Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1920-03-10
LITCHFELD wins
IN TIE OFF GAME
Wllmar'. Championship Chaaees
Go Climmering in: Hard
Fought Battle at Da..el

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. Go CGmmering in: Hard
Fought Battle at Da..el
(By Ralph Hoyt)
On playing off the tie between Will.
mar and Litchfield at Dassel. MONDAY
afternoon, the Meeker county bunch
won by a score of 17-12. Thus win.
mar is eliminated in the race for the
district championship which ia to ha
decided this week between Ltchfleld
and Buffalo.
However, the fact that Wdllmar lost
a. fairly contested game is nothing tn
be ashamed of, the opponents ont
weighing the locals ten or fifteon
pounds to the man and the winning
feature OF the game being on foul
baskets. On the floor the game was
about even, both sides scoring five
field baskets and both sides playing
close defensive. Willmar's long shots
came close but failed to- connect in
most cases. Hahn and Grace, the two
Jersey mosquitoes, tho outwedghed.
were too much for the Litchfield for
wards, while their offensive was al
most entirely carried on by the CEN
ter, who made thirteen out of the
seventeen points. He made the rec
ord of seven out of nine of free shots,
playing speedy game, and in spite
of close guarding found the inside of
the ring nearly every time he tried.
Our forwards, Severinson and Chris
tian, especially the latter played hard
all the way thru but owing to the op-
ponents punching up, we're unable to
carry on their pretty teamwork as
formerly. In the latter part of the
game Severinson was forced out on
account of wrenched foot and Grace
having just been substituted for Mel
son at center took his place. Grace's
guard position was played by Pelton
and Dale took center thru the rest of
the game. After these substitutions
Willmar continued to hold even on
the floor, tho March's excellent free
shooting continued.
The game was very satisfactorily
refereed by George Miners of the
University. Altho there was much
playing at close quarters, Miners was
right on the job, nothing escaping,
ten personal and two technical fouls
being called on Litchfeld and seven
personal and one technical on Will
mar. Out of the two teams, Christian
alone played the entire game without
foul. Though beat by free shots,
we were beat fairly. Our chance for
the district championship lis gone.
"Goodby Biddy, it's hard to part
with you"
A few minutes of fast scrimmage
onndo1 IN roV.onno1 fo,,1 ~, 7 jknH, An1I
Severinson missed the goal and about
a minute later Christian negotiated
the first basket, with field goal bas-
ketby Severinson and another from
the field by Christy and three foul
baskets from March and a field basket
each from March and Carlson, the
first, half ended 81 with Litchfield on
the long end. Christian changed it
to Willmar's lead by one point and
March made two field baskets and
two off fouls, while Grace made one
from the foul line, the third quarter
ending with Litchfield leading at
14-10. In the last quarter Sever1nson
made fine long shot and Post got
his only. basket. March making
another free shot just before the
time was called.
The spectators all agree it was q
hardly contested game. A large num-
Der of rooters accompanying both
teams to oDassel. Especially was there
big crowd from Litchfield, which
was to be expected as the distance is
not so great.
However, as reward for past treat
ment Wi1fmar had the entire support
of the Dassel bunch, many of which
wore the red and white and assisted
Willmar in school yells.
Willmar Litchfield
Christian RF A. Carlson
Severinson LF Post
Hahn RG r. Nelson
Grace LG Boe
Score 1st halt, 7-S. End half 1912.
Baskets, Christian and March g.;
Severinson 2; Post and Carlson I.
Foul baskets, March 6 out of 8; Grace
/ out of S; Severinson / out OF S. Subs
Grace for Nelson, Pelton for Grace,
Grace for Severinson, Dale for Grace.
Referee, Miners, U. of M.
Those who accompanied the Will.
mar team are as follows: Mr.. and
Mrs. C. F. Grace, Mrs: R. w. Handke,
Herbert Hengstler, Robert Kemp,
Everett Mcdonald, Mary Margaret
Spicer, Doris Scott, Gladys Sanderson
Florence Qvale,, Edna Gunderson
Dorothy Dfffendorf, Pearl Johnson
Mayme Beese. Ruth Mclaughlin
Viola Bjorgren, Lauddie Pelton, May
nard Berkness, Donald Gerretson
Harold Nickelson, Carl Curran
George Odell, Lloyd Miller, Erhard
| Bergeson, Leslie Ruddy, Floyd Gil
bert, Donald Mourer, Ralph 'Hoyt.
Lutheran Free Y. p. s..
The Y. p. s. of the Lutheran Fre<
church will give a program at th.
church next Wednesday evening
March II. Refreshments will be serv
ed by Mesdames II. P. Hanson, Bas
sebo and Mrs. Anton Peterson. Ey
erybody cordially invited to attend