The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 21, Ed. 1, Thursday, February 25, 1926 Page: 3 of 4
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WILDCATS STAMPEDE BUFFALOS AT CANYON ON FRIDAY
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WILDCATS ARE FIRST
TO DEFEAT THE HERD
COACn MORRIS FIR8T TO WIN
FROM CANYON IN NEW
GYMNASIUM
Tho Wildcats went wild In the
fist game of the series against
tho Canyon Buffaloes Friday
night and stampeded tho Herd
into its first loss on their home
court in two years. When tho
wreckage cleared away tho Buf-
faloes found themselves thunder-
ing in tho wako of tho Cats'
lightning to the tuno of 37-31.
Having demonstrated early in tho
season that thoy were n match for
any team in tho state Coach Morris
has not let tho boys forget tho sting-
ing defeat administered last year at
tho opening of tho A. C. C. Gym
when tho Canyonltes nnncxd two
games at the Wildcats' expense.
That twin defeat has ever since
been tho bono of Canyon's warring
prospects. In tho grid tilt this fall
tho Morrlsmen took them Into camp
and this victory practically cinch?s
third place for A. C. C. with a possi-
bility for second place in tho T. I. A.
A basketball race.
Tho A. C. Cites took tho lead early
in tho gamo as they have dono in
almost every game of tho season and
thoy never relinquished their grip on
tho leadership. They were only two
points ahead at tho end of the first
half with tho score standing 15-17
but their hunger for Buffalo meat was
not to bo so easily satisfied and in the
last period A. C. ;0. collected 20
points whllo tho home talent found
difficulty in amassing 16 points.
Wo observe that one correspondent
said "The Buffaloes missed sure shot
after sure shot." Perhaps It might
bo explained that Coach Morrlsjiaa
several men who areyery adept at
the art of making i'sure"shoUi so
wrong. Chief of '"these 'lS George
Brown tho hefty ex-capta4n.who
might well bo called' "Blanket
George" he covers 'cm up and makes
it warm. In fact Georgo is nlwnyB
there with tho long arm which says
to all trespassing basketballs "Thou
shall not pass".
Chili Adams the Oklahoman and
tho midget guard is not inferior but
merely different from Brown. Op-
posing forwards may toss at tho loop
if they please but they may be sure
that the harmless looking little fellow
will Intercept tho ball before it has
gono far. Chill has won a name for
himself in tho days gono by when he
saved a gamo for A. C. C. with 3 or
4 field goals from near center in the
..last few minutes of play. His shoot-
ing and his tact in talking up the
game make him a good mate for
Brown.
Jim Kerr first substitute guard is
a player of Brown's style with the
added ability to pocket the long
shots even better than George. He
lacks some having the experience of
the two regulars but opposing for-
wards never rejoice at his approach.
Powell High Point Man.
Powell was nigh point man for the
Christians with 11 points which ran
his total score for tho season to 183
points. This is tho seventh gamo in
which ho has been high point man.
Powel seems to have that raro com-
bination of abilities which enables
him to make lightning llko passes to-
ward tho goal to baffle opponents
with fake passes and reverses and
to shoot at tho basket with unerring
accuracy.
Porter whoso most commendablo
characteristic has been his excellent
floor work In somo of tho games
broko out in a now spot Friday and
rung up a total of 10 points. Porter
has probably played as mato Jfor
Powell moro than any other forward
although Tucker got a Httlo lend on
him by filoshing a high grade of boll
In tho opening of tho season.
Hill was again near tho top in
scores by virtue of having sacked 6
field goals. With a season total of
143 points and with exceptional floor
work in every gome. Hill has won tho
nomo of being a hard fighting center
for tho Purplo and White.
Somo supporters of tho team be-
lieve that Hill and Powell both stand
a chance to mako tho "All-T. I. A. A.
Team." Howover that may be it is
not likely that their scoring in this
gamo will keep thorn from the coveted
mythical quintet.
Coons ployed for Hill during port
of tho gamo but failed to Hvo up to
tho namo ho had acquired in the
games of tho post: "Eight point
Coons." Coons failed to score. Ad-
ams mado 4 points and Brown 2.
