Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-02-18
KENDALL SEASON
DRAWS TO CLOSE
BaIcer's Work Has Been a
Distinct Feature Of
The Year.
Strong Fac
tor in Their Success;
To Play Sooners.

With the exception OF two more
games with the University OF Okla
homa the basketball team Of Kendall
college is finished for the season The
dates with the Sooners have not yet
been agreed upon but II is mutually
agreed that there must be another Sc
rles between the schools to decide the
state championship in the cagIng
sport
II is much mooted point, which
OF these two teams Is superior The
Sooncrs were obliged to fight hard
for their single victory over the
Presbyterians, while the Kendalltes
played as hard for their game.
There is one point which seems 10
be In favor Of the Tulsa team, namely
the development OF the two giants
Bleyins and Balcer This combination
was not tried against the Sooners. IL
has been the deciding factor In every
game subsequent TO the university
contests.
Balcer whose sensational playing in
the windup Of the season has been a
distinct feature, was for a long time a
very uncertain factor to Coach Roes
II was evident that the basketball in
struCtor did not look with a great
deal of favor on the big players abll-
ity for no was not started in any con-
test prior to the first A. & NJ. game.
Followed Instructions.
Balcer was substituted in the Em-
pOria game with Instructions to heaVe
the ball to the opposite end when it
came into his hands. This he did and
more. lie played the whole court
with a vengeance. Everybody thought
1t was an accident when, with a sem
sational spurt he worked the ball to
the opponents goal and netted a bas-
ket.
But he showed in later games that
he had the goods 1t was nowhere
moro thoroughly demonstrated than
in the last A. & NJ. game when the
big fellow was not used until the sec
ond half In the first period the
score stood II to 7, while the final
count was 2l to l6 in favor OF the
Presbyterians
Whole Team Helped.
Balcer's playing is really individual.
as Is any star member of an athletic
team, but the while teams work
must not be underestlmated. Pat
Handley and John Young have not
played sensational basketball because
the work OF a guard cannot from its
very nature be spectacular. But their
work has rounded out the team.
Bleyins, the well-chosen captain
plays the whole court as no other
member OF his team has done. Wlthal
he has been a captain. Never has
there been a time that he has not
been master of the situation
Hawley, although only a youngster
in years, Is the surest basket shooter
who has played on the Kendall court.
He is not az aggressive as his team
mates, but this will come as he plays
longer. Ralph Handley is a con-
scientious player on the basketball
court as he is persistent on tho grid
iron. and Grove has more than earned
his letter for service on tho indoor
team.
Kendall More Aggressive.
The Sooncrs showed better form
than the prcshyteI ians nt shooting
baskets in their games on the Ken
dali court. but kcndalls vigilance In
keeping the ball out Of her opponents
hands made it possible for her vic
tory. The progress Kendall has made
along this very line since her games
with the Soouers seems TO make 1t
more likely that she will have a bet
ter chance of winning from the uni
yersity when the two flves meet again.
A review OF Keudalls year would
not be complete without paying trib-
ute to their excellent coaCh-Forcst
Rces. lie has been able to see tho
weaknesses and fill I'm with men who
delivered the goods. Likewise he has
developed his team along the line best
adapted TO the material at hand-the
fact which points the genius Of any
athletic coach.