The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-01-17

Eveleth CUNTS Trounced
BY Charles Gallagher


Close to 1,500 persons jammed the
Memorial gym Saturday evening to see
the Ely high school and Junior College
quints come through with two clean
cut victories. The high school quint
hit their mid-season form to take the
Eveleth five into camp by the lopsided
score of 40 to II, while the local Col
legians turned back the Eveleth jaysees
by % to % count.
The college game was one Of the
best ever witnessed on a local floor
and had all the thrills of champion
ship game. The locals, except at the
outset, were always in the lead and
played the game in their opponents
territory most of the time. Eveleth
had heretofore been indicated in the
little ten circuit and Ely's triumph top
peeled them from a tie for the leader
ship. The night before the boys jour-
neyed to Virginia and gave the cham
pions the first setback they have suf-
fered in two seasons.
In the Virginia game the locals came
from behind in the third quarter to
take an early lead which they never
relinquished At the end of the half
Ely trailed by an IL to 10 count, but
soon afterward led commanding 10 to
Is lead. Virginia threatened with a
belated rally in the fourth quarter but
the locals pulled themselves together
and stopped the threat. In the Vir-
ginia game Smerker carried off scor-
ing honorS with four field goals and
two gift losses while every one of the
seven Ely men used in the game figur-
ed in the scoring column
Those in the Ely lineup were: Hill,
f; Smerkar, f; Grahek, f; Gouze, f;
Gerzin, C; Banovetz, G; Skala, g. For
Virginia were: JackaSha, f; Faberf;
Keller, f; Salmi, f; Kukar, C; Hill, C;
Urick, g; Germ, g; Sandstrom, g.
In the Eveleth game the Jaysees
started out slow and the visitors were
soon in the lead but Ely soon rallied
and took lead which they never re-
Enquished At the end of the first
quarter the locals were on the short
end of an to count but at the half
they held Is to IL lead. In the Sc
cond half the teams played on even
terms with each scoring twelve points.
The score at the end of the third canto
was 20 to Is and each team scored
eight more points in the final quarter,
Grahek of Eveleth caging the final
basket as the gun ended the game.
Smerkar and Banovitz carried off the
scoring honors each counting ten points
but every man used in the game gave
an excellent account of himself and
the boys won well earned game. The
locals were somewhat tired from the
strenuous game the night before, how
ever, and otherwise would have won by
a much larger score.
The game was marred by numerous
fouling but few of the fouls were the
result of dirty work, most of them
coming because of the rapid pace of
the two teams. The locals inability
to connect with the hoop on their gift
losses in both the Virginia and Eveleth
games kept down their score consider
ably
The Ely lineup was composed of
Grahek, f; Smerkar, f; Hill, f; Gouze,
f; Gerzin, C; Merhar, C; Banovetz G;
Skala, G. For Virginia were Mattson,
f; Knutti, f; Grahek, f; Broman, C;
Tustgnount, c.; Matson, g; Christian,
G; Spitznogal, G.
The teams promise to come through
with victories over the Coleraine Jay
sees and Aurora High in the double
header tomorrow night.
In the first half of the double head
er Saturday the high school quint play
ed superb ball and had an easy time
with the Eveleth high team. The locals
took the lead just eight seconds after
the game started and we're never head
ed during the game as they doubled
their opponents score each quarter.
The Eveleth quint scored but four
points in each period except the fourth
when they garnered five. The local
team worked like clock and showed
that they will be an exceedingly SER
iouS threat to retain their district
championship this year.
A feat that the boys may well be
proud of was the fact that they had
but two fouls called on them in the
entire game, both of these coming in
the final quarter of the game. Grahek
and Tomsich, the Milwaukee Avenue
Twins" played the best game of their
career and teamed up nicely with Krall
and Nicholas on several plays to score
baskets The bulwark of the guarding
went to Indy even though he Gagged
three field goals also Capt Bob Mich
olas Gagged only one basket but was
passing accounted for many of the
points. Kran and Tomsich carried off
scoring honors with six baskets and a
free throw apiece. Several substitutes
were rushed into the game during the
fourth quarter and they all gave good
account of themselves.
The locals however, were decidedly
off form on their gift losses caging
but two out of sixteen chances. If the
boys had connected with fair ma
jority of their free throws the score
would have been in the fifty column.
The Ely lineup was Capt. Nicholas, f;
G.. Nicholas, f; Tomsich, f; zgonc, f;
Krall, C; Banovetz, C; Grahek, G.; Lin
dy, G; Bolinger, G. Eveleth had the
following in the lineup: Pavich, f;
Kotchevar. f.; Jagunich, f; Brunch, f;
Miroslovich, c; Prinovich, c; Malevich,
G; Bjoik, g; Kochevar, g., Hill, g;
Mattel, g.
Swimmers Drowned" Aurora