Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-12-22
Central High Opens
Season With IL To.9
Win Over East Side
Small Floor Prevents A Real
Exhibition OF The Court
Game; Neither Team
Shows Very Good Form;
East Siders Outplay OPP
ponents In Second Half OF
Struggle.

Central high school opened It's IN
terscholastic asketball season last
night by defeating East Grand Forks
high in an irter-city battle IL to 8.
The contest was staged in the GYM
nasium OF the East side school and
aside from the fact that the second
half developed into a fight for a two
point margin that would decide which
vas the winner was an uninteresting
affair.
Neither quintet showed anything
like championship form. Both We're
slow In getting under way, 1t being
five minutes before a point was scor-
ed. The small floor prevented n
thing like team work and the game
was more or less of n scramble
throughout. Because both defenses
were stronger than the %offense, close
shots were infrequent and in the Sec
pnd' half there was nothing much to
the game but shooting. Both sides
used the only means possible to score
by shooting whenever in possession
of the ball past the enter Of the
floor.
East Side Handles Ball Better
sThe East side team showed to bet
Ter advantage I'M handling the ball.
AS far as, passing went there was
little to choose. but the Minnesotans
managed to hang INTO the ball when
they got hold of it.
East Grand Forks outplayed Cen
tral during the second half. The first
period closed Z to 2 Will Central on
the long end. In the closing half.
however, the Minnesotans rang up
seven points to the West sides four.
There was little to choose between
the players as 1t was impossible for
the men to use speed or show up in
team play. Browell for East Grand
Forks secured three field goals and
led inFthe matter of scoring. Borch-
ers at center. played q hard game.
showing to advantage over both Far
mer and turner who opposed him,
but he does not shine on the basket
ball floor as he did on the gridiron
the past fall.
Central Weak at Center
Pritchard is weak at center. which
Is going to handicap him seriously
this season. His guards, Woutat. and
McCracken, work well, but the Kind
of a game they play does not show
up on a small floor. Sadler. at for.
ward, went we'll. He is a typica
small floor player. Boo did not play
up to. standard, especially in shoot
ing. AS a matter Of fact the whole
team shot poorly. ~ 81
The game was TYPICAL Of early sea.
son and there is little doubt but tina
when both teams hit their stride the,
will show considerable strength. A.
thingsElook now Central will prob
ably get away with the district title
but there is small hope for coming
through the championship tourna
ment. 70
Browell Looks Good
Browell gave East Grand Forks tn,
lead with the first score of the gam,
when he tossed il a field basket. 1
was almost five minutes later befor
Turner tied 1t up with one for Cen
trail and Saddler gave the West slider
q lead Of one point when he nego
tiated a free shot after a foul. Eas
Grand Forks failed to score agai
that period while Boo threw anothe
field goal IN secured two additions
points from the foul line.
A field basket by Browell. a poin
from a foul and another field goa
by Sullivan in the second half befor
Central counted. tied up the score a
seven all. The second half starte
faster and with things tied up it be
came a battle.
Sadler broke the tie and gave Gran
Forks the lead with q long shot. bu
l'rowell came back for East Gran
Forks and tied it UP again. Wit
three minutes to play Sadler cam
through again and tossed the baskt
that won for his team. Summary
East Grand Eorks Grand Fork
Sullivan RI Doe
Marchildon If Sturtevar
BOrchers G Turner
Jacobs re Woutat
Browen LG McCracke
Substitutes-Sadler for Sturtevan
Farmer for Turner n Turner Il
Farmer. .@-
Field goals-sulliyan' /; Browell;
Boo /; Turner /; Sadler 2.
Goals from fouls - Marchildon
out Of 8; Doe 2 out Of Z; sadler
out OF 2.
Referee-Burktnan, U. n. D.
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