Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1916-02-18
THE SCORE WAS 1923
ADDED ANOTHER VICTORY TO THEIR
LONG LIST LAST FRIDAY
EVENING

City P6VlllOn TO the tune OF ~. %.
The game WAS rerlete with many
sensational plays, clever team work,
we'll matched teams and both teams
playing for all their athletic strength. |
Belle Fourche started the game by
scoring three field baskets, in the first
two minutes of play; but their fast
plays we're soon broken by the locals.
A. Eastman for the locals made the first
point, by perfect throw for foul has
ket. Score 6.l for the visitors. With
several clever passes, Susie, Mcgowan
and Art scored three perfect
field baskets, followed quickly by Belle
Fourche with a foul basket. The game
was getting close now and each team
was fighting their hardest Belle
Fourche got away for three more good
clean field baskets, which gave them
good lead over the locals; however
again our local boys came back with
some Of their brilliant team work and
Mcgowan and Eastman added two
more field baskets and Belle Fourche
followed In the last minute of play, of
the Arat4haif, With another Reid basket.
First half ended score Ills favor of
the visitors.
1t was now apparent to the fans. that
the last half would be bitter contest,
for with only four points between
them, it was nobodys game yet.
Referee Keister blew the whistle for
the beginning of the second hslf-the
teams lost no time in finding their re-
speotive positions on the floor and the
play started, snappy and full of vim.
Again. with their whirlwind plays,
Belle Fourche made two field baskets
In less than minute Of play, followed
by successful free throw. Score 2O.1l.
Now began the team work of the locals.
Belle Fourche found themselves chas-
ing the local players back and forth on
the field, with no apparent hope of Sc
curing the ball again; but foul on the
locals, gave Belle Fourche another free
throw, followed quickly by free throw
for Hot Springs. SCORE now IL 2-2l. Like
creased lightning the locals began their
smashing team work, with the telling
results, that A. Eastman secured thre Q
sensational long field shots. followed
by D. Eastman with field basket and
A. Eastman with another free throw,
which tied the score 21-21.
For the next few minutes neither
team scored point, but displayed
some clever head and team work, in try
ing to prevent each other from scoring;
but the locals succeeded in securing
the ball once again and Hot Springs
scored with long field shot. The
visitors, not to be taken in yet, turned
about and their speedy right forward,
Steinhauer. tied the score with per-
feet field basket, score again being tied
1928. With the score again tied, the
enthusiastic crowd went wild with JOY,
for only few minutes of play were
left and it was nobodys game. Referee
Keister, had to stop the playing for q
minute to silence the awful din, as his
decisions could not be heard by the
players.
The game proceeded, both teams de
termined to win ut all hezards, when
A. Eastman, under most trying con-
ditions took q chance shot from the
middle Of the floor and scored a per-
feet field basket, placing the local.
two points in the lead. After a series OF
passes, in close formation, Hot Springs
shot another field basket and in tue
last minute of play, duplicated the per
formanoe which gave the team a score
Of %. Thus ended the fastest game
ever exhibited on the local floor, smid
the cheering Of of the large crowd o
fans.
This game, WIS the game of all game.
to be won, for Belle Fourche had moi
lost game this season, and would
have been the champions of the Blacl
Hills could Trey have hung the scs!p.
OF the local boys on their belt: bu
kind Providence had decreed other
twsss.
i Belle Fourche has clever team ani