The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1921-04-14

ton out of the air in the back-field.
zig-zag it up the line through any
i number of men who happened to be
in his way, and deliver it to the ar.
artillery on the firing line, was enough
to make the spectators hug them
selves from pure glee. He certain
ly led his guard an awful life, and
any time that the defense was clust-
ering little thick around Scoop,
Earl would. drop in couple of ripe
twin-counters, and bust up the meet
ing. This is his second year as al
regular.
Walter Morgan, center, had the
necessary altitude and hop to get
the tip-oif on nearly all of his OPP
ponents, and this enabled the rest
of the team to carry the formation
plays through in fine shape. He
had little trouble keeping UP with
the procession early in the season,
but very soon hit his stride and found
his place in the general scheme of
things. Not having much confidence
in his own shooting ability, be work
ed mostly on defense, in which de-
partment he did fine work. His
height made his movements very
deceptive: as one spectator said,
you'd think that that Morgan was
slow, to watch him move; but by
gosh, he's right in the middle of
every scrimmage" And so he was.
! There is nothing slow about Wallie,
and when man is made up Of 100
percent raw-hide, as he is, and can
stick out half block in any direct
ton at all, he's a useful bird. 1t.
was his defense which enabled Cease
to take a run up to the basket now
and then, to find out if he was cross
eyed or not.
Jack Cease is a three-year veter-
an at the right guard position, and
is our leading expert in the fine art
of prestidigitation. Now you see
it, and now you don't!' is the motto,
and sure enough, you don't. Jack.
can take the ball away from the
fastest forward he ever ran into.
and any time that it seems necessary
to guard two or three men at once,
it's all right with him. Every now
and then, when business is dull and
Morgan is handy, Jack makes a
stealthy sneak up the side-line, takes
the ball away from some boob and
drops it in, and then trots back to
his position looking like a cat caught
with .canary-bird feathers all over
it face. He plays a fast, clean
game, but any hunk of forward
who tries to impose on him and
rough him up will shortly find him
self going through a most remark
able set Of experiences not at all to
his taste. He is q good shot, and
his free throw record shows the
best percentage on the team.
| Allen Shoreslnan has just finish
ed his first year as a regular, and
has certainly covered himself with
glory. Any man who can hold his
opponents to % baskets during
season like this one, and at the same
time makes only six personal fouls,
is certainly playing the game. Bud
hates a personal foul like poison,
and when he makes one, it's sure
bet that it was an accident. He is,
particularly valuable against
heavy team; no amount of weight
scares him, and he takes delight in
meeting a mass attack squarely, and
stopping it dead. The rest of the
team is always glad when some
body slugs Bud, or gives him some
such dirty treatment, because it
never hurts Bud any, but it makes
him seethin9 mae, and when he gets
mad there is absolutely no such thing
as scoring on him; he stops every
thing, and does it clearly,-btlt oh
boy, talk about emphasis Bud and
Jack together form a combination
that makes the much-used five man
/ defense entirely unnecessary for this
team.
Charles Sheridan has played in
parts of nine games, at the center
position, and has given good ac-
count of himself At the beginning
of the season, he was somewhat err
ratio, but later on he steadied down,
and did fine work. Though not as