Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-03
Douglas Bulldogs Are
Preparing for Crucial
Game With Tucsonia11s

The Douglas Bulldogs and the
Tucson Badgers are taking their
final scrimmage today in prepare
tfon for the crucial game that will
i'll all probability settle the cham
pionship of southern Arizona. Thu
bulldogs have the lead at the pres
cnt time with five scalps dangling
from their belts and one defeat The
Badgers are in third place with
three victories and two defeats, but
are close enough to give the leaders
Il race for high honors should their
southern tour prove successful.
Douglas and i3isbee have both
won hoop contests from Tucson this
season on the Tucson floor, but
changes in the line-up of the two
southern teams has taken place
since the last meeting and the
Badgers are unaffected and claim
they will turn the tables on this
trip.
Coach Dutch Van Antwerp, who
coached here for year and a hall
is at the helm of the invading
squad and is anxious to win this
game as the Bulldogs took hard
fought game from his proteges over
ir Tucson shortly after the season
began. Van Antwerp has six vet
Grams on his team from last year
and a wealth of new material to
select from so. his team should show
ability.
Coach Fuzzy Warren is, giving
intensive drill this week on shoot
ing from all angles of the floor.
Nelson, standing guard on the Tue
son quintet is a wonderful defensive
player and the Douglas team will
need to shoot from long range if
they want to make scores. Close
shots are hard to get with Nelson
and Jumbo" Martin doing the
checking. The Bulldog offense is
good when functioning and in the
last two games has worked for a
part of the game, but slackened ul
toward the final quarter.
Denno and Pratt have again gain
ed their shooting eye and are sink
ing them regularly. Demo has q
good eye for long range shots, but
seemed tired out in the Nogales
game. He is back to his regular
form again this week and should
prove dangerous man with the
casaba. Seeley, Pratt and Dennt
developed "dropsy'' in the Nogales
game and could not snag passes
from the defense.
Every player on the squad has
shown more pep, stamina and ag-
gressiveness this week and CoacE
Warren is well pleased with the
change sand- Figures that the Bull.
dogs will be fighting from whistle
to whistle. The student body will
back the team 100 per cent in
Fridays game as a victory paves
The way for the championship.
The same student body that fought
for the team in football and wol
a 1916 victory over the Badgers
will be on hand to help the home
crew turn back the invaders ir
the crucial hoop contest tomorrow
night There have been so many
upsets in games this season that
no exact dope can be safe and
usually the sure winner is giver
the short end of the score
Coach Warren has drilled hi;
team against overconfidence and re.
CARDS it rs the eighth of the seven
deadly sins. A team is no better
than it's fighting qualities and the
Bulldog grit and determination will
show Itself Friday when the Bad,
gers come for the return game.
Tombstone will furnish the op,
rosition for the second string squat
in the preliminary that begins al
7:15 p. m The main event shoulc
! get under way at p. m.
The crowds this season have faller
far below expectations and in only
one game this season have the re-
oeipts netted expenses Unless bet
ter support is received the team
may not go to the state tournament
At this event each team pays it
own expenses during the three day
contest in the latter part of this
month.
There are only three games lef
to be played at home. Tucson play
here this week, Wilcox next weel
and Risbee closes the season her,
on February 18.
The team representing douglas
is one of the best that has playec
under the Gold and Black for man!
years. The members of the team
are Causey. Cummins, Pratt, Denno
Seeley, McKinnon, Betty, c. Cary
Massey, A. Hood, Houghton, Powers
f. Sanders, Miller and Herbert.
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