The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1918-02-21
Princeton Home Guard Throws the
Hooks Into Milaca's Town
Team Of Self Confdents.
AnOka Highs Meet Their Waterloo at
the Hands Of Their Opponents
Here in Princeton.


hibition with the honors about even.
Ia the second half Princeton revised
its method of attack and, getting the
range Of the Milaca basket, proceeded
to pile up score which left no doubt
as TO which home guard unit had the
better basketball team.
Smith and Grow led the attack in
the second half, ably assisted by I'm
behocker with his dribbling runs and
long distance shooting. While the
center and forwards were advancing
Lon the enemy and taking their front
line trenches, the heavy artillery in
the rear, with Berg and Maggert as
guards, kept up a barrage fire that
enabled their three teammates to go
forward with little difficulty. After
the first five minutes Of play in the
second period there was no doubt as to
who was going to be winner. Tough"
Cakes played center for the Prince
tonians in the first half, and although
this was his first appearance before a
Basketball crowd, he ably filled the
shoes left untitled by Milbrath and
Garrison, the combination center of
the locals. VanRhee and Wills were
the star performers for the Milaca
team and, let it be said to the credit
of them and their teammates, that not
for one minute did they let up in their
fierce offensive and close defensive
work, regardless Of the fact that the
game was going against them and that
they were being outplayed and out
generaled.
The play beenme exceedingly rough
att sssnes, and both, officials seemed re-
luctant' to call fouls regardless Of how
the players went at each other. Three
times it was necessary for the mar
shals Of the field to jump in and sep
arate opposing clansmen when they
let the ball go and went after each
other in the good old primitive way.
However, it seemed to make good
sport for the crowd, and a nation at
war hadn't ought to mind "a little
thing like personal mix-up in bas-
ketball game between two husky
young athletics in tip top shape; es-
pecially so when it was the fierce
ness of the play land the desire to win
that brought out the bursts of temper
and not any personal antagonism.
Anyhow nobody got hurt and "All's
we'll that ends WE'LL"
The basketball fans of the village
are promised a real athletic treat for
next Friday evening, as the manage
ment has made arrangements with the
fast Excelsior team for game at the
armory. The visiting team will come
with record Of victories for the sea-
son that would make the mighty Won
Hindenberg himself jealous, if he were
in the basketball business instead Of
being star performer for the Huns in
the war game. The locals are maxi
ing no promises but are doing lot
of practicing and, if the visitors do
win, they will know that they have
been up against one of the hardest
fighting teams in this neck of the
woods. 1t
On Friday evening the Princeton
high school basketball team met the
Anoka team in the m9st thrilling
game of the season. At the start of
the game and through the first half
Anoka maintained lead of two or
three points, but baskets by Herdliska
and Oelschlager tied the score just be-
fore the end of the first half.
The game developed in the second
half into one Of The most exciting con-
tests ever seen in Princeton The