Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1916-01-26


Long Prairie. %; Osakis, 4.
Alexandria high school team de-
feated Glenwood So to 16 the other
evening, formally opening the new
gym in the Alexandria high school.
The room is 45x69 with 20 foot cell
ing. A gallery seating over 800 per-
sons encircles the playing floor,
thus taking care of tho spectators IN
comfort, and removing all obstruc-
tons from the floor.
The Seminary basket ball team will
play the team from Window Institute,
Montevideo, at the Seminary gym, on
Saturday evening Of this week. Judg.
ing from the excellent work done by
the local team in their first game of
the season, they are in for very sue
cessful campaign and expect to use
the game Saturday evening as a
means OF gaining their end.
With the first spike in the district
championship driven home the high
school basket ball team will go to
Litchtield Saturday of this week, for
game with the high school team OF
that place. The memory of two foot.
ball defeats last fall still rankles in
the breasts Of local high school stud
ents, and the basket ball team will
attempt to Pvenge the Inflated foot
ball team. It is probable the girls
team will take the trip also, and play
a preliminary game.
The Willmar and Granite Falls girls
teams played a preliminary game Sat.
urday evening, resulting in q Is to 8
victory for Granite. History repeated
itself in this case, as Granite is noted
for their girls basket ball team. The
local girls were no match for their
bigger and more experienced oppon
ents. Mabel Moe and Lydia Dilling
ham at forwards for the visitors play.
ed well.
The guarding of Ethel Mckee of the
Willmar team was worthy Of mention
The North and East End basket ball
teams played at the Seminary on
Monday evening. The score was 81
Fl in favor Of the Northsiders. The
teams put up good game, Bill Govie
and Earl Frye leading in the scoring
line for the respective teams. The
lineup:
East End North End
Erickson ...... F.. .......... GOvie
Frye ......F. ....... Gallifor(
Johnson .C...... Gordhame1
Lundquist ..G..... Benson
| Kleve ........... C. ........ Larse1
Baskets: Govig, 6; Galliford. q
Gordhamer, Benson, 4; Larson.
Frye, 4; johnson, Q; Lundquist, 3.
Fouls: Johnson. 3; Gordhamer, 3.
The Granite Falls high school has
ket ball team fell before the vicious
onslaughts of the local team last Sat
urday evening, at the local gym. Out
weighed by their opponents, the Wis
itors fought like tigers for ever
point, but were unable to make muc]
Roadway against the defense put u
by the Willmar team. On the othe
hand, the winners, once they starte
to score, had things pretty much thei
own way. The first half ended rs to
The game served as a good tryout 70
the Willmar team, showing the veal
nesses, and strength Of the team. TIL
glazing weakness still seems to be il
ability to shoot pot shots with any d.
gree of consistency, altho it was
greatly improved team over the on
, which the city team defeated the wee
before. The strength of the team
in their absolute unity of purpose, I
. score. No one man sacrifices teal
z work for individual ambitions, but q
' the contrary they work together
:. fine shape. and their team work Sa
t urday evening was at times, a reve
; alton.
:. Nelson, Erickson and Severinsc
}. were the heavy scorers for Wilma
y while the guards did yeoman servi<
|, in breaking up the visitors offens