The Meeker herald., 1921-10-08
MEEKER HIGH WINS AND LOSES

last Friday and on Saturday met teams
from Craig High School.
At one-thirty the basket ball game
commenced ut the High School grounds
and from the moment the whistle blew
the ball went into Craig territory.
Alice Jones the Meeker center had the
edge on ThAlma McGonagle. center for
Crnig and knocked. the ball to the
Meekcr forwards and from therd it
went into the hoop every time. So it
went all through the first half which
ended with score of IA to 4. In the
second half Craig gained some but
did not have the team to catch the
local girls, the second half ending with
the score 22 to II.
Mecker girls have right to be
proud OF their victory. In the last issue
Of the Craig Empire is the following
from an account of the Craig Steam
bout game the Saturday before: For
the first time In six years Craig de-
featctl Steamboat at basketball, so the
for victory We guess the Meckcr girls
are on top of the pile.
Grdtta Crawford and Ruby Gregory
gave Craig mn exhibition of two
renl forwards. Ester Wharton and
Alice Jones played the center of the
field. Alice as jumping center and Es-
thcr as running center and both played
their positions well. Beatrice Wilson
and Vetta BclviIle played the guard
positions. Beatrice with her hay.
maker swing never nllowdl the ball
to stay long in Mcckcr territory. The
Craig team was composed Of Francis
Wooley. running center: Thelma Nc.
Onuglc Jumping center: Velma McGOn-
agle and Thelmn Bnlslcy. forwards:
Dale Boring and Elva Deakins. guards.
Mrs John Tcmplcton and Mr. Miller
refereed the game and gnve n fair de-
cision all the way through.
The lDOtball game was a trlfle DIFF
ferent for Mecker. When George Pughe
kicked to the Mecker team but the
Craig bunch had fake kick OF and
tOwned the hall themselves. They then
proceeded to march for n touch down.
One after another OF the Craig backs
gained ground until they went over for
u touch down. Craig failed to kick the
goal.
Craig ngnin kicked to Mecker and
again got the ball but this time were
not so successful In making ground
The local boys held thCun for downs
several times hut were unable to gain
the necessary ten yards so were forced
to kick each time. The first quarter
ended with Craig on Mccker's thirty
five yard line.
The second quarter started OF with
Craig on the gain once more and again
Craig sent Grounds over for another
touch down. Craig kicked the goal max
ing the score IL to o. Craig kicked to
Mcckrr nnd Mcekcr advanced the ball
to the center of thd field. The local
mys were going good the first two
downs when Mccker fumblc,l and
Grounds ran fifty yards to touch
down. Crnig failed TO kick the goal
making the score 10 to o. Mcck.T kick
to Craig. The local boys now frightened
up and no big gains were mnde by
either side. The first half ended with
the ball In midhc!d.
The second half started with Meek
or kicking to Craig. Craig wac held
for downs. Dcsicl. Craig's star Qnatcr-
hack was pulled. Meckcr picked up II
fumblc and then sta%tGd some real
ground gnims. Meckcr was not held for
downs and Pcltier went over for the
first and only Mcekcr touch down.
Meeker kicked the goal making tho
score ~ to Z. The quarter ended soon
after.
The last quarter Mcckcr held Craig
until the last two minutes when they
connected with Il long forward pass
and made the last touch down making
the final score 26 to Z.
The principal trouble with the local
team was inexInricncc and we feel
icy will improve In that from now
on.
Mcekcr team:
"nrtlett-f. b.; Pcltier-r h; Van
Clenve-l h: G Tngrt- q b; Hamil-
toni q: Tngcrt-- re: POllartl-l /:
Russcll-r t: Dcightm-r e: Johnson
i <; Clinard (cnpt) &C.
Craig team:
Woolcy (capt)-f b: Biggs-l h: Down
-r h: Grounds t: james, {:
Dove: Gulick-r z: Thevencn-l e:
Jorlnn-- q: Kennedy g; Diesel
Vua rter back.