Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-02-08
ALMA LEADS THE
INTERCOLLEGIATE
BY Defeating Hillsdale Col
lege the Maroon and
Cream Has Edge.
WAS A HARD FOUGHT GAME
Presbyterians Had Nine-POint
Lead and Won Over Hills
dale by Score of 81 to 26.

The Alma college basket ball team
stepped one pace nearer TO the Mich
igan intercollegiate basket ball cham
pionship last Friday evening, when
the triple tie, which had been existing
in the NJ l. A A., was broken by Al
mas "a TO . victory over Hillsdale
college in a great game played on the
high school court
Coach Buckheit brought a team of
tried veterans TO Alma. and had ev-
cry prospect Of making a terrific bat
tie for the honors and the right to
fight it out with Kalamazoo for the
championship Buckheit's 5 men gave
Alma the hardest game of the season
here, and forced the Maroon and
Cream TO the limit TO shove over a
victory In doing so, the Blue and
White showed up the local team, as
one that needs more teamwork before
it can successfully hope to conquer
the veteran Kalamazoo team and win
the pennant chase.
At. the start Of the game, the Ma
room and Cream team did not seem
10 be able 70 get away in good shape.
playing a loose brand of basket ball,
which enabled the Blue and White TO
stay with the Alma quintet until late
in the first half. when gradual inn
provement in playing enabled Alma
to pull away with a slight lead by the
end Of the session. The work of Ed.
al fA & lf,aa
one OF the bright spots during the
first half Three times he slipped
back and laid the ball in the basket,
scoring more points from the field
basket route than any other Alma
player in this session.
Pullen, Buckheit's all around work
horse, rather Offset Foote's good,
work, however, by scoring the same
number of field baskets during this
half that the Alma man did. The
work Of this man deserves much cred
it. for he was easily the Hillsdale
star
Gallagher took Richards place at
right forward the second half, and
with both teams fighting harder and
playing a better brand Of basket bali
it evolved into one Of the finest
games seen here this season. Clever
work on the part Of Smith during
this half in scoring field baskets.
when the ball was slipped TO him by
the guards or Gallagher, was the one
big thing that allowed Alma TO out
score Hillsdale in this half. Smith
ran up FIVE field baskets during the
half. His floor work also was of a
high order, as was that of Gallagher,
who played the best floor game that
he has ever shown Alma fans.
Toward the last of the game, Alma
guards got to going, and for several
both French and Johnston
gave the fans brilliant exhibition
Of how to keep 'em from scoring field
baskets. A continuation of the work
OF the last few minutes can mean only
one thing for the basket ball team,
a victory over Kalamazoo. Nothing
short Of that kind Of work will do it,
and it must be played for an entire
game.
Lineup and summary:
Alma, "a. Pos Hilsdae, %
Smith IL. r. Converse. Covert
Richards, Gallagher r. F. Pullen
+. Foote ......... c. ..,. Buckheit
Johnston L. G. Sherman. Cortright
French r. G.. Cortright, Converse
Field baskets: Smith :, f. Foote 1,
Johnston ,. Richards Ia; Pullen 4,
Converse ?, Sherman 2. Buckheit,
Covert, 10
Fouls: Smith out Of IL, Pullen
cut Of TO-
Score first half Alma Is, Hillsdalc
IL.
Referee Nevitt, Mt. Pleasant.
IN a fast preliminary to the big
game the Alma high school team wal
Ioped the Mt Pleasant high school
Eve by score Of 26 to 20. Alma led
At the end Of the first half 10 to 7,
but Weakened in the final session.