The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-02-05
Irish Cagers Lose
In Last Minute

Ill LOOT WIIIOtC
The fighting Irish from st. Pats
dropped their fifth game by one
basket last Friday night. The Irish
have lost two games by two points
and one by one point. The spirited
Green and White trailed throughout
the game until the end of the third
quarter, then they took the lead
1927. Sacred Heart then trailed
until the final minute when they
went ahead to win 1896 Capt. Carl
Russell was high point man for the
night scoring 20 of his teams So
points. This is the highest number
of points that any one Irish player
has scored in two years.
In the first quarter the accurate
shooting guards of Sacred Heart
made two baskets in the first three
minutes. OBrien then made the
first Irish basket on a free throw.
This was followed closely by a beau
tiful pivot shot by Russell making
the score 4-3. The visitors then
broke loose and Albertson, Muir and
Bodary of Sacred Heart each made
basket. Burns then made a foul
shot count and Russell again fol-
lowed this with basket to make
the score 1916. Burt of Sacred
Heart was then fouled and made
free throw. Albertson then made
another basket and was fouled
shooting. He made his free throw
and the first quarter ended with
Sacred Heart holding a stern lead
of eight points, the score being 14-6.
The second quarter moved slowly
until after the automatic time-out.
The Irish broke loose and Russell
made two long shots count while
Burns made one making the score
1912. Muir, Of Sacred Heart. also
mazda two long shots while Bodary
and Jones each scored on short shots
to put the visitors out in front by
10 points-22-12. In the last sec
onds, Russell was again fouled and
made his free shot. AS the half
drew to a close, the Sacred Heart
five led by nine points, 22-13.
In the third quarter the Irish be-
gan pouring the heat on Sacred
Heart Russell made a basket soon
after the jump and was closely fol-
lowed by Burns and again another
by Russell, making the score 22-19
In the last three minutes, Sacred
Heart boosted their score up five
points on two baskets by Muir, the
center. and a foul shot by Albert
son. The Irish came through with
basket by Russell, one by Burns,
and another by Mattern, making the
score 27-26, Sacred Hearts favor.
In the last seconds. Russell again
scored for the Irish on a basket
from mid-floor to put the local lads
ahead for the first time, 1927.
Soon after the fourth period
started, Sacred Heart made two
baskets to again take the lead 1923.
Russell again made another basket
followed by Burns and one by Mat
tern to give the Irish the lead "a
81. Muir. Sacred Hearts center then
made basket and was fouled shoot
ing. He tied up the score in the
last two minutes, 34-34. In the last
minute and half, Russell made
the final Irish basket soon after
Burns had been taken out on fouls
and Fisher had been substituted.
This basket put st. Pats ahead So
"a. In the last minute, Muir again
sunk another bucket to tie the Irish
1886. He was fouled shooting and
the visitors took the ball outside.
In the last fifteen seconds, Lou Burt
made a basket on a long shot to
give Sacred Heart their second VIC
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