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* H'llThe condition of the floor. offers a in us i excel* nt excuse Jot- adefeat administered to a team on u strange floor and to this time-worn stronghold Elyria High retreats to account for the result ot the annual contest with Norwalk high at the .Maple City last evening.The local boys played a hard game and fate proved sufficient, to down them without tile additional hoodoo of Friday the 13, the score was 25 to 38. .Members ot the (team report however that had it not been for the slippery eon/liuor* of the floor, which is used tor dan cing, 101 rid would have had (another victory.Led yard the star guard of the locals, said, Luis morning that theAMHERST ALL STARSORGANIZE FOR YEARQl AllliY TOWN I1XFKCTS TO HAVE A CRASHY NJNE THE COM I NO SEASON.Amherst, O,, Feb. 14.—The Amherst All Stars organized tor the coming season last evening by electing Norman. I*rucke»\ manager, T. Young, captain, and Bennie Webner, secretary and treasurer. The team will he an aggregation of youngsters and it is expeeled will be somewhat faster than the team which went under that name and played such a creditable season the past year.The team will be composed of allfif In?'!n rl n'ill 1local l’ellows tried signal plays i the first half but the slippery condition of the floor prevented them from doing effective work. The second half the Elyria boy a res o'■ted to open work, each man covering his opponent. This method proved the most satisfactory and Eiyrir. scored more points in the second hall' than did Norwalk.The Norwalk team played no bet ter ball than Elyria and had the game oecn played on the local Y.Jl. (\ A. floor the score would havebeen reversed. The outcome of th** game places Elyria :ii third position ii. the league ratv and gives Norwalk second.Johns and Ledvard put up a cl ass j article of ball and Chamber-lain rad Walsh, the subs on the team, played consistently bat against odds Colgan was cut of the game last night.Winters was the individual :’tar of the game and is probably the best lot ward in the league. Hark-ucbs also did good work for Norwalk.The line up and summary.Elyria 25 Norwalk 88Johns........ It F .. . .HarknessSawyer....... E F . . .. WintersNevins....... C . . . - FricksoaChamberlain. . LG......DleronLedyard...... It G . . . . Hilwel-Substitution—“Walsh for SawyerSawyer for •Chamberlain Fielr gouls, Johns T, Nevins 3. 'Walsli. Harkness 7, Winters 7, Erickson 1, Lileron. Foul goals, Walsh 8, WIntel s 4. Score at end ot first halt, 2 4 to 8 Norwalk. Referee, Gerbe. Time of ‘half, 20 minutes.--* v——.——— -*■
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Elyria Evening Telegram
Elyria, Ohio, US
Sat, Feb 14, 1914
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