, 1925-02-12

Town Basketball team n the game
which they played with Saratoga last
Tuesday night. The article which
was sarcastic and anything but COM
plimentary was bitterly resented by
our boys, one Of whom has sent the
following communication with the re-
quest that it be published in this
column. 1t gives a clear explana-
ton of the reasons for the Hanna
boys refusing to finish the game, and
also refutes the statement that they
are poor losers. Spectators present
state that it was a necessity to resort
to football" tactics in self-defense:
in regard to the game played at
Saratoga Tuesday evening, the Sar-
atoga Sun states that the roughness
of the game was due to the %inexper-
fence of the Hanna referee. beg
to differ. When the Saratoga team
was in Hanna a short time ago, they
told us to bring a referee up with us
there was no n in Saratoga who
understood the game. We took with
us one of the high school team, who
refereed the first half. which was
played clean and close, ending with a
tie score at four all. The second
half started with an inexperienced
Saratoga man, who at once started
CdlllHS lOulS Ou tHt I1duId ledH anu
not n of our men questioned them,
until it dawned on us that it was
a plot to win the game. The second
time the ball went to center in the
second half the Saratoga center did
not even try for the tip off, but
waited until the Hanna enter got
the tip off and was coming down
out of the air, then, the Saratoga
center proceeded to lay a right hook
on the Hanna center's nose, knock
ing him to the floor and breaking the
bridge of his nose. At this point the
Saratoga referee did not eve call
foul on his team. The Hanna boys
continued to play through all of this
(though matters were getting worse
all the time) until the early part of
the fourth quarter, when in a scrim-
mage for the ball, the Saratoga rlay-
er proceeded to land one on the
Hanna players jaw; the latter got
away and started to dribble the ball
along the floor. when the Saratoga
man grabbed him from behind with
both arms around his neck. At this
point, when the referee refused to
penalize the Saratoga team the Han
ma team decided to quit and walked
off the floor in disgust.
when the Saratoga team played
here recently, they were more thai
satisfied with the treatment accord
ed them and invited us to bring our
official up there, which we did; but
after the game started they thought
he new the game too well for then
and SO changed him. lust to prove
their accusations unfair and unjust
VIZ would like to play them again
and hereby challenge them to a game
on the Parco floor, with Mr.. Close
from Rawlins as referee. Also we
have some money to wage we can
trim them"
The game between Hanna high
school and Rock Springs high Friday
night started off with a bang, when
Rock Springs served two field goals,
making the score four to nothing
for X. s., but Rider, Hanna's captain.
soon tied the score on his pretty
goals from the field. X. S. then
scored another field goal putting
A., them in the lead. Hanna again tied
when Aryi Lehto. the center, threw
a beautiful basket from mid-floor,
making the score six all at the end
of the first quarter. X. S. started
out the second quarter with a press
ing attack that netted them six
points, running the score up IL to 8
for Il. S. Just when things began
to look blue for Hanna Lehti shot
another pretty basket. bringing their
score up to S. Then Hanna got two
shots on a foul. but failed to con-
meet for n score. In the third quar-
ter X. S. scored first. on the fourth
quarter the Hanna defense frightened
and the offense worked the ball down
the floor for two successive field
goals by Rider and Scarpelli. Then
ScarpelIi brought the crowd to their
feet by tieing the score on two free
shots from the foul line. Their came
a moment of suspense, but the
crowd went crazy when Rider put
his team in the lead with n two
pointer. while in a sitting position
under the basket. They held this
lead until about twenty seconds be-
fore the gun cracked. when X. $.
tied the score. making an extra per-
Tod necessary. In the overtime per-
iod Hanna gained possession OF the
ball and Lehti and Scarpelli had luck
on n couple OF hard shots. when
Scarpclli was forced from the game
by nm accident In scrimmage, ana
X. s. concluded. for n two pointer
winning the game Is to 10. This was
n OF the fastest and cleanest games
ever played on the Hannn floor, only
two fouls being called on each team.
We wish to compliment Rock Springs
on their clean playing and good
craftsmanship. Mr.. Close OF Raw
Inns refereed this game and the boys
are all loud In their praise OF his
ability ms n referee. They are look
ing forward to meeting him again
during the week. Thursday night
he high school basketball team viii
play the Props from Laramie. Fri
day night the Superior team VIII
play here and Saturday night the
De Molay team from Rawlins will
nlay fh. s,vu, tau,, Tt.rs will bs