The daily Missourian., 1917-03-07
SPORT


,be official holders of the coveted hon
or for 1917 last night when the Tigers
-ore defeated 80 to 81 in the second
came of the crucial series at Roth
srou Gymnasium. The deafening
S.neering of the Tiger rooters. who
,.cked every available inch of the
GYMNASIUM and the wonderful rally
- the Missouri quintet that put them
!, the lead 90 to IS at the end of the
-, were no avail-and the best op-
o-,uniry ever offered Missouri to
sous out victorious in the race for
a,st pace came to nothing.
The Kansas Aggies came to Column
.;a after their double victory over
washington on the Piker floor, tied
;,b the Tigers in the Valley title
,.ce The $500 Aggie victory over
u;ssouri Monday night, with the all
;r,nortart victory last night, gives
,,sm a lead that Missouri cannot ov-
o-come. even by winning both of the
.,,es with the Pikers in st. Louis
..is week. The Aggies now lead in
,ha race with ten victories and two
aofoa,s Missouri follows with eight
v;c,ories and four defeats. Two vic
-,,r;es over the Pikers would leave the
r;oors with two more defeats than the
,gg;es and losers of the champion
chin on a percentage basis-as well
ss nv being twice defeated by the
ebamuious. With Ames only a small
,ercentage behind them for second
,,ace the Tigers must win at least
one of the games with Washington
mr. drop to third place. A double vic
,orv over the Pikers will give Missouri
uudisputed second honors-
Tigers Score First.
The Tigers scored the first point OF
,ss game ten seconds after the ball
was nut in play when Captain VII
rsms dropped the ball through the
basket on a free throw. Reynolds
the star Aggie free goal shooter, dup
Heated the performance a few sec
onds later. The field goal scoring
was started by Missouri when Camp
hell tipped the ball in after a fast
race down the field. a field goal by
Captain Macmillan of the Aggies fo.-
lowed. tying the score to after
five minutes OF play.
Starting a series of brilliant long
shots from the center of the field, the
Aggies forged ahead of the Tigers and,
alter ten minutes of play, were lead
ing 10 to 5. A long field goal by Cap
ain Williams from the center of the
court was the impetus for a Tiger
rally that did not end until it left
them ih the lead 90 to Is at the end
OF the first half With the Aggie
guards playing one Of the closest
games ever witnessed in Rothwell
Gymnasium. the two Tiger forwards,
Campbell and Williams, evaded them
and registered two field goals each.
The last of the four long shots was
placed in the basket by Campbell from
the center of the field just before the
final whistle of the first half.
Aggies 0yercame Lead.
The first five minutes of the sec
ond half were scoreless. A free goal
by Reynolds and field goals by Van
Urine and Fuilington in quick sue
cession put the Aggies within two
points of the Tiger score. Another
free goal and a true shot from the
field bv Captain Macmillan put the
Manhattan quintet one point ahead.
With ten minutes left. in which the
championship of the Missouri Valley
Conference was to be decided, the
score stood % to %.
To Reynolds of the Aggies goes the
credit for starting the rally that re-
= suited in victory and the champion
nip. His perfect arch from left cen
ter was followed almost Immediately
Dy tip-in from under the goal by
Shepard, but the Aggies quintet had
found the basket with their favorite
long shot and could not be stopped.
The mass playing of the Tigers in
Aggie territory was made practically
worthless by the continued shooting
OF the Manhattan boys from the cen
ter of the court.
Shirley Gets i'm Game.
Shirley was sent in for Campbell
with i've minutes to play. The fast
Tiger forward was unable to contri-
oute the needed support so late in
'ae game. Two field goals in sue
eession BY Van Urine and another by
wells, placed the Aggies four points
In the lead. The Tiger rooters were
gwen final championship hope wher
williams raised the Tiger score one
~point on free throw. Another Per
iect arch from left center by Rey.