Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1920-12-22
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{ The first inter-Tiigh School basket
ball game was played in the large
gymnasium of the Willmar High
School last Saturday evening. TIE athss
sIetic.: feud. being bstween4 Minpeota
and the Willmafites. The game View
I'd from the spectators STANDPOINT was]
4 grand stampader with anlnterspers
Ing fash, Of speed ana accurate shoot.
ing. The outstanding character On
the floor Was without: question, Vic
Johnson. right forward on the Mime.
/ ta dve.s Lacking the assistances of
Ills teammates III. floor tactics, and lar
excelling the other members, in Gag
ing he war practically the .only man
that Wtllmar had any cause to fear.
Johnson played a calm, fast and con-
sistent game and particularly during
the last period demonstrated shis ah-
ility AS to- footwork, A4asion of His
I opponents and basket Accuracy
The game opened with Willmar ex-
hibiting a. sweeping style Of. bali
which gradually diminished Il its Ter
yor towards the close Of the irst half
land was absent almost / completely
fdufing The. last period Outing the
I first period Hahn for Willmar, playing
whirlwind ball for few minutes, sue;
ceeded Tin rolling in three Blankets.
j Daleafor the locals also attached two
Il points with a. neat caging. 1ohnaon
for Minneota tossed one In during The
first few minutes Of playing. Willmar
failed to gain by its one free throw
and the visitors lost both of theirs
The standing in points at the blast
fof the whistle was 8 to in Wlmars
The second half was no sooner ~ ii
motion than johnson for Minneota
took the stride and his spectacular
playing arrested the attention and
fine comment of the onlookers. Prac
tically single handed he sromped alb
out on the floor, wiggling out of clus
ters OF Willmarites whosput up de
fensive instead ofEan assaulting game
and when shooting slipped them thrt
the hoop with ease and excellent
FORM During this half he sent ii
more than two-thirds of Minneota's
complete score, as five baskets wal
his record. Grace for Willmar4caget
thrice and Hahn and Dale each once
Kosmalski for Minneota succeeded IL
gaining a couple Of points bya fnt
} shot. ......-..-. A..
Willmar annexed q point by &C
curing a free throw success. Thu
, score at the last sound of the whist,
was 1915 in WiHmar's favor. Will
mar used Larson, Holmberg ant
, Monson as substitutes, during TIL,
second half. Minneota used its sol,
| extra man, Berg, during the sam,
period.
A brief comment on the tumultou
game would run along these lines
Willmar introduced the game wei
with some evidence of teamwork an,
j. displaying some endeavor to Civ
|, the big crowd a lot of fine entertain
, ment.. Minneota was badly presse'
during this half and the ball was al
most constantly at the visitors en-
of the floor The Willmar team be
, cause of it's. weight had an advantag
but as to speed was only on par: wit
Minneota- Willmar's offensive wa
not of a superlative standard but TIL
crowd was hopeful and expected
to- do far. better during the secon
period. Here is where the locals fe1
down. deplorably. :: Instead Of sextend
ing. and Increasing their attackin;
methods the locals turned weak an
played guard. Every man. appeare
to have the common desire to-; hal
the visitors and interfere. with thei
:, plays rather than play the game then
selves. If Willmar had adhered t
its offensive work and brot regularit
into its playing thru concerted acti0
the score would have been a. hug
disbursement for Minneotas and
= source; Of satisfaction for the baske
. ball followers in the city. It is hope
that the Willmar boys will. sit dow
. and ponder over their last game an
patch up the. faulty places. Wilma
High has a fine set Of athletes blu
Saturday evening they showed tn
need OF devotion to the subject G
= teamwork primarily and. then . som
practice in improving its shooting
The following were the lineups:
:, W1llmar Pos. Minneot
Dale c.. Kosmalsl
b Hahn IF Hanso
Grace RF Johnso
j. Sandin LG " .Askds
4 Linn -, =. rig - knutso
4 l. hereby, wish to- express my thank
to the business men and all friend
in Willmar who have so freely COZ
: tributed towards the work of th