Des Moines College - Tiger Yearbook (Des Moines, IA)

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-H Q 'i - ' A, 1 '- 'SA mm ,S Al-il TI-IE. 1922 BASKETHBALL SEASON Following a successful season on the gridiron, Coach Bell turned his attention to Basketball, and to the perfection of a team which would repre- sent Des Moines University upon the court as well as she had been upon the gridiron. Knox, A. Rust, Evans and Burnette of last year's winning team were the nucleus out of which a combination must be developed, and aside from these Coach Bell found likely candidates in O. Rust, Snyder, Sprout, Strowbridge and Rogers. Practice started early in December with the first game with Lombard on December 21. Holiday vacation, had taken the student body to their homes so that the game was played before a handful of spectators. The second game-with Colgate on December 28-showed the real pos- sibility of the team. With vacation interrupting 'the practice and scarcely tim : to smooth out the faults developed in the Lombard game, Des Moines went into action against Colgate and carried the game to the easterners until the Hnish of the five minute overtime period. 'Colgate came to the West with a reputation enviable by any any team in the United States but they were forced to the limit to take the game by two points after the finish in a tie. The half ended 15-7 for Des Moines after a brilliant display of team- work and guarding by the Tigers. Coming back strong in the second half, Colgate's sensational basket shooting brought them from below to an even finish with the Tigers. In the overtime period, Des Moines lost' a chance to win on a free throw in the last minute of play while Colgate caged a beautiful shot from the center of the floor and took the game 24-22. Central was the next team to appear on the scene and they were merci- lessly slaughtered by Varsity and second team 76-26. Coach Bell found op- portunity-to try various combinations of players while Knox found oppor- tunity to cage eighteen field goals. IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIllIlIIIIIIIINIllIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIlIIIIIIIIIIIlIIIIIIlllIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIT 137 IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIIIIlllIIIlIIIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIllIIIIIIIIIllllllllIIllllllllIlIlllIIIIIIIIIIIIllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII

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HARVEY SPRGUT, Guard Although the Dubuque people thought Harvey was lucky he managed to help beat them quite consistently in several games this season. Playing his first year of basketball he performed the noteworthy feat of outscoring Taber, the Dubuque forward, in the four games in which they met. With this year's experience we can-look forward to him as a real star next season. MIIIIIIIHIIIllIIIIlllllllllllllllllllllIll!IllIIlllIllIIIIllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIllllllllllllllllllllllllIIIIII 136 IIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIllIIIIIIIlllllllIIIIIll!IIIIIIIIIIllIIIIIIIIIllIiIIIIIIIIIIII!IIIIllllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIllIIIHIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIU

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iii A week later 'Simpson appeared ready to demonstrate their art of basket- ball, but later after finding Des Moines superior by 34-13 returned to In- dianola to attempt to prepare a sweet revenge later on in the season. The half ended with Des Moines leading 12-9 and featured by close guarding of both teams. In the second half, the Tigers proved to be much superior while Evans and Rust added interest to the game by placing six field goals each. Bradley Polytech was the first of three teams to be played on the eastern trip, and were able to win in their cracker-box gymnasium by one point. The Tigers got away to a poor start and did not play up to form at any time during the game. The final score of 19-18 was no indication of the real Tiger team who were greatly handicapped by the small court. The game with Lombard in Galesburg on the following night was a sad story. The disheartening outcome of the game on the previous night seemed to be a jinx to the Tigers who took the short end of the 30-18 score. New- berg of Lombard threw nine field goals while Knox was able to cage six. Revenge was sweet in the following games played two days later at Du- buque. Smarting under defeat of last year, the Dubuque quintet had pre- pared to defeat the Tigers, and thought they were going to do it when they were leading 20-12 at the end of the first half. A whirlwind offense in the second half placed the Tigers on evenpoints with the river town players and in the last few minutes of play, Des Moines made the points for the winning score 34-32. Once again, the following night, the Tigers downed Dubuque five by the narrow margin of 23-22. The game was fast from start to finish with Des Moines leading at the halfway Whistle by the score of 11-7. Dubuque came back in the second half with the determination to reverse the proceedings but after a struggle on comparatively even terms, Sprout caged a beautiful flllllllllIllIlIIIIIIIIIllIIIIIIIllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlllIIilllIIIIIIIIIIlIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIllilllIIIilIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIUIII 138 IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIllllllllillIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIIIIIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIllIIIlllllIIlIIIllIIIIlIlI!IlIIIIIIlIlIIIII!!I