Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-20
MARSHALLTOWN BASKET TOSS
ERS FAIL TO SURVIVE FIRST
ROUND AT IOWA CITY.
FAILURE TO LOCATE
BASKET BRINGS DEFEAT
Team Work and Passing Game Equal
to That Of Opponents, But Players
Fail to Negotiate Baskets When OPP
portunity Offers-Packer and Board
man Credited as Playing Star Game.
Special to Times-Renuhlican.

Iowa City, March 20-Playing fast
and furious game Davenport defeated
the Marshalltown five here Friday in
the third round of the interscholastic
tournament for state high school hon
ors. The Davenport quintet took the
lead early in the contest and was never
headed. Marshalltown was apparently
swept off it's feet by the rushing at
tack of its opponents, and did not
get going in anywhere near its usual
form until the second period. The final
score was A to 10.
The Marshalltown five played an
excellent passing game and it's team
work equaled that Of the Davenport
five, but the losers were unable to ne
gotiate baskets for points after they
had taken the ball down the floor. On
the other hand the Davenport five
shot field goals from all angles and all
corners Of the floor, the stellar work
of Kelly standing out especially in this
regard.
Davenport's Game Is Fast.
Davenport began furiously and with
in a few seconds kipp shot the first
score Of the game. A foul afforded
Kelly a chance to increase the total to
three. and then Boardman shot foul
basket for the first point for Marshall
town. The Davenporters, undaunted,
Immediately took the aggressive and
threw basket after basket until their
total score at the end of the first per-
iod was "a against the points gar
nered by Marshalltown. Time and
gain during the first half MARSHALL
town had chances to score, only to fan.
After taking the ball down the floor
within the shadows of the basket they
shot widely, influenced somewhat by
the close guarding Of King and kauf-
man, Of Davenport
Davenport's Rushes Count.
At the start of the second half DAY.
export resumed its rushing style OF
play and fought furiously for every
point. The Marshalltown five also
speeded up somewhat, and the last per-
iod was a brilliant display Of offensive
and defensive work on the part Of both
teams. Toward the latter part Of the
half when the game was "sewed up"
Davenport sent in number Of substi-
tutes in order to save the men for the
evening game.
For Marshalltown Boardman and
Packer played good games. Boardman
had hard luck with his foul shooting in
the first half, and appeared to be af-
fected with stage fright. He recovered
from this affliction early in the second
period, and the last four fouls he shot
We're all good for points. He shot five
out Of his twelve chances. He also
added four points to his teams total
by tossing two field goals in the sec
ond half. Packer was slow in getting
started, but in the latter portion of the
contest played good defensive game.
McCreary also showed up we'll, spoil
ing several of Davenport's opportuni-
ties to score.
Davenport's Spectacular Work.
Kelly was easily the Davenport star.
His foul shooting was one Of the feat
ures of the afternoons play, as he
negotiated eight out of nine attempts.
He also shot six field goals for a total
of twelve points, making In all 20 Of
the A points rolled up by his team
mates. Kipp also played a great game.
He was in the game every minute OF
play, shooting three goals and showing
up well defensively. King and kauff-
man at guards were largely responsible
shalltown five to shoot goals. Nc
Keever fought for every advantage and
shot three baskets. The lineup fol-
lows:
Davenport. Position. Marshalltown.
McKeever, Richardson, T. t. Boardman
Kelly ............L f....... Newcomer
Kipp, Van Maur... C. .......... Packer
Kaufman ........r. g....... McCreary
II SSyrNff =
Summary: Field goals-McKeever,
3; Kelly, 6: Kipp, 8; Kaufman, q;
King. 1: Richardson, 2: Boardman, 8:
Newcomer, l.; Packer, 2; Smith, l..
Foul Enthusiastically, 8; Boardman, 5.
Referee-Kellogg. Umpire-Parsons.
Results Of Oother Games.
Fort Dodge, Clinton and Ottumwa
were the other teams to survive the
preliminary matches. Clinton struck
tartar in Corning, and this contest
was not decided until the final minute
Of play. The final score was % to
25. Corning led thruout the first half,
and until within two minutes of the
end Of the second period, when Gin
ton negotiated two successive baskets.
Fort Dodge won easily from Red Oak,
SO to 20, and the fast Ottumwa five
won from Jefferson. "A to 81. The first
ended with Ottumwa in the lead ri to
/, but the western state lads came
back strong in the second half and
threw scare into the Ottumwans
Clinton and Ottumwa Survive.
In the semi-finals Ottumwa elimi-
mated Davenport, 33 to %. Meanwhile
Clinton easily disposed Of Fort Dodge,
46 to 81. Clinton and Ottumwa meet
this afternoon in the finals for the state
title, ands Fort Dodge and Davenport
will compete for third and fourth places.
AS had been previously predicted
Ottumwa and Davenport appeared to
have the stronger teams on the floor
Friday and according to many the
would have survived to
the finals had chance not thrown them
against the Ottumwa five in the semi
finals.