The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-03-03
WALKER GOES
TO DEFEAT BY
BE|MIDJI HIGH
SC0RE|OF 81 1OS
Meet Local First High School
Team on Regulation Floor; \
Play Well
WALKER CO-EDS WIN
BY REMARKABLE SCORE
Stechman Makes First Basket
Right OFF Reel; Simons
and Opsahl Follow

5-E When the second basket Dali team
of the Bemidji high school went TO
Walker a few nights ago and was
tramped on by the Walker. high
school quintet, there was great glee
as the contest progressed, on the part
Of the Walkerftes. In their small
hall, with no @out-of- bounds space,
the Walker players proved them
selves adopts at three-cushion shoot
ing and won handily. But soon after
the close of the game deep gloom
permeated the Walker team and Its
adherents, for it leaked out that It
was the second team from Bemidji
and not the first team that had
played, and Walker basket ball Off
cials were wroth. ss$ y,
Walker came to Bemidji Saturday
night to play return game. d They
played on a regulation floor in the
armory and with the first team of
the high school and the locals walked
on Walker to the tune of 81 to s.,
but notwithstanding the one-sided
score the visitors put up good game
and proved themselves stubborn con-
tenders. n
lii the co-eds game, between teams
representing the two schools, Be
midi lost to Wal kRr sbN tine remark
able score of 3 to o. .ss !, i. I
Stechman Starts Scoring. 1.
The first basket was made three
seconds after the game started by
Stechman, which started the score
rolling for Bemidji, Simons netted
the next. one within the next five
minutes, OpsahI made the next one
three minutes after Simons, making
the score 6 to 0 eight minutes after
the game had started.
For the next two minutes til ere
was some hard fighting until Baker,
Walkers center, broke loose and
hooked a well placed one for his. own
team. Simons made another, which
was Immediately followed by one
from Opsahl. Il
For the next two minutes the game
seemed to be in Simons and OpsahIs
hands for they each made three has-
kets one after the other, Simons max
ing the last one which was Just be-
fore the first half ended, with Be-
midji fighting under Walkers basket
to keep them from scoring.
Simons Opens Second.
The second half, ten minutes Of
fast playing ensued before Simons
made a fine dribble down the floor
and made the first basket, Stapelton,
substituting for Cochran. made the
next, Bacon made the next, which
put Walkers score up two more
points, Simons and Opsahl, who
seemed to be playing together netted
the next two. Houchen, substituted
for Kulander, who is one of Walker 9
fastest forwards, made the next, Be
midi scored the next point by Opsahl
making free throw from the tech
.necial called on Rau. 7,
A personal was called on Opsa)ll
which Walker missed, Nc Dougal,
another of Walkers speedy forwards,
scored the next and last basket which
was made In the second half. Walker
played fine game both first and last
halves. Nc Dougal and Houchen be-
ing Walkers two fastest men, played
an exceptionally fine game, while the
size Of the floor. seemed not to matter
to the Walker boys, although 1t
handicapped them to a certain ex-
Line I'D For the Game.
Bemidii Walker
Stechmar, -. If So. KuIander
Opsahl. =. r.. >. .rf. p. Nc. Dougal
StmOns. =. Co.. -.s.s Bacon
Kenfield .rg .~.z.s..5. hau
Cochran. ..lg. -. Dlckenson
Summary: Field goals, Simons
eight, opsahl five. Stechman one
Stapelton one. Fouls; personal;
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