The Nome nugget., 1930-02-15
BASKETBALL AS IT SHOULD BE
 PLAYED
lYe College Sports Writer)

1 Thursday evening in the third | game of the series. The hall was
 well warmed and the spectators
 enjoyed solid comfort although the
 temperature was quite low that
 evening. Much to the surprise
 of everyone the Panthers again
 caused an upset by defeating the Folecats for the second time in
 succession, the games now stand I ing two to one in favor of the
 Panthers.
 l The game started with a bang
 and the first quarter rapidly un-
 ed the scoring but were soon fol l lowed by the Panthers who soon
 went on the rampage and when the
 quarter ended were on the top
 s'de of the score by a number of points. Play was fast and fur
 ious during the first quarter and
 the Partners soon began to unreel
 play after play which worked with
 the perfection of greased lightning
 putting the Polecats down in the
 hole. The Polecats, however, un- daunted. returned to the fray in
 the second quarter and started
 small avalanche themselves, bring
 the scores little closer together. I Despite their upmost efforts, how
 ever, the Panthers succeeded again
 in breaking loose in another spree
 of basket-making and when the
 half ended led by almost two to one.
 With the opening of the second
 half, the two teams returned to
 battle stronger and more deter ] mined than ever to defeat each
 other From the opening whistle
 to the end of the quarter, it was almost a riot, the Panthers hay ing taken the bit in their mouths
 and could not be stopped. The
 boys on the other team fought
 not like polecats but with the fer
 ocity of tigers but regardless of
 their efforts were unable to hold
 the other team, aking only q few baskets themselves. The play during the third quarter was char
 acterized by hard. fast teamwork
 on both sides, but the Gods of ! fccitune seemed to have deserted
 the boys in the white jerseys and at the end of the third quarter ] with the score hopelessly against
 them
 Jubilant indeed were the sup porters of the Partners when the | fourth quarter began. The boys came to their places on the court with speed and eagerness which spelled bad fortune for the white shirted players. The Polecats, however, realizing that their backs were against she wall. came to their positions with such looks of determination, that the spectators l marvelled such team could throw what they had left into one quar- ter of play in a grand effort to overcome the enormity of the score. Play started with breath taking suddenness, sending little shivers of excitement up and down many a spinal cord in that hall
 The Panthers showed in coup- le baskets right at the start, but suddenly, as if a tornado he'd I torn loose, the members of the Polecats' team opened up with g barrage of baskets which came very near bringing the score ey- en up. With a determination of "Never say die's, they ran circles around the boys in the colored jerseys to the tune of many points b1inging the house up on their feet with gasps of surprise which soon '' turned to admiration for the pluckiness of the white quintet in lapEhing a comeback against a score so formidable it was be- yond the powers of imagination even, to suppose that it could be bettered. Needless to say while the Polecats were busy piling up points. the Panthers were by no means idle, every opportunity which came along, being converted into points The scoring attacks of both teams continued up to the