The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-01-18
BASKET BALL TEAM
MAKES RECORD TRIP

Noi III CaiioH poShct udii tesilH HAS Wv
feated both tie Pueblo high school
teams ON their own floors.
For the first time in history the Cen
tennial high school has been beaten
ON their home floor.
All the more honor is due the locals
bee us all the members are new ex-
co. one and this was their first
anne away from home and on an va,
familiar floor. 1t is also gratifying
at all have another year in school
sept one and viii therefore. be
oligible for next years team.
t'ue fi-st game was played with Cen
tai on Friday night. The team left
anon late Friday afternoon and on
tLsir arrival at Pueblo Immediately
Beat to the Central gymnasium and
miraE lied themselves with the floor
1lis. was a distinct adyantase 10 the
local team as the floor has outof-
bounds uAdeF both baskets. and no
oGt-of-lounds on one side. It's di-
melsons are 65Xso feet. The back
bounds are unstably supported and
al in all. the floor IS quite a handi-
cap TO visiting teams. For The frst
SIX minutes reitter size scored.
hen the canonitss- p led up 8 points
before Central scored a point. The
lst half ended 16 10 in favor or
anon city.
During the ntermission That follow
ed between the halves Canon retired
o their dressing room which was a
e ular refrigerator This slowed
own lie jeam FOR the ssaold half.
o-eaver lie CaptFa lies came back
strong, especially on defense. and
se7-n work 50 that lie nDa score
Res % 10 p IN faver of Canon.
The Central coach told US before
the game that lis men were in good
shape. that lie had eight men. any
ore of which was as good as the rest.
lut af,er the same tie players were
reported as just resovsring ffom colds
and that they We sick OF course
they were sick.--but because OF the
result
I. The Pueblo papers in commenting
on ue came Friday mig and tie one
% te played Saturday nIght against
Centennial stated that although Can
On had defeated Central. Centennial
would have an easy victory rs tho
visiting team would not be familiar
d their floor. that there would be
large crowd OF rooesfs out 10 the
game. and that the Genital team
e all in tlp.top shape. Again for
20 FIRST six minutes of play neither
aide scored. then Finis dropped tho
eall thru the basket and startod the
asal scoring naehine. TIE first half
AS rather closely contested. ending
u TO II in favor OF Centennial. Unlike
prev .ous night. the Canonites hal
very warm dressing room. They
came on the floor sweating and
again scored first and stayed IN the
tead tie remainder OF the game. The
SO Of the seco half was 20 u
10 * in favor OF Canon, making the
Inal score 81 10 30 in our favor.
In commenting On lie games the
Puehlo pnpe 8 stated that Finfs Parks
Inc Canon Center and captain, was
re diatnct star. lie outIumpud both
s opponents. figured greatly IN the
team wo X. and scored over h.df the
onis in each game. IIia large ply
slque. coupled with his agility and
sure basket shooting mskos him a
o1nidable opponent aud an invalu-
able tcammate.
The captain was ably assisted By
his teammates. all Of which are nes
and played their inst game away
from Canon City.
The forwards. Clyde and Claude
Iiay, are twins and look 80 much
alike that they greatly confuse their
opro en's They We closely guard.
~ in both gamea. but notwithstand-
NJ. made Il e rest OF tho points for
re locals and played defensive when
lie bin naarcd tie oppoucnts' goals
nd by their aid in team. work. kept
BAH most Of the time In our poss-
ssion and in our territory.
In the game Saturday night Clyde
i.rew 3 fee thrown ont OF 1 at.
empts.
our guards. Corrin and Miclle. play
q remarkable game. Time after
time they stopped their opponents
for held ball. intercepted their passea,
Or took the ball away from them M.
ter they had worked II within rndius
Of twenty-five or thirty feet of their
basket.
Earl Tomlnson aud David Parks