The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-01-23
Alex So; Independents 40

One of the classiest basketball ex-
hibitions of the season was per-
formed for local fans on Tuesday
evening when the Sank Centre In
dependents dropped their first
game to Alexandria Firemen with
the final score of SO to 40. Play
proceeded into the overtime period
as the teams stood tied at one point
less than the half century mark.
The tally for Alex and the locals
still remains even with one game
apiece. The Independents took
Alexandria earlier in the season
with the score of So to 30. This was
the first loss the locals suffered in
nine starts, and the type Of ball
was so enjoyable and so fast that
fans are we'll satisfied.
Smith and Haired led the scoring
field for Alexandria, Haired came
out with Is points and Smith hoop
ed 10 counters. Smith is one Of the
cleverest basketball men in this
section, having played college ball
and he knows how to handle him
self. Haired, even with the invinci-
BILE Pat Dubois, who plays as nice
a game Of defense as anyone will
see in these parts, scooped up a
number of points. Pat, however,
walked off with scoring honors of
the evening when he hoped in 20
points and Johnny, his brother,
looped in twelve counters-and he
didn't even start until the second
half.
Alex delayed little in beginning
their scoring and Smith and Haired
ran up a four point lead early in
the quarter. OGara plopped in a
long one and Cook tied the score.
Alex was playing a type Of ball
that is hard to beat and for the
first quarter the locals stuck with
them like leeches. The score at the
end of the first quarter stood with
Alex out in front 13 to II. The Sec
ond quarter went by decision to
the Firemen, who stepped way out
in front and with Smith pointing
the way and Costello and Penner
following ran up the lead by half
time to 26 to 16.
1t was then that the locals be-
gan to stage one of their famous
close the lead the boys chose to do
it in about two minutes, featuring
the Dubois duo. Johnny, who had
not got a look in at the basket I'M
til that time, closed the ten point
lead sizeably with six points grab
bed on three baskets, and Pat
came in with a single bucket. Twice
Johnny scored from tip off to close
the lead. Smith tossed one in and
Alex sprung into the lead again,
and Pat tied the score with buck
ct and two gift shots. One of those
gift shots was technical called on
Costello. For a few seconds the
boys played in tough luck. Pat
tried to get low pass intended for
OGara and the miss shot the ball
into the hands of Haired who tore
down the court to score. Pat recov-
cred and raced down the floor only
to miss nice set-up-although he
was hurried. 1t was left for Johnny
to tie it up again. He made a neat
shot, but was fouled in the act of
shooting. The basket counted and
he converted the one free throw to
tie at IS at the end of the third
quarter. Sieben and Pat marked
time with Smith in the fourth
quarter as they matched two buck
cts Of his and the score mounted to
At even with twenty seconds to go.
Playing desperately neither team
could crack the tie, and the game
went into the overtime period.
Haired scored first and the To-
Gals raced back with the ball and
peppered few longs in to the hoop
with no avail until Pat counted