, 1923-12-20
Rawlins Breaks Even
on Basketball Trip

On Thursday evening, December
18th, the Rawlins High School
Leather Pushers" got under way
in their first game Of the 1923-1924
basketball schedule. The game was
, played at Rock Springs versus the
husky high school aggregation rep
resenting the coal mining town, and
the result was a 90 to ~ victory for
the anthracite beavers.
Rock Springs has a very heavy
basketball team this year, outweigh
ing the local squad ten pounds to
the man. Four of the men repre-
senting the squad of last season are
back in school again this year;
namely, Jameson, Outsen, Martin
and Petrie. Prior to the game with
Rawlins Rock Springs had played
two early season games and we're in
exceedingly good physical shape be-
during the fall months.
The game opened at Rock Springs
with Rawlins represented by the
following lineup:
Right Forward-Edward Quinn
Left Forward-Carl Engstrom.
Center-John Engstrom
Right Guard-Lee Vivion
Left Guard-Emerson Bates.
The first basket of the game was
! made by Carl Engstrom after Raw
| Inns had succeeded in working the
ball through the Rock Springs de-
, Tense by some very clever passing.
Shortly afterwards Rawlins scored
the second basket OF the game when
Quinn dropped the ball through the
hoop for a field goal. Rock Springs
then began to rally and scored a
field goal as Martin dribbled down
the side-line for a count OF two
points. A foul was then called on
Petrie and Quinn added another
point to the Rawlins score on a free
/ throw. Outsen dribbled the ball
! down the center of the floor and
scored from the free throw line.
| Quinn received the ball after some
fast and accurate passing and
scored on a close up shot under the
basket. Jameson dribbled through
the Rawlins defense and shot n goal
from close range. The half ended
with the score Z to 6 in favor OF
Rawlins.
Rawlins returned to the game the
second half with the determination
' TO win and scored a field goal in the
first few minutes OF play when John
Engstrom worked the ball down &c
the basket for the count OF two. Lar
rabaster. of Rock Springs. got into
action and put In a field goal from
close range. Jameson fouled and
John Engstrom added another point
to the Rawlins score. At this point
in the game with the score 10 to 8
in favor OF Rawlins the "breaks OF
the gamo" changed and Rawlins en-
countered the irony Of fate. jam
eison in some way became tangled
up with "Goog' Engstrom In at
temptingto block a dribble and when
the players were separated the Raw
Inns man fell to the floor with a
disabled shoulder. Immediate ef'
forts were made to restore the shout
der bone to place and in the course
Of a few minutes this was done
Engstrom In great pain. was forced
to leave the game and Carr. a new
man. playing a flsshy style OF has
ketbali. took his place. Carr work
cd into the Rawlins combination
with machine-like precision. but
after the loss Of Engstrom the entire
Rawlins team began 10 lose heart
Ousten scored from under the basket
and was followed by LarrabasteI
fom the field. Jameson worked
down to the Rawiins goal for 81
easy shot. Ousten scored from thu
foul line.
j with but five minutes OF The
game left to be played. Engstrom
still suffering from his Injury. 70
turned to the game. In less than
minute tho Rswlins team seemed e
recover some Of It's fight and clasi
and . turn for the better seemed
possible. Engstrom dribbled. thru
Rock Springs defense to tho foul line
and made tho fist point scored from
the time he was taken out OF the
game. Oustcn received . pass undel
the Rawlins basket and registered
two moro points. Just before the
final whistle Oustcn again scored
OF . close up shot from under the
basket. The Hmo came to an end
with tho score - to II In favor oi
the homo team.