The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-01-20
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Oklahoma Normal Schoo
Ouint Downs Bruins in
Stirring Contest.

In a game featured with hard fight.
Ing such as to put old-time Aggie.
Bruin basketball trays in the shade
the speedy rangers from the Oklahoma
Northwestern Normal school defeated
the Grizzlies last night by the score OF
80 to "a. In the first half the visitors
played rings around Montana, but dur
ing the intermission between halves,
Bentz. who had gone into temporary
retirement, was hurled into suit, and
in the final half the Bruins held the
Normal team even.
Changes Lineup.
Nissen shook up the lineup, placing
Sanderson at center and Bryan at
guard, but the rangers with their
short passing game again got away to
an early lead. which they never re-
linquished. johnson led the Bruins
scoring as usual, and gave everything
he had. He was knocked out twice,
but showed his grit by staying in the
game. Jones was the only other Bruin
to last through tile whole game and
held Stewart down well. Sanderson
played hard until a misplaced punch
at an opponent caused his Punishment.
Newman and Larkin played in good
shape, Larkin making a couple of good
shots in the last minutes. Bentz went
into the game in the last half, and
stopped many such passes as in the
first half resulted in scores for the
visitors.
WiIke Stars.
WIkc, the lanky center of the tour
lists, threw baskets from all angles of
the floor, and was always with the
ball McKittricll and Stewart. the
fast little forwards, frequently broke
away from their guards, and had easy
shots at the net. The Oklahomans
have specialized on a short passing
game, and work the ball down the floor
with great speed. They never throw
at the basket until they are right un-
der it, and therefore get good results
from their passing. They are good
guards, and covered the Grizzlies so
closely that except ON n couple of occa-
sions when Johnson was loose shooting
was nearly impossible.
The game resembled n prize fight
more than anything else. Twice the
referee was forced to intervene in fish
cuff events between individual players
and Sanderson was put off the floor
after playing n tattoo on an opponent.
The troubles of the referee were many
and varied. and had all the fouls been
called. each team would have had u
man throwing free throws the entire
game.
Visitors Get Lead.
The battle started rough and fast,
aad shortly each team had point on
n foul. Goals by Wilke and Mcclure
gave the visitors the lead. Sanderson
found the basket from the sidelincs,
and then Wilke scored three in n row.
one from the tip-off, before Newman
found the net. McKittriclS shot an
a short rally with two sensational
shots. The rangers were guarding him
close, and he was forced to shoot from
the middle of the floor The half
ended with the rangers on the long end
of a Tito 10 score.
Bentz Get Back.
The Bruins presented 81 shifted line
up when the second half started, but
let, Ia; IL.
and scored two more goals. Here
Montana made a squirt and Sandcrson
put in a basket, while Johnson made
two more long shots Then the rangers
broke the rally and added four points
to their score. With both teams fight
ing at top speed, the Bruins spurtcd
again and goals by Johnson and Lar
kin brought the Bruins up to within
one point of the visitors. At this time
the fans looked for another last min
ute victory, but Johnson was roughed
in one corner and knocked out, ant
then two more field goals by the
rangers forwards Cinched the game
In the last half, Larkin replaced New,
man, Sailor took Bryan's place, ant
Ballard replaced Lane for the rangers
Lineup and summary:
Montana (aD oklahoma 600
Newman Stcwar
Left Forward
johnson NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Mckittricl
Right Forward
Sanderson WiliI
Center
Bryan MCCmr
Left Guard
Jones Ian
Right Guard
Substitutes-I-arkin for Newman
Sailor for Sanderson; Bentz for bryan
Ballard for Lane.
Field goals---Johnson. 3: s,andersor
2: Iarllin. 9: Newman, /; Jones, l
wilke, G: Mekittrick, 4: Stewart .
Mcclure, l.