Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1916-11-29

LOCAL SPORT DOPE

The first basket ball team in this dis.
| trict to take a licking this esason, as
| far as we know, is the Dassel team
which was defeated last week by the
| Kimball team. The score was 16 to H.
Manager Bender has been busy on a
schedule for the past few weeks, and
has a number of good games in view,
namely with Dassel, Benson, Litchfield
and Granite Falls. 1t is probable that
| a good share of the games this year will
be played on the home floor.
With the high school football team
losing but one man, Osmundson, pros
poets for a good team in 1917 are very
bright. The team next year will be
composed of men who have had the
benefit of this years training, under ef-
ficient coaching by Henry Young, and
next year should see them improved
nearly 100 per cent.
Not being able to secure hall. in
which to play games during the winter
basket ball team has disbanded for the
season, after winning five straight
games. During the three years of bas-
ket ball the team has won a total of 20
games and lost only 4; having defeated
Brooten games, Paynesville 3 out of
4; Atwater 4; Belgrade and added sim
gle victories from other teams.
With the football season coming to a
close tomorrow, attention of local sport
enthusiasts will be turning to the bas-
ket ball situation. which right now,
looms up as especially promising. With
| three of last years team back, at the
high school, and a number of capable
reserves from last year to fill up with,
things look good for a repeater in the
finals for the district championship.
Outside of Willmar. Marshall looks like
the best bet from this distance.
With Nordstrom, Severinson, Norling,
Aim, Johnston, w. J. and w. S. john
son, Holt and a number of others to
pick from, the city team is going to
make them all step lively this season.
the week, and game will be scheduled
with the high school, before the holi-
days.
Litchfield and Benson each hold VIC
tories over the Willmar team from last
year, which the local bunch will try
hard to wipe out during the coming
season.
Any number of requests have been
received, SO far, from managers of Min
neap0lis independent teams, looking for
games with the Willmar city team, lat
err in the season. While there is some
glory to bringing team out from the
| city, and giving them a neat trouncing.
| it is doubtful If that Offsets the grief
| the management goes up against There
| never is a chance for a return game,
and that is half the sport for the mem
| bers of the city team. There should be
plenty of good games right around here,
| without going after city stuff.
The Minnesota football team is gen.
orally recognized as the best team in the
west, in spite of claims by Ohio State
| and Northwestern. The former team
! defeated Illinois and Wisconsin,, re-
spectively, by the narrow margin of one
point. Ohio was victor over the Illini.
! on a f1uke in the last few moments of
II to Is, missed punt out depriving
| best way in which comparison of the
teams may be drawn is Northwestern's
| defeat of Iowa, 81 to 10, and Minnesota s
defeat of the same team, 81 to 0; Ohio
States defeat of Wisconsin,, II to 13,
| and Minnesota's defeat of the same
| team, 81 to 0. Those scores should
settle the matter for all time to come.
If that isn't enough, Walter Eckersall
of Chicago says the Gophers are best,
and when he admits, it must be fact.