The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1921-02-17
HEPPNER HIGH WINS TWO
GAMES At BASKET BALL
Local High School Takes CondOn and
Fossil Into Camp on Trip Last Week.
Digton Soon.

Heppner high schools basketball
team invaded Gillian and Wheeler
counties last weekend and returned
with two choice scalps hanging to their
belts The team had recovered from its
slump Of the week before and played
basketball Of chamoionship calibre.
Friday evening the team met Condor,
and defeated the boys of the Shamrock
town by the score of rs to II. The
strength of the Heppner defense when
it exerted itself was the noticeable fea-
ture of this game. Chidsey and Fergu-
son playing at guard worked SO effect
basket from the field during the first
half, their two points were made from
fouls. In the second half Heppner
slowed their play somewhat, and the
Condor forwards, working inAice style,
ran up neat total of points. However
Heppner scored sufficient number of
points to maintain a safe lead.
The Fossil game was the climax of
the trip, ending with a % to l9 score
in Heppner's favor. 1t is safe to say
that few high school basketball games
Of the season have been played at a
faster clip. The men wrung sweat
from their suits like water after the
game. The fight of the Heppner team
which refused to be beaten, even after
a fair lead was securd by Fossil was
largely responsible for the victory.
Heppner led in the play Of the first ten
minutes, but Fossil staged a sharp
comeback and ended the first twenty
minutes with score Of ten to six in
her favor
At the opening of the second half
spurts by both teams only served to
maintain the difference Of four points
in the score At the middle of the half
Heppner began her finish pace, and by
a series of rushes tied the score. In
the effort to maintain her lead Fossil
staged several beautiful bits of team
play. But two baskets in the last four
minutes Of play and smothering de-
fense took the heart out of Fossil and
before she recovered the whistle blew
Heppner had no outstanding stars
Ferguson so effectually covered Morris,
Fossils star forward, that he was un-
able TO score n basket from the field
In addition to that our Hindu" rang
up two points with hair-raising shot
from mid court during the first half
Chldsey, playing at standing guard
broke up many attempts of Fossil to
score and after a trial or so promptly
checked the set of plays of the Wheeler
county men. Peterson and Aiken were
checked by two good men apiece from,
the start, but managed to get their
usual proportion of shots. Peterson
frequently took the ball at center tip.
off from Jenkins, the lanky Fossil cen.
ter, who was some seven inches taller
than "Ole" Most of Aikens field shots
were made while he was turning sum
mersaults in mid air Howelrs pass
ing and floor work were of high order
In feeding the ball down the court tC
Peterson and Aiken he literally
Smoked" ii across the court.
Before the game Fossil was regarded
as championship possibility in centra
Oregon. They had twice beaten tn,
strong Goldendale team and were cast
ing glances at the state championship
finals at Salem In the last number o.
years Fossil has brought several strone
aggregatlons to her local court, in
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