The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-02-11
Edgert0n Wins Over Madison's Crack
Team


Team.
An audience of nearly three hundred
witnessed the most exciting basket bal
game ever held in this city at the Child
! gym on Friday, when the Madison high
school team saw their chances for the
state championship go a glimmering
Madison came down supported by near
| ly 100 rooters with full confidence OF
carrying away the honors, but their
ardor was tanned immensely before the
close of the game which ended in a
score of 81 to II in favor of Edgerton.
| rs curtain raiser the Edgerton junior
team defeated the Madison juniors in a
one sided game of 80 to 9. During the
first half of the principal contest there
was never more than two points differ
| ence in the score at any time.
Madison scored six goals in the first
| half and made three free throws, while
Edgerton scored but four goals but
made eight free throws, making the
score at the end of the first half 16 to
Is in their favor. In the second half,
however, Edgerton made nine goals
and three free throws, as compared
with but four goals made by Madison
and four free throws, making the final
score 81 to 27 in favor of Edgerton, so
that Edgerton made 13 goals as against
10 made by Madison, and Edgerton
made IL free throws out of IA trials,
while Madison made but 7 free throws
out of Is trials. One more foul was
called on Madison than on Edgerton
A couple of mishaps married the game
somewhat. Williams, who played guard
for Edgerton, suffered a serious col
lision with Madison player in the Sec
ond half and was carried from the floor
in paralyzed condition but soon re-
covered. In the second period Wieden-
beck of Madison injured his ankle, re-
curing a substitute. Davis of Milton
refereed the game.
The Madison Journals comment On
the game says the result lis blotch
on the locals record that cannot be re-
moved"
The Democrat says: "The game was
replete with rough playing, numerous
fouls being inflicted on both teams.
Madison rooters questioned the work of
the referee who inflicted far greater
number of penalties on the Madison
five than he did on their opponents.
A Denial.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Bliven of Albion
wish to positively deny the marriage of
their daughter Marjorie, as published
in The Reporter last week. They think
the notice was sent OUT as joke by
some one in the sorority house where
the young people boarded, but friends
and relatives here cannot see the joke.
The marriage notice above referred
to came to this office in letter post
marked at Stevens Point, just before
going to press, and bore all the evil
dence on the face of it of being gen
uine piece of news, and therefore was
put in type. No one can regret more
than the newspaper issuing it when it
has been tricked into giving circulation
to an untruth, or is more willing to
correct an error. But what shall be
said of the person who deliberately i'm
poses on newspaper by furnishing it
with fake news either as joke or to
satisfy personal spite? 1t is an Of
tense to circulate SANDER, punishable
by law. How much less an offense is
it to trife with the feelings of people
whom it concerns by seeking the publ
ton in newspaper of untruthful items
of news?