Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-01-31
N. v. n. 8, 81; wooDslnE, 1e.

N. ". H.. g.. 81; MooDDlNE, 1e
Last evening at the capacious
Gymnasium of our new high
school, Coach Gulver's quintet
romped away with the Woodbine
contingent by the tune of 81 to
I6. Woodbine was completely
outclassed, for the NJ. v. mentor
has at last his team whipped into
superb shape. NJ. v. H. S. scored
at will, while the Woodbine lads
wandered hither and yon in an
aimless effort to stop Captain
Chaloupka and his worthy side
kicker, Bradley, from running up
an impossible score. Two min
utes before the first half had
ended Woodbine was still at zero,
being unable to get through NJ. v.
H. SIS wonderful guarding ma
chine, Emge, Purcell & Co, to
throw basket.
The first half ended as had
been confidently expected by
those who We're on the inside"
and as had been hoped for by the
loyal rooters-29 to in the Val
ley's favor. The second half was
merely repetition of the farce
witnessed throughout the first
spasm. Epperson was drug forth
at the commencement of the
game and started at center for
Missouri Valley. His perform
ance hordcred upon the miracu-
lous. carrying himself at all times
as a shining satellite. However,
being unable to stand he cruel
ling grind put forth by Coach
eulver's squad during the first
half, he retired to the ladies'
dressing room to rejuvenate his
tired body and soul, having in the
interim covered himself with
glory.
1t was the unanimous decision
of all who witnessed the game
that he filled the shoes vacated
by L. t. Martin to perfection. He
was replaced by Rosenbaum, who
at once fell into the machine-like
motion of the squad and con-
tributed his share to the noun
tain-like score.
The turnout of fans was enor-
nous. The writhing, seething
mass swung backward and for
ward, thoroughly convulsed with
paroxysms of ecstacy and joy. 1t
seemed as if the entire country
side was represented. People
came as far as from Magnolia
and Loveland to see the game.
Windy Good, now of. Omaha, but
an erstwhile member of the
squad, was hardly able to control
himself, being noticed several
times pounding his fists and slut
tering forth the pleasure he must
have felt. California and Sioux
City were also represented. The
number of admissions showed
there were 926 at the game.
AS far as the personnel of the
team was concerned, Emge was
at his usual place at guard. be-
ing only Fres hman, there is no
doubt but that he will be the
backbone of the team in few
more seasons with a superior in
struction there can be no doubt
that he is getting at the hands of
the director of athletics, J. n.
Culver, who was at one time all
state forward when he played
with Simpson college, and had
such competition as the Scrubub-
niger brothers and Joe Eaglebeak
could give at that time.
Purcell, playing at guard per-
formed as did Hercules and Atlas
in days gone by.
The eyes of the feminite sector
of the audience followed the 1.-the
form of our shifty captain as he
Travelled up and down the floor.
Nor was he alone in this respect,
for his mate in the other corner
of the quintet was always in the
center of the mixup. Many times
when these Two birds would shoot
and miss the basket some of the
leading lights among the femin-
unity of the high school would
faint, only to be resuscitated by
those two old bear-cats, Morris
Hall and Soren Hanson.