Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-01-05

In a closely contested game of
basket ball the Tulsa Eagles defeated
the Douglas Bulldogs Tuesday night
at the Y. M. c. A. by a narrow
margin the final score being % to
18. With less than minute to play
the score stood 20 to 1S in favor of
the invaders and the local team
fought desperately to tie the count
but several hurry-up shots fell off
the rim. Time was called wehn but
80 seconds of playing time remained
and in the last few seconds the ex. .
perienced Tulsa team drew the To-
Gals out of position on the floor by
taking stall and then cut through
the Douglas defense for quick shoc
close in that gave them four-point
lead. The gun sounded as the ball
was going through the hoop.
The Douglas Bulldogs, realizing that
they were facing one of the best
teams in the country met the re-
sponsibility eagerly and for three
quarters led the Tulsa quintet by a
score of 16 to IA. For a time it
seemed that the locals could not be
stopped as they led at half time 8
to and had the Eagles gasping for
breath. To basket ball fans it was
evident that the Douglas boys set
too fast a pace for the invaders and
it took some time to solve their
offense which swept across the floor
with great speed. Some fans thought
the Douglas team played "above their
heads" as they showed no indica
tion of stage fright when they took
the floor against team that won
the championship of three states
year.
The Tulsa team had the punch"
and experience counted in the final
minute of play. The local lads
showed plenty of pluck and no signs
of firing.
1t would be hard to say who played
the best game for the local' team.
Every member contributed his share
to the final count and no substitu
tions were made, the same five boys
finishing with plenty of speed. The
Tulsa. team made several changes in
the hope of getting the team off to a
better scoring average.
Had" Demo proved to the high
point man for the Douglas team,
caginz four baskets. Causey looped
two baskets and made two goals from
the foul line for a total Of six
points. Pratt made one beautiful
shot that dropped through the nets
toward the close of the game that
gave the fans real thrill. Seeley
crashed through with another pretty
shot from the side of the court that
fairly electrified the crowd and the
The checking of Cary was big
factor in keeping down the oppon-
ent's scoring and the Tulsa forwards
say his playing was of a better
caliber than the players on the New
Mexico university team.
For the Tulsa team "Chief'' James
anda "Dyke" Carter made the most
points, Carter scoring three field
goals and James four. Jerry Je-
rome, Thomas and Clemans ali con-
tributed to the score column either
with field goals or shots from the
free throw line.
The enthusiastic crowd that wit
messed this game are confident that
the Douglas high team will win
majority of its games in the south
ern conference after showing such
promise against this fast independent
team from Tulsa, Okla.
Coach Harry B. Warren of the
local school is we'll pleased with the
team as they showed more speed
than in the Gilbert game which was
lost by one point in a spirited rally
that netted seven points in fast
finish
Warren has been stressing speed
this week and the team went the full
route and never asked for time out.
The Tulsa team dereated the Uni
Versty Of New Mexico team, 81 to 35
before coming to Douglas. Tomorrow
and Thursday nights the team will
play the Miami "Coppcrhea6s. They
were scheduled to play the Univer-
sity of Arizona at Tucson but the
Arizona school cancelle dthe two
games as they could not get their
team in shape to meet the Tulsa