The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-01-28

found themselves inadequate Il
stem the vicious, heart-breaking at
tack that Elver set up. Rearrange
ments made necessary when regular
forward Ray Walker turned his an
kle in Thursday evenings practice
rendered the squad less effective
Brendon, usually playing at guard
was sent up front to forward and
Bellinger came in at the guard
post. Yet this was fortunate, for II
was Belhnger who led the loca,
scoring and kept them in the race
at all. His contribution totalled Il
points.
1t was bad enough to watch the
Harveymen desperately attempt to
stop this boy, Elver, who capital
lied so much on his breaks during
the first half when he made eight
points. But when he stepped out in
the second quarter, and made Ii
points, to score every point for
Long Prairie except three free
throws, church was out" in the 10
cal camp. Desperately they strove to
close the gap that doomed in the
opening of the game, but their
shooting was off. If Arvig tossed
one of these rim-teasing, breath
taking shots against that hoop
once, then he repeated that process
dozen times. But to no avail
al dumped outside the bucket.
Luck was with Elver.
The tension of the two defensives
that opened the ball game was the
high light of the first quarter Each
offensive worked feverishly to
puncture the set determination of
the other, but it was tough going.
Martin touched off the display with
the first goal of the game, but Ar
Wig matched his with two free
throws. That ended local first per-
iod scoring. On the smaller floor
the locals had difficulty opening
the Long Prairie defensive enough
to puncture their goal. Long Prairie
counted once more before the per-
iod ended to go in front 4 to 2.
Utilizing their advantage of their
smaller floor, Long Prairie employ
ed an unusual type of offensive.
When they took the ball three men
Immediately lined up against the
wall with Elver playing around in
the open side of the court. Thus
pulling the local defense askew
they passed until the opening pre-
scented itself.
But it wasn't thus that they
scored. They scored when Elver
would scoop up loose ball, stop
ped "a pass with his foot, or inter-
cepted a pass, to barge down the
floor unaccompanied to score tip in
shots.
A second quarter opening saw
Sank Centre dominating in the at
tack. They took shot after shot
that waltzed around the rim and
bounded out. Reble was tying up
Long Prairie efforts to win a tie
ball, but Elver sneaked in to get
one. Sank Centres first goal came
from a tip off play. Arvig got the
tip to send it to the waiting Bren-
don. He tipped it to the breaking
Bellinger who tipped in the first
score from the field. Martin came
in for Long Prairie then. AS Of
fensives clashed to win over the
other, the game was as wide open
as southern football. Passes grazed
heads and slithered off fingers as
the lob pass of considerable length
predominated. That situation mark.
ed the turning point of the game
too, for it put Sank Centre in the
same playing stride as Long Prairie
which is a good way to beat any
team. 1t was there that Elver be-
gan capitalizing on his breaks. As
the Sank Centre guards worked
farther up the floor, he scooped ur
an awry pass, cleared, and went
down the floor alone to take the
lead.
Then began the fortunate turn
for Elver. Arvig took a shot that
rebounded far out into the cour!
into the waiting arms of Elver. He
wheeled, dribbled down the floor to
score.
The third and fourth quarters
trace to efforts of Elver. He con-
nected with two early in the third
and then while lazing under the
basket, he whipped the pass to
tip in another. Their lead was
strengthened to 1 with the count
at 18 to 8. Brendon took the first
OF the second half local buckets.
Bellinger followed him with one.
Arvig, attempting a bounce pass,
dashed the ball against Elvers foot.
That lad scooped it up, raced down
the floor and scored. Elver was in
again when he speared a pass and
Tipped in a one-handed shot. Bell
niger was awarded a free shot.
Missing that, he covered to score.
In the fourth Bellinger and Elver
stepped out in little private
shooting duel with Elver convert
ing first. Then Bellinger matched
his. Elver broke loose again, and
then Bellinger.
It's freakish ball when one man
continually gets the breaks that
Eiver did at Long Prairie. Time
and again he raced off alone to
score. It Is true that he had tuck,
but he did take advantage Of his
breaks; and the defensive that was
supposed to curb his efforts was
lost 0rnauyh ara IN ~, xho 49,.