Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-12-23
LAONA WINNER AGAIN
Crack Team Downs Eagle By
31-14-Local Boys Make "a
Better Showing, However.

Although the Eagle River basket
ball team lost again at Laona last
Friday night, the massacre wasn't
nearly as humiliating as the one
the week before on the home floor.
Laona ought to have cleaned Eagle
worse than it did. 1t had every
thing its own way-home floor ref
cree and better players. The score
was 81 to IA in Lanoa's favor.
Laona has a team that comes
only once in dozen years to
small town. It's men are all
antiques at the game, stepped in
good plays and drilled in the art of
exceptionally smooth playing. Man
to man, they walked all around us
but not without opposition.
Although it is only natural to be
a little down in the mouth when
our boys get beaten up like they
did they exerted themselves to the
limit. Giese played an exceptionally
good game. He lost every bit of
bashfulness and did his stuff right.
He made six out of Eagles four
teen points. He is one of the clean
est and brainest little players one
could wish for. He made a couple
baskets that were only miracles
from way beyond the center line.
Ketz, although he wasn't up to
Giese in the eye of the sidelines,
had exceptionally good luck in
shooting free throws. He got three
chances at free throws and made
all three.
The Laona team took the first
basket right in the very first
breath of the game. 1t was almost
too quick to be noticed. You were
hardly settled back to enjoy the
game. They made three baskets
and one free throw in the first
quarter Pride made one free throw
for Eagle in the same quarter. The
score at the end of the first quar-
ter was to l.
In the second quarter our fellows
stitfened up bit, but only enough
to get two baskets to the opposi-
tions's four. The score at the end
Of the half was Is to 5. That ratio
lasted then for the rest of the
game.
In the third quarter Pride was
taken out and Franks put in.
Franks is husky young PAGER who
has a peculiar way of running and
playing, with freak jumps and a
certain amount Of self-conscious-
ness. He guarded his man well.
With a little more experience
Franks ought to be a really good
guard The score at the end of the
third quarter was % to s. Eagle
making 3 points and Laona 8.
In the last quarter the fellows
gathered themselves for the last
spurt. They knew the game was
lost, but that didn't damper their
spirit in the game. In the last
quarter Eagle made 6 points to
Laona's s.
Very seldom is it necessary for
Eagle River to kick on the referee.
Demulling, Laona man, refereed
this game and proved unsatisfac-
tory. He called fouls that only
could be seen through a microscope
and hardly always on
Eagle River. He gave Laona the
ball a couple times when it didn't
belong to that team. He played as
good a game for Laona as any man
in the team did. There was no need
Of that, since our fellows were so
hopelessly outclassed right from
the beginning. 1t seems that Wa
beno is wise to Demulling's tactics
and refuses to play when he ref
crees. Probably Eagle in the fu-
ture will be little more wary.
The girls game was fine, but
the new rules that the girls are
playing under are Disappointing.
To see them all huddled along the
blue center line like flock of spec
tators teetering back and forth
wanting to get into the game and
can't, doesn't seem like very inter
csting stuff. 1t was evident that
Referee Demulling had taken a
very thin course in coaching girls
games under the new rules. The
score for the girls was 2 to l in
Eagles favor. 1t was good game.
Flo Hall made the winning basket
and played her usual good game all