The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-01-02
THIRD con
DEC IDE S IS
Big Bemidgg,." !" Playing Sensational
Basketball, Defeats Ct. Cloud by
Score Of SO to IA Game Each
MILLER AND PECK ARE STARS
Thursday Evening Game Won y Viz
itors After Strenuous Battle,
Count Being % 70 Is.

y
Count Being % % Is.
With each team having won q
game. st. Cloud taking the Thursday
contest after one OF the most exciting
IS ever played here, and big
Eln8I" securing a victory last
hi4setsssa4 following demonstrations Of
basketball seldom witnessed on any
floor, all Bemidji is waiting for the
Dlv " of the whistle which will start
thestwo fives on the deciding combat
tonight fz rs*sl5
* Such basketball as that played by
the Hemidji boys last night. would
have spelled defeat for any team In
the United States and was an exam
pie o. the article of ball which is
expected to bring the title emblem
co this city, following the playing Of
the championship tournament. in
N:-.neapolis next month. fx
+ Miller a Sensation. ~
Every member of the local aggre-
cation went into the game determin-s
ed to avenge themselves for the ne
feat of the night before, and With
Miller, substitute, leading the It 5
o.
tack, it soon became apparent that
the visitors were doomed. Miller
more than won his spurs in the con-
test and his wonderful basket throw
ing, perfect handling of the ball and
fast floor work was no less than sensa-
tional. It was Miller who tossed the
basket which tied st. Clouds first
score and it was Miller who took the
count to four, then to six and the
player, who while playing running
guard position, six times netted the
ball in game which will long be re-
membered in Bemidji as one in which
every feature of championship bas-
ketball stood out prominently:
:: Not the Only Star.
But while Miller must be giySn
much credit for his remarkable work,
there are four other players who were
in the game every minute, fghtfnk
to gain an opportunity to face St.
Cloud in third and deciding con-
test. Peck, Bemtdji's gritty center,
playing with badly -sprained ankle.
and suffering pain from every step,
starred: Re covered the floor wen
and scented at the right place when
ever needed, continually taking part
in the fast teamwork and dropping
three neat, baskets, two Of which
were difficult. He played equally
we'll in both contests.
Where Are There Any Better?
Bemidji fans are willing to place
Howe and Brandon against any for
wards in the country fer comparison.
1t is a revelation to watch these two
L : p : = -f-aE
little men work. Both are nervy,
fast, accurate and have never heard
of the word quit. When playing to-
gether these players are at their
best and in the two games with st.
Cloud they were afforded excellent op-
portunity to show their real worth.
Jacobson, the Carleton college
star, who returned to the game this
year after an absence of one season,
can justly be given the most credit
for the low score Of the visitors Ia
last evenings game. His defensive
playing, was brilliant and his floor
work difficult to- excel. Traftonss
work in the Thursday game was good
and twice he was able to score. Bell
appeared out of form. s. 80.
Score Misleading.
The large score, 36 to Il, Of the
Friday game, is rather misleading,
for the contest was much closer than
the count would indicate, each point
being hotly contested for. z$.;.5s.
Hard Game to Lose. :
Thursdays game was one hard to
lose. After leading most Of the way.
Bemidji appeared to s1ow-up, allow
ing st. Cloud to throw two, easy bas-
kets, tieing the score. Just O time
was called. foul was called on Bs-
midi, allowing ST. Cloud a oprolt;-
ity to win the game BY one point, md
the chance was taken advantage az.
Had the free throw been missed, the
team first securing two points would
have been declared the winner.
Have Fast aggregation.
st. Cloud undoubtedly has the
fastest team to play in Bemidji this
year. The men are fast, clever and
gritty and play the game to win.