Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 February 1914 — Delphi High Defeated by Large Score by Locall Basket Shooters. [ARTICLE]

Delphi High Defeated by Large Score by Locall Basket Shooters.

The local high school five swamped the Delphi high school basketball team in their game at the high school yesterday afternoon tw a 41 to 12. score. The Delphi laas got avyay to a flying start and rang up 6 counters before the locals got started. Their fast and clever team play brought a great deal of applause from the crowd," but they were unable to travel this play long and soon sank back to their regular gait. After Healey, the young giant at the helm for the locals, got started he fairly dazzled the visitors with his accurate basket tossing. Craig started the scoring for the visitors after a few minutes of play. Eigelsbach missed a foul. Gardner counted for Delphi and Craig immediately came back with another. Healey opened the scoring for the locals with a free throw and came right iback with a field goal. Groom hooped another and then Healey made another ringer. The next few moments he was tossing them so fast that Delphi couldn’t see them. The hialf ended with the high school leading 17 to 6. Swain and Babcock went in at the guards for McCarthy and Hanley and Oapt. Groom took Miller’s place. Eigelsbach shot a foul goal and two field goals. Groom counted another and Delphi took tame out, sending Roach in for Wagner. Gardner tossed a foul; Groom and Eigelsbach each took a field goal, and Gardner scored for Delphi. Miller relieved Craig. Groom counted again. Eigelsbach got a free throw and Healey followed with another basket and Eigelsbach repeated. Healey added four more, Eigelsbach ending the scoring with another basket as the gong rang. Baskets: Healey 9, Eigelsbach 4, Groom 4, Craig 4, Gardner 2. Free throws: Eigelsbach 4, Healey 2. Referee, Principal Sharp.