The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-16
BASKETBALL AND DEBATES
AT NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE

Northwestern college athletic activ-
tiles have not been discarded for the
school year with the cessation of foot
ball activities.
Several basketball teams have been
selected from the four classes. AS no
intercollegiate games are played
the various classes have been divided
into fives, a first team representing
each year, and containing the stars of
each class. Scheduled games will be
played on Wednesday and Saturday of
each week. No schedule as yet has
been arranged although teams have
been selected. Shortly before the
Christmas holidays Coach Kowalke
had the baskets made larger so as to
utilize the whole gym. This will make
the play faster and put more pep"
into the game, as heretofore but half
of the gym was used.
The senior team will be made up of
men who played on the junior team
last year, namely, Duke, captain and
center. He seldom misses a basket;
Lange, Lau, Thacker and Timmel are
trying for forward positions. Meier,
Henning and Zeisler will fill the vital
places at guard.
The juniors, though handicapped in
the loss Of several good men, still
have Tackle, forward, as captain, Sic
fert center, Brandt forward, Falk and
Albrecht guards.
The sophomores though minus sew
eral men have accumulated such stars
as Dahlke center, Kemp forward,
Press, captain, forward, Stern, Voges
and Timmel guards.
The freshmen, lacking in expert
ence, will provide the older men with
royal battles as a green five usually
can furnish surprises. Leisner as cap
tain, Steffen and Manhardt guards,
Utzmann center, Felten and Brandt
forwards, constitute the team
Each team will play twelve games,
the champion to be judged by total
score and games won.
The first meeting of the Philama-
thean debating and literary society
met in their first meeting following
the Xmas holidays and rendered a
choice musical and literary program.
Both musical and literary numbers
were extremely interesting as they
were original on the part of those on
the program. r. Timme1, president of
the society, spoke briefly but vigorous
ly on the necessity of each man
shOuldering his burden in the society's
activities.
The junior sextette accorded the
audience a rare musical treat by sing
ing sevral numbers. H. Albrecht read
an original paper which involved
much research work. His talk was
clear and pleasing.
K. Kraus and B. Westendorf, both
accomplished pianists, played a num-
Der that truly depicted their aptitude
at the piano.
E. Jaster, speaking on the "Evolu-
ton of Writing and Writing Mater
ials," an original composition from
research work, showed himself mas
| ter of his subject. His audience ex-
pressed themselves as we'll pleased by
their hearty plaudits.
Prof. William HUH presided as
critic. G. Geeschen officiated as mas
ter of ceremonies.
At recent meeting held for the
purpose of electing managers for the
football team, William Lehman, 10,
was named manager, and Kurt Tim
mel, 20, assistant manager.
"N' emblems were awarded thirteen
members of the football squad. Six of
this number were veterans. The fol-
lowing received the official On" Ed
ward Duke IS, Belno LANCE IS, Ar
thur Matzke IS, John Henning IS,
Raymond Timmel Is, Adolph Zeisler
IL, Ewald Tackle Is, Erich Falk 10,
Karl Sievert 10, Theo. Uetzmann 81,
Alfred Liesner 21, Arthur Huegele 81.
w. T. Meier received the honorable