Alma record., 1921-03-10
DEFEAT H|LLSDALE
IN ROUGH GAME
Steele's Men Put Up Impreg-
nable Defense in Second
Half
LOSE TO YPSILANTl TEACHERS
Fresh Players Overcome Alma's
Lead in Last Minutes
of Play.

Alma College made it an even
split in her final two Michigan In
tercollegiate games of the season last
week, beating Hillsdale College at
Hillsdale Friday night to the tune
of 20 to Is, and losing 10 the Mich
igan State Normals Of Ypsilanti on
Saturday night by score of Is TO
II, after having held the lead until
the last five minutes of play.
The victory over HilJsdale puts
Alma in third place in the Michigan
Intercollegiate race, wonderful
showing for the Alma collegians,
who started the season as an entirely
green team, the only team in the NJ
|. A. A. which started the year with
out the services of at least one vet
eran college player. During the early
part of the season, after Alma start
ed on a tour Of the foreign courts
in the association four straight beat
ings were handed the Maroon and
Cream, and then came a revamping
of the aggregation and wonderful
spurt which pulled the collegians up
from almost a last place aggregation
to one that Ypsilanti could not win
from in a game which meant the title
for 1921 for the TEACHERS. 1t has
been one Of the most startling fin
ishes that an Alma team has ever
shown in the NJ |. A. A.
The Friday night game at Hills
dale was played under anything, ex-
cept good playing conditions. The
crowd constantly jcered the Alma
aggregation. and the Hilsdale five
played a rough game from start to
finish.
At the end of the initial half the
Blue and White team was leading
Alma 9 TO 7, but when the second
half started the Alma defense was
lmpregnable and for eighteen min
utes of the twenty minute playing
session the Hillsdae team was able
to connect for just one lone point.
while Alma was piling up good
lead. I'm the final two minutes the
defense, with the game safely tucked
away, eascd up and Hllsdale gath
cred in three field baskets, making
the final count 20 to Is.
Beattie and Kirker featured for
the Alma aggregation, while Kirk
starred for the Hillsdale team.
Ypsi-Alma
Alma started with a rush against
the Ypsilanti Normal team Saturday
night, taking a lead right at the
start of the game, which was held
until the final five minutes of play,
when Rynearson sent a fresh bunch
of men to the court, for the Teachers
and wore down the already tired AL
ma aggregation. pulling to the front
with lead that landed the game for
the Green and White and allowed
Ypsi's aggregation to tie with Kala-
mazoo College for the first place, but
not for the championship, as there
will be no title with Ypsi and the
Kazooks tied.
At the end Of the first half Alma
was leading Ypsi to T. and as the
game went into the second half the
Alma crew continued 10 hold the
lead With only five minutes to go,
Coach Rynearson Of Yns;, who saw
lis prospective tie departing, made Il
last desperate chance to land the fray
and sent new bunch to the floor,
which quickly forged to the front, the
tired Alma team being no match for
the fresh team. Ypsi piled up the
counters rapidly in the last five
minutes, and the game finished with
Nps leading 18 TO ~.
Jimmy Beattie was there with the
foul shooting again in the Ypsi game
landing a number of points for the
Maroon and Cream from the foul
line.
The entire team played a fine
game in each contest, and every man
on the squad is deserving of consid-
cradle credit.
Under the NJ. |. A. A. rules no
pionship is awarded in case Of a
tie, so the title will be held in abey.
ance for the season Of 1921, unless
there is a playoff between Kazoo and
lpsi. There is practically no chance
Of this however. Thus TO Alma must
be given the credit for deciding the
race this year. Counted as the cham
pion, after having defeated Kazoo
by the entire Michigan Intercollegi-
ate, except for few of the more
staunch fans here, Ypsi was pulled
cut of first place a week ago when
/ Alma handed the Teachers the only
NJ ]. A. A. defeat that they suffered
and made it possible FOR Kalamazoo
College to work into tie with the
Green and White for first place.
Mr.. and Mrs. McCloskey returned
from California Wednesday, where