Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1917-02-22
Break Between u. S. And Austria hepitdble
REVIEW Of BASKET
BAtL At A: & N;
Outline Of Chances Of A. and N. "a
Win State and southwestern
Conference Championships.

With the scores Of the Rice games
Of Monday and Tuesday nights be-
fore them, the supporters OF A. and
II. now have good line on tho
strength of their team compared to
that Of the State University team
The advantage seems to be with the |
cadets and the corps expects their |
basket ball team to win the champion |
ship Of the state, and also OF the
Southwestern conference. so clean cut
that there will be no argument to
arise. A win Of three out OF four
games with Texas will leave no argu.
ment whatever.
From spectators point OF view.
the cadet team clearly demonstrated
Its class and the reason why this
team has been able to chase the Rice
link OF long duration. The whole
team worked like a we'll oiled ma.
chine, which shows all evidence OF
long and constant practice which the
men have had There Is only one pos
sible weakness in the team az II lined
up against Rice. and that Is the glar.
Ing absence OF q man to shoot foul
goals for them. but this is expected
TO be taken care OF II GilfIllan Is able
TO get back into the lineup for the
games with the university five. and
his ability in this respect and his ac.
curacy In shooting field goals will
add 20 per cent to the strength OF the
team.
II Is fitting and proper that special
mention should be made OF each man
on the team after witnessing these
last two games. especially so OF Set.
tegast. Thornton and Burkett. These
men played the best possible game
that could be expected OF them and
II was treat TO behold these men
out there always on top of their op.
ponents. Rice's center came here
with reputation yard long. and no
doubt II would swell the chest OF most
OF our young men. but Newt Settegasi
proved TO be more than a match foI
him, and we do not blame the poor
fellow II he was not able to live uJ
to his reputation Of being q grea
basket ball player. because. from oul
own experience. we know that II Il
rather hard TO do thing in the lin,
of making field goals II an opponent
Is always hanging on. trying to TAX,
the ball away.
Burkett and Thornton played IN,
games OF their lives. especially In IN,
last game. Time and again these tw,
got Into some Rice play when Oh
ball was directly under our goal an,
worked II down the field into tn
hands OF Price or Greisenbeck. resul,
Ing In a field goal for us nearly ever
time. Too much cannot be said abou
their work In the last game. Pric
and Grcsienbeck. too. played srea
deal OF good basket ball. shown
their heels to their man most OF IN
time and making Il very unpleasar
for him II he happened to have IN
ball In his possession.
The cadets should cnoourag. la
team as much as possible for the con
ing game with Texas. a. Il will r
auire lots Of fighting on the part
the team TO win three out OF four. an
as the team showed that II has a
rsht In II already. Il Is up to a
cadets to cheer them on to the scra
There Ia Joy In the A. and NJ. cam
There Ia good reason why the
should be, because the link" Of o
has been killed. forever we hope. Al
the basket ball team has proved IN
u has sufficient class TO win a
championship. II fight is necessary
win IL ANN N aAAn.x.