Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 February 1917 — St. Joe on Short End In Sensational Game Saturday [ARTICLE]

St. Joe on Short End In Sensational Game Saturday

For the second time this season the St. Joe basketball quintette was forced to bow to the Indiana Dentals, of Indianapolis, when they clashed Saturday night. The collegians were on the short end of a 31 to 26 score. Earlier in the year St. Joe was forced co swallow a humiliating defeat at the capital, losing that time 5' to 12. They were out for revenge Saturday night and almost made good, the score at half time being in favor of the locals 14 to 12. At the finish £he teams were even up with 25 points each to their credit. An extra five minutes was played. St. Joe scored by the foul route for the first market, but the Toothpullers came right back, netting the ball from the field three times in quick succession. The game was featured by the clever team play of the visitors and the agiessiveness and basket shooting of St. Joe. Deakyne of the visitors led his mates in scoring, dropping in seven filled baskets and five free throws. Lause led fbr the locals. At the finish the Indianapolis crew were leading 25 to 24, but St. Joe had a free throw coming by virtue of a foul committed, about a second before the pistol. Lause made good. The lineup and summary were: Deakyne F Lause MdCorrnick F Tremmel Edman 1 C Bruin Sibitt G O’Brien Ray G Weldman Substitution, Iler for McCormick. Field goals, Deakyne 7, Edman 3, Sibbitt (?) Lause (2) Tremmel (2), Bruin (2). Free throws: Deakyne (5), Her (2) Lause(l4). Time of halves 20-20. Referee, Felthoven. Scorer, Miller. -