Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-13
M ~ AND East WA.
rERLoo 70 MEEr IN CHAM.
PloNsHIP CONTEST.
PaoTEoEs
Y FIGHT WAY 70 FINALS
Coed Team Work and consistsnt Play.
ing Carry Leeal Boys TO Three Vie
tories in Cedar Falls Tournaments
Defeat state Tsssehsrs' College High
and Wet Waterloo To-day.

East Waterloo and Marshalltown
high school basketball fives will battle
FOR the championship Of the Cedar
Falls district at the Iowa State Teach
ers' College gymnasium this evening,
the two teams having worked their
way to the finals by consistent play
during the contests this forenoon.
Marshalltown easily defeated the
State Teachers high school Of Cedar
Falls in the f1rst game this morning, by
a score of 81 to is. East Waterloo, by
defeating Mason City. in hard fought
and close game. 20 to Is. won its way
to the finals. Arlington defaulted to
West Waterloo.
Marshalltown kept up It's excellent
| team work in the semi-finals and de-
feated West Waterloo decisively, 81 to
IL. Coach Maricle today expressed
himself as confident that his team
would capture the title from the Water
loo five. The local team, however, will
play under q slight handicap, having
engaged in two contests this morning,
while the Waterloo team participated
in but one. The teams are evenly
matched, but the local five is believed
to be in the better physical condition.
Marshalltown Wins First Game.
With dash that swept New Hamp-
ton OFF its feet, Marshalltown won its
first game in the tournament Friday
afternoon, scoring So points to the
north Iowa schools Is. AS result of
Fridays games Cedar Falls, Independ-
ence, LaPorte CITY, and New Hampton
were eliminated from the contest, and
Marshalltown and East Waterloo be-
came the favorites for the district
honor. The surprise Of the day was the
defeat Of Cedar Falls. considered one Of
the strongest aggregations entered by
East Waterloo. A week ago Cedar
Falls easily defeated the Waterloo five.
The results Of Fridays play follow:
East Waterloo. 81: Cedar Falls, ~.
Mason City. 80; Independence, rs.
West Waterloo. 20; LaPorte City, II.
Marshalltown. Sc; New Hampton Is.
Northwood defaulted to Teachers
College high, Of Cedar Falls; Waverly
defaulted to Arlington, and Nashua de-
faulted to Manchester. The defaulting
teams did not appear for the games.
Marshalltovyn Plays Fast Game.
Marshalltown's dash and team work
carried the local five to victory IN
the first game. The perfect team work
and the fast play overwhelmed New
Hampton and Marshalltown scored
seven points before New Hampton tall
lied. Boardman started the scoring for
Marshalltown with a free throw. The
first half ended with Marshalltown
leading, 81 to Z. Coach Maricle sent
fresh men into the game in the second
half to save his players for the hard
battles scheduled for today. The line
up for the game follows:
Marshalltown. Position. New Hampton
Newcomer ........r. f........ Marclee
Boardman ........l. f....... mccarthy
Packer .c.......... Lemon
Smith ........r. g........ Rehorst
McCreery ......,. Il. g......... Shaffer
Substitutions-Ward for Smith, Ruth
for Boardman, Sayers for Marclee.
Baskets from f1eld-Packer 5, New
conner L. Lemon 8, Smith 2, Boardman,