The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-03-16
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Two LINCOLN cagers. two Queen
Anne hcopers and one broadway man
make up The stars 1897 AliCiU
team for the prep basketball season.
The big star OF tho season was
Jesse Douglas. tho great center OF
the Queen Anne team. Douglas
played wonderful floor game. he
was a great shot. and he also played
good passing game without "hog.
ging'' the ball lie had the prettiest
pivot OF any player that has per
formed in the local prep league for
seasons. Douglas WAS playing out
of position all season when he was
stationed at center. as he is "a natural
forward. but because OF the dearth
Of big men az the hin school he had
TO play center. and did a wonderful
Job of II.
There was a wealth OF good c-nters
In the league this season. just n
shade behind Douglas In all-around
ability was Johnny Cole. the big cap
tain Of the Franklin team. Cole was
a good shot. too. and he was the
pivot OF the Franklin team turnout
the season. He was just bit slower
than Douglas and had "a tendency TO
be- clumsy at times because OF his
big size. But all in all. Cole played
some brilliant basketball for the
ouakers. Bruce Hrsketh OF Lincoln.
and Nelson OF Ballard. played good
hnli. but not the caiiber OF the men
picked.
PLENTY OF
GOOD FORWARDS
Picking the forwards for the sea,
son is mighty hard Job. because
tho forward men were more evenly
matched than In previous seasons.
Spencer Harris, tho broadway cap
tain. didn't play the same brand of
basketball during the season just
closed that he did last year. but this
year he was checked harder than any
other man in the league. and he was
playing with an inferior team. NJ
Broadway had one OF tho weakest
teams that ever represented the Pine
~. institution. But Harris played a
fine floor game all year. and while
his shooting wasn't anything TO brag
about. he ranked as one of the best
men in the league.
Captain Bill NOLAN. OF the Lincoln
team. would make n fine running
mate for Harris. He Is a big fellow
and made good usc OF his h-ighth.
He was one Of the best scorers In the
prcp league. and played a good floor
game turnout the season.
Just a shade behind the first team
men were Larry Carrnody. Of Broad.
way. and Gordon Green. Of Franklin.
Green was without n doubt the best
long shot IN tho league. He Gagged
basket after basket from the mtidie
Of the floor. But hts floor game
wasn't quite up 60 the caiIber Ne, by
the other two forwards. Carnody
played some god baskrshan. and he
made particularly good use Of hts
speed He was one OF the fastest
men In the league
OTHER
FORWARDS
OF tho other forwards not picked
Shew. OF Ballard. with his spectacu.
bar long shots. Trumbuli and Haslcm
OF Queen Anne. and Bassford OF Lin.
coin. played sweet basketball at
times. but game in and game out
they didn't rank with the four men
ALREADY picked
BIZ Savage, the Lincoln guard.
didn't play in all OF the games this
year. and he was handicapped by
Illness and injury. but when he did
play his experience counted him In
good stead Savage didn't play the
game that he did year ago. bu,
while he was in there he stiii ranked
n bit better than any other guard In
the league. in our opinion. Savage
Ia strictly a standing guard. and
with his experience he stcadicd the
Lincoln team when he was in the
game. and be was a buiwark on the
defense.
Max Tanner, OF Queen Anne. placed
at running guard. would make a good
team mate for Savage. Max was
pretty fast and played a good brand
" the game, considering the fact
that II was his first year In the
interschoiasfic league. Tanner played
running guard thruout the year. and
he scored a lot Of points for The hill
team on long shots.
SECOND TEAM
GUARDS
OF the other guards. Knowles OF
Franklin, and Gedeon Duncan, the
big Indian Of the Ballard team, are
placed on the second team. Both
licked experience, but they played
good basketball, nevertheless. Dun
can showed a great deal Of promise.
as he took to the game quickly and
made his weight count. lie IL quick
as a cat in bouncing upon the ball.
He should make a good basketball
player with another years expe-
hence.
Kunz OF Lincoln. and Jones OF
Franklin. played good ball turnout
the year. and it's just a matter OF
opinion as to placing the second
team men. Both Kunz and Jones
would 1T in well on the second squad.
Jones played his first game Of has.
ketbaIl this year. and before the
season was over he was playing one
OF the Understanding games OF any
guard in the league.
Anderson Of Lincoln. Lowry OF
Ballard and Mccarthy Of Queen
Anne, showed flashes OF good form.
but they didn't rank with the first
and second team men on the seasons
play.
TEAMS WERE
EVENLY MATCHED
The teams we're more evenly
matched this year than they have
been In years. with even West Seat.
tie playing some tight basketball at
times in spite Of the fact that they