Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-01-27
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HIGH SCHOOL LOSES AND WINS


The Wauwatosa High School bas-
ketball team came back after their
defeat at the hands of West Allis
| High and We're able to down tho
strong Milwaukee University five on
Tuesday. West AlliS sent WaUwatosa
home on Saturday on the short end
of 27-1I sccre. Long shots were
responsible for the most of the West
Allis points, while failure to make
free throws held the Wauwatosa score
down. The local team showed a
marked improvement over their per-
formance against Kenosha, but the
size of the floor had dazing effect
1 upon the men and then were unable
to hit their stride until the last few
minutes of play.
West Allis Immediately took the
| lead, and within n few minutes had
sunk fve long shots Eggert's guard
ing kept the ball away from under
| the basket, but the West Allis men
were able to drop the ball into the
net from the center of the floor with
out much difficulty. The entire quar-
ter, it was all West Allis, Williams
was the only Wauwatosa man to find
! the basket. The game slowed down in
the second period and was marred by
repeated tipce-outs. Carl Schmidt re-
placed Ray Schmidt at forward and
the team played a little faster ball.
The half ended with the score 17-5.
The visiting team held little bet
ter at the start of the third quarter,
but after a few more baskets, they
went TO pieces, and play was poor at
the end OF the quarter. Dawley, Med
way, and Knaach were sent in the
final period and the most interesting
ten minutes of the game resulted. The
bali was in Wauwatosa hands a great
deal of the period ard the almost
pregnable defense Of the West Allis
quintet was broken through twice
when Dawley and Midway dropped
in baskets. The final score was PILL
In the preliminary contest, Koepp
and DeSwarte led the attack for tho
second team who entirely outplayed
the West Allis seconds and won, 15-9
The game was fast, and at one time
! the West Allis team crept up within
one point of the Wauwatosa men.
The team, strengthened by the
eligibility Of Koepp and DeSwarte,
went against the Milwaukee Univer-
/ sity school with renewed energy, and
won after q most interesting contest.
! Five men played the entire game,
Koepp and DeSwarte at forwards,
/ Knaach at center, and Muellner and
Eggert at guards, proving to be the
winning combination.
The NJ. U. S. got the jump and
started things going, dropping in two
baskets in short order. The local team
got together then, and started some
real playing. Knaach intercepted a
pass and dribbled in for the first Wa
watosa score. From then on the game
was nip and tuck. Three times the
score was tied. Capt. Muellner had
little more luck than he had agains,
West Allis and missed but two free
throws. The final score was 24-19.
This victory means a lot to the
High School team M. u. S. had pre-
viously defeated West Allis High, and
defeat was expected. But the men
are growing more accustomed to
large floor and did not play in dazed
fashion as they did against West
Allis. Since the eligibility of Koepp
, and DeSwarte, Coach Miller is carry
ing ten men on his squad. Knaach,
who played center against the Univer-
sity five. while not as good on the
jump as Williams, is better floor
) man, and will probably start against
Cudahy Friday.
Friday night the team travels to
; Cudahy to play their third regular
game. A special car will probably
= take over a large number of the stu
S dent body, and result similar to that
I secured against Cudahy last year is
{ hoped for.