The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1920-03-05
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Stoughton %, Edgerton q.
) In what the Stoughton paper call
ed the classiest game of basketball
which had been played on the Slough
ron court the Edgerton High School
five was taken into camp by Slough
ton on FRAY night Of last week.
The game was unusual. Edgerton
entered the game in rsher unfort-
innate condition, Gessert and Scho-
field having been ill all week, not
! being ouc for practice. In spite of
5his fact these two players put up
remarkable exhibition of basket
ball. This statement might well be
made of the rmainder of the team.
| Al. forward Heller performed in
varsity style. His pivoting and floor
work in general smacked of a type
not often seen in high school basket
bali. Green played the bes., game of
his career, following his shots well
and shooting with one hand in man.
ner that baffled the Stough:on
guards. Schofield dribbled, pivoted
and blocked in such fashion that one
would wonder what NIGH have been
the result had he been well. Gessert
was steady and consistent through
ou., putting more fight into the game
than is his custom. Ogden, at guard
was all over the floor, covering his
man closely when the opponents had
the ball and get ing into the short
passing team work when Edgerton
was in possession.
! Forty seconds before the end of
the game Edgerton was ahead wi h
a 21-20 score. A Stoughton substi-
tute took long chance a. the bas-
ket, but luck was with him. The
Stoughton crowd wen wild as the
score mounted to 1921 in heir favor
A few seconds later Green came tear
ing down the side of the court, secur-
ed the ball, look a one hand shot and
Gagged it. The Edgerton rooters were
frantic, the game seemingly was won.
But the referee was on The job. The
crowd was so large that it took up a
large portion Of the playing space.
Because of this fact an agreement
had been made that to step into the
crowd would be considered out of
bounds. The referee (absoly ely
square throughout the game) declar-
ed the basket was shot while Green
stepped into he crowds. 1t was a
hard blow, but the Edgerton team
had no complaint to make. 1t was
defeated by good baske ball team
refereed by a particularly efficient
referee.
The game was a real victory for
Edgerton however. 1t was fine ex-
hibition Of craftsmanship commenced
upon particularly by the Stoughton
papers.
The second teams Of the TWO
schools played preliminary game.
This was a splendid exhibition.
Edgerton won by 1879.
Before the games he Stoughton
girls, through their Domestic Science
depar' ment, banqueted the members
of both the Edgerton first and second
'ieans. The treatment of the boys was
roval and brot to mind the difference
in spirit which prevails now and
past.
Next week the boys enter the Mil
ton tournament. They should make
a good showing. Coach Klon'z has
taught the team Meanwell style of
play and the boys are mastering it
in unusual manner. They play a hun
dred per cent better game than they
did at the opening of the season.
Friday nigh of this week the
strong Brooklyn team viii meet the
locals in the high school gym. This
should prove to be real game.
BROOKLYN has lost but one game This
year, having played some OF the
strongest teams in this section of
the state. I
Saturday night Ocononowoc comes
to contest for supremacy with the
locals. This game will also be the
real affair.