Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-04-01
ALL FTVES WIN IN TOURNEY
Omaha, Kansas City and 0ttumwa
End with Honors Even.
TEAMS TO HOLD CUP BY TURNS
Omaha Makes Good Early showing,
hat Fails 60 Keep Up Hot START
ing Pace-Tourney Declared
20 ne Huge Success,
score. Of Tournament.
Omaha, $: Kansas city, g

Omaha, Is. Kansas city, 81
Kansas City, -; ottumwa, y.
ottumwa, %; Omaha. 81.
The western interscholastic basket ban
tourney ended in a tie Saturday at the
.,Y" gymnasium, tie deciding game re-
suItlng in q victory for the husky OF
tumwa squad over the Omaha High school
tossers by score Of 80 to IS. Each OF
the three teams entered. won one game
and lost one. so that the honors are lett
up in the air. The Ryan silver trophy cup
and the championship will be held by
each school for a period OF four months,
ARRANGEMENTS for which will be made this
week.
Omaha lost a chance to win the floor
honors OF the west by lack OF their
usual dash and snap OF play In the last
five minutes Of the final period. With the
score four points in their favor. they
siumped and allowed the Towans to flip
q couple OF well placed baskets through
the hoop. and after that the ottumwa
huskies forged ahead.
By comparative scores II was announced
by the officials OF the tourney that tho
first honors OF the meet could be given
to Omaha as the locals drubbed the Kan
san City quintet and they In turn trim
med the ottumwa lads. However this Is
upset as ottumwa comes back with win
to their credit against Omaha. so II was
decided TO call the final result triangu'
lar tic.
The purple and white tossers outclassed
the visitors In the first half. and by. dint
| Of clever team work and individual play
| they we're able TO close the period. u
to ls in their favor. During the early
stages Of the game Coach caark's pupils
/ pulled Off some double passes, left hand
fllps and long basket shots that brought
the entire crowd to its feet. Their wori
failed to show up SO strong in the fina
period and they had TO be content with
the small end OF the score board wher
the whistle was blown.
Leslie Burkenroad the little left guard
starred for the locals. and through hi
efforts a total Of twenty-three points wal
summed up, Of which eight clever baske
shots made sixteen. Burkenroad was thu
life OF the team during the entire con
test and his vim In breaking up oppon
ents plays ana excellent guarding AM
passing was the feature Of tho evening.
The rest OF the Capitol hill boys de
serve unstinted praise for their work thi
year. as the 1912 quintet has been the hes
in the history Of athletics at the school
yergil Rector. the big center, and Berry
Croker. captain and left forward. botl
graduate from the school in June am
their work last evening was the last Ii
basket toys for Omaha. Mark Hughes
right forward, and James Gardiner, rlgl,
guard. also played hard and consistent
last night. and their work was pronouncel
by some of the officials as stellar enougl
to get them places on the all-western higl
school floor team.
Luck featured in the ottumwa lads
play and several long basket shots mad
from the center OF the floor elippe
through the net without any apparent ei
fort on the part Of the tosser Shaffei
left forward. was the active lad in baske
filnging. and during the final period h
successfully threw two out Of every thre
flips attempted. Lester. the lanky center
did not show up strong against Rector
the Omaha lad. who opposed him.
Tourney Decided Success.
As to srousing local interest In the fioo
sport. the tourney has been success. al
though the finances did not sum up I
any great advantage. Last night saw III
banner crowd Of the series and the seat
ing capacity was taxed to the limit.
The work Of Carl BTannon, the it'll
cornhusker rules expert who refereed tn
: meet. was entirely satisfactory. both /
the crowd and to the players and ther
was no wrangling over decisions. Las
nights game makes the sixtieth at whie
Brannon has officiated this season.
Ths Kansas City Central squad left Il
home last evening at II O'Clock. the o.
tumwa aggregation will remain over unit
! tonight. stopping at the Hotel Rome.
, The lineup of lnst nights game:
: OMAHA HIGH. IoTTUMwA HIGl
= Croker (Cl....LlF 4. ! LF.......-. Shaft
Burkenroad Lie. lLG......... Lodwis
Gardner RIG. R.G........... Ilyns
............. RGtRG... wormhougl
Score by halves lst- ID. ToFs
| Ottumwa ,..s......-..a. Is q
Omaha ..-....-.-......... 10 Ie
Field goals: Shaffer %, Lester 81, Lo.
| wick l21. Wormhougnt q Hughes I,