, 1924-02-28

long be remembered in Rawlins, as
the outlaws in that contest scor-
ed the most points evcr recorded
against the Swedes, as well as win
ming the honor of being the only
high school team in the country that
could claim a win over the strong
professional team representing tho
Chamber of Commerce of Co!Cey-
Vile. Kansas.
With the Rawlins basketball team
the short pass rules supreme. Using
this style of play the Pen City Out
laws" have net and defeated every
strong team in southern Wyoming.
The Rawlins team has yet to meet
an aggregation through which their
short pass game could not weave
for consistent scoring on closeup
SLOTS. In every game played this
season the short pass has consistent
ly found its way through the oDp0s-
ins lines of defense, resulting in
score after score from Immediately
beneath the basket, and working with
clock-like precision for the good Of
the whole, the one thing tins year
tnat has made the RawIins team
devoid of stars; the strongest, most
feared scoring machine in the state.
The Rawlins basketball team has
easily outplayed the other teams en-
countered in their district this year.
winning two games from every team
excepting Rock Springs. Rock
Springs won the first game with
Rawlins on their W floor, bat lat
err in the season lost the second
game to Rawlins by a decisive score.
Rawlins at the present time is
leading in the percentage column of
the Southwestern Wyoming District
with over 1000 points scored this
season. Rock Springs is practically
tied with Rawlins, however, thai
team having lost but one game so
far. Rock Springs is slightly lower
than Rawlins in the percentage col
umn because of the fact that they
have played one less game than II
boys.
Basket ball authorities who have
seen the local squad in action have
| stated tina the "Outlaws'' have such
team work, speed and cl~everness as
is seldom attained by a High School
team. The team plays basketball
| every second. but at no time is un-
necessarily rough or dirty.
The Rawlin5 team Is now leading
| every team in wyoming in scoring
and is becoming known throughout
the state as the one Thousand Point
Machine. The squad has two nor
games to play before tournament
time, and expects to pile up a hun
dred or so more points before the
| season ONE to an end. In the
Superior game, played on the fourth
night out on the western trip, the
outlaws ran the largest score
made in the state this season, when
they won the contest 80 to 9. In
twelve out OF twenty-siX games play
ed this season Rawlins has run up a
score of over forty points against
opposing cams. AT Kemmerer and
Cokcyille Rawlins doubled the larg-
os; score made by any opposing team
to date on their home floor. At
Mountain View the Rawlins team
won the only game the Mormons lost
on their " floor this season.
The Outlaws" are beginning to
loom as strong contenders for inter
scholastic honors in the state tourn-
ament. which will be held in Lara.
mic from March 10th to 10th. This
city will undoubtedly go into the
Lightweight division as the team
averages only 1875 pounds. Among
the other strong contender FOR state
honors are Rock Springs, Crock.
Powell, Cody and Cheyenne. Each
Of these teams with the possible ex-
ception OF Cheyenne. will 20 into the
Heavyweight Division.
Practically all the strong teams of
the state are playing the ing shot
type Of game and 1t will be interest
ing to followers of the game to watch
how the two styles OF play work out
at the state tournament.
The Rawlins basketball team won
the District Championship last year.
winning out over some of the strong
eat teams this section OF the state
has ever produced. The team this
year is again being coached by El-
I gene de Lacey Of the University Ct
Wisconsin, n former protege OF Dr.
Walter Meanwell. basketball coach
al Wisconsin University who Is known
as The Miracle Man of Daskct Bail"
Under the coaching Of Mr.. de Lacey
last year the Rawlins team won %
out of IS games played. including