The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-01-02
BOTH TEAMS SCORE FINE
COMMERCIALSGETBAS-
.kET BALL HONORS
Girls Defeat Team From Lake
Crystal and Boys Worst
Sleepy Eye Lads

Both teams of the Mankato Com
mercial college were winners in the
games played at the Y. NJ. c. A. Sat :
urday night. The Commercial girls
won from the Lake Crystal high
school girls in an interesting game
of basket bali by close score of
20 to Is and the M. c. c. boys team
took their game from Sleepy Eye
high school, SO to g. 1t was big
night for Commercials and the gym"
was packed to capacity. The COL
Iege band showed up equally as well
as the basket ball teams and helped
to make things lively during inter-
missions.
In the opening game, Lake Crystal
girls put up a fine fast game of ball
and the Commercial girls were fore
ed to the limit to keep ahead. In the
first half. Miss Hickman and Miss
Rand each secured three field goals
by some exceptionally fast floor work,
while Miss Bartlett for the visitors
shot free throws in wonderful form,
securing five out of seven throws.
This half ended IA to z for M. C. c..
In the last half, Lake Crystal out
played the local girls scoring to 6
points due to the excellent work of
Miss F1atly who substituted for Miss
Graft at forward Marian Hickman
was high scorer, securing five field
goals and four free throws for to-
tai of Ii points.
Summary of game:
NJ. c. C. Lake Crystal
Miss Hickman. ....rf. Miss Bartlett
Miss Rand ....... H.. Miss Graft
Miss FELTON, ........ Ca. MISS Price
Miss Kjergaard 49,. re. Miss Collins
Miss Bartell .rg Miss Christensen
Miss ESser ... .lg.. Miss Brown
Field goals: M. C. c. Hickman, 5;
Rand, 8; Lake Crystal, Flatly, 8;
Graft, 2, Free throws: M. G. G.. Eick-
man, out of IL; Lake Crystal, Bart
lett, out of IL; Substitutions, M.
G.. c. Marion for Bartell, Dineen for
Esser. Lake Crystal, Graft for Brown,
Flatly for Graft
Walk Away For Commercials.
The boys game was a walkaway
for the Commercial boys. They held
Sleepy Eye to on, field goal and four
free throws for a score OF 6 in the
first half and shut the visitors out
i'm the second half. Glassman for
the visitors was the only man to
toss a field goal. The visitors kept
up the fight to the last whistle and
showed spirit Of not knowing when
10 quit that should carry them
through in fine shape for their high
school games this year. The Hertz
brothers at forward played a fast
floor game but were off on shooting.
They were unable to get away from
The NJ. c. c. guards for any chances
ut the goal
over previous games.
With Juhnke and Bartholomew at
and Damn at center, the au-
iience was treated to some beauti-
'ul passing and fast floor work. Last
saturday night was Juhnke night for
VI. c. c. The big forward played a
cool heady game tossing twelve bas-
lets. He played guard part of the
asst half at that. During the first
half, Bartholomew showed what can
,e expected of him this year by
some of the fastest work
;een on the local floor rolling 6 bias
,ets He was taken out near the end
If the first half to give Hanson a
,hance.
The Mountain Lake boy still is too
nervous and takes too many chance
hots. He shows tendency to in I
lividual play but rolled 5 baskets
md was in there scrappnig every !
second. Dickran.. who is suffering,
rom a bruised elg, played at CEN |
er the last half but was slowed up |
by his injury. /
In Engeswick and Wobschall. the
4. c. c. has pair of more than de- !,
guards. They did not al |
ow the visitors a close shot at the
asket and pulled off some fast ac- :,
urate passing. They shut out their
Onward without a foul being called
n them and Wobschall found time
n the second half to slip down and
oss couple of counters himself.
Ilmost the entire second team was
In rfDr fhn ay,A re tho 10 half anH !