Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-02-14
VICTORY FOR LUTHER.
Fast Basket Ball Team Wins Over
Park Region by Score 20 to IA
High School Teams Win
and Lose.


The basket ball enthusiasts of
DEBORAH witnessed three very holly
contested games at the Luther Col
lege Auditorium, Friday evening,
Feb. 9Th, when the New Hampton
High School teams met both the De-
corah High School teams, and Lu-
Their won a hard fought battle from
Park Region Luther College of Fer
gus Falls.
The latter was the fastest game
that has been seen at Luther, since
four years ago, when the New York
Nationals were here. Again the old
maxim, when Morse meet Morse
then comes the tug-of-war,' has
been confirmed. Each team was in
tent on making a hard fought strug-
gle for the other. The first five
minutes of play proved that the OPP
ponents were exceptionally we'll
matched, as no baskets were made
Streeter started the ball rolling,
caging one by beautiful over
handed shot. Then Art. and AL.
Natvig commenced their wonderful
work, each procuring two field bas-
kets besides holding their men to
one and no baskets respectively.
The half ended with the score 10 tc
6 in favor of Luther.
Park Region came back strong
and within several minutes their
speedy forward, Peterson, tied the
score, by caging two in close sue.
cession. "Pipin" Qualley. however,
soon relieved the spectators of the
suspense. Both teams frightened
up, Bronstad very much so, and
long shots were resorted to. Peter
son added two points to Park Re
gion's score and Streeter four to
Luther's.
| The game closed with the score
20 to IA in Luther's favor. This was
Park Regions first opportunity TO
display any athletic qualities in this
city. We hope that games of bas-
ket ball and base ball with Park
Region will in the future be annual
events.
Following are the line-ups
Luther. Park Region
Streeter, RI. Tale, IF
Qualley, IT, Peterson, Ii
Al. Natvig, C. Christensen, c
Bronstad, rg. Aamodt, rg
Art. Natvig, lg. Reitan, Ia
Field baskets: Peterson, A
Streeter, 3; Qualley, l. AL Natvig
2; Art. Natvig, 2. Free throws:
Reitan, s; Streeter, 2. -
Subs: Tillehaugen for Tale, ~ III
second half
Referee: Peterson. Umpire: Hell
Ter. Scorers: Urberg and Kraabei
Timekeepers: Tale and Tillehaugen
The game between the local High
School lads and the boys from New
Hampton, on the college floor was
one Of the fastest and cleanes
games of basket ball played here in
a long while. At the end of the frs
half the local boys led II to s.
Their team work was much superior
in the first half. In the second hall
Schlatter was sick and much below
form consequently, the whole team
lseemed to lose their mead am
there was very little teamwork evi,
dent. The New Hampton boys
seemed to come back the second
half with the determination that il
they could not make any baskets
that at least DEBORAH should make
none and the lone baskets by Swe-
zey and Schlatter and the free throw
of Evans were the only tallies of tha
DEBORAH boys in that half. The whole
crowd was yelling at the top OF
their voices Tor the last ten minutes
steady. First New Hampton would
be one point ahead and then Decor
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basket by Rink one minute before
the game ended put New Hampton
one point ahead, which lead they
maintained to the close.
Swezey played the best game he
has ever played for ID. II. s., LEADING
in baskets and in all round play.
Qualley did some excellent work al
times.
The line-ups follows:
DEBORAH II. $.
Il Il = Il
Qualley, IF. ....6 0 3 d
Evans, If. ...0 ) / 1
Swezey (Capt), C. 49,. 4 0 0 g
Schlatter, re-. ..3 0 0 |
r. Marsh, Il. ....O 0 0 q