Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1916-02-02

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The high school basket ball team
drove spike number two in their
claim to the championship of this
part of the district last Saturday
night when they defeated the Litch-
field team, at that place by a score
of 33 to s. After the first five min
utes of play the result was never in
serious doubt, altho it took the win
ners longer to get started than is
usually the case. Litchfield was the
first to score, when Dart shot a pref
ty field basket shortly after play start
ed. The same man scored again for
Litchfield moment later, and this
seemed to arouse the Willmar team
from their lethargy. Nelson started
the fireworks with q pretty shot, fol-
lowed by two in succession by Sew
crimson. Two shot by Nelson, two by
Osmundson and three more by Sew
crimson, in addition to two fouls by
Erickson, brought the Willmar total
to 20 for the half. For Litchfield
Dart shot another basket and one
foul. and Hammer connected with two
field baskets, bringing their total for
the half to II. Three field baskets
by Severinson, one by Erickson, one
by Osmundson and one by Nelson,
and foul by Eckie totaled 13 for the
winners in the last period. For Litch-
field Hammer connected for two field
shots and Dart dropped in three from
the foul line, accounting the Litch-
fields seven points.
The wonder Of it is, that the Will
mar team succeeded in winning at all.
For long time it seemed improbable
that game would be played, owing TO
the poor train service. Originally the
girls and boys teams were both sched-
uled to go, and an attempt was made
to have number 2, which went thru
here at $3.50 p. M, stop to let the
teams and rooters off at Litchf1eld,
but this the officials refused to do. No.
IA arrived here about four-thirty, and
were ordered to wait for number 80
from the south. They waited here
until 8 o'clock or until within about
an hour of the time when No. 80 ar
rived, and then left. By that time
the girls had given up the idea of
going, as had most of the rooters who
planned to accompany the team.
After the game, the Willmar crowd
were taken to the high school at
Litchf1eM, where a fine spread was
served, in honor of the teams. The
lineup:
Willmar Litchfield.
Severinson ......F. ........... Dart
Nelson ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Olson
Erickson .C....... Hammer
Osmundson &c. Kruger
Limperich c.. ....... Madsen
Subs: Johnson for Nelson. Bas-
kets, Severinson 8; Nelson 3; o.
mundson 3; Erickson; Dart 3; Ham
mer 4. Fouls, Erickson 8; Dart 3.
Referee, Amidon.
The New London high school bas-
ket ball team met their first defeat of
the season, last Friday evening, at
the hands of the fast St. Cloud high
school team. Angel Hanson, who
has been the mainstay of New Lon
don team all season, kept up his fast
pace, making it necessary for the Wis
iting team to cover him with two men
thruout the game. Even at that, he
scored all the points ior his team,
shooting nine field baskets and two
from the foul line. He suffered an in
jury to his foot in the second half
which will keep him off the floor for
some time. St. Cloud has a we'll bal
anced and we'll coached team this
year, and are expected to be contend
ers for the district championship. Fol-
lowing is the score:
New London St. Cloud
F. Halvorson ....F.. Fowler
Gunderson IF. ....... Kendall
A. Hanson. ...... .C......... Brown
O. Halvorson. C. ........ Zapp
Strand ...........G G. ......... Hicks
Subs: SEVERED and schey. Field
baskets, Hanson 8; Fowler 6; Brown
6; Kendall. Fouls, Fowler S; Hanson
2. Referee, Coach Dowden, St. Cloud.
The team from Window Institute
which was scheduled to play the Sem
mary in this city last Saturday eve
ming, evidently failed to make con-
nections, at least they failed to ar
rive. A team was picked up to give
the Seminary game, and to give
the crowd a little something for their
money. Buck Johnson, Nordstrom and
Aim of the town team we're in the
game. The Seminary had little trou-
bic in winning the game.
It is too bad the Willmar and New
London high school teams don't get
together. With such scoring machines
as Angel Hanson on one side and
Severinson and Nelson on the other,
baskets would be sure to come thick
and fast enough to suit anyone. It's
a cinch the New London team can
hold their own with anything in this
section this year.
Country Y. p. S.
The Young Peoples Society which