Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer., 1922-01-09
EARL VILE BASKET
FIVE TAKES LOCAL
TEAM INTO CAMP
SMITHS HIGH SCHOOL TEAM Is
COMPLETELY ouTcLAssep BY
CLEVER EARvlLLE OUTFIT AND
LOSE SEASONS SECOND GAME
SECOND TEAM COPS SECOND
VICTORY BY DEFEATING GRAND
RIDGE TEAM 20 TO H.

Coach Smiths Ottawa high school
basketball team were the victims Of
another defeat on Saturday evening
when they clashed with the fast Earl
vile high quintet at the local school
gymnasium. Earlville proved far too
fast for Smiths bunch OF players with
the result that they emerged from
the battle at the long end of %
TO IL count. The game was no doubt
one of the most Interesting and most
exciting ever staged around this neck
OF the woods in years. The high
school gymnasium was packed with
interested spectators. The upper gal
lery Of the gym was jammed full to
capacity while downstair the bleach.
ers which were erected along the
sideines were also well crowded, be.
sides large number who were fore.
ed to remain in standing positions.
II was the eleventh consecutive win
for the Earlville team this season.
When the game first started out
Smiths men took the Earlville lads
off their feet and seemed apparently
to outplay the visiting fee. Fans
went wild with the splendid showing
that the local players were making
and were of the opinion that they
were going to give the Earlville quin.
tet their first trouncing of the year
But as the game wore on Guhim, star
player on the Earlville team, opened
up and soon he had the ottawa team
trailing in the rear. In fact the whole
Earlville team opened up with all
they had and they put a damper on
the Ottawa lads. Their defense was
absolutely air tight. They had Won
derful teamwork and showed that
they have gone through considerable
drilling to be In the shape they were
In.
Their manner of passing the ball
was feature of their play Each
and every man worked for the other
man with the result that they have
developed one Of the cleverest bas.
ketball teams around this neck OF
the woods. ,.t
Nevertheless Smiths men put up
a wonderful fight against the Earl
vile fellows. They didn't stop until
the final gong had sounded and up
until that time they kept the visit
ing players moving to keep out Of
the dark In several cases when
members of the team attempted to
bury a basket there seemed to be
some kind of a jinx lowering about
them They had several hard breaks
on basket shooting. On two or three
different occasions the ball would
whirl around the iron work of the
basket and just about when it was
thought it would drop in it would
Whirl about and bounce out
Goodman, playing center for the
red and white squad, again led in the
scoring. During the game Goodman
scored five free throws from fouls
and scored one basket He played &
good game on the defense also and
proved very valuable man for the
local team. Meckenstock and CareJ
zach scored one basket while Farrell
scored one free throw.
For Earlville, Guhim was undOubt
edly the sensation of the game, He
scored five field goals and four free
throws from fouls His shots were
all good ones.
Zimmerman playing with the Earl
Vile five was second in the scoring
with two baskets and one free throw
kasert scored two baskets.
Previous to the Earlville-Ottawt
game, Coach Harboldt's seCOnC
squad trounced the Grand Ridge hjgl
school team 2S to II, Captain Jacl
Ingham's team proved themselves
the superior club and also the Onl,
team that seems to be able to win a
q, H. S. 1t was their second victor,
and they played wonderful ball dun
ing the contest. Harboldt's me-
worked hard and played together
The ball was kept within Gran
Ridge territory throughout the Ell
tire game and the Grand Ridge tear
was in constant danger Ingham an
Guthrie were the leading point gel
ters for the Ottawa team.
Following are the lineups for tn
Earlville-Ottawa battle;