The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-20
Last Meet With Visitors FasIer Than
Thursday Nights Battle, Guarding in
Second Contest Being More Prominent
.CHICKASHA VICTOR
in DUAL EVENT
Ell Reno Improves in Guarding But j,
Incapable Of Following Fast Pace
Set by Locals

The Chickasha High and El Reno
High basket teams all but duplicated
their initial performance staged be
tween the two here Thursday night
when the same characteristics of toss
ing abilities as were eyeident in the
former game held both to practically
identical scores to those dealt out to
the respective aggregations at their
first conflict. If there were any re-
markabie differences between the two
games, it might be said that the latter
was the better because of the more
determined guarding of the I'll Reno
team At the whistle, Chickasha be-
gan with her old tactics of telling play
in the first minutes, but were met by
"a much better organized defensive
than was demonstrated at any time
on the night previous, the consequent
.ces Of which were, the first half was
by no means so decisive as expected
though Eced's cagers led by the some
what wide margin Of 81 to 8. The
northern basketeers made great
part Of their account in free throws
granted on fouls while the c. II. s.
tally was practically all earned
through field shooting.
Good Machine Work.
In the last half, the forwarding of
Gardner and Griffith's rapid dropping
Of goals was momentarily checked by
another tightening of Reno goal pro-
lection but despite all attempts to
stem the tide Of home scoring, Gra-
dy's machine could not be totally
checked. A greater degree Of system
in playing must be credited the Chick
asha squad and the rapidity and exact
ness Of cooperative maneuversy proved
the principal factors in the defeat OF
the El Reno men. Bates was possibly
the most effective ring tosser for the
visitors, having been the author Of
the major part Of the El Reno account
through his accuracy in free shots
Mitchell was another Invaluable asset
to the invading team and must alone
be given the credit for the reinforce
ment of the visitors guard
High Individual Score.
Gardner piled sixteen points against
the Reno bulwarks in the first half,
Griffith following with eleven accred-
tied him. In the last, Griffith ran his
individual total to twenty-five, while
Gardner earned twenty-five. Capt.
Riddle easily proved himself the best
guard on the court and came out with
a system all his own for the preven-
tion of the opposition's advance. Su-
Dcrior coaching was in the main re-
sponsible for the series balance of
1O7-47 favoring the local basket men
and speed seconded by team work kept
G. II. S. through these two games. as
she has stood before, in a class all her
own in the caging art. The lineup ror
last nights encounter was practically
the same as that used Thursday even
ing but either aggregation exceeded
its previous display of adeptness on
the court.
The teams were arrayed as flows:
. Chickasha-Ga Garder, ]. B. Hill. for
wards; Griffith, center; Wilson, D.
Riddle, guards.
El Reno-Bates, Stock, forwards;
Weaver, center; Schooling, Mitchell,
CARDS
Sub.-Harris for HILL
-smigelsky, Oklahoma City