The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-03-20
Annual Basket Ball Tournament Of
Rural Schools Opens this Af-
ternoon and Will Close
Saturday Night
GAMES ARE STAGED
AT THE H. S. GYM.
Teams Divided into Two Classes
this Year Verden, Ninnekah,
Rush Springs, Amber, Union
Hill are Contestants

With twelve teams. aggregating SO
eligible players entered in the con
tests. the county basket hall tourna-
ment was launched this afternoon at
the Chiekasfl high school gym. and
viii continue through tonight and to.
morrow, the finals 10 come tomorrow
niahL
Though the division into two classes
OF the county teams has cut down
DO humber OF teams in class A. II is
siliai good move. for as was form
erly The case, many Of the smaller
schools did not have loolx-in for any
OF the champ honors. Not especially
because they did not produce as good
athletes but because they had only
q few from which TO pick This year.
in class A. boys division. are entered
only three teams. verden. Ninnekaa
end Rush Springs. while in the class
p. six teams are entered It is possl-
hle. according TO the ruling governing
the contest. for ore school TO put ont
cne team in both class A and class B.
Entered in class y are Ninnekah. An
her- verden, Union Hin. Pocasset and
Rush Springs.
w class A. one instructor IN the
school is eligible for a position on the
team. This ruling will place McGran-
ahAn with verden and Cuihbertson
with Rush Springs. Both are recog-
nized as good men and will materially
aid their respective teams.
Il is probable that the class D
games will be staged first. owing to
the number entered and the necessity
OF prolonged preliminaries in the elm
ination contests. These win be played
off this afternoon as much as possible.
that the finals may be played tomor-
rev afternoon and night In class A.
thcre viii De but one preliminary.
there being only three teams entered
The drawing was slated for immedi-
aieiy after dinner. and play was to
o,nmence about $3.50 this afternoon.
In the girls division IN class A are
out two teams entered. and Il viii
not De necessary TO stage prelimin-
aries The entries in this class are.
Amber. the county champs OF 1913.
end Nerden Pocasset. the contenders
for champ honors last year. failed TO
enter a team this year. but IN verden.
the champions viii. 1t is believed,
have their hands full Miss Lucy
Wantland. who has been coaching the
Ncrden team. viii be IN the game.
The finals, in this class viii be held.
ir all probability. Tor tomorrow. and 60
on as an added attraction with the
finals OF the boys division.
Glass b. in the girls division, will
have the very easiest Of easy saiiins,
there being but one team entered.
This team win draw all the honors
attendant TO the champs in class b.
though they do not play a game. This.
by virtue Of the fact that they are the
only team entered. Verden was ex-
pected to put out a class b team. but
when the entries were closed they
had not sent in their list OF players.
hence, according to Snpt Newell, they
will be barred The officials for the
entire tournament viii be Gee. David
son and Miss Bell.
The entries in the tournament are
as follows
Boys Teams-class A.
Verden-Will McGranahan. Arthur
vinyard. Cecil Wood. Pat Henry.
Theo Struggled. Bin Simmons.
Ninnekah-K. r. Miller. Walter.
Griffith, Louise Gardner. Guy Paul,
Roy Windle. Arthur Griffith
Rush sprihss-G H Cuthertson.
Vernon Carr, shafter Bailey. Lavoice
crittandon, David Roberts. Earle
Blundell.
Boys Teans-clsss B.
Ninnekah-Gilford Windle. Arden
Franks. Houston Dickinson. Johnnie
Wood. Allen Hunnicut. Willie schmitt
Amber-Ona BagIey. Garrett In
rler. Lawrence Ogborn. John Camp