Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-02-16
DEFEAT RICE LAKE
LOCAL HIGHS EVEN UP THEIR
RECENT DEFEAT AT
THAT CITY
MAY 60 TO BIG TOURNAMENT
Cumberland Quint is the Only
Formidable Team yet to be
Met by Ladysmith Lads

The local high school basket
ball team added another victory
to their list by defeating the
strong Rice Lake team here last
Friday.
The game proved a close and
exciting contest from start to
finish and was witnessed by jhc
largest crowd of fans ever gath
cred in the local gymnasium.
Rice Lake won the toss and
chose to defend the east basket
The visitors scored first, after
about two minutes of play, the
score was tied shortly after.
Hard and fast playing marked
the whole first half with spurts
of brilliant playing by both
teams. The half ended 8 to s.
Rice Lake took new start at
the opening of the second half
and in five minutes had a SIX
point lead. Tbs seemed to wake
the locals up and they started III
at a pace that proved too much
for the endurance OF the oppO-
Inents. Several attempts We're
made forthwith to- gain wind"
by feigned accidents; even this
proved of no avail. When the
final whistle blew the score
stood Is to "a in favor of the
locals.
Van Patter, Of Glen Flora, rem
dered very impOrtial work as
referee and gave general salts
| faction
A reception and luncheon was
given, following the game, in
honor of the visitors, and good
time was declared by all who
attended.
The Rice Lake team was ac-
companied by seven or eight lus-
ty rOOters.
Lineup and individual score:
Rice Lake Lad ysmlth
Sale 12 {. Nolkman 12.
Johnson 2 f. Jacobs 8.
Thomas 4 C. KilgOre 4.
SOckneSS @. SaDln
Bowers g. JeSSell
Subs.-R. Sale, Gree.
The local quint has now
evened things up for their re
cent defeat at Rice Lake ard
have a good chance Of getting
into the state tournament at APP
pleton, although the strong Cum
berland team remains to- be de-
feated in order to- beehgible.
The Ladysmith team will in
amy event go to the sectional
tournament to be held at Stevens
Point, Mrrch 9 to ii.
Speaking of the Rhinrlanicr
game a week previously, the
New North, of that city, says:
"The Ladysmith quintette gave
Rhinelander her first defeat last
Friday by a 1918 score. The
visitors were Older, stronger,
and there seemed during most of
the game to- be more Of them
than of the local squad. The
cause of the defeat may be safe
| ly diagnosed as Over-cOnfidence.
lrOnWOOd, a redoubtable team
from a large town, had proved
So easy the preceding week,
that the home boys felt no doubt
at all as to the outcome of the
game. When they finally rea-
Iized the danger and pulled
themselves together, it was too
late to retrieve, the situation.
"NO score was secured by eth
er side for the first five minutes
when Rhinelander Gagged two
baskets. Then Ladysmith broke
into the game with such vim
that the first half ended with
them at the big end of an S-lG
score
"Changes in the lineup
seemed to help some the second
half and a most exciting contest
followed, but no efforts could
make lup for lost time, and the
game ended 1923.
"Ladysmith had strong
squad, their team work being
particularly noticeable. They
showed some Of the prettlest
passing ever seen on the local
floor