The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-10
BASKET BALL TEAM
READY FOR TRIP
Play High School Alumni at the Y.
M. c. A. TonishtLast
Home Game Of the
Season.
70 MEET HARD TEST
Strongest High School Teams In the
Country WIN be Played
in the Tourna-
ment.
TO MEET HARD TEST

The Keokuk high school basket ball
team leaves tomorrow for Evanston,
Illinois. where it will enter the Cen
tral States tournament being held at
Northwestern University under the
auspices OF the Amateur Athletic Fed
Grafton, Thursday, Friday and Satur-
day High school teams representing
all the central states win be entered
in the meet which Is one OF the big
athletic events OF the high school
year.
Beautiful prizes In the form of low
ing cups will be presented the teams
winning places at the meet. The win
ners are determined by the elimination
process, severe test for the best
teams.
Players to Make Trip.
Those who will make the trip are:
Captain Jenkins. center; Parson and
Huiskamp, forwards; Vaughn and
Meador, guards, and Elder and HUI
son, substitutes. Ralph Leake will &C.
company the team and have charge
( ~
The tenn which will represent the
local school, is one of the fastest that
has been turned out here In years.
Their record this season has been q
remarkable one. During the season
the team has lost but two games, and
these with schools that were beaten
in latter games. Burlington and Mt
Pleasant have each won games from
the local school but both teams have
also been decfsively beaten In games
played later in the season. Kahoka
LaHarpe, Canton, Quincy, Jackson
vile, and Pella besides the teams
mentioned, have been taken into CAMP
by the Purple and White.
Must Meet Adverse Conditions.
The fact that the team has had 8
successful season here is no indica
ton, however, that they will win the
tournament at Evanston. At tina
place they will meet the stronges
teams in the country. They vii
probably be required to play at times
under many adverse conditions. The.
may be required to play severa
games a day, and the enforcement o
playing rules may be much differen
from what they are accustomed t,
and the strange floor may bother them
The team will do well to win no furth
er honor than that they were entere,
in the tournament and played few
games.
It Is expected that they will do bel
ter than this. II he plays in any kin
of form, Captain Jenkins should a
least win favorable mention for hi
work. Parsons can also be expects
to come in for more than ordinar
consideration. 1t is doubtful that an
of the local players will be give
places on all-western selections
Chicago critics. but the two abov
named should at least come in fo
honorable mention.
It's a big honor to Keokuk hig
school to be represented In this tour
ament, and IL the boys fail to brin
home any side-meat, they should b
none the less respected for what the
have done this year.
The high school team will play II
last home game of the season at tn
season at the Y. M. G. A. tonigh
when it meets the high school alumni
The game promises to be fast and Il
teresting and 1t is hoped that lare
crowd will attend. Quite a littl
money is still needed for the trip |
Evanston. The game tonight shoul
put the team in good condition to 81
ter the meet Thursday.