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Show NEWS OF OUR NEIGHBORS ClLercd by the Editor in His Weekly Rounds f HINCKLEY. Tho best game of the season wbh played In the M. S. A. gym bet ween the M. S. A. basket ball team of Hinckley Hinck-ley and the Branch Normal of Cedar Monday, Feb. 5. It Is claimed by all to be the best game 'ever played In the local high school. The Cedar boy arrived early with lots of hope for the supreme buttle of their lives. AMer Visiting the barber shop the boy took a short practice and then they at-tendedvthe at-tendedvthe spirited Student Body meeting at 1 o'clock, where speeches were given by Coaches Gourley and Wllkenson and Captains Fawcett and Walker. They all expressed them-Helve them-Helve as mire of victory. The hall was filled two hour before the game. It Is estimated not) people attended the game, from all parts of the county. The game started promptly at :i::i() O'clock. The M. 8. A. hoy took a good lead from the start and held It throughout the first half, which ended with a score of 11 to fi In favor of the M. S. A. 'In the second half the Cedar boy came back strong and In a few minutes they passed tho local boy. From this on It wa fast and exciting, but ax the final whistle blew the Mil-bird Mil-bird County boy were 5 point ahead, the Una! score being 29 lo 24 In favor of the M. S. A. The Cedar boy were rather rough through the game and fouled the M. 8. A. boy at every stage. Wright was knocked out and bad to leave the game. All the boy played good ball, but the si.e of Captain Cap-tain Walker and Heeve told and helped to win the game. Fawcett aud Hanks played the star game for the Cedar bunch. Captain Walker was hurt the last few niiiin-pot niiiin-pot of the game and at the cloao fainted and for quite while ibey Were unable to bring him to, but was ( IQ. K. In u little while. j (The lineup wa a follows: Cedar. M. 8. A. j Hanks It. F. ... Walker Oriffln L. F Greener Fawcett C Reeve Rider It. G Ashby I Wattson L. O Wright ' Bryan Moody f urve'e'ee, .WUkynatm , Unudr Qour; I ley. Field throws, Hank 5, Fawcett .1, Klder 1, Greener 4, Walker 3, Ashby 2, Heeve I. Foul, Walker 9 out of 15 trial, Fawcett 6 out of 10 trials. |