Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-02-15
STATE NORMAL TEAM
WINS FROM ALMA FIVE
| ndefeated Ypsi Quintet in
Rough Game Defeated Alma
on Her Own Floor.

The Alma college basket ball team
lost the first game of the season last
Saturday night on the home floor
when the mighty Ypsilant Normal
quintet defeated Alma in the roughest
game ever seen on an Alma floor. The
game ended with Ypsi leading by a
score of 4S to -
lpsiant took lead right at the
outset Of the game and dispite ali
efforts of the Alma five. continued in
the lead throughout the entire game
and left no question IN the minds OF
the fans as to the superiority Of the
Normals in every way
Alma fought desperately through
out the game, but did not show the
foim. which has marked previous vic
tories, and which might have allowed
Alma 10 romp home with a small
lead, had that form been displayed
during the contest. The guarding was
the weakest that the locals have seen
in several games, but il might better
be shown against Ypsi, than this COM
ing week or next, when Alma must
batter her way TO the championship
OF the NJ. |. A. A.
The one really remarkable feature
OF the game was its roughness Shad-
ford and Johnston went TO the floor
early in the game. and Shadford re-
ceived badly bruised face before the
fray ended, and which he had started.
When il was over Coach Helmer i'm
mediately pulled Johnston out of the
game. sending in Richards to replace
him The Ypsi coach asked Coach
Helmer if he might take his man
out and send him back later. and the
Alma Mentor told him that he could,
if he had to- but that he (Helmer)
had already taken out his man. Ypsi
left Shadford in the game. but later
he was forced out through further in
juries
Holding during the game was only
enc of the smaller offenses, and within
the first few minutes Referee hewitt
stopped the game long enough TO eau
tion both teams in regard to the way
that they were playing
Rynearson of Ypsi continually got
behind the Alma gnards, and from
this point of vantage slapped eight
baskets during the contest Several
times Dunn also slipped in behind the
Alma guards, and then receiving the
ball with a clear opening shot bas-
kets, but few of his eight field bas-
kets were long shots that brought ap-
plause from the crowd
Smith foi Alma proved perfect
ticnd at basket shooting, the Alma
Midget getting the same number that
the Ipsi stars secured Ed Foote and
Gallagher backed up the work of the
Alma star in good shape, giving him
the ball every time that he seemed to
have an opening for q basket Gal
lagher. f. Foote and Richards also
contributed TO the Alma scoring.
The Nolmals displayed a great
team, one that probably viii compare
very favorably with the best basket
ball fuintets in the state They de-
featcd Alma handily, on her own floor,
doing what no othei team has been
able to do this year
Lineup and summary
Alma % Pos. Ypsi. As.
smith .........L +. Rynearson Co
Gallagher. r. r Shadford. Powers
f. Footc. .......... c. ...... Dunn
Johnston, Richards Co l.. G.. Lawler
,rcaeh \. foot...R r c. Edwards
Field baskets Rynearsop. : Dunn.
>, Shadford. ?; Powers. Lawler. 20.
Smiths Gallagher ? Richards. .;
f. Foote. 2-lI
Fouls Rynearson, . out Of .; Gal