badin bulletin
Page Nine
SPORTS
Three Out of Four
Badin Has Fast, Clean Team
Basket-ball is attracting considerable
attention in Badin this season, for the
Badin team has more than held its own
with teams from larger cities. The first
game of the year was played early in
November, against the Mount Pleasant
five, and although our fellows had had
Ho more than ten days’ practice, they
played good enough to win, 23-18.
The game was the first ever played
on the theater court, canvass being
used to cover the highly polished dance
floor. The court is inclosed by a ten-
foot net on all sides, thus preventing
any out-of-bounds play, and serving to
protect both spectators and players from
injuries common to courts where there
is no netting. The high ceiling, the
exceptionally good lighting system, and
the large playing area make this court
one of the best in the State.
A fair number of spectators attended
the Mount Pleasant game, and felt well
prepaid. The Badin team started 'Off
with Tilson at center; Quinlan and Jack
son, forwards; Black and Day, guards.
Leonard and Richards also got into the
game—Joe at forward, and Dick at
guard. Don Tilson shot five baskets,
and Quinlan also caged five. The de
fensive work was not what it will be
later in the season, for Jimmie and Mike
give promise of developing into a fine
pair of guards.
The second contest was played in
Kannapolis against the “Y” team of that
town. Our team showed much improve
ment, the defensive work, particularly.
Kannapolis led at the end of the first
half, but Badin came back strong, and
soon took the lead, running up a total
of 25 points while Kannapolis scored but
14. This made Kannapolis’ third defeat
in four years, on their home court, which
fact goes to prove that Badin must have
a strong aggregation.
On November 26, Badin played the Er-
langer “Y” team in Erlanger. The line
up was the same as that of the Kan
napolis game—Tilson, center; Quinlan
and Jackson, forwards; Black and Day,
guards; with Richards and Erb as sub
stitutes. Badin played much better
basket-ball, and played it cleanly; even
the spectators turned against a couple
of the home team players who were
pulling some schoolboy tricks.
Our fellows were strong all through
the game and played well on offense and
defense. Quinlan had a big night, cag
ing the ball for nine double-counters.
Tilson was close behind, with six floor
goals, and Jackson showed some fine
floor work. Richards made a Dasket al
most as soon as he entered the contest,
while his guarding was exceptionally
good for one who is playing his first
season. Jimmie Black improves with
each game, and is developing into a de
pendable back guard. Day works hard,
shoots well, and is coming along fast.
Kirk Erb, although he has had but little
experience, looks like a comer. With
another month’s practice, Badin will
surely have a team of which it can well
be proud.
Don Tilson and Quinlan are the only
experienced men on the team and when
that fact is taken into consideration I
am sure you will agree that the team
is making a very creditable beginning.
Basket-ball is exceed'ngly interesting to
watch, as there is plenty of action all
of the time. Our fellows are in the game
for the love of it, and they play a fast,
clean game. Dirty basket-ball is positive
ly prohibited—we don’t use it, nor will
we play the second time against a team
which does.
Badin will see more home games
after the Chr'stmas holidays, when some
of the best teams in the State will come
here to play our big team. We want to
give them courteous treatment in every
respect; and let us treat them as we
would want to be treated were we play
ing away from home. Give every good
play its just due, regardless of who it
is that makes the play—that is true
sportmanship on the part of the specta
tors.
High School Wins
Badin High won a closely contested
game from New London High, Friday
night, November 19. Although New
London played a hard game, they played
it as cleanly as our boys, thus making
it a fine game to witness. The score
was 20 to 17, with the lead see-sawing
throughout the last hajlf. Sawyer’s
work at guard was easily the feature
of the match; his playing is constantly
growing better. R. Arthur threw two
pretty goals in the last few minutes of
play, and Coffman helped out with an
other basket at a critical moment.
Mount Gilead Defeated
Badin High overwhelmed Mount Gil
ead in a game on the home court Friday,
December 3. The second team played
the first half, and they rolled up 22
points, and prt>v^ented Mount Gilead from
scoring. The Varsity five went in for
the second half, scoring 29 points while
Mount Gilead got but one.
The team work of the Badin team is
picking up rapidly, and indications are
that the team will be a strong one after
the holidays. Sawyer and Coffman are
improving in their defensives work.
Burns, Bizzell, W. White, and R. Arthur
are four fair forwards, with the last
named two showing up the stronger just
now. Both E. Arthur and Austin are
fighting hard for a berth at icenter.
Chambers and Vann, with Alpheus
White, round out the squad as it is at
present.
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