Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-01-27
Bulldogs Working
Up Fury To GuIp
Apache Gang Whole

Severe workouts this week has been
the schedule for the Bulldogs, who are
preparing for the return game against
the strong Apache quintet from No
gales. While the regulars are tang
ling with Nogales, the Bull Pups will
clash in a return game with Pata-
gonia. Both Douglas teams were vic
torious on out of town courts, but the
invading teams have been strength
ened since their last encounter and
have had several games to brush off
the weak places in the lineups.
Nogales comes to Douglas as a
strong contender for championship
honors and will give the Bulldogs a
real tussle when they meet Saturday
night. The Nogales quintet plays in
Bisbee Friday against the leading con-
ference quintet. Bisbee has lost no
games to date.
The eligibility list from the key city
shows that Pima and Simonton are do
ing the shooting with C. Wager at
center and Sprinkle and " Wager at
guard. They have plenty of reserve
material and it is thought that James
Gonzales, who formerly attended the
a guard position in the Douglas game
Gonzales played a whale of game
against the Bulldogs in Nogales three
weeks ago and was largely RESPONSE
BILE for the low score made by Doug
las. Gonzales left here few years
ago, but fans about town remember
him.
During the next four wdaks the
Douglas team will play on the home
floor, and then go to the state tourna-
ment at Tucson.
The southern Arizona quintets have
held their own against the pick of the
Salt river valley all season and when
the tournament begins at Tucson to
decide the state championship the
games will be closely contested, ac-
cording to the hoop experts who are
doping out the series. ga
Gilbert lost two games in the south
ern section and barely nosed out a
20 to 10 victory, while they have won
from Phoenix and Mesa this year.
Gilbert defeated Phoenix, 26 to %, last
Friday night in Phoenix, and Mesa
turned the tables on Gilbert in the
second game and won, 21 to IS The
first time the teams met, Gilbert de-
feated Mesa. Chandler, GlsAdale and
Buckeye are also strong contenders
for valley hOnors. !,
Right now the attention of basket
ball fans of Douglas is scentered in the
coming games this week with Nogales.
A victory for the locals will place
them in a strong position to wrest the
championship from Bisbee. Should
Bisbee win from Nogales it is quite
sure that Tucson will take the MEAS
ure of the Pumas in their next match.
Douglas is. also counting strongly on
d e m n itself in the next
Puma Bulldog clash. The Bulldogs
seemed every bit as good as Bisbee un-
til the breaks" of the fourth quarter
ruined the Bulldog offensive. With
the score Is to 13, two "deadhead"
shots were missed and this seemed to
kill the pep of the team.
"Fuzzy" Warren has been working
Miller, Pratt and Seeley in the fore
court, Demo at the pivot and Causey
and Cummins in the back court.
Causey is floor man and plays on
the offensive very cleverly.
The combination on offensive attack
is very pleasing, but the defensive
work of the Bulldogs is not especially
strong. Cummins is equal to any de-
fensive man on either team.
s There will be two games, the first
starting at 1880 p. M, and the second
game will be under way at S:15.
Hall or Spicer will officiate.