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THE WESLEYAN BASKET TOSSERS isssaK
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5Elj£ i aSikrt iBall rasmt Almost before the foot ball season had closed, basket ball practice was in full sway. Only three places were open to be filled by new men, but for these three positions there were so many real worthy candidates that the task of selecting the regular team was extremely difficult. The first game resulted in a decisive victory for the home team, when the Des Moines men had to leave our floor with the small end of a 46-26 score. Good a.! I teamwork and accurate basket shooting were very much in evidence on both sides, but the Wesleyan five were far superior as all-round basket getters. The new men all showed up in great shape, playing hard, consistent games. For the next game the “Purple and White” quintet traveled to Ottumwa, where after one of the fastest and hardest battles fought on the Ottumwa floor, our team came out. victors by two points over the packing town “Exiles.” Weston was placed at center in this game, and although it was his first college game he held the opposing center to no baskets while he spotted three for himself. Every man put up a real scrap, and contributed his share toward the winning of the game. Lombard was the next to meet defeat at the hands of the Wesleyan Basket Tossers, losing to the tune of 34-12. Gabeline succeeded in caging the largest number of baskets, as he had in the first two games, with Capt. Mauch and Grant pushing him for honors. The team work was excellent, making a fast, exciting game. The Knox game proved to be the roughest and fastest game on the home floor. The opposing team, led by Capt. Prince, was composed of heavy, fast men, and proved more than a match for our men. Wahl took Duncan’s place at guard, who was laid up with an injured foot, and held the opposing star to two baskets, at the same time caging one himself. The Wesleyan aggregation put up a good game, that made Knox work all the time for their victory. Des .Moines evened up matters in the return game by defeating the local five 38 to 25. Our men could not get their team work going and had to be satisfied with the small end of the score. By dropping the next game to Monmouth the season’s record was tied with three wins and three defeats. The game was close, clean, and exciting. During the second half Capt. Mauch’s team almost succeeded in overcoming the lead which the Monmouth men had piled up during the first period. When the whistle blew, however, we were four points behind, with a 30-26 score. Pella entertained the Wesleyan aggregation with another dirge. This time we succeeded in getting 27 points while the “Dutch” were amassing 37. Coach Beal’s men were hampered by the size of the floor, and could not get their basket-shooting machine working. The season’s record was again evened up when we won the return game from Monmouth. The visiting team were completely outclassed. From the very first the result was evident, even though the Monmouth team exerted itself to the limit. Neither team used a great deal of team work, but our men were able to locate the basket more frequently than their opponents. The trip to Galesburg when the home aggregation played the Knox five a return game proved disastrous to the extreme. The Wesleyan men could not »
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