The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-01-23
Buccaneers
Defeated by
St. Johns
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Johns University freshmen, play
ing a bruising game with their
size under the baskets, carried the
ball game just out of reach of the
Sank Centre Junior Extension Col
lege Buccaneers Monday night and
clouted the BUGS to their worst
loss of the season. It was the third
loss of the season for the Buc-
cancers and the second at the
hands Of st. Johns.
With their defense battered I'M
der the continuous drive of these
Johnnies, and their offensive shunt-
ed way out, the Buccaneers were
desperately behind in finesse from
the opening.
The Johhnies apparently like
condolences. For i'm their A
to 80 victory over the BUGS
Monday they duplicated their
own score Of a week ago when
they won "A to 40.
It was damaging blow, this
squeezing Of the offensive, to the
BUGS scoring drive of early games.
But they still maintained a PA
point total in 240 minutes of play.
Stan Nelson's record play that pill
ed up huge point totals suffered
heavily in this game when center
Gillette crowded him nearly out of
the scoring frame. It was Mel
sons lowest night; he got only sew
en- points.
For the first half it looked like
a low scoring duel. Play was rag
ged. The Buccaneers couldn't con-
troll their passing. The pace they
set was too fast for themselves.
The Johnnies ran to 6 to 4 lead
at the end of the quarter with
Gillette and Haupt contributing.
They had moved to a 16 to II lead
at the half.
High point man Of the night was
diminutive guard IIaupt, a white
haired lad who trimmed IA points.
Next to him were Gillette and Jack
son, the latter who took over high
scoring honors for the Buccaneers
with points.
1t was an all out battle in the
third frame. Sank Centre began
hitting a stride. Their defensive,
mainly with Conkey under the bas-
ket, mustered some strength. They
moved for 16 point quarter. But
they trailed eternally. st. Johns
with Haupt, Zahn and Henry scor-
ing heavily ran a third quarter
lead 81 to q.
1t was height under the basket
that told much Of the tale. Mat
cseski and Gillette with others
were holding terrific lombard
ment on follow up shooting. It
was bruising ball and the third
quarter was the standout period.
From the opening Of the fourth
on it was st. Johns all the way.
A firing crew of Buccaneers,
wearying under the gaff of heavy
play, listed slightly to starboard in
their good ship. st. Johns moved
on with greater drive. Kranz scor-
ed first in the final frame. For
two buckets and as many minutes
Jackson, driving hard, kept the
boys in the ball game. Then Haupt.
Cherebois scored and Adkins had
his inning with two buckets hand
running. Conkey closed the scor-
ing.
Both Jackson and Adkins were
counted out with fouls. A quick
conference between coaches George
Durenberger and Harold Rasmus-
sen applied the rule of one extra
free throw by allowing the boys to
remain in the game. Merkey TAX
ing over the guard assignment in
the absence of Johnny Butler, did
a good job. Forwards Deziel and
Jackson, with Nelson used only as
a buffer threat in the hole, did
most of the driving. George Con-
key, whose defensive and offensive
ability is always a bit uncanny,
marched in to add points to the
total.