Tho Wildcats were charged with
16 personal fouls while tho Buffaloes
drew only 7. George Brown was
ousted from the gamo on 4 personal
fouls and Kerr substituted.
Saturday Night's Game.
In tho final T. I. A. A. game of tho
schedulo the Cots went down before
tho Buffaloes by a score of 35-25.
This defeat enabled Canyon still to
remain In reach of the champoinshlp.
Tho fro of tho Buffaloes was
thoroughly aroused by the threshing
ndminlstcred Friday and this coupled
with tho advantage playing on the
homo court always gives was too
much for tho Christians.
In what was attributed to have
been tho fastest games of the Buffalo
season tho Cats were nble to split
with .a twat pnlts home court thkt
last year's' iSuttUfipt -win" even one
game irom. Those- who need ujih'er
proof ..that tho .boys Had a -real 'fight
on. their 'hands' and that thoy fought
it admirably should glance over the
percentage columns and note that
Canyon has been undefeated this
season until they met the Christians.
Tho game was a real battle through
out and only the old veterans of many
a game could have stayed in the
battle as did the two aspirants for
tho association cage honors. The
Buffaloes were further reinforced by
Crump who has been out for several
days.
Tho Cats wero never in the lead but
until tho last minute of ploy there
was always a possibility that they
would spurt ahead. .The spirit of tho
team and of the fans backing that
team was a Httlo too strong for the
boys however and in tho lost few
minutes a safe lead was piled up
which proclaimed that A. C. C. was
out of the running for first place
honors.
This second rood trip of tho year
seems destined to end as did the first
ono with a perfect card against all
non-association teams and a single
loss to tho association team on tho
schedule. A. C. C.'s T. I. A. A. stand
ing at tho present time is .C07 but
when the count in tho non-association
games are counted in tho team holds
the admirable record of 12 victories
and 3 losses for a percentage of .800.
AHER WINNING ON FRIDAY 37-31
WILDCATS LOSE NEXT GAME 35-25
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June A. C. C. will lose one of the most formidable guards who ever donned
n Purplo and White uniform. His work this season has been n fitting
climax to a glorious basketball career.
Although not making a regular berth on tho team until the closing half
of the season Horry Porter has forged ahead in tho last few contests to
become one of the leading Christian stars both in defense and offense. Tho
greatest game of his basketball experience was probably the one with
Canyon lost Friday when ho succeeded In hanging up nearly a third of all
tho points made by his team.
It is hard to Imagine a more dependable guard than "Chili" Adams.
This midget guard and "long goal shooter" has saved many games for
A. C. C. when tho prospects looked dork. His errorless floor work coupled
with unusual adeptness at long shots at the basket have countless times
cast consternation into the ranks of tho opponents and ennbled tho Wild-
cats to win by a much larger score than the closeness of tho contest would
have warranted.
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TIIEO POWELL DALTON HILL
Captain Center
These two men have led the Wildcats in scoring honors for tho year.
Theo Powell stacked up 12 points in the lost gamo with tho Matadors
thus bringing his totnl for tho season to 195.
Hill is only a few markers behind Powell.
It con bo safely said that these two Wildcats constitute the best scoring
machine in tho T. I. A. A.
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SUMMARY OF SEASON
SHOWS ONLY THREE
LOSSES; 18 GAMES
Tho Wildcat basketball season was
brought to n closo Tuesday evening
when tho Morrlsmen wrested tho
fourth cage victory of the season
from tho Texns Tech Matadors. Tho
Cat's thirst for revenge for the treat-
ment received at tho hands of the
Tech grid men lost fall has been
satisfied partially at least. Tho gome
Tuesday evening was tho second ono
of tho series played there this week
the other gamo having gono to the
Wildcats on Monday night by n score
of 34-21. This doublo defeat was ad-
ministered to Tech In addition to the
couple of trouncings donated them
when they wero recently ploying at
Abilene.
