The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-02-18
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4 VICTORY
Basketball Fans See Two Of
Fastest Games of Year
Saturday.

WHITING. md Feb. 1S-Nothing
could suit the taste oe tie basketball
fan better than the game Saturday even
ing at the Whiting High school audi
torium when the Owls defeated the De
troit Young Mems order Of Detroit,
Mich. in what proved 70 be the fastest
and toughest game Of the year. Detroit
Y. N. o.. champions of Detroit came 70
whiting smarting under The defeat Civ
en- them by the L A. G. At Beloit on
Thursday. They saw the owls ia their
defeat by the Fairbanks Morse team on
the same day. and were of the opinion
that they could dispose OF the Owls IN
one, two. three order
But something different vas IN store
for them. In the FIRST minute Of play
in one Of the Owls attacks LED by Frieh-
ling, Schaeffer Gagged the oval for two
points. After a series Of passes and
with close guarding the visitors sue
ceeded in tying the score. In the rough
ness that followed with each team bent
on breaking the tie. The visitors fouled
and Dillon made it count BY dropping
the pill through the loop A moment
later the Detroit team scored field goal
that was a thriller. and which put Jhem
in the lead. on the next play Friehling
placed the ball in the basket putting the
owls in the lead again and from which
they were never headed
Another basket by Dillon ended the
scoring for owls in the hrst half but
Detroit would not down 50 easily and on
wonderful play BY Schultz, their stel-
lar guard. succeeded in making q basket
which put them even up with the owls
after Demody made the free throw on
the foul committed by Peisma- The
half ended with the score Z 10
Gevirts replaced Dillon at forward in
the second half In the nrst few min
utes of play the Owls made two baskets
While the visitors we're waking UP. The
game grew faster and rougher as play
proceeded. Heuser OF the visitors was
elected for having four personal fouls
and Dickinson who took his position hit
the basket for q ringer shortly after
entering the play The Owls kept UP
their attack being closely guarded all
the way and never more than four points
ahead until the fnai play With the
score 10 to Is against them the visitors
were framing a rush attack 70 win IN
the last two minutes of play. Friehling
this and countered with an
offensive that dazz}ed the visitors. re
suIting in the Owls counting another
two points making the score Fl 70 10
with which the game ended
The guarding of the visitors was re
rnarkable all the way. Every shot the
Owls players took at the basket was IN
der guard with the exception or one
Eddie Pond sunk. Friehling and Gevirts
were the aggressors all the way and i /
Is certain the Owls would not have won
If these boys had not contributed their
efforts 10 the pastime. -chaeffer had
the Jump on The opposing center most
Of the time Pelsma, Dillon and Pond
were working well throughout the game
The visitors had thirteen fouls called
on them for pushing and other rough
stuff. they are a strong defensive team
with a pair Of good guards in Schultz
and I4euser. Henderson was the only
visitor who succeeded IN scoring twice
Both schaefer and Friehlins came
trough with three ringers a piece and