The Gavelyte, February 1908

Cl~DARVILLE COLLl·,t1K 27 Athletics. to the bad weather conditions pre- vailing. "Pinkey" Confarr, our star On Jan. 17th the Basket Ball War- guard, was "knocked out" in the first riors representing C. C. journeyed to half and this explains the difference Col_umb~1s, where they met Capitol / in scores of the two games. University and were defeated by the I Every one had been looking for– worst score of the season, 51 t,) 8. I d t F b 7 th h c c J l war o e . , w en ,. " wou l But there are two good reasons for . the boys being defeated. In the first meet Cap. V. 111 a return game. The place they were minus their big cen- team had been looking forward to it ter, and in the second place, it seems for they had been practicing hard al– that there were too many objects of I most every ~ay.. The boys went into interest in Columbus besides, the Cap. 1 the game th1rstmg for revenge, and V. game. The boys state that they I they got it. For this management received the very best of treatment arranged to have tbe Cedarville band from Cap. V. ·, 1 render a number of selections and al- , so a game between the 2nd team and January 24th, the Alford was! Clifton H. 8. The game had not pro- pa?ked to the doors, a doubl:-header ! gressed very until "it was evident bemg played between Xema H. S. ! that Capitol was outclassed. During and Cedarville, and Xenia girls and I the first half the boys succeeded in our girl's team. Our boys won thl'it· ! piling up 15 points against 6 for Cap– game, 89 to 13. The Xenia boys I itol. The second half ended with a were outclassed, and it is safe to say score O 39 to 15 in favor of C. r. that the pass work and goal shoot~ng I In this game,- Williamson was-;~ ;tar, of the college team was a revelation i getting six pretty goals and Hhutting to the audience. The grPat attrac- /out his opponent. Watt played his tion of the evening, however, was the/ usual fast game, gEtting four bask– girl'~ game, in which after a game jets frvm near the center of the floor. 8truggle, we lost, score 11 to 8. We j McClellan and Confarr made up what hope the girls will deci<le to play I they lacked in size in speed and each morP this ~eason. ; got several baskets. Everyone, of .January !·HI-it we played our s2con<l I course, knows how Corry would star. • I (fanw with XPnia Indeprndents, losing ; In the srcond game, the "scrnhs'' 1,y the scorP of 87 to 2fi. A small , 1 b<:>at Clifton H. S., score 20 to l H, in I • • 'f' t" a 11 diPnf'P witnPssr,J t w g·anw. owrn~ n as ~;11nP. '