Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-12-04
MARSE|LLES A n D
SERENA BREAK EVEN
IN BASKET TOURNEY
SATURDAY NIGHT GAMES SUPPLY
SOME SMART PLAYING ON PART
or BOTH TEAMS.

The Marseilles high school second
and third teams broke even with the
Serena first and second basket ball
teams at Serena on Saturday night.
Skeeters Defeat Serena Second. 1911.
The Skeeters. team which con.
sists of lightweight material was too
much for the Serena high school sec.
ond team. and led the scoring for a
greater part of the game. The Skeet.
ers started out with Boyle and Otto,
forwards; Youmans, center; States
and NJ Hill, guards. Due to many fail.
ures to receive passes, the game was
slowed up. The first quarter looked
bad for the Marseilles team so Kus-
maui was substituted for Otto at for.
ward, and by placing a couple of long
shots. pushed the Marseilles team
ahead. For some reason Boyle did not
get started the first half, but the Kus-
lmaul-Bogle combination was the solu.
| ton Tor the scoring during the last
half. Youmans was able to push a
couple ringers through. while States
and Hill played an excellent guard
game during the last half Branden-
burg. BRANDON and Hoxey were the
outstanding players for the Serena
team. Scorers: Boyle. 10; Kusmaul,
4: Youmans, 4; States, /; Branden-
burg. s; BRANDON, q Hoxey, /. Ref
cree King. Sandwich.
Wonder Five Lose.
The real contest of the evening be-
gan when Gallagher and Gronberg,
forwards; HI ner. center: Dillon and
II. Hill took the floor opposite to A.
Arntzen and Pauley, forwards; l. Arm
teen. center; d. Mosher and GRANADA
don, guards. From tho very start the
Serena team proved too much for the
Marseilles team. At the end of the
for Gallagher at forward. The score |
at the end of the half was l0-l in favor |
of Serena. The second half began |
and proved the real struggle OF the |
evening. Serena had such small |
floor that when defense was placed |
there was little space left for man to |
go through and shots could be made |!
from the center only with difficulty, |
due to the low ceiling The referee |
seeing that things looked bad for Mar.
settles favored the Marseilles team
to a great extent and left some real |
rank fouls pass by. which of course /!
made the game roughter than II should [
have been. Bioeser was eliminated, :.
however, on personals and Gallagher
was again placed In the lineup. Dur
ing the second half the Marseilles |
team held the Serena team to an 81
score. Scorers: Bloeser, 3: Gronberg,
4: n. Mosher. 8; Pauley. 6; l.. Amt
zen, .; A. Arntzen, 2. Referee King,
Teams Have Return Games.
The Serena team will come to Mar
settles some time after Christmas.
and good contest will be expected.
Lostant Here This Friday.
One of the most interesting games
Of the season will be staged in Mar
settles on Friday of this week, when
the whirlwind Lostant team plays here
The Lestant team gave the local
school a good run at Lostant couple
of weeks ago and an excellent game
Is expected. Lostant has fast, clean
team. and those who like good fast
games should be on hand.
Miss Jennie Ziano. of Granville, who
has been the guest Of Miss Mary
Marco, returned to her home last event.
ing.
Mr., and Mrs. RI. E. Carr, and son,
Herbert, and Mrs. 3. f. Gage spent
Sunday with Mr.. Cars sister. Mrs. |
Joseph Boyd, of Grand Ridge.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Thornberg, OF
Grand Ridge, visited over Sunday with
Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Thornberg, of Bluff |
street.