Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1916-03-15
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MVItOA ~ LILO OILY Leam WHICH now
stands between the Willmar high
school team, and the undisputed
championship of the Seventh Con-
gressional district, in basket ball.
These two will meet this week to
settle the question, the winners to
represent the district at the annual
state tournament at Northfie1d next
| week.
A final quietus was put on Alexan-
dr1a's hopes, at st. Cloud last Friday
evening. They were beaten by a
score Of 30 to 16, and only a desper-
ate squirt In the last three minutes
OF play, when they shot three bas-
kets IN quick succession. saved them
from more one sided defeat.
AS has been the case in all their
hard games of the season, the local
team said but little before the game,
but went about their work in a very
business like manner, and accom-
plished their end. On the other hand,
certain members of the Alex team
were quite boisterOus in telling what
they were going to do (before the
game.)
Capt. Eckie seemed to be a marked
man. Marked, at least, by the official
scorer, who whenever a personal foul
was committed, charged it to Erick-
son, and endeavored to rule him out
early in the second half, when he
claimed four had been committed.
Bob Johnson also was a marked man,
but in different way. His eye col
hded with an Alexandria mans elbow
with disastrous results to the eye
stevenson put his team in the lead
early in the game with field basket,
and then repeated the performance a
second time. Little or no trouble was
experienced by the Willmar boys in
>piling up a score in the first half.
Three baskets by Severinson, four by
Eckie, one by Bob and two fouls by
Osmundson totaled eighteen points
for the half, while the best Alex could
do was a field basket and three fouls
by A. Cassell for five points.
Alexandria came back great deal
stronger in the second half, scoring
eleven points, on two baskets by A.
Cassel, one by Campbell, one by G.
CasseM and three fouls by A. Cassell.
Severinson added three field baskets
to his list, and Erickson, Osmundson
and Johnson each contributed one,
giving Willmar twelve points for the
half.
A shift in the local lineup, at each
tlpotf, worked to good advantage, and
served to. put the defensive work of
the Alex team, more or less, up in
the air.
The Willmar girls who attend the
Normal school were on hand in full
force, with a goodly bunch of their
st. Cloud friends, to cheer the boys
to victory. After the game they gave
a reception to the team.
The score:
Alexandria Willmar
A. Casseu .......F. ...... Limperich
Mulhgan ........F. ..... Severinson
Campbell ....... C. ....... Erickson
q. Cassell G. ..... Osmundson
DAILY ............G G. ...... Johnson
Baskets: Severinson, 6; Erickson,
5; johnson, 2; Osmundson; A. Cas-
sell, 3; Campbell; G.. Cassell. Fouls:
Osmundson, 2; A. Cassell, 6.
The most bitterly contested game
of the season was played last Satur-
day evening at the Seminary gym,
when that team defeated the city
team in the second game of the SER
les, by score of 30 to Is. With never
more than four points separating
them, until the last minute of play,
the teams battled as nearly on even
terms, as any two Quints could do.
The score at the end Of the first half
was IA to II.
The game probably produced more
sensational playing than any contest
played in this city, this season. In
the first half each team scored seven
baskets from the field, and of the sew
en- scored by the city team, only one,
made by Rocky Aim, was an easy
shot. The rest we're made from all
distances and positions. In the last
half Paul Holt shot four baskets, every
one of them bordering on the SEN
sationaL Then Buck Johnson and
Norling jumped for the ball near the
basket, and Buck tipped it in, just as
in the first half, Canton and Aim we're
jumping, and Canton tipped it in.
Kanikkeberg connected in the first
half, from the center of the field, af-
ter dribbling loose from all opposition
Norling, who played with the Semi
nary, worked his favorite play, from
the center position but once, late in
the second half.
NOrdstrom who was covered as
never before managed to sneak in
three baskets in the first half, but
was held scoreless in the second.
Rudy Larson, who hadn't even prac-
tised all season, let alone playing a
game, jumped into the city teams
lineup, and played as in his palmy
days, holding his man to but one field
basket. Rocky Aim played against
Canton, and made life miserable for
that crack shot during most of the
evening. Bill Govig played at guard
in place Of Orlean Christian, who was
sick, and gave good account of him.
self, holding Holt scoreless in the
first half. Hollis playing reminded
one of his work in the high school
Seminary games of last year, when
he was all over the floor.
The first half brought out great
battle between the rival centers, each
shooting three baskets Norling shot
four more in the second half, to one
for Buck, but the latter out jumped
his man with great regularity.
The game was rough, one of the
toughest of the season, but with both
teams showing an inclination to play
hard, why call fouls, and slow up the
play, as long as neither side resorts
to deliberate dirty tactics? Altho the
game was hard, rough contest, there
was no hard feeling shown between
the members of the teams.
| The score:
Seminary City Team
Gordhamer ......F...... Nordstrom
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