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PURDUE LOSES TO ATHLETESTotal—2274.NEW MAN STARSGencraled by Fred MacDonald, form* er center for the Gus Habkh team of Indianapolis, the Huntington Athletes defeated the Purdue Ineligible* last evening at the Coliseum 25 to IS. At the end of the lirst half 17 to 7 was the score in favor of Huntington. Purdue came back strong especially in Hake at forward in the last half. Which resulted in an 11 to 8 score in favor of Purdue.But the rallv came too late.»MacDonald fitted his place like a Napoleon. and although he never had practiced with tin* Athletes before, was always the center of action, lie instinctively placed his new team mates and liis swift passing opened a pace that soon winded Purdue. He also started the scoring, shooting a basket a few minutes after the game started, and received an ovation of thunderous cheering. That put him in good with the crowd who rooted for him throughoutr»the remainder of the game.Purdue got the ball on the tip off. swi.-diod it around under their own goal, but lost it when Ellcrman brake the play with a lunge that caried him past Hake, Purdue forward, with the ball in his hands. A quick pass far down the floor, and Garretson scored again. Scoe 4-0 favor Huntington.Purdue Has Star.shot on a foul and the half ended shortly after Tlworkmorton threw another.goal making the score 17 to 7. Summary first half: Garretson and Mae-Donald tied for high first point winner, with eight points apiece. Throckmorton made all points for Purdue. Referee‘swaim of Bluffton requested men in the.*audience to quit smoking as it was hard on tin* players who were beginning tlt; show the effect.At tin* opening of the second half Huntington drew first blood with a basket from Garretson, and Throckmorton who had played a star game until then shot his farewell basket for MacDonald gave up shooting and devoted his attention to the rangy Purdue center. Thereafter Throckmorton always found between himself and a basket the longarms of MacDonald. Sccfr** If) to 9 for*Huntington. Two fouls called in succession on Piwdue netted Huntington one point Jacobs missing the second free chance. Score 20 to 9.Jacobs Plays Floor.Up to this time Jacobs had tried numerous long shots when the good guarding which featured the game throughout bereaved him of a player to which to shoot it. All of them failed and whena side shot which he usually make**backfired and got away from the bas-Both teams after fiery playing were j ];ot, he ga ve up the long stuff and start -abruptly halted when Purdue fouled. 0d in to play tin* floor. The resultsJacobs missed. Ihrockmorton, Purdues showed immediately when he recovered center, broke tin* blank on the score j ;1. g00d one, shot it to Garretson andboard for bis team with a long shot from the center of the floor. Score 4 to 2. favor Huntington.Oarretson, Jacobs and MacDonald cooperated on another nice play. MncDon-old recovered the ball after a perilouslyiclose shot from Purdue, fired it to Ja-cobs who criss-crossed it to the other side of the floor to Garretson who had crept up unnoticed for a free floor. Gar-retson scored. Score f» to 2 favor Huntington, Throckmorton made another long one and fastened on himself the strict attention of MacDonald who watched him thereafter between dashes. Score 6 to 4, for Huntington. Immediately after Huntington fouled, and Throckmorton made it. 6 to 3, for Hunt-ingtoti. MacDonald brought another royal reception from the crowd on a clever pass. Under Purdue’s basket he interrupted what looked like prosperous going for Purdue, got the. ball shot it to Jacobs, Jacobs to Oarretson, and back to MacDonald who had scurried beneath his own basket in the meanwhile. He made the shot from a crowd of players. Score 8 to 3 for Huntington. Again he got the ball on *a three cornered pass and put it through. Score 10 to 3 favor Huntington. By this time the crowd was beginning to graRp the fact that MacDonald was one of the fastest players ever seen on the floor. He strengthened the growing belief when lie stranded 6n the floor near the middle and put through an easy one. Score 121 to 3. This made four goals for MacDonald out of six he had tried.Garretson and MacDonald Tie.i■Purdtje made one through Throckmorton an A Huntington offset it hvith oneJ • sfrom. Garretson. Score 14 to 5. Garretson put the easy finish to the first tialf scoring with an underhand basket which left his guard struggling to keep Gfcrretson from shooting, long