The Mankato free press., 1922-01-20
Lake Crystals Were
I. GiOen the Wallops S
BasketbaIIists Defeated Twice
In Same Evening; City
News Notes
Especial to The Free Press.1

Especial to The Free Press.1
Lake Crystal. January 16.-Both
the Lake Crystal basketball teams
went down to, defeat Friday evening,
the Loyolas of Mankato defeating the
first team of this place ty score of
eighteen to twenty four, and the
Hanska team defeated the second
team, at the former place, by score
of sixteen to forty four
The game between the Loyolas
and the first team was hard fought
game from start to finish. During the
first quarter Lake Crystal had things
pretty much in their favor and in
dications limited towards another vic
tory. Lake Crystal played with a
rush, using their pivoting and
lodged very effectively which confus-
the means of making several points.
The quarter ended with Lake Crystal
8, Loyolas 4. In the second quarter
Loyolas seemed to have gotten on to
the tactics of the Lake Crystal team
fairly well as Lake Crystal only sue
ceeded in gaining seven points in this
quarter, while the Loyolas pulled
down ten points to their credit. Nc
Cormack started several fine team
plays in this quarter, In which his
mates oooperated with him success
during one OF these plays that the
audience raised a howl of displeas-
ure, thinking that he had lost his
head, as he turned and threw the ball
towards the Loyola basket instead of
towards his own, but this proved to
be only part of team play he and
his mates had practiced for advanc
ing the ball and to confuse the visit
ing team. The howl of the audience
soon turned to peals Of joy when the
play ended with another basket to
Lake Crystals favor. In the last
part of the second quarter the coach
substituted Graham for Fnnegan,
and while Graham is a first Cd
player, the Loyolas succeeded in
slipping in few points to their
favor, while he WAS getting his ear
ings, which tied the score again. 1t
only took a few seconds for Graham
difficult basket from the field few
seconds before the quarter ended,
giving Lake Crystal the lead once
more The teams stood at the close
this quarter, Lake Crystal Is. Logo
las IA. The Loyolas opened up the
{ third quarter with rush and
succeeded in tieing the score
within a few minutes. The score re-
manned tie until few seconds be-
ing on both sides was the hardest
throughout the game, some very
stubborn work being done on both
sides, Lake Crystal doing some fine
team work in their efforts to keep the
Loyolas down. Hellekson, Mccormack
and Warner seemed to excel for
Lake Crystal, as they seemed to lie
in every place but where the Loyolas
would like to have them, handling
some effective team work in which
Fitch and Ffnnegan played an i'm
standing the fact that they met some
very severe opposition, succeeded in
making another basket few seconds
before the quarter ended with a
score of Loyola 18, Lake Crystal 16
The fourth quarter opened with the
Loyolas acting in the defensive, Lake
Crystal ueing the score within a few
seconds. This was the last point fol-
Lake Crystal to make in this game, al
score down to a tie until the last
three minutes of playing. Warner had
been receiving the brunt of the play
ing, in his position as guard, and was
hard pressed several times but stuck
pluckily to his place guarding hi
basket effectively. Fitch had beer
injured and was compelled to leave
the game, in this quarter, Hanson be
Ing sui tstituted In his place. The
Loyolas were quick In taking adva-
tage Of new man, making a gain
several points.
At first though, the gains made by
the Loyolas due to the substituting
of two new players for Lake C"ysta
was the fault Of the substitutes, bu
such was not the case as both arr
fine players and have been in the
game before. If these two player.
had been in the game from the start
they would have become acquainted
with the tactics of the visiting team
give good account of themselves
but as they were put in the game
when it was at its highest point o
interest, it took some little time TO
them to sum up the situation ant
know what to expect from their men
While Lake Crystal went down to de
feat, in this game, they feel that al
is not lost, as the Loyolas wer
on an average taller and heavier thar
them considerable advantage How
ever, they have profited by their ex
perience in meeting such a stroni
team and learning new methods o
play, and the most hard pressed
From several unsuccessful attempt
made at the basket by both teams
from the field, the score should hav
been much higher, as the Loyola
made twelve unsuccessful attempt
from the field. the ball striking tn
: basket hut rolled out instead of goin
: in for point. Lake Crystal mad
fourteen unsuccessful attempts fror
the field with the ball striking tn
basket, several times balancing o.
! the edge of the basket for a fractio
of second then rolling out. An ex
preston was heard before the gam
started, "The ceiling is pretty low 70
long shats," but it was noticed froI
the twelve unsuccessful attempts a
the baskets by the Loyolas, that onl
once did the tall hit the ceiling an
interfere with the pass, and that wa
thrown from near the basket. All tn
long Shots" but 1t was noticed fror
F.. to three feet of the ceiling. Professo
4 Cunningham refereed the game an
the audience were much pleased owe
the fair decisions he gave as nc
: once were there any disputing owe
the decisions, either from the LAX
! Crystals, or Loyolas. The Loyolas ar
: to be commented upon for the clea
manner in which they played, provin
: themselves to be real sportsmel
E bSeveral very bad spills happened o
: hofh cidoc bI,t fhaU did mot annoar 4