The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1915-02-12
BASKET BALL CHAMPIONS
by DEFEATING CONCONULLY ORC.
VILE CAPTURES PENNANT
FOR SEASON 1914.15

| The entertainment provided the pub
lie by the high school pupils last Fri
day evening was diversified and high
ly enjoyable. 1t covered several fea-
lures that appeal to the senses. Be
ginning with a debate that gave EN-.
ployment to the mental consciousness.
followed by the relaxing pleasure of
an athletic contest, and ending with
the pleasant physical exercise of dane
ing. A more unfavorable evening
could hardly have been selected from
among the 365 proceeding days. Rain
fell and the roads were soft, oozy and
nasty. 1t is really surprising that so
many braved the inclement weather
| and plodded through the mud and
moisture to the school house. The
audience in the auditorium during the
debate was rather scanty, but the seat
ing and standing capacity of the gym
was taxed to capacity. The dance, as
the grand finale, was well patronized.
The debate was very clever bit Of
speaking on the part of those taking
part, and while some of the speakers
may. not have always stuck closely to
| the text the arguments were well pre-
sented on both sides. The question
discussed was whether single tax was
a better means of raising revenue than
the present system of taxation, Oro-
Vile having the affirmative and Con-
conully the negative. Conconully was
represented by Miss Emma Wheeler
and Fred Tindall and Guy Smith. Oro-
vile by Miss Helen Johnston and Miss
Gertrude Granger and VIM. Cole. The
Young people faced the audience with
confidence and self-control, and from
the manner in which they handled the
subject had given considerable time,
study and research in preparing for
the debate. All of the several partici-
pants did WE'LL and where all gave
such an excellent account of them
selves it would be invidious to select
any one for special mention. To many
present it did appear that Oroville
represented their side of the question
mort forcefully, but two of the three
| judges thought otherwise, and Con-
conully was declared the winner. OF
could not fail to exist where the de-
bators seemed so equally balanced
and local bias would naturally favor
the home side. However, there is no
intention to detract from the efforts
of the visitors, for they did excellent
ly, and according to the opinion of
majority of the judges shade better
than their opponents.
There have been basket ball games
and basket ball games in this mans
town in the past, but no such basket
ball game as the one pulled off last
Friday evening in the local high
school gym, when the high school
teams of Conconully and Oroville met
up for the contest that decided the
high school championship of the
county. Papers often speak flippant-
ly of the battle royal" but here
was gladitorial exhibition that would
have provided sport for royalty. There
was no shirking hard knocks on eth
er side as the earnest athletes filled
the room with flying legs, swinging
arms and writhing bodies. From the
beginning to the end both sides con-
tested Justify for victory, and no point
was gained until a scrimmage that
the word lively is tame in describing.
In the rush and ruck infringement of
the rules were frequent, unintentional
slips the result of over eagerness on
the part of the contenders, but honors
were even in the respect to fouls, as
Is were marked up against each side.
Here was chance to pad the score,
but over anxiety put the boys on such
strain that making ringers on fouls
seemed beyond their ability, as Powell
missed / out of Is, Thorp 6 out of II,
and Mcdaniel all that he tried for
From the first spring at the ball by
the centers to the call of time at the
end of the second round, there was
something doing all the time. There
was no loafing on the job at any stage
of the proceedings, and the shirker
was nowhere in evidence. The ten
husky lads were keyed up to the high
est tension, and old Argus himself did
not possess enough eyes to keep track
OF the ball. The sphere was handled
without mercy, and never has a sheep
skin had such a dizzy experience on
q basket ball floor in this county
There was a look of tense determina-
ton on every face, and while good
nature prevailed friendship ceased
from the first whistle to the end of
the chapter. Much was deDending on
the game, and both sides were in the
struggle to win. They were spurred
on to eXertion by loyal rooters, for q
large contingent was present from the
eX-county seat, and they had brought
their lungs with them. The making of
points was confined largely to Powell