River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1921-03-10
Oshkosh Takes First
In Championship Series

The result of the game at Oshkosh
Tuesday evening came as. big sur
prise and bigger jolt to the local
fans. The downstaters ran wild in
the early moments of the game and
by shooting true from all angles, took
big lead which they maintained.
The Red & White players were IN
bad slump, and although they had
slightly the better Of it in the second
half, they could not get their oifense
into working shape. Oshkosh won,
20 to 8.
Oshkosh has great team, and the
locals aren't making up alibies-but
they are planning on a comeback for
next Wednesday night that will even
the honors.
Eau Claire Swamped Last Friday
In the matter of straight, scientific
basketball, the much touted Eau
Claire squad made about the poorest
showing against the Red & White
here Friday night of any team in the
| conference. But their rough and tum-
| BILE methods, against the lightning
fast and smooth play of the locals,
kept the excitement at fever pitch
throughout, and despite the lop-sided
score, no one present complained of
not getting his moneys worth.
A brand of craftsmanship of which
the River Falls student body has new
er been guilty, was displayed by
group of Eau Claire rooters who gave
parody on the River Falls yell that
was a disgrace to the Eau Claire
school. This same yell featured the
reception which the Eau Claire school
gave to the River Falls players VIXEN
they appeared on the Eau Claire
court last month. The Eau Claire
rooters last Friday had the grace to
be shamed into silence when the local
school rooters responded with p real
cheer for the Eau Claire players.
From the very start of the game
River Falls had Eau Claire complete
ly baffled. They could not cover the
fleet forwards, Carolan and Gurnoe.
half the time, while neither Carroll or
Cummings could get by Morrow or
Rice at any time. Wright played
rings around the giant Swenson at
center. Swanson, who lowered over
the other players of both teams as
giant among pygmies, was the COM
edy sketch of the piece. When he
wasn't sprawled full-length nearly
across the court, he was cropping about
trying vainly to get within hailing
distance of his shifty opponents, and
| his cumbersome antics were sure
amusing. He didn't get shot at the
basket-the mean little fellows simp-
ly wouldn't let the big boy play with
their ball.
Eau Claire didn't get field basket
in the first half, nor until the last
five minutes of the second half. Car
rol, who had been getting ten or more
field shot per game, didn't get real
shot at the net during the whole ses-
sion, and he was played too hard to
even retain his eye for free baskets.
In the first half he scored two out of
seven free chances, and made the
same ratio in the second half. River
Falls scored five field shots in the first
period, and Carolan ran the score up
to 16 by making out of possible
free throws. 1t was not until the last
five minutes that Eau Claire was able
to score from the field. In the sec
ond half the visitors abandoned all
attempts to work the ball down the
floor and resorted to wild shooting,
each man throwing for the net the
second he got the ball, no matter how
far away nor what the angle might
be. In this manner Anderson scored
two spectacular side-line shots, and
Schultz made one. Carroll added two
points out of 7 chances at gifts, bring
ing the Eau Claire total up to 10 for
the game. River Falls again made
field shots, and Carolan made four
out of free throws, giving the win
ners total of 80 points.
River Falls 800 Eau Claire (10)
Gurnoe IF Anderson
Carolan If Carroll
Wright c Swanson
Rice rg Cummings
Morrow lg Schultz
Substitution: Connors for Shultz.
Schultz for Connors.
Field Goals: Gumoe 5, Carolan 8,
Wright 2; Anderson 2, Shultz l.