The Raymer enterprise., 1921-02-03
RAYMER EvENS UP
WITH GROVER

The basket ball games at Grove
last Friday evening did not resul
to the entire satisfaction of either
town. and both found reason fol
rejoicing over the outcome
In the first place the girls team
succeeded In defeating the unbeat
able Grover girls. although they hat
to put all the pep and energy the,
had into the game.
The first half things looked dis
couraging for them as the score end
ed 0 to 10 in favor of Grover. In tn,
second half our girls went in will
determination to wipe out ant
overcome the lead which they die
in splendid shape, holding the Gro
yerites to 5 additional scores Will,
they piled their side of the scor,
up to 26 making them in the lead
two points.
In the boys game things were
the same, only different
Things happened before the game
The League has a rule against the
use of tobacco as well as attendance
age, the standing of players in theil
studies, etc. On account Of road
conditions the boys and some Of the
iris went up on the train. During
the wait for the time to play some
Of the boys sought solace in the for.
bidden cigarettes. Prof McGuifey
produced the sworn statement OF
five spies that two of our boys were
guilty. They did not catch Ducker
as he don't smoke, very much TO the
Disappointment Of the Groverites, and
the leaders in particular.
1t was fortunate that no more
we're guilty, as with the two out
only five were left to play.
Grover, as in former years was
determined to win, no matter what
means they used to do it. Raymer
has proof that members of the Gro.
YER team use tobacco in some form.
If such thing as sporlsmanship
exists at Grover, il would seem that
these men would have admitted it
and either gone off the Grover team
or else let the ones who were caught
gone on and played the game. But
they knew the game was lost IL our
regular team played. and with the
game lost, the last chance for the
championship was gone. They did
not prove equal to the test, and
the two boys We're not allowed to
play Prof. McGuiIey Is under the
delusion that he has cut out the
use OF tobacco among his players,
and in the Grover. school, while a.ly-
one who knows boys and schools
must see that he is very badly mis-
taken. We are in favor CT the rule
and think it should be enforced,
but we don't lie 10 nave the rule
forced on us by Grover, when their
players are also breaking training,
as well as our players. .....
We would hate to think that
our team would resort to the means
which Grover used to win even .
game that didn't amount to any
thing.
Grover also got mixed up as to
who they were entertaining after
the game, but we suppose that Is
permissible, as they were so elatcd
over their late glorious victory
Crhe fDevil" is responsible lor the
above so don't blame the editor fer
the harsh phrazes.)
As 1t was the boys went into the
game with their lineup badly dis
arranged, but the first half they
outplayed the Grover boys and the
score was II to Is in our favor. In
the second half our lads let up a
little and the luck was against them
or the Grover boys got more pep
and luck favored them for the game
ended 26 to 20 in favor of Grover.
That makes it more than probable
that the schedule will close with
the two towns tied for first place
with both boys and girls teams.
The standing OF the teams now
makes Grover in the lead, SO far
as percentages are concerned, for
Grover has played one moro game
than we have, and both boys and
girls in each town have lost but
one.