Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-12-23
Poplar Indians Break String Of
Home Floor Victories, Is to Is
WILDCATS LEAD MOST OF GAME
WEAKEN IN FINAL.
MINUTES

10 defeat, Coach Lloyd SkOrS Wild
cat basketball team last Frida,
night definitely established itself a
a contender for Montana's class I
honors. After leading the Poplar
Indians at half time. and most o
the third period, the Cats momen
tarily weakened 10 let the invader.
forse ahead in the last quarter and
clinch the contest.
1t was an exhibition OF suberb de-
~fensiye work. Baskets were made
only when a defender was for an
instant m~aneuyercd out of position.
The Cats would pill up a s~ubstan-
tial lead only To have the Indians
tie it up with two o. three quick
baskets. before the defense could be-
come ~reorganized. Pe.hais a tacti-
cal error was committed ~ the To-
Gals in the last half when they
started banging at the hoop from
mid-court, since they had made
most of their points in the first
wv SNcSiOho unuti lht DdSh-
et-quick breaks toward the bank
board.
But in defeat the Wildcats were
sensational. In Mclaughlin. the
game uncovered a new star. His tall,
rugged form was all over the court,
i~ntercepting Indian passes. feeding
his mates and occasionally squirting
towards the basket for points. Park
er was the %sparkplug, the b%all-rust-
Ter; Kjelstrup played his usual fine
game at guard, but was "off" In the
shooting department; Ffske, like
wise, couldn't find the net con-
%sistently, played hard, nevertheless;
Stenehjem was at his best under the
basket; and Substitute Hegland re-
lieved the regulars creditably.
Coach Hanson's Indians were cool,
deliberate, unruffled, throughout.
They ignored the scoreboard and
went about their work like expert
craftsmen, which they are.
A huge crowd. sprinkled with
former high school students now at
tending college. who are home for
the holidays. saw the proceedings.
And the customers were well salts
fled.
The game was competently re-
fereed b yEd Showers, athletic in
structor at the Medicine Lake Gee
camp.
Mclaughlin opened the scoring
with a shot from under the hoop,
and Poplar shortly afterwards con-
verted a free throw. Parker came in
fast for a basket, out of an often
siye attack that had the Indians
worried. Parker again sank one,
making the score 6-1 for Plenty
wood. Poplar banged in two in a
hurry, but Stenehjem and McLaugh-
lin each hit the nets to put Plenty
wood ahead 10 to 5 at the end of
the quarter.
The Indians scored twice rapidly
to start the second period. and a
little later dropped another, but
Ffske again put the Cats ahead with
a toss from the side. Score IL to IL.
klelstrup dropped a free throw and
Poplar boy duplicated Kjelstrup's
toss. Score at half, 10 to IL, Wild
cats.
SecOnd Half
Poplar re-captured the lead at
the start of the last half with a bas-
ket from underneath and Plenty
wood called time out. Fiske snaked
through a one-hander from the side.
and the Wildcats again were on TOP.
Poplar had possession of the ball
most of the time, but the stubborn
Cat defense refused to let the Red
skins through. Poplar dropped an
other in the closing minutes of the
quarter to lead 16 to Is as the
gun sounded. Wildcat scoring the
last half was confined to Fiske's
shot.
Fiske missed a free one to start
~ % . oVooioh' anu onoitll dlttI
Parker missed two gratis heaves.
AS the game waned, both teams
played cautiously. and the Cats fail
ed on many chances from the court.
The Indians sewed up the contest
with a shot under the hoop Just
two minutes before the gun.
High score honors for the Wild
cats vas divided among Fiske,
Parker and Mclaughlin, each with
-four points. Kjelstrup had one point
in his column and Stenehjem two.
Poplar's high point man a Red
Thunder, tall forward. with seven.
Adams had a free throw point, Du-
pree four points. Grey Bear two.
Red Dog and Granger two points
each.
The defeat was the Wildcats
first since late in the 1886 season
the home floor.
Kittens Win
The Wildcat Kittens gained re-
for a previous licking by ov-
grooming the Alumni lead and win
on IN 16 i- Tho ~reliminarv IN