The Mankato free press., 1921-12-09
LAKE CRYSTAL WAS
HANDEDB0DY BLOW
Madelia Lads Trim Basket
ball Aggregation
STORIES OF THE TOWN
Lodge Elections Are Feature d
In Today's News From That
Pretty City
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Lake Crystal, December 5.-The
boys basketball team of the Madelia
aigh school invaded Lake Crystal
Friday evening, supported by large
body of rooters. and defeated the
local high school boys by a score of
IL to II. Both teams were very
evenly matched and it called forth
the best efforts of the boys, Madelia
to keep the score in their favor, and
Lake Crystal TO keep the margin
down: The Lake Crystal boys were
Tar below their usual average at
basket shooting, owing to the fact
that new ball was being used for
the first time, which was slightly
lighter and more snappy than the
OLD one the boys had been accustom
TO In practice. Both teams claimed
about equal honors at guarding and
1t was with difficulty that either side
made baskets. During the forepart of
the game the ball was in Lake Cry
stal territory more than half of the
eme. when several unsuccessful at
temps We're made for field baskets
In the frst quarter very stubborn re-
ststance was encountered by both
sides and 1t closed with a tied score,
y and 2. During the second quarter
the Lake Crystal boys succeeded in
making favorable gain over their
opponents as they became better ac-
quainted with the ball and the quar-
Lake Crystals favor. When the gong
sagnaled the opening of the third
quarter, the Madelia coach changed
his line up considerable, which prov
ed the undoing of Lake Crystal,
whose coach could not see where
he could better his line up in any
way by changing them around. Lake
Crystal kept the same line up through
out the game. With the change in
making several baskets during this
quarter, bringing the score to to
10 In their favor. In the fourth
quarter the strenuous work through
out the game was beginning to tell
on some of the Madelia boys, but
up a game fight for their honors
and when the whistle signaled the
to IL In favor of Madelia. The line
mp and score We're MadeHa: Hanson,
guard and left forward ,S; Drake,
guard and center A. Scott, right for
ward o; Sullivan, left forward o; Fry
DEMAND, guard o; Peterson, center o;
Lake Crystal: Hellekson, forward 8;
Fitch, forward g.; Mccormack. center
", WdiucI ielt SudTu ., hamSOn,
right guard 0. Lake Crystal made
two baskets and Madeha three from
the field. Cunningham and Peterson
refereed the game.
Hard Strenuous Work.
The effect of the hard, strenuous
work that Coach Cunningham puts
the boys through at practice showed
quite plainly in this game, the first
real endurance test they have been
put to. Before the game was nearly
through several of the Madelia boys
were seen to be badly winded, and
several times during the last quarter
they made several calls for time,
which gave them a minutes breath
ing spell, while the Lake Crystal
boys appeared nearly as fresh as
when they entered the game. From
even though they lost, the indications
are certain, with the future practices
that Professor Cunningham will put
the boys through Lake Crystal boys
team will be on the map this season,
barring all accidents to the players
The attendance was very good. and
there interest was at top notch all
the time.
Bethel Lodge No. 103 elected the
following officers for the coming
year at their meeting Friday even
ing; Ferd Huen worshipful master;
Stanley Jones, senior warden; John
A. Jones, Junior warden; Theodore
James, secretary; James Thomas
treasurer.
The A. J. Murphy woman's Relief
Corps No. 100 met at P. M. Decem-
ber for the annual inspection Mrs.
Amy Hughes of Mankato, department
inspector, gave very helpful sugges-
tons and claimed that the officers
did their work very well Some OF
the regular officers were absent on
account of sickness Mrs. Marcella
Kennedy, past district president of
Mankato, and Mrs. Mae Wright, one
of this corps faithful members of the
past, were honorable guests OF the
meeting. Mrs. Minnie Norman pre-
sented Mrs. Amy Hughes with a
beautiful string of beads in behalf
of the corps. The next regular meet.
ing will be held December 16. The
annual election of officers will be
held then, and it is very important
that every member be present at that
meeting.
Game Warden Polzin of Mankato
was the guest of Evan J. Davis at
dinner Friday. Some may think
that Mr.. Polzin's frequent calls upon
Mr.. Davis means that the later is
frequent violator of the game laws,
but such is not the case from the
appearance OF the several little gray
pets seen about his residence The
two men are old friends and Mr.. Pol
zin makes this his stopping place
when on his tours of inspection in
and around Lake CRYSTAL