The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-05
Capitol Cagers Cleaned by Chickasha
BaskeIeers al High School Last Night
by Score Of As to II
LOOKS LIKE CHAMPION
QUINTET FOR YEAR
Superior Team Work and Forwarding
Win for Locals in First Basket
Ball Of Season

While satisfactorily demonstrating
the fact that Chickasha excels in Ok
lahoma not only in pigskin circles but
also leads the states aspirants for bas-
keting renown, Reeds five completely
annihilated the team from the metrop-
olist last night on the local gym and
played a stellar game that clearly des-
ignates the Conference champions Of
,19l7 From the first whistle Chicka.
sha High showed the advantage OF bet
ter team work and more careful train
ing and practice. Gardner and Grit
feth, the local right forward and cen
ter respectfully, kept the ball in G.
II S territory fully two-thrds of the
time Greater speed and surer foot
ing were responsible to great de-
gree for this fact as was also the
stringent guard maintained by the
Chickasha men. by far the individual
star of the game was Gardner to whom
credit is due for twenty-five Of the to-
tai forty.fivc points made by the home
men. Griffith scored next highest
with sixteen points. Riddle and ] B.
Hin at guard showed some Of the best
defensive ability ever demonstrated on
the chickasha court while the subst-
tutes, Wilson and .Fox, who were play.
ed in the last half, proved that five
men is not the limit Of Reeds court
artists.
Visitors Weak Fo;rt
Oklahoma city came out very strong
in floor position but we're apparently
unable to keep tba ball in their posses
sion long enough to shoot the basket
Fisher. the Oklahoma forward, was
decidedly the hope Of the visitors and
Indeed proved to be a very fast and
snappY player It must be said that
II there were any perceptible differ
ence between the pep shown by the in
yadera in the two halves that the OK.
lahoma High was stronger in the first
than in @he second Be it truthfully
said, however, that the enthusiasm Of
either aggregation showed no sign Of
waning as time progressed.
A Clean Game.
A clean game in which remarkably
few fouls were called was the opinion
of all who saw the engagement and a
Nery successful basketball season is
expected if ensuing games are to meas
ure up to the standard set by the ini-
tial meet Oklahoma will finish her
Of the dual encounter with
the purple and gold tonight when II u
expected that the visitors win put ub
even a hard opposition through prob
able change in lineup The lineup
for the two teams last night was as
follows:
Chickasha- Griffith. center. Card
ner, right forward; Harris left for
ward; J. B. Hill, right guard; Riddle,
left guard
Oklahoma City-Johnson, center;
right forward; Fisher, LETT
forward Cole, right guard; Ledger
wood left guard.
Substitutes Fox for Harris; Wilson
Tor Hill
Myers. Central Normal
Large Crowd Out.
The game was Witnessed by one Of
the largest crowds that ever gathered
IN the local gymnasium and from the
interest demonstrated, the conclusion
nnght be drawn that the basket ban
season will be a great success finan-
.iallv and other ways. All the hither-
10 lack Of interest for basketball
seems to have been forgotten and from
IN indications the season win be as
successful as was the football.
The score was As TO II in favor Of
the Chickasha High school team.