The close of the season finds
the Wildcats with only three
losses out of eighteen games. It
seems a pity that all of the losses
should have been to T. I. A. A.
teams. There was not a single
non-ajssocintion team that suc-
ceeded in beating the Wildcats
and hail the Wildcats been able
to defeat Daniel Baker consistent-
ly they could justly claim the
championship. However that be-
longs under the "IF" column.
Tho game Monday night wns close-
ly contests although the Wildcats
forged ahead near the close of the
gamo for a thirteen point lead.
Powell and Brown were outstanding
stars for tho Christians although
Coons substitute guard who amassed
thirteen points in only a few minutes
thus emerging high point man for
the team also deserves a lion's share
of tho credit along with tho other
stars. The following clipping from
tho Lubbock Avalanche gives the
game more in detail though with a
decidedly local color.
LUBBOCK Texas Feb. 23. In one
of the hardest contested cage tilts
shown on tho Tech floor tho A. C. C.
Wildcats pounced to victory taking
the Bull Fighters for a Joss with the
finalt check up434 to 21. At times
thqsfcon was Very close and afforded
the -tins (much 'excltenuvit through-
out the entire contest. Many South
Plains funs wero in attendance to
support the South Plains lads that
wcru on both clubs. Several Ralls
fans were here to boost their former
star Powell who was ono of the out-
standing players for tho Wildcats.
Lubbock was honored by hav-
ing one of her sons as a mem-
ber of the visiting club in George
Brown son of P. F. Brown of
this city. Brown too was a
mainstay of the Abilene club
playing consistently throughout
the contest. Several times he
leaped into the Tech offense mach
ine to turn the ball back to his
team mates to march Into the
offense.
Walker captain of ' thqMatadors
wns at his best last evening and
rolled n 16 of the Tech's total of
21 being high point man for the
gome. His long shots were snectae-
ulor and were greeted by tho fans
with rousing cheers. Ho was at all
times in tho main play of tho floor
was on tho offense and on tho de-
fense was marching the ball back
towards tho Tech goal and watching
in a defense manner on tho Wild-
cats. After Hill center for the Wildcats
was taken from the game with four
personal fouls attached to him he
was substituted by Coons who was
high Toint man for' tho Wildcats
tossing 13 points of tho Wildcats'
total.
The Line-up.
Tech FG FP F T
Walker f 0 3 0 15
Hunter f 0 0 0 0
Hemphill c 2 0 0 4
Van Zandt g 1 0 3 2
White g 0 0 4 2
Dean c 0 0 0 0
Reeves f 0 0 10
Bucy g 0 0 0 0
Total
A. C. C
Powell f
Porter f
Hill c
3
2
3
Brown g 0
Adams g 1
3
0
1
1
0
1
8 21
Coons c 5 3 1 13
Total 14 0 C 34
Tuesday Evening's Game
Tho scoring in Tuesday evening's
battle was a little more one sided
with the Wildcats taking the most de
sirable end of tho count. The final
whistle found the Morrismen in pos
session of tho floor with a 41 to 24
victory stacked against tho. Bull
Fighters. " - "?
Tho Plainsmen headed the Chris-
tians for tho greater part of tho
first half though tho period ended
with tho Wildcats on the long end
of a 15 to 13 count. Scoring con-
tinued on a rather oven basis in tho
first part of tho final round but tho
closing minute witnessed n runaway
for Coach "Bugs" Morris' charges
as they increased tho count from 20
to 21 to its final standing. Thq score
Monday night was 34 to 21.
Honors in tho counting lino wore
moro equally divided nmong tho Wild-
cats than usual Powell high point
man of tho gamo coming through with
only 12 two of which were made in
the first half on foul tires and tho
other ten from field heaves in tho
closing scene. Porter mndo 0 Coons
8 and Hill and Adams G each. Coons
did not break into the lino-up until
six minutes beforo tho gamo ended.
Brown wns ojected from tho en-
counter In the last half on personal
fouls his place being taken by Kerr.
Tho line-ups: A. C. C. Forwards
Powell and Porter; center 'Hill;
guards Brown and Adams. Tech
Forwards Walker and Reeves;' cen-
ter Hemphill; guards Van Zandt and
White.
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