The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-01-01
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Basket Ball Games
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BY Wilfred HetZel
UDSala-Sauk Centre Game

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The Sank Centre independent
basketeers entitled the Black Cats
thrust aside their second foe Fri
day to make it two straight vic
tories. This time Upsala provided
some keen opposition but was
thwarted in their efforts to win by
a sturdy, if not impregnable, de-
Tense offered by the locals which
repulsed a huge majority of the
Upsala sallies into close proximity
of the cage. The game was fast
and exciting with no team leading
by more than points at any por-
ton Of the fray; the score was II
to Is with Upsala holding down the
lighter end of the score.
Johnson and Carlson with 4
points each led the Upsala point
makers as Olson was awarded the
distinction of being the high scorer
with total Of 8 points. O'Gara
and Frank also were important
factors in the success of the Black
Felines in registering this triumph
over strong and we'll balanced
Upsala five which styles itself the
Bear Cats. Sank Centre was be
hind 9 to 8 at the intermission but
rallied in the third canto to regain
possession of the lead long enough
to Illustrate any further attempts
to win on the part of the visitors
who, nevertheless, came unhealth-
lily close to deadlocking the fracas
and sending the game into extra
periods. Both organizations scored
2 field goals but, while the locals
worked the ball down to score or
setups, the invaders relied chiefly
on long heaves to amass their total.
McDermond opened the offensive
festivities for the evening by flip
ping one into the meshes from
short range after Olson had inaug-
urated the scoring for both sides
by sinking the first of two free
throws on Johnson's double foul.
This last sentence may seem bit
misleading but bear in mind that
by the word, offensive, am refer
ring only to field goals. Later
Amren committed a two shot foul
on Olson who converted the first
toss into a point. This score was
made after Johnson's counter from
the side reduced Sank Centres adj
vantage from points to 1. The
session ended with the Black Cats
holding a to 2 edge over the rival
court men.
Hedin looped basket for Upsala
to tie the score but O'Gara's short
shot enabled the home outfit to re-
tain its point margin. Peterson
knofted the score again by tossing
one through the nets but O'Gara
again broke the tie by slipping an
under-the-tasket shot thru the
Irvine. johnson then battcd one
thru the knot. to bring the count
to 8 to S and He6in put his team
in front for the first time by Gag
ing the first of two successive gift
goals as the half ended simultane-
ously.
Not long after the start of the
third quarter Carlson tucked one
away to give Upsala an IL to 8
lead. This must have aroused the
ire of the Black Cats who suddenly
unfurled a burst of scoring energy
to vindicate their alleged suprem-
acy as local supporters had been
squirming uneasily previous to this
startling exhibition of concentrat-
ed offensive strength which fairly
bewildered superb Upsala de-
Tense. The Wanted defense of the
visitors, despite their constant alert
ness, was taken unawares as the
local attack struck with amazing
rapidity and telling effect. Two
swiftly and deftly executed scoring
drives eliminated with baskets by
Olson on both occasions on jump
shots. These two goals were &C.
complished by some smooth and
speedy passes which were perfect
ly timed and the two baskets were
scored with celebrity and a pre-
cision which caused the small crowd
to go into ecstasies of joy as the
locals were catapulted into IL to
IL lead which was increased by two
as Frank Gagged a short shot from
an unguarded position. Amren's
long shot neutralized this score. Oh
son retaliated by dropping one in
side the rim as the second last per-
iod was concluded with the locals
basking on the top end Of g. 16 to
13 score.
Olson's final scoring contribution
proved to be the winning score.
Frank ended the Sank Centre scor-
ing by wishing the last of a brace
Of foul tries into the hoop. Carl
then ended the scoring for both
sides by denting the Irvine from the
side on a weird and eccentric over
handed hook shot. The game
wound up with Upsala trying des-
perately to knot the score with
long basket but, though they came
close number of times, their eff
forts were futile. Sank Centre dog
gedly chung to deliberate passing
game while constantly awaiting a
favorable opportunity to seize adj
vantage of any break which would
give promise Of resulting in score
which would have sewed up the
contest beyond the shadow of
doubt.
OsaIxis and Grey Eagle
Last Tuesday the local independ-
ents made it two straight victories
over Grey Eagle by romping away
with a 81 to decision in a con-
test which was marked by both
good and bad basketball. O'Gara
and Dahlem led the attack as they
piled up 81 points between them of
which IA were made by the former
who was the games high scorer.