Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-03-18
R0CKF ORD PUTS
OUT STREATOR BY
LEAD Of ONE POINT
CLAIM is MADE THAT REF EREE
CALLED FOUL ON WRONG MAN
FINAL SCORE IN STATE TOUR
NEY WAS 1928.

The miscalling of a personal foul
on Daugherty, Coach Dale's stellar
player, instead of on Rockford
guard in their game yesterday after.
noon, resulted in a defeat of the
Streator aggregation by margin OF
one point, the final score being - to
% in favor Of Rockford The game
was most sensational and both teams
put up some very clever work through
out the contest.
Rockford crafty guarded Patter.
son. "HardscrabbIe's' sensational cen
ter and put a clamp on him. allowing
him only one basket throughout the
game. which was a sensational one
made in the second quarter. Daugh-
erty nevertheless. eQualied Thurs
days scoring. when he made six has.
kets Coswell made three while Ham
rim Gagged two. Gates was unable to
score during the contest but never
theless he played a magnificent de
fensiye game
When the whistle blew for the op-
ening of the contest StreatoT was the
first team TO score when Daugherty
made spectacular field goal and fol
lowed up with a free throw, giving
Streator the lead OF 10 0 in the first
three minutes of play Then Rock.
ford succeeded in scoring two points
and from that stage OF the game 70
the end, arguments se-saWed back
and forth Up until the end Of the
third quarter. at which time the score
was tied Strcator led the Rockford
squad AT the end of the first quar-
ter Streator led by one point, the
score being J. to u" At the end Of
the first half Dale's men had q two
point lead is TO l6.
The third quarter, in which Rock
ford came from the rear and tied the
score, was decidedly in favor Of the
Camp Grant city team. Everything
was To their advantage. that is Strea
tors men were forced to fight for ey-
erythiug they got During the latter
part Of the third quarter Daugherty
was racing down the floor toward tho
Rockford goal An opposing guard
interfeTed, forcing the StreatOr lad
into double dribbIe, for which the
referee called a foul. Rockford was
given a chance at a free throw and
made it. tying the score at the .
mark Instead of Daugherty being
called for foul, Rockford s guard in
reality should have been the one on
charge of blocking the StrcatOr
player The manner in which he
attempted to block the speedy Strca-
tor player caused the large crowd to
jeer the Rockford players for the re-
mainder of the game.
Players on both teams went into
the game with fight in their eyes dur
ing the final quarter Rockford sue
Ceeded in scoring two baskets during
the first three minutes OF play which
proved a great handicap for them
With a five man defense closely
guarding Patterson and DaUgherty, il
was q hard matter for the Streatnr
aggregation to score at all Never
thelcss through some clever head
work Daugherty succeeded in break
ing away and caging beautiful bas
ket, shortly after which he scored a
free throw. making the score % to
% in favor Of the Rockford team
Dale'S men tried hard to make that
one basket which would give them
the game, as the time was 50 close
but the defense against them was
So,
During the last quarter OF the game
Rockford was the victim of ieers ant
sarcastic remarks from the large at
tendance, for stalling time in th'
game, and also for the lucky FIRE,
throw they we're given which dccid
cdly won the game
This afternoon Rockford will play
Batavia high, with the latter as the
favOrite while Marion high will pla,
New Trier. According to the don,
handed out the final tonight will b,
Zone between Batavia and New Trier
Not hteams are exceptionally fast AM
have good records for the past sea
son. Batavia especially has a fin
team. Their aggregation consists o
four men who have played togethe
for the last four years. This yea
they have won II out of 10 game
land their team very much resemble
any college five. Following are ye,
terday'3 scores:
Marion, 10; Galesburg, is (ovel
time)
Springfield, 10; Macomb, IS.
Batavia, 81; Peoria 2G
Collinsville, 10; Flora, II.
Champaign, 81; Mt. Vernon, 81.
Rockford, %; Streator. 2S.
New Trier. "a: Decatur. 3!
Macomb, 3S; Springfield. 10
Batavia, "a: CoIlinsvilIe. ..
New Trier, 80; Champaign. 2S.
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