Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 February 1919 — ST. JOSEPH IN FIRST REVERSE [ARTICLE]

ST. JOSEPH IN FIRST REVERSE

HEZE CLARK’S GOBS PUT AN END TO WINNING STREAK OF LOCAL FIVE 38 TO 19. The rotund Heze Clark and his undefeated Great Lakes basketball crew slipped quietly into town last night, donned their uniforms, trounced the undefeated St. Joseph five and then took a night rattler for Greencastle, Indiana, where they are to meet the DePauw university quintet tonight in what promises to be one of the most sensational encounters of the season in Indiana basketball circles. . Although the sailors doubled the score on the local five, the contest was fast throughout and the lighter collegians gave Hezekiah and his gang a fine little surprise party and had them considerably worried until well toward the close of the final half, when the Gobs got their bearings and spurted far to the front. Although St. Joseph was always within striking distance of the Chicagoans, it iwas apparent to the average spectator that Clark had his men under wraps'and was content with a slight advantage in the point column that his charges might preserve their strength and energy for the harder tussel this evening. However, Heze did, not hold his opponents too cheaply and did not venture to pull one of his first string men from the fracas. - St. Joseph took the lead when Rose sank the ball through the net after about three minutes of play. The sailors evened up matters quickly and the teams remained on an even footing for several minutes until the Red and Purple sharpshooters netted the ball twice in rapid succession, giving theari a four-point margin. HowevefTthe bulk and better condition of the sailor lads soon told on the collegians and the pistol shot found the Great Laikes five leading at half-time 22 to 14. St. Joseph spurted at the start of the final stanza and came within four points of tying the count. But the strenuous effort weakened them and thereafter the invaders started

hitting the basket with monotonous regularity, running their total to 38 for the evening. The work of Von and Tilleson featured the play of the visitors, while Rose was the shining light for the home five. The Lakes five is made up of some of the best athletic timber in the Middle West and every man is a star in his position. St. Joseph need not feel humiliated by their defeat at the hands of such an aggregation. Followers of the locals were pleased with the showing of the Red and Purple and proclaim them to be the fastest and shiftiest crew that has represented the institution in years. “You may say for me,” said Clark after the game, “that I have bee nacquainted with the personnel otf the various St. Joseph fives for the past several years and believe that the club we met last night is the best that has ever represented the sehool.’L