The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-07
BASKETBALL PLAN
WELL UNDER WAY
State Tournament Will Be
Held March 5 and 6, Ac-
cording to Plans.
MEMBERSHIP OF
LEAGUE GIVEN OUT
All High Schools Affiliated
Are Entitled to Participa-
ton in Contest.

now been completed for the first an
nual North Dakota high school baS-
ketball tournaments. The state has
been divided into four sections and
tournaments will be held at the state
university. Dickinson, Minot and
Valley City. 1t has been decided ia
hold the inal contests at the agricul-
tural college at Fargo this year, the
final dates being March 5 and 6. The
championship teams from the four
districts will meet at that time to
settle the state championship. The
final contest will alternate between
the a. c. and the university. Next
year il will be held at the latter in
stitution.
While the exact dates have not
been decided upon for holding the
preliminary tournaments they will be
held during the last three or four
days of February. The board of con-
troll of the state high school athletic
league will have charge of the con.
tests. In the selection of the towns
for h preliminaries convenience was
a big point for consideration. The
board also prefers to have them held
under the auspices OF some state
school. SO that the games may be
played on a neutral floor.
The arrangements for each separate
tournament are to be made by the
school having the meet. a suitable
banner will be presented to the team
winning the championship in eacl,
district and Il banner or silver cup
Viii III. given to the school securing
the state championship. All com
peting teams must come from schools
belonging to the high school league.
Tn following men have been ask
ed to make arrangements for the dis
trtct tournaments In their respective
sections: President A. G. Crane, Mi
not: r. l.. Thompson. university
Supt. P. S. Bers, Dickinson, and Prof.
T. w. Buckwalter. Valley City. The
teams must be properly certified un-
der the eligibility rules of the league,
NO school can enter & team unless it,
membership in the league is paid I'm
to February Is.
Schools Participating.
The following schools are now
members of the league: Beach, Bis
marck, Bottineau, Darlington, Cas-
Selton. Churchs Ferry. Devils Lake,
Dickinson, Drayton. Fargo, Grafton,
,irand Forks. Hunter, Jamestown, La
kota. LaMouTe, Langdon, Larimore,
Cakes. Park River, Tower City. Val
ley. City, Williston n Willow City.
According to an agreement reached
by the board of control college rules
VIII not be played in any IF the high
Scnool contests. All schools wishing
to participate in these tournaments
should notify the secretary of the
league on or before February 90. The
secretary is Nelson Sauvain, superin-
tendent of schools at Casselton.
Football and Track.
The board Of control has also sur-
sested that the same districts be used
for football and track meets In
football. preliminaries may be held in
the respective districts, champion
ships to be determined by q percent
age plan. The southeast and south.
west champions would play and the
the northern half Of the state. the
hnal winner being the state cham.
pionship team. The board advocates
district and state track meets also
to be held by the state schools un.
der the auspices of the athletic league