Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1933-12-28
BASKET BALL


Last Thursday, Dee. 21, M. & Nj
boys and girls went to Glouster only
Sa to suffer defeat in both games. nj
& Ms Little Reds" played hard
and fast working the ball into scor-
ing position many times, but lack
ing that final punch. Glouster play
ed little ahead of our girls, being
ahead at the end Of each quarter.
In the first quarter the score was
9-5 in favor Of Glouster. In the
second M. & M. rallied to a score of
1916 in favor of Glouster; they
failed to make a point in the third,
and ended with score of 25-16. IN
the fourth the Little Reds start
ed another rally, but lacked suffi-
cient time to win, the final score
being $3.50, favor Of Glouster. The
lineup was as follows:
NJ & NJ: Turner, f., II points;
Walker, f., five points; Whitaker.
c., seven points; Lawrence, c. g.:
Kennard, G: McMurray, G. Sub
stitutes: Barkhurst, Kalb.
Glouster: c. Hoffman, f., eight
points; A. Hoffman, f., II points:
Wells, c., five points; Dodson, c. g.;
Hinton, g; Ross, 6. Substitutes:
McAfoose, Cunningham.
The "Big Reds" went into battle
with the Glouster Wildcats and
came out second best. The score
was 1920, favor of Glouster. Glous-
ter uncorked whirlwind of power,
scoring two points in the first min
ute of play. This kept on until at
the end of the quarter, the score
was 10 to l and continued until the
score was 20 to at the half. In
the third quarter the "Big Reds"
crept up on Glouster, making the
score % to 13, but starting too late,
the game ended 20 to 80. The
lineup was as follows:
"Big Reds" Baker, f., five
points. Calland, f., one point; Whit
aker, c., three points; Christie, g.,
two points; Whitehouse, g. Sub
stitutes: Grubb, scoring nine points;
Grouse.
Wildcats: Hoffman, f., Is
points; Binderbasim, f., two points;
c., three points; Hig-
gins, g., four points; Clark, g.,
three points. Substitutes: Wolfe,
two points; Stevenson, one point
Last Saturday night Helen Lynn's
lost to Stockport iE-
dependents, 1916, in a close game.
Both teams played well, giving
fine exhibition of basketball. The
lineup was as follows:
Lynn Independents: Woodward,
:, one point; Poole, f., six points;
Lynn, c., eight points; Berry. C. g.;
Northrup, g; Woodford, g.
Stockport: Muse, f.; McE1hose,
:, four points; Blackmer, c.; Green,
;. g., eight points: Riley, g.; Bach
,lor, g., four points.
M. e MS "Big Reds" played
3yesville keeping far ahead until
he last quarter, when with the
core 21 to 20, in favor Of Byes-
lille, Baker uncorked long shot
n the last few minutes of play.
The gun sounded before the ball
cached the basket, but was count
d good because the ball was in the
ir before the final signal. Thet I
core at the end Of the first quar- {
er was 4 to s in M & MS favor. /
he score at the end of the half Was
2 to 9, the big Reds" still in the
cad; and at the end of the third,
9 to 13 still M. & MS favor. But {
4 the last Byesville staged a rally
nd by fast passing worked the
all to Peyton who made several :
ivot shots, making the score FL to
O. their favor, until Baker potted !,
hat winning basket, making it IL
, % in favor of big Reds" The '
neup:
M. & M. Calland, f., three .
oints; Baker, f., two points; Whit I
ker, c., II points; Christie. g., s
our points; Grubb, g., two pointa. t
o substitutes. /.
Byesville: Kasper f., four points; t
,ozum. f.; Peyton, c., IL points: Y
eyer, g., three points; Eubanks. a
), three points. Substitutes.
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