Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-04-20

winning the championship for central
Missouri, Mcmillan sent challenges 70
the four leading teams Of the state,
outside Of Kansas City and ST. Louis.
Joplin forfeited their claims 70 the
honors. st. Joseph and Breckenridge
would not consider q game and Skies
ton was defeated. thus giving Mexico
. clear title to the honors.
The Sikeston game was ono q the
fastest and hardest games Mcmillan
has played this year. They played
rings around their opponents u he
first hall and nearly doubled the score
ii being q to 10. The team was tight
ing together in their old style. Keath
Rodss and Cunningham were scoring
good, Atchison and Kistler were hold
ing the Sikeston scorers down and it
looked like another one-sided victory
for the local team But Sikeston was
mot Ssfeated.
They started the second half with
a rush and scored seven points IN IN
c~oneievably short time. Mcmillan
was working their good team work,
but sikcston was fighting with ven
geanee and guarding close. Mcmillan
simply could not score. siksston was
strong ii defensive playing through
out the game, but the state champions
had superior team work and used
their famous short fast passes TO per-
|fection.
The team showed the effects Of be-
ling out 81 training for three weeks.
Hsxeyer, The large University Court
lhiadered their work 10 a degree as
they have been used to . smaller
court and they ran themselves
down..
Keath and Rodes started the game
at foreward for the home team and
made a very creditable showing get
ting five and four field goals each.
They covered the floor well and had
lots Of fight for which they have be-
come well known Cunningham play
ed a fine game at center and tipped
the ball over his opponent a majority
of times. In the last half when the
game was in a most critical condition
he tipped a thrown up ball into the
goal. Atehison at back guard broke
up many plays and intercepted many
long passes in his usual dependable
style. Cunningham, in every part Of
the play showed himself superior to
the Sikeston center who Todd placed
before him in the all-state team.
Kistler, the fast running guard. play
ed a splendid game and dribbled the
entire distance Of the field several
times. The length of the field hind
cred him in making his play to taking
the tip-of from center, making a
single dribble and then shooting goal.
Sam Locke took Rodes place at for
ward the latter retiring because OF
slight injury. His fight and good
playing did much to hold the team to-
gether in some trying moments when
the score was intentionally close.
This makes sixteen games and as
many victories for the Mcmillan
basket ball five, This team Is I'M
~doubtedly the best team the school
has had for years. The school and
town W them a great deal Of credit
for they have won a great reputation
not only for themselves but for the
school and town. The school prides
itself in that all of these victories BY
fellows who are not only athletes but
but are students as well. Every man
who represents the school in inter-
scholastic games must have an aver
age grade Of 75% in his studies.
The lineup Of the two teams and
the field goals made by the individual
players was az follows:
Mcmillan:
Keath, l. T. 5
Rodes, r. 4, 3
Locke, :. (.
Cunningham, G, 8.
Kistler, | &, 2.
AtchisOn. :. &.
Kistler shot five free throws.
sikeston;
Arther, !. f., q.
Stone, G, 2.
Bowman, r. g.
Dover, !. g.
SchroG
Mayheld, / I, Z.
nsss 'afeh great interest - the work