The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-04-01
HIGH SCHOOL BASKET BALL TEAM
RETURNS FROM BELU|NGHAM

| ingham and they were given a rousing
reception by the school. The high
| school band gave some fine selections
at the station and amid cheers the
team of stars landed in their home
town. They were escorted through
Main street by the serpentining stu
dents, up to the high school,
The following is the account given
| by the Bellingham american Reveil-
| le":
| Moscow High schools crack basket
ball quintet, champions of Idaho, mop
ped up the floor with the speedy What
com High school team, champions of
western Washington, last night, win
| ming by the one-sided score of 46 to IL.
1t was the first time the Crimson five
has suffered defeat on the local floor
this season and the first time What
com has taken the count on this floor
for several seasons One of the larg-
est crowds of the year, if not the larg
est, packed the big gymnasium Gloom
seized the throng of Crimson support
ers after the first two minutes of play
as it was evident the local were out
classed.
| Can Whatcom come back? This is
| the big question now. The Crimsons
have done it before. They did it this
season when they lost to Aberdeen
by large score and came through the
next night by beating Hoquiam and
then won two straight from Aberdeen.
Three years ago Whatcom lost by 20
points to Walla Wa1la in the first
game and came back the next night
with victory. Close basket ball OBJ
servers look forward to a Whatcom
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| to win, but it may develop into mer-
ry scrap and, at least, a closer score
is expected.
Moscow Shows Glass.
Moscow easily is the best high
school quintet that ever graced Bell
ingham floor, bar none. Most every
one knew the visitors we're good, they
having beaten everything in Idaho
and the best teams in eastern Wash
ington. including Pullman and Walla
Walla to boot, but few expected to see
the wonderful combination that pranc-
ed out on the floor Long and rangy
with almost uncanny teamwork the
visitors preseted a stonewall defensive
system with a well-timed offensive at
tack
1t was simply case of a good little
team facing a good big team What
com was up against team possess
ing more height and more weight to
the man and just as much speed.
For the first few minutes of play it
looked like Whatcom would hold its
own, but it was not long before the
visiting stars hit their pace Nelson,
forward, and Keane, center, began
ringing the basket hoops for field
goals so regularly that the scorekeep-
ers got dizzy chalking them up. When
Whatcom worked toward the basket
they found the tall. husky form Of
Cornelison, star Moscow defensive
man, looming before them and he
managed to choke practically all at
tempts of the Crimsons to cage the
ball.
Visitors Take Lead.
The first half ended with the Wis
itors leading by a score of "a to s.
Morris Thomas, the plucky local for
ward, scored the only field goal made
in this period by Bellingham. He al
so made the other four points by
shooting fouls.
Whatcom got going better in the
second period. Hughes getting three
field goals and Thomas annexing an
other but the visitors were not to be
stopped and came within one field
goal of doubling the score piled up in
the first period In this half KeyeS
held Keane closer, allowing him to
gather in but three field goals as COM
pared with six in the opening period.
Keyes, however. was at the mercy OF
his rangy opponent and for the first
game this season he failed to reg
lister a field goal. Keane made 1S
points for his team and Nelson made
16
Nelson is Star.
Just how the eleven Idaho coaches
managed to place Fox, one of the Wis
iting forwards, on the first all state
team and put Nelson, the other Mos
COW forward on the second team, is
rather puzzling if it is fair to judge
by one game. Fox, no doubt, is good
and far better than the average for
ward, but Nelson is a whirlwind and
looked good enough last night for
any conference team. Keane, the Wis
itors' center, was selected as all-state
guard, but he is winderful shot and
plays a great game at center. Cornell
ison was selected for the second all
state team.
Fisher, the Whatcom handspring at
guard received an injury to his hand
early in the game which hampered his
playing but he will be in the fracas
tonight with his o1d-time fight.
Whatcom showed the effects OF be-
ing idle for two weeks and did not get
the punch into their play such as they
displayed during the regular season
but the team likely will brace up to-
night and play a much better brand
of basket ball.
Play College Style.
Moscow plays college basket ball
and has the advantage Of being in
college town, the University of Idaho
being located there. The team has
played together, it is said, for three
years.
The line up is as follows:
Moscow-Fox and Nelson, forwards;
Keane, center; Styner and Corneilson,
guards; A. Nelson and Metcalf SUBS.
Whatcorn - Hughes and Thomas,
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