The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-01-23
H. S. SURPRISES
GILBERT l5!-14.
ELY WINS IN FINAL SECONDS
PLAY AURORA HERE
TONIGHT.

Resolutely fighting their heavier
and more experienced opponents
during every second of the game
and displaying their best form OF
the season the local high school,
basketball team edged out the Gil
bert five at Gilbert Saturday night
by 1914 score. Doped to go
down to a one-sided defeat before
the team which, with Virginia anc
Two Harbors, is ranked as one OF
the most powerful high school fiveS
in the state. Ely showed splendid
fight and stubborness which culmln-
aed in marrow victory in the last
seconds of play.
The finish was one of the most
spectacular ever seen on Glinert
floor. With Ely leading 1872 kier.
EN- of Gilbert recovered the ball
after a wild scramble and looped II
into the basket for a perfect shot
enabling his team to forge into the
lead. At this point the crowd, VINO
apparently thought that this was tne
deciding basket, broke into bed
lam of JOY and noise. Ely then
proceeded to lombard the basket
from long range but the attempts
all went astray. Then Maxi while
in the act of shooting was fouled
and given two free throws. He
made good on both attempts, ano
immediately following his second
attempt the gun went off with Ely
victorious by one point.
The logged fight and grim de-
termination of the Ely quintet
showed that Coach Buckley had sue
ceeded admirably in keying up his
team to the right playing pitch.
BY stressing accurate long-shooting
and free-throwing in the weeks pro-
gram of practice he had exhibited a
foresight which broke the trail fol
Ely's win. Ely made FIVE free
throws out of a possible six chances,
an excellent average. Gilbert man.
aged only to make two out of seven.
Maxi made good on all four of his
free chances and also Tailed twice
from the field, making him the
high-scorec of the game.
The team as a whole played THEN
best basketball to date. The pass
ing was accurate, the shooting
deadly and the defense work ex-
ceptional. Time and again the
guards deprived the Gilbert forward
wall of shots by their quick-charg-
ing and alertness-
Gilbert emulated the example OF
the Notre Dame football team by
opening the game with "shocE
troops. They played the first quar-
ter and held Ely to a ga score
but at he beginning of the second
/. quarter the first team entered the
fray and remained in it until the
final whistle. Ely played the en-
tire, game without substitution.
Gerzin opened he scoring with 6
pretty shot from the center of the
floor. Maxi followed with free
throw. Noble of Gilbert and And
erson made shots in quick success
sion. Mestnik ended the scoring fol
the period. Ely led 5-4. Here Gil
bert injected a complete new line
up into the game and they struck
fast pace caging three field goal:
while Ely was held to lone fires
throw during the second quarter
1t seemed as if Ely would gradual
ly lose out but at the opening Of
the second half they began THEN
determined uphill battle fighting
their older opponents off their feet
Two field goals by Maxi and Roter
US and free throw drew Ely VI
to practically even terms with Gil
bert in the third period which end
ed with Ely still tagging 1911
However a field goal put Ely intt
the lead. Kieren regained the ad
vantage for Gilbert but Maxi wor
the game for Ely with two fres
throws.