Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-03-19
oTTUMWA TO co
TO 10 WA. CITY !
SIOUX CITY, WILTON jet. AND
GRUMPY CENTER ALSO
NAMED BY BOARD.
MUSCATINE is OUTSIDE
Battles for State High School Cham
pionship Booked for March %
and 23-Failed to Play at
...s .Grinnefl Saturday.

The Ottumwa high school basketball
team will participate in the four cor
nered tournament at Iowa City March
% and % to decide the high, school
basketball championship of Iowa, &C.
cording to the decision reached by the
board of control of the state athletic
association Saturday evening. Sioux
City, Wilton Junction and Grundy Cen
ter are the three quintets named as
Ottumwa's enemies. Although the
board made it's decision at Iowa City
Saturday evening, their f1ndlng was
withheld for reasons unknown, untll
Sunday afternoon, registered letter
disclosing the finding to principal
Hammitt yesterday.
Although Muscatine declared she
would not enter the tournament her
name appeared on the list OF appli-
cants sent to Principal Hammitt yes
terday. The button makers claim was
sent in last Monday by Principal True
of Muskyville. Yet, just a day or so
later. came the report that the Pearl
City would not enter the tournament,
would not claim the title and would
not enter athletics with Ottumwa as
an enemy again. Muscatine seems
to have wanted to let herself down
easy on the tournament proposition
She was defeated Saturday night by
Moline 80 to 81, thus making her third
defeat this season.
Wilton May be Dark Horse.
The invitation extended to Wilton
Junction, the dark horse, comes as a
surprise to bugs all over the state: 1t
was thought that West Waterloo was
the likely candidate. But Wilton's
trimming of Muscatine and Rock
Island seems to have put her in the
running in the eyes of the board. Will
ten may still prove to be the dark
horse of the tourney. Sioux City is
regarded as Ottumwa's most worthy
opponent. There is probability that
these two uuintets will be pitted
against each other the first day. That
! it will be a fierce mill is very evident
Grundy Center, another good team, Is
considered next in prowess by the 10
Gals. The interest manifested in this
tournament promises to bring basket
| ball enthusiasts from all over the
state.
The board gave no reasons for its
| finding, simply stating in its letter
tUaI the dDUNS lOul ISohlS heho VIVA
selected The other applicants for
place were, Mt. Pleasant, Cedar Fails
West Waterloo. Jefferson, Muscatine
DEBORAH, Newton, Waverly, Dennison
Clinton Fairfield, Red Oak and Coun
Gil Bluffs.
Failed to Reach Grinnell.
The basketball contest between the
high school quintets of Ottumwa and
G1innell which was to have been stag
ed on the Grinnell arena Saturday al
ternoon. turned out TO be fairy tale
tor the reason that the red and White
squad became stranded in the city OF
Oskalocsa. The Rock Island was run
ming o. k. but the Iowa Central from
Cskaloosa failed to arrive until five
hours after its scheduled time. In
fact the passenger train was so late
it would not get the Ottumwa men In
Grinnell in time for battle in the
evening. Manager Mendelsohn com
municated with the college city author
tiles and the basket tossing was called
off. Beth teams were disappointed
Grinnell was up on her ear for a game
with the locals. fully expecting to romr