Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-01-15
HILL CITY TEAM
Wins THE GAME.
IN LAST HALF

In two hotly contested games of
basketball, the Bisbee teams took both
games of a doubleheader, the second
stringers losing out in stubborn
finish, 10 to 16, after taking one
point lead in the beginning of the last
quarter. The Bisbee team rallied late
in the final quarter when Gutierrez
looped two goals from the field. Dur
ing the final few minutes both teams
fought on even terms. Leslie Miller,
forward on the Douglas team, and
Gutierrez, playing a like position on
the Bisbee team. starred for their
teams. Their playing, shooting and
passing was brilliant throughout the
game. Gutierrez made II of his teams
points, while Miller made of the 16
for Douglas. Kentro and Shafer also
dented the score column, while Bouldin,
Houghton and Powers each, Gagged a
goal during the progress of the game.
From the spectators standpoint, the
second string players put up the flash
lest brand of basketball of the eve
ming. The game was fast and clean
throughout, only five fouls being
called on each team.
Following the preliminary cage bat
tie, the first teams hooked up in a
typical Bisbee-D Douglas scrap. For a
time the game was evenly contested,
Causey started the scoring by caging
a basket from the side court. Hargis
evened the count by looping his only
goal of the game a minute later. From
then on it was a battle royal The
Douglas team suffered six fouls within
the next few minutes, but luckily the
basket shooting of the Bisbee players
was terrible from the free throw line,
as they converted only one out of Is
trials during the game. Kruger got
busy and sent three counters through
the net and Reynolds responded with
long range from difficult angle,
bringing their total up to IL points at
the half. During the second quarter,
the Bisbee team fouled eight times
and Douglas converted five of these
trials. The half ended, II to z, in
Bisbee's favor. At times the game de-
veloped into a rough and tumble affair
owing to the limited playing space
and the speed of the teams in covering
the floor.
At the beginning of the second half,
Seeley and Pratt broke through the
Bisbee defense and looped two goals
from the field, which put the teams in
deadlock at I'LL. Time was called
at this point During the few minutes
left of the third quarter, Medigovich
found horseshoe and began caging
! baskets from all corners of the field.
He offset the three baskets by Seeley
and Pratt by tossing four goals, Civ
ing Bisbee the lead, Is to 13, at the
close of the third quarter.
The Bisbee team kept UP a terrific
pace during the final Quarter and
added 10 points in the closing quarter.
Seeley, star forward of the Douglas
team, was elected from the game for
striking an opponent shortly after
I the fourth quarter began, when the
score stood Is to 13.
Betty replaced Seeley for the rest
of the game, but the defensive strength
of the Bulldogs was not functioning
properly, and the Pumas scored heav-
! ily Betty missed two "deadheads" in
the excitement, which might have
STAYED off the Bisbee rally. Until the
last few minutes the game was holly
contested
The Bulldogs did not seem to have
the dash in this game that has char
acterized their playing heretofore this
season. In spite of their defeat, the
team is confident they will win the
remaining games of the schedule and
have chance to even up thetcount next
month when the Fumas invade Doug
las in the return games
The Bulldogs leave today for Tomb
stone, where they are scheduled tc
meet the Morticians tonight, while the
y second string players will play Lords
burg, NJ. NJ, high school this Afternoon
at $50 at the "Y' court
i Doug" Cary, star guard on the loca
quintet, is playing his last game O.
n the season tonight. His close check
ing of opposing forwards all season
has been a. feature of all games. Hi!
playing is consistent and always of {
} clean brand. The team loses a valu
able player ibut "Chnch Cummins
| will probably take his place on th
team as standing guard James Nc
Kinnon, another good player, will hav
more opportunity hereafter to shov
his wares as a guard. McKinnon ha
been the first regular substitute up t.
the present time and with home game
on the schedule more players will b.
given chance to play.
! The playing of Miller last night wa