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Show THE SQUAD RICKS 38--WEBER 16 WITH AS FINE A BUNCH OF MEN as could be assembled Weber hoped to be able to make as good a showing in Basket Ball as had been made on the gridiron, but the seeming impossibility of getting just the right combination and the lack of an experienced pivot man doomed the team to failure as far as victories were concerned. The contest started off at a terrific speed. Weber kept the ball entirely in her possession for the first few minutes but soon fell back before the consistent playing of the visitors. Rig Jacobs led the "Sixth man" in fine style, but student cheering at its best could not stop the invaders. Weber was at all times outclassed. The scores by quarters tell the story of the game: 8 to 1; 19 to 3; 30 to 9; 38 to 16. In fight and floor work Weber was fully the equal of her conquerer but fell short on the basket shoot- RICKS 26--WEBER 20 THE GAME WITH RICKS at Rexburg was the second of a long list of "moral victories." Weber's team was slow in starting the ball through her basket. Ricks, considerably larger, passed the ball over the heads of the Weber men. The first quarter ended 16 to 4 for Ricks. Coach Stevenson, seeing the need of a larger guard, decided to make a change in the line-up. Barker was taken out, Couch moved to the position, and Doxey was sent in to play forward. This materially strengthened the formation. The next quarter added six points to Weber's score while Ricks made only three. In the second half Ricks was outplayed on every hand, scoring only seven points to Weber's ten. The fans were unanimous in proclaiming it the greatest game they had seen played on the Rexburg floor. L. D. S. 32- WEBER 30 WEBER PUT UP A HARD FIGHT to win the first game with L. D. S. in the Deseret Gym. It was "nip and tuck" all the way with the Weber cagers always just in the lead. In the last few minutes of play by one or two long shots the Saints tied the score at 28 all. In the extra five minutes of play Pete dropped a long one through the strings from the L. I). S. foul line, the longest shot made during a league game in the Gym; but even this was not enough to win. The final score was 30 to 32 for the Gold and Blue. "PETE" COUCH Guard L. D. S. 9-----WEBER 34 THE GREATEST EXHIBITION of vengeance of the entire year marked the Weber-L. D. S. game in the Weber Gym. The Saints were hardly on the floor. Weber started scoring early in the first quarter and was almost unable to miss the basket during the rest of the game. At the half the score stood 13 to 6 for Weber. The team, playing its best, had piled up a score of 34 points when the final gun roared. The Purple cagers allowed L. I). S. only one field goal in the last half. FRANK BRUNO, Forward CLARENCE BARKER, Guard |
