Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-16
BLUE AND WHITE
DEFEATS GREAT
LAKES, Is TO 20
Creighton Team Wins Cham
piOnShip Of West in Fast
est Game Of Season
Before $500 Fans.
Creighton, IS; Great Lakes, 20.

.aXed the spacious gymnasium of
Creighton to the utmost, the unde-
ieated Blue and White squad proved
themselves the champions Of the
west by decisively defeating the
Great Lakes Gobs basket ball quin-
tet by a score Of rs to 20 From the
moment the whistle blew both teams
displayed brand of basket ball
never before seen IN western basket
ball circles. The game was the
fiercest and hardest fought ever
played on Creighton floor.
By defeating the sailors, the
Creighton five stand as undisputed
basket ball champions of the west,
il not Of the whole country. Owing
to the splendid exhibition of team
work there was 10 individual star
on the Creighton team, but it was
simply star aggregation which met
and so gloriously trainpled on the
surprised sailor quintet last night
Lost From Start.
Following an introduction by the
Creighton cheer leader, Frank Arm
strong, of the individual members
of the sailors squad the game began.
Play was fast and furious from the
outset. Creighton's first opportun-
ity to score came two minutes after
play had begun, when Hallas COM
mitted a technical foul, but Kear-
ney had not yet settled down and
missed the free throw. The first
field goal was made by Captain Fem
ley of the Great Lakes al the end of
four minutes of brilliant team work
on both sides. The game waxed
warmer and Ecklund, emerging from
a scrimmage, made a beautiful toss
and the ball shot through the hoop
This caused CONSERVATION in the
Creighton camp, but the Creighton
rooters spurred their warriors on to
renewed efforts. Wise responded
with a splendid back-hand loop into
the basket Kearney followed with
4 thriller which brought the crowd
to its feet Ecklund was then so
incautious as TO commit another foul
and this free throw was made
counter. The score now stood five
10 FIVE. On the next play Vandiver
sped up from his stationary guard
position and again brought the
crowd to its feet by a magnificent
throw from the middle of the floor.
From this point on Creighton was
never headed, although Chambers
accurate throwing of fouls kept the
score close.
In the FIRST half Wise shot three
field goals from difficult angles while |
travelling at top speed and Kearney
also contributed one to the total !
One more field goal by Ecklund |
completed the Gobs' scoring in this |
half The first period ended with |
the score standing II TO 10 in favor |
IF Creighton.
Come Back Strong.
Both teams came back strong in
the second half and Kearney scored
the first point for Creighton on a
foul committed BY Ecklund. After
the tossup, the ball was brought to
The Blue and Whites goal. A throw |
for the basket was missed, and while |
the Gobs were grasping and fighting |
for the ball on the rebound, Kear-
ney dashed in from the side lines,
ieaped and threw the ball, while in
mid-air, for the most sensational |
basket of the game. Mulholland |
and Vandiver, in addition to their
stellar guarding, found time to feed
the ball to Haley and Kearney for a
basket apiece. During the second |
half only two field goals were gar
uered by the Great Lakes, Ecklund
and Femley being responsible for
these. 1t was during this half that
Chandler, although outplayed and |
outgeneraled by Kearney gave the |
fans a great exhibition of free
throwing, making eight in success
sion.
On the whole the Gobs were out
played in every department of the |
game by the Blue and Whites. Null
holland showed himself one of the |
greatest leaders of team work in the |
country and held the great Paddy |
Driscoll scoreless. 1t was Mulhol-
land who brought the ball down the |
floor time and time again and fed |
it to his forwards. Vandiver played |
the game of his life, his uncanny |
ability of intercepting passes being |
one Of the main reasons for Creigh |
toms victory. The work of both |
these stellar guardsmen was the
acme of perfection. The famous |
Chandler, hitherto hailed as the
greatest player in the country, un
doubtedly met his superior last night |
IN Chuck Kearney, the little Creigh |
ION center, who played rings around |
him. Kearney proved this by maxi
ing more field goals than any other
man on the floor, at the same time |
preventing Chandler from making a |
single field goal Wise also put up
a wonderful exhibition of both often
sive and defensive playing, his clear
headednesS and speed proving an in
galuable asset to the Creighton !
squad
Captain Haley, with his customary |
bull dog aggressiveness, proved a
thorn in the side OF the sailor crew.
He possesses natural ability of |
following the ball and is always at |
the right place at the right time.
Toward the end of the second half, |
Jimmy Condor relieved Wise for
Creighton and Gurno relieved Dris-
coll for the sailors, but their en-
trance into the game did not in any |
way lessen the furious speed of the |
contest.
The crowd numbered over $500 |
and standing room was at a prem
ium long before the game COM
menced. Great Lakes rooters among
the audience were not lacking, as
was evidenced by the cheers which |
greeted every score made by them |
Box score and summaries:
CREIGHTON. GREAT LAKES.
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