The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-01-25
OWLS BEAT
EAST CHICAGO
Writings F a m Gus Team
Makes Spectators Dizzy
With Fast Passing.
GBy JIMMIE RAx.)

WHITING, IND, Jan. %. - Your
matchmaker viii tell you that & Howard
watch has the finest and most perfect
mechanism Of any watch on the market
today If all the basketball fans were
present at The game Wednesday even
ing at the Whiting high scnoot audi
torium when the Whiting Owls won
from the East Chicago club by a score
Of 40 10 r. they would have voiced their
approval to the statement that the
Howard watch has nothing on the Owls
for fine and perfect mechanism
There were several hundred fans al
the game, but such a game as his game
proved 10 be deserves an attendance of
i've or six hundred. for the game was
worth it-many times over The East
Chicago team IL no SLOUGH tenn, ana
they never let up for single instant
They were confident. not over confident
YOU know. but they felt they had good
chance 10 trample over the rast ana
aggressive combination Of PLAYERS that
are this year representing the whiting
owls. They were disillusfoned for the
owls were on the long end of the score
The game was fast and scrappy all
the way. minute after the whistle
blew starting the game of with rush
East Chicago Gagged the oval for the
first score Of the game. Eor the fret
five minutes East Chicago maintained
the lead which gave them and their fol-
lowers much encourag cement But then
the Owls began piIing up point after
point and once in the lead were never
headed nor in danger.
The passing of the Owls was fast.
snappy and with steam behind the
passes They were SO fast that even
seasoned basketball fans became dizzy
trying 70 follow the ball as it zig-zag ged
from one to another Of the Owls ouin-
tet. Time and again the Owls would
have their entire team under their bas-
ket, passing it from one to another un-
til some one Of their number was IN 2
superb position to make the basket and
register marker.
For East Chicago. Jones was there
with four baskets making almost half
or his teams score Mickey and Givens
also played whale Of a game but
they were completely outclassed BY the
Whiting contingent East Chicago
AtAS1N1 q huliBHA u tHdHCtS 10 SEtEt
when they got the ball under their bas-
ket and We're unguarded
Schaefer, the owls Club big center.
was the scoring boy OF the evening.
making twenty points. He got the
jump on the opposing center every time
but one. the opening jump in the sec
ond half. With guards getting the ball
70 the forwards 10 make baskets. and
coming up themselves to take part in
the passing and II necessary TO make a
basket, there was little or no chance for
the East Chicago boys to win.
The Owls have what is conceded by
fans of the first water like Art" Glad
den. 30 Andrus. doc" Hoskins, Char
ley "Fitz. Miss Edith and Kuehler. TO
have the best basketball outfit that have
ever represented the Owls Club and any
team in the country viii have to go
some 10 put the Owls Club scalp under
their wing. on Saturday evening the
boys play the Joliet Steels. This team
is coached by Butch" ScanIon. former
~ University OF Chicago star. and up TO
date have not lost a single game. They
have won eight games this year from
the strongest teams available should
the Owls defeat the Steels. il is safe 10
say that there viii be plenty of money
floating around for / A. c. hackers
when the owls play them
The 1inp-up.