Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-03-02
RAPIDS Wins
GREAT GAME
Crack Marshfeld High School Quint
Defeated In Fast Battle
From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
The invaders were driven back t
trenches last night when the Lincoln
high school team decisively defeated
the Crack squad from Marshfeld.
The score was 10 to 6 at the last
whistle. The Marshfeld team put I'D
game fight, but the Rapids Team
was too shifty for them. Pal John
son was the tower of strength for
the home outfit. Pal scored three
markers from the field and three free
shots. The Marshfeld guards tried
to keep on top of the husky Rapids
forward but did not bother him much.
1t was hot fight from start to fin
ish and the victory went to the team
with the most basket ball knowledge.
The Rapids attack was too strong
for the northerners and by the same
token the Marshfeld men were not
able to put up strong offensive a.
gainst the Rapids guards.
The score at the end of the first
half was Rapids 6, Marshfield 3. John
son scored two field baskets and
Starks one in this period, while Wendt
put one through the hoop from the
field and Seehafer scored a free shot.
In the second half Johnson, Starks
and Smith each made a field basket
and Johnson scored three free throws,
making a total of nine points in this
half. Marshfield repeated on what it
did in the first half The making of
field shot and free throw. Final
was Rapids Is, Marshfield 6.
The teams lined up as follows:
Rapids
Johnson forward, Stark forward,
Smith center, Levin guard, Peterson
guard. Chamberlain sub.
Marshfeld-
Wendt forward, Thorn forward,
Seehafer center, Egger guard, Cobeen
guard. Laemle and Anderson subs.
R. c. Risch of Carroll college refer
eed.
The game was played before the
largest crowd ever assembled in the
gym. Every available space was pack
ed with bowling humanity. The din
started before the game and in some
quarters of the city it has not sub
sided yet
A dance was given in the Witter
building after the game AS usual
the high school girls were "there with
bells on You've got to take off
your hat to the Grand Rapids high
school girls. The girls sold candy.
but that wasn't the only sweet thing
at the game-the girls were there.
Each class had a booth in the main
lobby of the school. The 9Th grades
booth was trimmed in pink and white
and the girls were dressed in Japan
csc costume. The Freshies had OF
the school colors of red and white
White MILDLY blouses with big rec
ties. The Sophs, out of courtesy tc
the Marshfield visitors wore costumes
of orange and black, the Marshfield
high school colors This booth va:
on the stairway and was the mecca
for the MarshfeId contingent who
liked sweets. And the Marshfeld bows
were there after the Sweets" ali
right.
The juniors booth was decorated
In green and purple. This was the |
noise making booth for here is where |
those tin horns came from that did |
such noble work during the game
The seniors booth was trimmed in
green and white and this was where
the music came from Cif you could
hear it). A piano was played almost
continuously in this BOOTH
AS to how we'll the people liked the
candy made by the high school girls,
all that is necessary to say is that
there wasn't one little crumb left.