The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-14
Score 34-24
In Title Tilt
Hermsen's Absence
Hits West Enders

stsdiums fsst-trzvelinE Tigers
gave Coach Y. C. Bcwmsn. added
pleasure last night when they eeat
a stubborn Bellarmine quintet. "a
to "a. IN city prep title play.
The contest was wsged ea
the Tiger floor and va. the
first In the ists race FOR TIE
clp crown. Lincoln and Bell-
armine claAh Saturday night
n the Ahe gymnasium In an
other title event.
Bellarmine performed without
the services Of Hermsen. star for
ward and teams high scorer.
Hermsen has an average Of 10 and
more points a game this season
to date. He is confined 10 his
home. a victim OF flu.
Sensational long distance shoot
ing by Fain and Olson accounted
for Is points and heap Of the
Tiger victory.
Fsin shot five field goals from
way out in the center TO take the
limelight
After Pain hid done hls
damage Olson got the idea
and went 10 work shooting
from the far outside. He
canned four goals.
As n matter of fact. Sta
dunn dunked onl, one set-up
shot in the game.
Stadium had the edge. 20-13. at
the intermission.
The Tigers took the lead at the
outset and maintained the pace
throughout, although they were
kept on their toes constantly by
the ever trying Bells.
The preliminary game between
Soph clubs of the schools went
to Stadium. IS TO rs. Lewis.
Tiger center. was high man with
Ia notohes, while Bill Ulohovioh
starred for Bellarmine with 10.
FINCHAM STARTS
Fincham opened the scoring
with two well-placed fouls. Bell
srmine tied IT with two more. sta
dunn then took a lead which she
held Though the rest of the game.
The quarter ended in a low seven
to four score. Finding that the
tight Bell zone had Fincham so
bottled he could not pass through
to him. Fain began to try some
long shots.
After missing a few close
ones he found the range and
canned five over the Bell
zone before the half ended.
Accurate foul shooting kept the
Bells close up in the score. Martin
eau, Pitsch, Sullivan and Baritone
put in seven out of ten foul tries.
Schiesz. who had played a good
floor game, planted long basket.
Stone took a one-hand toss for
two just as the half ended, bring
ing the difference to seven points,
the biggest lead up till halftime.
LEAVE OLSON OPEN
The second half opened fast but
the blackboard work OF Rinker and
Fain forced the Bells TO shoot
long. The Bell front line moved
put to hurry FANS shooting and
stopped that threat but left Olson
open.
The Swede proceeded 10
pick off four from out at
the side equalling Bellarmine's
field goals for the half.
Pitsch tossed in pretty side
shot. Martineau, who covered the
whole offensive area. scored two,
, side shot and a perfect hook
shot. Rask. who played a fine
Iloor game, scored a long one for
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The Tigers played a deliberate
game to hold the ball and keep
heir lead. Fincham put in a
Iollow-in on a loose ball after a
ong shot. Button, who replaced
put in a short follow-in
md he and Stewart joined in tap
ping back another basket.
Stadium, with Il baskets, out
scored the Bells two TO one from
he field. Bellarmine shooting
seven. The Bells 10 out of 10
Iouls kept them up while the
pest Stadium could do was 6
put Of IA.