The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-12-11
LOCAL BASKETEERS
WIN One, LOSE One
High School Team Develop
ing-Grey Eagle Taken
Into Camp
BELGRADE UPSETS DOPE
Snappy Finish of the Main
Streeters a Little Short
of Victory
(By Wilfort HetZeD

(By Wilfort HetzeD
Sank Centre scored its first VIC
tory Of the season as well as in
district competition by humbling
Grey Eagle 80 to 10 in a loose and
raggedly played game here Friday
night. In scoring this one-sided
win over an inferior team, the To-
Gals displayed some improvement
over their showing in the Bertha
melee. The contest was exceeding
ly rough, being showed up by "a
fouls Of which IA were committed
by the visitors. The losers put UP
a game struggle during the first
quarter which ended with the home
team having a scant to 2 adj
vantage. Needlessly hurried often
sives were largely responsible for
the low Sank Centre total.
The locals launched a spectacu-
lar attack in the second period and
UNNECESSARILY bolstered their lead
which had been a rather precarious
one. Scoring a total of 10 points
in this session, the winners put the
game beyond recall and Grey Gag.
lie, try as they might, never really
furnished a serious threat after
that. At half time the Main Street
ers were on the heavy end of a 10
to count and this margin was
considerably widened in the third
stanza which ended rs to 6. OF the
80 markers compiled by the victors.
% were registered in the two middle
quarters with the remaining 5 tai
lies being chalked up in the first
and final chapters which were pro-
ductive of little scoring by either
team. One odd fact about the
game is that Sank Centre out-scor-
ed the enemy 13 to 4 in the second
quarter while, during the entire
second half, they only out-pointed
the invaders by Is to 5 margin.
The game was marked by an
abundance of rough play two doz-
en- fouls being called while three
players were ousted after being
given their quota of four tags"
apiece. Two Of these miscreants
were members of the opposing
quint; Benson was the other victim
Of the four personal foul ruling.
Despite the fact that both teams had
opportunities to add to their total
from the foul lane, neither five was
able to make even a fourth Of its
free losses. Grey Eagle was Sue
cessful twice in ~ attempts at the
foul line and the locals found it
utterly impossible to convert more
than 4 Of their chances into points
though they had 16 trials. AS the.
game was a sort Of practice af-
fair, the locals inability to cage q
larger number Of their free throws
failed to make any appreciable diff.
ference in the score; however, as
Sank Centres out Of 81 goals in
2 games Is far below the average,
it may be well for the home aggre-
cation to polish up on its foul goals
as they have not yet become as
proficient as desirable in that art;
free goals play major role in de-
Gliding many close basketball strug-
giles. Swanville's II to overtime
victory over Melrose is one example
how free losses counted.
Eckberg was the high point man
Of both teams Friday. puncturing
the nets for total of Is points by
virtue Of his 7 field baskets and
lone foul throw. Hamilton of
Sank Centre, and johnson, of Grey
Eagle, were next in line, each con-
tribuitng points. Benson, though
he personally accounted for only 8
points, was an important factor in
his teams high total as he was the
chief player when it came to work.
ing the ball down the floor and
passing it to unguarded mates.
Hamilton was stationed at for
ward post for the greater portion
of the fray and he turned in a
creditable performance. A critical
observer would have condemned
the floor work of both teams but
one cannot be too severe in judging
the calibre Of play as exhibited by
teams Of this early stage of the sea-
son. Naturally, the writer will bide
his time and await further develop
ments before attempting to pass
judgment on the brand Of play used
by the locals this season. Though
the work Of the locals in their first
two starts has been nothing to
rave about, a more excellent idea
as to the relative merits they pos
sess can be had before 1880 bids us
adieu.
Kinsella was the first to score
when his jump shot put the home
team out in front But ere long Tut
ter made it to 2 with sensa-
tional back-handed shot from an
awkwark position. Eckberg's gift
goal ended the first period scoring.
Kinsella's basket at the start of the
second period was followed by
Hamilton's effort of similar nature.
Eckberg broke loose for a quar-
tet of baskets in this canto while
Domke ventured a single free
throw. Grey Eagles second period
scores came as the result of foul
goals by David and johnson with
the latter also adding field goal.
Eckberg chalked up a brace Of
baskets in the third episodes and
Benson, Bergman and Hamilton
each Gagged single field goal. Ben
SON also added gift throw. Grey
Eagle, after being blanked in the
third quarter, scored points in the
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