
Sayles, f. Harmon, f.
Cummings, f. Wines, f.
Schlatter, cg. Russell, cg.
Womeldorf, C. Downes, c..
Haberly, 6. (Cap.) Hortley, g.
Casterton, G. Eaton, g.
OFFICIALS: - Referee Haaken-
son; Scorer, Lynch; Time-keeper,
Fleming; Linesmen, Lee and Hedge
son.
Boys Game.
1t begins to look as though it
would take a mighty good high
school team TO defeat the DEBORAH
boys.
Waukon came across country last
Friday with their best men, a brand
new coach and high hopes of victory.
They returned that same evening un-
der the cold, cold stars, with the
short end of II to 10 score.
Capt. Marsh waited for the whis-
tie to blow, and then went out and
threw five baskets, so as to make
sure of a comfortable lead. Weiser
and Riste then broke loose and the
three of them proceeded to dazzle
and amaze the spectators, and to run
rings around their unfortunate OPP
ponents. In the back field, Schlatter
and Meyrick gave prompt and eff
cient attention to the ball, the few
times that it did not come their way.
The Waukon forwards scored just
once in the whole forty minutes.
Towards the close of the game
Risti and Meyrick were taken out
and the reserves, Twenge and Eu-
gene Marsh sent in Twenge shut out
his opponent and Eugene made as
many points from the field, during
the last seven minutes, as were made
by the Waukon team during the
whole second half.
The features of the game were
Marsh's rapid fire-work at forward
and the display of teamwork by the
whole team. With Weiser tipping
the ball at centre, and Meyrick and
Schlatter rushing in to take it, Risti
and Marsh get all the passes they can
handle.
Following are the lineups and
point score:
DecOrah III. s. Waukon IL. >.
Earl Marsh, If. Foley, II.
Risti. rf Roman, RI.