The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1907-03-22
OCoeur d. Alene High Schools.
Thornton and Green, forwards; Gray.
center; Erley and ). Thornton.
guards. Goals by S. Thornton, 4.
10 THE PUBLIC.

nent townspeople have an entirely
wrong conception of the game OF
basket ball, and desire to make 4
few statements, clearing up some
Of the things that have been stated
by people, who knew not OF what they
were talking and some OF whom were
not even at the tournament, but who
were talking at.random for the sake
OF talking to hear themselves talk.
No one more deeply regrets the fact
that the game ended In quarrel be-
tween two OF the spectators than do
|. Not SO much from the fact that
the two participants were hurt some
what, but because 1t will throw un-
due reflection upon our players, QUIZ
SCHOOL, our citizens and our town,
for the reason that the outside public
will get only the bad side OF the par
ticulars. wish to state that the
teams OF Occur d'Alene City, Post
Falls and Rathdrum conducted them
selves In lady-lke and gentle1nanlv
manner and no reflection can be, cast
upon them. The trouble started aud
ended among the spectators, and the
schools are not to blame because OF
the fact that some Of the citizens are
quick tempered.
The most quiet Of spectators often
become excited while "rootlng" for
their respective teams, and upon the
spur of the moment are easily drawH
into lighting mood.
What l do not like and what con.
slider entirely wrong on the part Of
some of our citizens is the fact that
they are taking decided stand
against basket ball, when they know
absolutely nothing about the game,
and are citing the incident the othef
evening as an unfit example to set be-
fore the young men and women OF
our American nation. wish to say
] that our students seemed to have con-
Quoted themselves far better than did
the grown people.
| will acknowledge that the ex-
ample was not good, and that l did
everything in my power to stop the
affair which lasted only second and
then asked MI. G.. Il. Neyers, the
referee, to call the game OF, in order
that there would be no other trouble.
Look you, my friends, here's the point:
had that fight or some drunken brawf
(from which one of the takers In the
talking contest, had ahsc0nded all the
money that the wretched drunks had
had, )had occurred in his saloon, it
would have been all right. Do YOU
think that he would have advocated
the adjustment of the saloon, as he
does the innocent and healthful recred-
dtion--basket ball2 It is, indeed, q
tt example for the growing American
youth, to have run, behind closed
doors and against the laws of the
state, the gambling dens that are
being run. 1t Is indeed nice
example for our American youths to
see their wise benefactors 20 to the
saloons on Sunday and play cards all
day.
Our students are obeying the laws
of the land, and | Know some Of ou,
wise leaders who are not. Do not
throw stones when you live In glass
houses.
The game of basket ball is being
played by all of the schools Of th'
nation from Harvard, Yale ant
Princeton down to Post Falls ant
Rathdrum. Can you stop 1t. Will
you weigh your flimsv ideas in the bal
ance with the ideas of Roosevelt
i David Star Jordan, Pres. Elliot an
Pres. Hadly?
s. Do not think for one moment tina
your talk has had anything TO do wit
the stopping of the games for th
u season, for I published in this papt
> last week an article stating tn
would be the last game of the seaso
;, and meant exactly what I said.
"a Next season we will conduct II
= games in the same orderly mann'
= that we have the past season and wi
also try to eliminate all OF the di
. agreeable features that the spectato
= have placed on the program.
F. 1t has been said within the pa
- few days that the children should I
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