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dlshearten our followers ln the least nor dld 1t produce a change of heart on my part I was still resolved and ready to root for our rare and reputable fellows '1'he Rocket revival of January 20 blasted the Grove Cxty Hlgh quxntuplets by a stupendous score of 30 17 m the best exhxbxtxon of basketball dxsplayed by the Rockets thxs season Smocks new comblnatxon exhxbltlng a novel brand of flght clicked smoothly Thls recently orgamzed comblnatlon was composed of Newson droppxng back to a guard posltxon Bold startlng ln the backcourt and Jesephson flttlng m at Newsons usual spot in the forecourt a new role whlch he played well with Sharp and Leete at thexr usual posts The fellows dxsplaylng aggressxveness and perseverance held the Grovers to seven fleld goals three of whlch were made agamst our reserves 1n the wamng mmutes of play In the thlrd perxod the Rockets soared to a new hxgh by blankmg the mvaders 11 0 to seal the dec1s1on When the fmal gun went off I gazed on all the happy countenances myself overcome wlth joyful bllss and was content to rest upon the evenmgs excltmg actlvity drunk wlth supreme happmess It just lsnt ln the books for us to cop all the honors and we took our turn at defeat ln our stlff encounter wlth a strong Oller team which ground us mto the dust by a score of 34 21 The Smockmen played the flrst quarter wlthout realxzmg that the object of the game IS to outscore the rlvals by makmg baskets However ln the second perlod I found my way mto the hands of Newson who broke the xce with a. fxeld goal Desplte the fact that the Rockets came on to the floor at half tlme laggmg way behlnd the score bemg 21 4 thelr loyal followers cheered them on and team splrlt outscored the Omlers IH the closmg frames but dld not soar above the Wellsmens merry lead I was really ln a nervous jlttery state before tomghts encounter ln spite of the fact that lodged foremost ln my mmd that we dld It before and we can do It agam Thls mght would mean for us elther a defxmte and disastrous downfall mto the deep dreary dungeon the thought of whlch I could not bear or the more pleasant and optumstlc result-a rlse to the realms of refreshlng renown' So you can readxly see that my unsteady nerves are not unaccounted for But the ldea of the survlval of the fxttest presented itself so here I am ready w1ll1ng and able to descrlbe the battle to you In tellmg about thls dandy declslve dlsplay of dommatlon by the dnbblmg dodgmg Rockets my lacmg IS dangerously near the splxttxng pomt The sprlghtly Rockets chased the plucky Bulldogs mto the cellar of Sectlon 2 play ln thelr second league upset of the county seaters and soared up mto thlrd posxtlon In a close excltmg clash the local cagers txed tlncans to the Doggles talls and really gave them the runaround The lnvaders snared a one pomt lead at the beglnnmg of the fray but from then on the aggresslve Rockets took over Never lettmg up thexr pace the Smock scrappers had bullt up a seven pomt lead when the fxrst half plunged mto the past After mtermlssxon when the Rockets had rung up an eleven pomt advantage the Bulldogs commenced thexr come back The Smockmen fought hke demons to remaln ln the front rank but the fourth perlod dwmdled thelr lead to 31 30 Now was the time for Tltusvllle to try xts treasured trxcks I shouted for joy when I found myself w1th1n the safe grasp of Ed Leete In a second I was boundmg through the basket and was bemg recovered by my sender to be shot to Sharp Agam I was hurled through the hoop and the Bulldogs were baffled by our barrage They trled threatemngly to turn the tables but the Rockets just werent to be subdued I was ID the mldst of a mad excltlng whxrl the object of hungry hands My attempts to keep from swxshmg through the strlngs of the Doggle basket ln the dwmdlmg seconds of play were successful and we were crowned the vlctors of the evemngs performance 35 33 Here we are at the last double header ready to witness another thnllmg exhxbltxon between the barkmg Bulldogs and the rampagmg Rockets The game started out hke a Tltusvllle breeze but wound up hke a full blown dog flght wlth the Rockets barely able to ward off a Doggle rallv ln the fmal frame The Smockmen held the Meadvllleltes to two foul pomts 1n the flrst perrod and It wasnt tlll the thlrd frame that the Bulldogs really started to cllck Then they began gammg slowly on a stubbornly flghtlllg Rocket team but they stlll lagged by one pomt when the curtam was pulled The Smockmen chalked up more than one vxctory for the evenmg they also succeeded ln nosmg out a team on the Lmcoln High School floor a goal whlch we had long been strlvmg to accom plxsh 'I'h1s wound up Txtusvllles schedule wxth four of the five starting fellows playmg then' last game for T H S Bold and Leete chalked up the flgures for the scorlng column wh1le Sharp and Nelson played great defensxve games Josephson the only returnmg letterman for next year performed well The fmal balancmg of the books for the season found the Smockmen to be sportmg ten vlctorles to nine set backs Suddenly Pat felt a vlolent shakmg and returning to the realms of reahty he looked up to see Rudy hls partner m busmess eyemg h1m He glanced down at the llfeless old basketball m hrs hand and a look of prlde and regret sw pt over hls face 1 1 U . . . . , . , . . . . . . , , . 1 . . . . . , . . , 1 1 1 1 1 1 . , 1 1 - 1 1 . . . , . . 1 , . u ' 1 ' 1 1 - 1 1 1 - 1 ' 1 1 . . . . , , . 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3 who llved up to that d6SCI'1I'f10I1 the man w th the strlped shlrt carrrecl me to the mlddle of the floor the whxstle was blown and the battle was on' The flghllllg, was hltter from the openlng Jump nelther team enjoung, more than a fue pomt adxantage dllflllg, the entlre game Am other ball would ha e been penahzed for too much tune out but such fast offensne play was my utmost pleasure Especxallg. when my buddles hurled me through the hoop mth dmzzy del1 ht IH the thxrd perlod to reverse the lead mth the scoreboard gratlfxlngly g1OVE1Ilg 23 22 vas I ahlave ln all my glorx' But the NUFSETQILGS were not content to droop IHIO a creemng stage and edglng ahead thex bullt up a fue pomt lead that the Rockets could IlOt soar above 111 a closlng burst Center Sharp, slmglng me through the Slflllgi at exerx ODDOI'Illll1T,X reallx had a bl mght Tlllglllg up a total of elghteen pomts for the evenxngs frat but the flnal gun stlll showed a deflclt of fue pomts for our boxs the score readlng 40 4:1 That was that one more preaentatlon of plass to add to the record book Howexer t.h1s rotkmf. res1lt d1d not i ,V A- f I I' 'L 1 .A P - - , ,. ,V ' , . 1 X - ire.- f- , C- t ' :- 1 V V 1- V - . ' 'Q . V 1 1 I b . , . ' . 4 4 . Q. ' . .V - . I Y . I A , V vi. - f . L. V. . v .2 . . . .A v. 4 , - ' . -. ' L: . A 1. . 1 . Y ' V . v V .H .Y . ,. - - - . I .- . I tg . ' , . . ' '. 5 ' .3 Y ' . . . .' ' -. . .' 3 .- - 1 - , -5
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