The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1915-01-22
ON THE PATH TO THE PENNANT
OROVILLE AND OMAk BASKET
BALL TEAMS IN AN EXCIT.
ING STRUGGLE
Victory Finally Perches on OrOville's
Banner by Score Of Thirty.
one to Fifteen

The Basket ball game last Friday
evening, which took place in the high
school gym, with Omak and Oroville
us contenders in the first meet of the
two teams for the season, was one OF
the best that has even taken place in
town. In the way of Drawn the Oro-
vile lads had shade the best of it,
but beef cuts little figure in this par
ticular game. 1t is agility, skill, a
sure, quick eye and grey matter not
wholly ossified that counts, and in
that combination the Omak boys were
not lacking. They did not get the
same deadly action with those at
tributes as did the OrOville team,
which accounts for the shape of the
score, but there was not minute
while the jumping, rushing, clawing
gladiators were on the floor that Omal1
failed to put up a scrappy offensive
game The locals have wised up and
learned much from previous games
this season, and they brought all that
knowledge into play, taking advan-
tage of every opening and making
openings when the occasion demand
ed. 1t was a clean game throughout,
free from rough housing, and the very
best of good humor prevailed. Omak
sent up a fine, manly lot of boys,
and they were pitted against the same
class of players. The visitors are
keen and generous sports and took
their defeat good naturedly They
could not very we'll help going down
the line, for the locals were out to
win and would not be denied. Yet it
was not cinch at any stage of the
proceedings, and at times the boldest
IL the audience held their breath in
mortal fear of those dangerous Omak-
ers, who were liable to drop a bug
in the soup even in the last few min
utes of play.
From the first note of the shrill
whistle announcing the start off the
rush was fast and furious The big
sphere was in the air, or being paved
over on the floor, or was dribbling
down the hall all the time. In their
excitement the players repeatedly
fouled, Oroville making eight and
Omak five. Here were chances ga
lore to score, but neither side took
advantage of the chance, although
they made hard tries for it, Fiker and
Powell being too anxious to shoot the
circle under the urgent shouts of the
highly interested spectators. All of
the Oorville players took hand in
scoring. Powell carried off the hon.
ors by shooting six baskets from goal
and one foul. Will Cole collected
three, Vincent four and Chas. Cole
and Prince one each. Where they all
did so we'll it would be unjust to
single out any one player from spec
ial mention. They were all in the
game from start to finish, collectively
and individually, and if they cOntin-
u. the same classy work throughout
the season they are booked to gather
in the pennant. Fiker and Whiting
were the bright particular stars for
the visitors, but the entire team must
be given credit for steady and con-
sistent playing. Fiker was simply
n,urderous at the basket He shot
five goals and two fouls, Warrick
alone, besides the little left forward
scoring Whiting had hands that
seemed to be here, there and every
where, much to the annoyance and de-
notation of the calculations of his
opponents. Omak was awarded one
point in the first half for unintentiOn.
al infringement of the rules by an
Oroville player. At the close of the
first half the score was 8 to II in ia
vor of Oroville. The final score was
Is to 81, with Oroville at the big end
Prof. Carl H. Mann, of the Omal
school, refereed the game, and al
though it is a weakness of a home
crowd to feel that their own team i:
given the worst of it, no matter wbat
the game may be, in this instance to
the unprejudiced observer Mr.. Mann
| seemed to be fair and impartial in hi
decisions. The following was tn,
| Imam of tho taamS.
| Omak Positions Orovill,
Porter, Capt. r. F. Powell, Capt
| Warrick L. F. VIM. Col
Whiting c. Vincen
Fiker R. G. c. Col
Yerington L. G. Prime