The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1921-04-14
SCOUT TEAM HAS A
SPLENDID RECORD
Undisputed Champions of
Northern Wisconsin for
Their Weight.

The Washburn Scouts basketball
team has just completed hard
schedule of Is games, the results of
which have been far ahead of the ex-
pectatioms, end which have certainly
spread tie name of Washbunn far
and wide, in basketball circles. This
team was first organized two years
ago, and four of the boys in the
above group, namely, Capt. Hag-
lund, Cease, Morgan and Sheridan,
were members of the team at the
time. Last year Alton and Shores
man made their appearance in the
lineup, the former regularly at for
ward, and the latter as substitute
guard, Morgan did not try for the
team that year. The season was
a successful one, and especially at
the~end it aroused much interest
among the people of the town. This
year the team started out with regu-
lars in three positions, but without
the services of Jim Wright and Jack
Smith, who had held down the CEN
ter and left guard positions for two
wears Shoresman was able to fill
Smiths old place in fine shape from
the start, but the pivot job was a
matter of much question until Nor
gan joined the squad; he was not IN
good condition at first, and showed
some awkwardness on account of
having been practically out of the
game for year, but hard work made
him the regular center by the time
the first game was played.
At the very start of the season,
all the members of the squad We're
carefully weighed an certified scales,
and the average computed. For the
five regular players, this average
was lie lbs, the weights being taken
in playing uniform; counting the
two subs, the average was 119 lbs.
for the whole squad. During the
whole of the season just passed, the
Scouts met Just one team of the
same weight, namely, the Midgets of
Ashland; all other teams played
were heavier, and ranged all the
way from 125 to 155 lbs. in average
weight. There is great scarcity
of good teams Of 120 lbs. or less in
This part of the country, and IN or
der to get games which would be at
all close, the Scouts had to go very
much out of their class, and take
on much heavier teams. When it
is considered that in spite of this,
the Scouts lost just four games out
of total of fifteen, and that all four
of their defeats were at the hands
of teams averaging las lbs. or more,
the real merit of the team is shown.
Three of these defeats were by the
narrow margin of two points, when
a little break in the luck would have
turned the score around; and in only
one game in the whole fifteen were
the Scouts decisively beaten, this
defeat being at the hands of the
heavy B. A. c.. Team, of Ashland,
who ran up score of % points to
the Scouts II.
The most one-sided game on the
list was the one played with the
Bayfield, High School Second Team,
which was won by the Scouts by the
score of 70 to 6. The closest was
played near the close of the season,
against the Carpenter Junior High
School, Champions of Superior, and
resulted in "a to % win for the
Scouts.
The team played six out-of-town
games, at Iron River, Barksdale,
Ashland, Lake Nebagamon, Duluth
and Superior, and won all but two
of them. Wherever they went, they
compelled the admiration even Of
the opposing rooters; and especially
at Duluth and Superior, much sur
prise was expressed that such a
light team could take on opponents
who outweighed them 20 and 80 lbs.
and trim them up.
The opposing teams this season
include one high school first team