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! . r ■. j1 LOCALS MAKKCLKAX SttTvKT; The W. H. S. basketball squad laded another victor^ to' its growinguist v defeating the {VVheatland quiAtet t Wheatland Friday evening, The core, was 37 to ld.1 The game was played in Hedrick's hall before a cro\jtfd that taxed the fiall to its capacity. The first halt ras warmly contested, both teams uardiug well. Tjie half ended with Die Washington five on the long endf a 17 to 10 count;. In the hist half, he locals completely ran away from [lie Wheatland Warriors, holding fnem down to onejpotnt, while Wash-gton was adding : 20 to its credit. The gkme was marred by the ina-lity ofWht* referee to call decisions, wing to his lack of familiarity with lie rules and also~ly the interferenee of the on-loakers. Once when •ball was thrown outr of boundsinto the crowd, aj Wheatland rooter tpok the 'ball and Isliot at the basket, tiie act drawing nb criticism or eom-lent frpui the refjeree.'Mattingly, Allen and Downey played consistent gam^s for the Old Gobi and Black quintetJ : Mattingly, by his (Sever guarding, j; held Wheatland’s ar forward to fohr points, his work omoralizing the■? teamwork of theheatland team. jliAJlen showed exceptional speed anil Downey coptin-1 . 1 • . A * . _ 1. . . lt'i I • ___i|ed to hit the basket with an aclt;*ura-c§? that is amazing^; his basket shoot-ijig in the last hajlf being especially noteworthyAfter the gam Brown was on hishad ended and way to the dressing room, he received a blow thatleeessitated his being under the care f a‘ physician for thirty or forty min-ijtes. The identitjy of his assailant \j as not learned. !(;
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Washington Gazette
Washington, Indiana, US
Fri, Dec 01, 1916
Page 6
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