after thebasket was made. Jacobs ithence for two more. Score 22 to 9. Walters who had replaced Ellcrman at guard in the second half added to the piling up score with a side step of a mass of players who were trying to get the ball which came to him safely.fScore 24 to p. A foul by Purdue gave Jacobs a free chance which counted. Score 25 to 9. This ended the scoring, for Pun due called a war council and impressed their guards that their jobs were the kind that required strict attention. Besides Purdue put in a fresh player, Green at forward.Union Wins Preliminary.The new man showed he had been a basketball player at one time by shooting a long shot, which made him look dangerous but Hacker took an especial liking to Green and thereafter they became pals for the rest of the game and Green’s career suffered a relapse. Purdue, with the score now 25 to 11. made a free shot through Throckmorton, and made the score 25 to 12. The otjier three baskets came in succession from Hake, who until then had not shown the class which had been accorded him. They came so fast that it looked like a last minute rally, but played out when Tracker was transferred to him.Individual scores: Huntington—Gar* retson 12, Jacobs 3, f; MacDonald,5 8, center; EHermap, Hacker, Walters, (last half)g, 2. Purdue—Philips, Hake, 6, f; Throckmorton, 10, center; Kiley, Kel-lar, Green, (last half) 2. g.The preliminary was a victory for the Union Center high school over Clear Creek 42 to f. Individual scores: Union—Koberson 6, Anson 8, f; Crews, 14, e; Hurdle 4, Creviston 4, Denver 0, g. Clear Creek—Parsley 4, Heiberg 2, f; Selle, c; Payne, Wall, g.The threatened revolt in the ranks of! the Athletes. Mato basketball champion-ship chasers, and the only break in the Jiitberton fair horizon of the organization, came to a sudden end last night when Von Crow, the captain and center of. the team, was re instated by ManagerEmorv Ellcrman. It was after the »Bluffton game Wednesday night that Crow “quit and last night Fred MacDonald, the center of the Gus Ilabich team of Indianapolis, appeared in his 'place.Crow stood on the side lines in “civil*ian clothes and watched the teahi mates he had worked with all winter^playing['wonderful ball under the leadership of a foreigner and it completed his defeat.After the game a meeting of the team was held and afterward Mr. EUeirman made this announcement:Out for Huntington.There is nothing more to it. Crow is back in the line-up in his old position and the entire team is going out with a new spirit to win for Huntington and make Huntington noted in the sport annals of the state.“The trouble was caused by events not started by Crow and at our meet-dig everything was ironed out and madesatisfactory. In fact the team com-«radeship has never been better.Mr. Ellcrman further said that Me-,Donald. who made such a hit with the fans last night, would appear again inthe Athletes line-un. He also said that*a deal is on whereby the Km-Koes of Indianapolis will, play here and he is taking the opportunity to strengthen the team to meet the formidable capitalcity players.25,000 miles around the world—and ade a free i The Press covers every mile.The Midgets, Extra Ordi-rihTies and Meteors won in the. three game tournament of basketball last evening at the “V’’ among the boys’ teams. The tournament started at 7 o’clock superintended and refereed by Secretary J. A. Kra-mien and ended with the fastest game of the tournament between the Meteors and the All Stars in a tie, which was decided in an extra five minutes-. Scores for the different classes of teams are: Midgets 19, Kidlets 4; Extras. 2. ExU\ Ordinaries 22; Meteors 16, All Stars 14.Individual scores: Meteors—MpNabb. Grtipe fi, g; DcCamp fi, c; Hurd, Moyer 4,f; All Stars—'Young, Bowers 8, g; Ke-nower, c; 7ann 6, Cook f,Extras—Deems, Swnim 2, f; Shelter c; .Hedges, Hadley, g. Extra Ordinaries—Beardsley, Sehaeht 21, f; Weber c;♦Smith 1. Donaldson g.M:dget»—Adsit, SJehulenburg 1, g; Pear man 10, c; Yermnn 2, Kelley, f. Kidiots—Plasterer 2, Poinier, f; Hicks 2, c; yickley. Grays ton. g.Probably another series of games will be played soon, although no date has been set. The boys were enthusiastic over the results, and each team had its quota of rooters in the big crowd of youngsters who gathered to see■. » . • •Newt when its new—in The Press*
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Huntington Press
Huntington, Indiana, US
Sat, Feb 17, 1917
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