Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1920-12-22
MlllhE0TACAVE #:
STIFF OPPOSITION
RAGGED and Inconsistent Playing
Marked Came Saturday

The first inter-High School basket
ball game was played in the large
gymnasium of the Willmar High
School last Saturday evening, the athz
letic feud being between Minneota
and the Willmarites. The game view:
ed from the spectators standpoint was
a grand stampede with an sintersperss
ing fash of speed and accurate shoot
ing. The outstanding character On
the floor was without question, Vic
Johnson, right forward ON the Mime.
ota five. Lacking the assistance: of
his teammates in floor tactics and Tar
excelling' the other members in Gag
ing he was practically the. only man
that Willmar had any cause to fear
Johnson played a calm, fast and con-
sistent game and particularly during
the last period demonstrated his alb.
/ ility AS to footwork, eYaston 81 his
opponents and basket accuracy.
The game opened with Willmar ex
hibiting a. sweeping style of. ball
which gradually diminished ii it's fer
! vor towards the close Of the first hall
| and was absent almost ! completely
tduring the last period. During the
first period Hahn for Willmar, playing
whirlwind ball for a few minutes, sue
ceeded in rolling in three baskets
Dale for the locals also attached two
i points with neat caging. Johnson
/ for Minne0ta tossed one in during the
first few minutes Of playing. Willmal
| failed to gain by it's one free throw
and the visitors lost both of theirs
The standing in points at the. blast
of the whistle was to in WilImar's
favor. ::
+ The second half was no sooner ii
motion than Johnson for Minneots
took the stride and his spectacular
playing arrested the attention ant
fine comment of the onlookers. Prac
tically single handed he +romped alb
out on the floor, wiggling out of clus
tiers of Willmarites who put up de
fensive instead of an assaulting game
and when shooting slipped them thru
the hoop with ease and excellen
form. During this half he sent il
more than two-thirds of Minneota'
complete score, as five baskets wa
his record. Grace for Willmar cage'
thrice and Hahn and Dale each once
Kosmalski for Minneota succeeded il
gaining a couple of points by fin
shot.
Willmar annexed a point by &C
curing free throw success. Tn
score at the last sound of the Whistl
mar used Larson, Holmberg an
Monson as substitutes, during tn
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
displaying some endeavor to Civ
the big crowd lot of fine entertain
ment. Minneota was badly presse
during this half and the ball was a.
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 superlative standard but tn
crowd was hopeful and expected
to do far better during the secon
period. Here is where the locals fe1
down deplorably. Instead of extend
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
it's offensive work and brot regularit
into it's playing thru concerted actio
the score would have been a hug
encouragement for Minneota and
= source OF satisfaction for the baske
ball followers in the city. 1t is hope
that the Willmar boys will sit dow
and ponder over their last game an
patch up the faulty places. Wilma
High has fine set of athletes bt
Saturday evening they showed tn
need Of devotion to the subject {
= teamwork primarily and then som
practice in improving it's shooting
The following were the lineups:
, Wlllmar Pos. MinneOt
Dale G.. Kosmalsl
Hahn If HansO
Grace RI Johnso
Sandin LG Askd;
, Linn RG Knutso
Thanks
l hereby, wish to express my thank
to the business men and all friend