Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1913-03-14


in the interscholastic basket ball
tournament held here March Z and
s. were the best losers in the semi
finals and were given another chance
which they accepted so successfully
that they won all succeeding games
and thereby the championship and
silver loving cup offered as a prize
fer the best team
Friday afternoon marked the
opening of the tournament with ten
teams present, all of which, except
Moscow and Pullman, were enter
tanned during the two days by the
various fraternities and by the
Sphinx Club of Ferry Hail.
Colfax and Moscow clashed on Fri
day afternoon in the first game Of
the series. Neither team cared to
take the offensive very strongly, but
the game was good one, and result
ed in very nearly tied score-12-1I
in favor of the Idahoans. Quite a
number of fouls were called during
the game, but this did not prevent
Its being exciting.
Davenport and Wallace were next
given the floor and fought fast, al
though rather one-sided game, which
ended disastrously for the Wallace
team, who were able to secure only
five points against the IS of Daven-
port Davenport at this point dis
played championship form, playing
as fast a game as is usually played
by collegiate aggregations.
Spokane and Prosser next mixed
IN game, than which there was no
faster in the tournament. Both
we're on their mettle; trained to the
minute and better prepared than
most high school teams. Spokane
had all the advantages of large
school, while Prosser had team
winch has been a unit for two years,
and succeeded in landing the long
END OF the 21-26 score. Bake of
spokane and Kennett and Stewart of
frosser played wonderful games,
shooting from any place on the floor
at any angle.
Waverly was defeated handily--
zo-l4-by the Pullman high school
team. The Pullman men played ex-
ceilently together and worked as
uhlt' carrying the ball through the
entlre Waverly team time after time
ior shot for goal, but for some rea-
son they could not always find the
pasket' A feature of this, as we'll
80 tne second and third games played
!" the local high school, was the
iooting of the high school girls.
Latah and Genesee finished the
efehing in curtain closer, which
enaed with the Genesee score three
polnts over that of Latah.
saturday mornings first game be-
tween Davenport and Moscow was
snaracterized only by the consistent
.eam work of Davenport, which won
01-lV' In the second game Prosser
vent under to Genesee, 1928, and
uillnan handed the short end of
.O-lo score to Spokane. In the lat
VI game Pullman showed the best
I'm they had during the series, and
auer shone brightly in the point
winning.
me semi-finals were played Satur-
Ias afternoon between the three win
Asrs OF Saturday morning, and Pros
'er, the best loser.
:. davenport won from Genesee,
lS' only by slightly superior team
"Ork' Martinson of Genesee and
aushburn of Davenport were the
nOst brilliant lights of the game.
user and Pullman finished the
'ernoon in the hardest fought,
Susn not the best, game of the
ieS' Each with the cup almost in
y grasp was tensed to their utmost
~ uiu Its level best, but PTosser
ho'eu themselves three points the
'er and won, Pills. The Pullman
Il, Nng section, which had been the
rh ~ Vi the series, accepted defeat as
iosophically as possible, but lips
culver and tears would splash.
~. - the evening Prosser asserted its
m 10 the prize cup by beating
senport 22-11 in a game which
,a slowed by the WEAKNESS of both
Tor each had already played
~. nard games during the day.
see forfeited to Pullman and