The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-10
HIS "SLING" FAILS
Washburn and C. of E. Reverse
David-GOliath Story.
Ichabods' Size Too Much for
Presbyterians-BIue Wins

/ 10, David came up from Emporia
and pluckily faced Goliath, but Goliath
was too big and gave David a good
spanking and sent him back to his
own camp. A new version of the Bib
! lical story, with the College of EN-
poria basketball team as David and.
Washburn as Goliath. David didn't
run according to the ancient dope, and
Washburn won a slow loosely played
game, frightened in spots by an occa-
sional spectacular play. The final
score was 38 to Is, with Washburn
/ hogging the big hunk.
Washburn's size just about tells the
story of the game. once they got the
ball down under their basket, they
| usually batted it around until it lodged
in the cage. All the little fellows from
Emporia could do was to tickle them
in the ribs; they couldn't reach up to
where the ball was bobbing around
from Ichabod to Ichabod. The Blue
also had it on c. of E. in shooting, but
here their supremacy stopped. The
| little fellows were faster, passed rings
! around the Ichabods and had more
scrap.
In Van Orden and Herzer, Emporia
has two mighty good little forwards
stars, If it were not for their size They
have speed. fight, are fair shots and
| pass well, but whenever they hit big
Ichabod they bounced off like wobbly
gentlemen from bar in the good old
days. They opened up in the second
! half, and it looked as If the fireworks
had started. Together with Hinshaw,
they broke thru the heavy Washburn
defense and made some fast, under
the-basket shots. IT was a pretty ex-
hibition of fast floor work. passing
and good shooting-the only real fea-
I ture of the game.
| The absence of Captain Grant, all
state half back. made a big hole in
the Presbyterian's lineup. Grant works
with Van Orden at forward and is the
nucleus around which the team re-
volved. The team does not feel sure
of itself without him in the game.
Lindell and Stevens showed up as
the bright spots in the Washburn ag-
gregation, but Captain Sharp, in his
\ usually unspectacular, but dependable
style, was in every play and was a big
factor in the Blue victory. Lindell
made % of his teams points, tossing
seven goals from field and ringing
eight free throws out of eleven
quaiptance with the basket than he has
in previous games. In addition to his
customary, good floor and defensive
game, he made four field goals.
| LWashburn's team work was below
part last night. The team showed a
!
sort to long shots instead of working
it up under the basket. Poort, Blue
center, was especially detrimental to
i teamwork in this regard. Referee
| Quigley called foul on him once for
holding the ball too long in the center
of the court. Too many long shots
were essayed. Against team the size
of c. of Els. the Ichabods should have
had no difficulty in working the ball
down under the basket for a better
shot, instead of making chance at
tempts from near the middle of the
court. Washburn has much to learn
yet about teamwork, or must put into
play what they do know.
| The games with Southwestern and
i Ottawa, scheduled for Thursday and
Saturday of this week. have been post
poned on account of the flu ban. A
game here with Ottawa later will be
arranged. Coach Bearg announced
that he had contracted for two games
here with Pittsburg Normal