Elmhurst College - Elms Yearbook (Elmhurst, IL)

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BASKET-BALL 1914 BY ARNO FRANKE. Of all the sports in the catalogue of physical activities of the Elmhiirst collegians, basket-ball is of the latest ori- gin. Only since the erection of Irion Hall and the new gymnasium in 1912, has this sport acquired a permanent place on the list of College athletics and intercollegiate contests. Before this, only a comparatively small number of games had been played, as the limited accomodations of the old gymnasium could not aff ' ord home games with out- side teams. All due opportunities offered by the new gym- nasium were immediately grasped and consequently the first team to make its debut under the auspices of extended schedule in 1913, was very successful, gaining eight victor- ies out of a total number of ten games. The season of 1914 opened with a most fit and proper introductory remark, in the very agreeable form of a com- plete victory for the Blue and White. If ever an omen predicted truthfully, the augury contained in this triumph adhered to all the laws of veracity, as a review of the con- secutive events will prove. The inaugural game of the season was played on the 10th of January, Lane College being the opposing element of tlie contest. From the start the outcome of the game was ()l)vious, but nevertheless the Junior aggregation put up a game fight, and contested the pending result to the very last. When the time-keepers sounded the final call how- ever, the Elmhurst five were the acl nowledged victors with a score of 57 — 23. On January 24, the basket-ball fans of the college re- ceived a somewhat clouded perception of the future of tlieir developing protög(5. Loyola University, a team with an undefeated record, appeared upon the field, and admm- istered a defeat unto our College team. We were, however, handicapped in every instance, in weight, and superior class, and after having taken a final reckoning of this game we found the score of 41—12 not so discouraging after all, in fact it was the stimulus that promoted most earnestly the excellent work of the following contests. The Elgin Academy five was invited to our floor on February 14, and our hospitality to the Academy team took its course along the triumphal road. The fates were grac- ious unto us, and we were able to lay another palm, bearing the numerals 76—15, at the feet of the goddess of Victory. On February 21, St. Stanislaus University was the next

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BASKET BALL MEMBERS 1. A. Franke, manager. 2. W. Bartels, guard. 3 A. Bahnsen, referee. 4. P. Canteen, center. 5. 0. Egli, center. 6. A. Bierbaum, forward. 7. B. Klick, forward. 8. T. Holtorf, guard. 9. F. Fuehring, guard, captain. RECORD Jan. 21, 1914 Jan. 24, 1914 Feb. 7, 1914 Feb. 16, 1914 Feb. 21, 1914 Elmhurst 52 Elmhurst 12 Elmhurst 76 Elmhurst 47 Elmhurst 41 Lane Junior College 23 Feb. 28, 1914 Elmhurst 39 Puller Park 15 Elmhurst High School 27 Mar. 7, 1914 Elmhurst 24 St. Stanislaus 53 Loyola University 41 Mar. 21, 1914 Elmhurst 5 Wheaton 21 Elgin Academy 15 Mar. 28, 1914 Elmhurst 37 Wheaton 24 Elmhurst High School 18 Mar. 28, 1914 Elmhurst 41 Crane High School • 6 St. Stanislaus 30 Elmhurst 431 Opponents 273 32

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foe to be subdued, that the fame of our team might gain the next rung in its ascent. The contest was in all respects a close one, bringing out the well-deYcloped teani-Avork of the Elmhurst quintette, gained in tlie past weeks of dili- gent practise. The victory included in the score of 41 — 30, was only the due reward of faithful persistency. Tlie F idler Park Team was the next victim to acknow- ledge the fact that we had a l)aslvet-ljall team of by no means deficient record. The eve of February 28, found us rejoicing over the score of 39 — 15. To the honor of tlie vanquished it may be said that they carried the true sports- man spirit through the entire game, but the spoils belonged to the victors. On March 7, the College team and official retinue mi- grated into a foreign land to play St. Stanislam University of Chicago a return game. Our expectations were severely shaken however, and we withdrew from the scene of the fray with a second defeat tagged on to our splendid career. The strange floor, and the crippled condition of our team, two of the regulars being out, will readily account for the resultant, 53 — 24. On the afternoon of March 21, the second team of the E. C. contested the ability of the renowned Elmhurst Town- 34 team and set them down alxjut fifty per cent in their esti- mation. The score, 33—18, did not leave the least doiil)t v ith anyone as to who should receive the laurels. On the eve of the same date, the first team again umde a pilgrimage, having received a short-order challenge from tlie Wheaton Academy. The game was hotly contested throughout, and Wheaton had not the proverbial cinch in asserting lier superiority, which the said team finally did, however, after ruuch indispensable labor. Elmhurst withdrcAV with the third and last defeat of the season. Score 21—11. March 28 closed the season with two contests, resulting in a dual victory for Elmhurst. WJieaton Academy and Creme High School invaded our territory, only to withdraw therefrom with defeat in their wake. The game with Wheaton was a keen contrast to the one of the previous week as the score of 41 — 24 will indicate. The Wheaton Acadeniv team were taken with surprise from the very first, and were not able to regain their equililjrium during the remainder of the game. After a ten-minute intermission, the Elndiurst five tackled the Crane H. S. and another punishment to strano- ers was administered in a most effective way, the score 37 — 6 being witness thereof.