Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-23
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
AND BEATS MORRIS.
GRUMPY COUNTY FAVORs ARE
DEFEATED IN SPITE OF PROG
NOTIFICATIONS OF THE dope
STERS"-OTTAWA WILL MEET
MACON NEXT.
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@Ho W AVA WILL NEE
MACON NEXT.
ASgE>N -
Morris high. the favorite. bumped
INTO dark horse al CesHal eymna
stun last night and WIS given a
shove down the tobogran which leads
TO oblivion in the Northwestern Dis.
irict Basketball Tournangut.
( Picked by students of BASKETBALL TO
romp home with the title. Morris took
a whipping from game little Mlzoa
and went home with championship
hopes thoroly squelchei by a close
score of is to l6.
No ono knows just how it was ac.
complishcd. On paper morris loomed
Tar ahead of Macon and actual per.
tormancc also gave the Grurdy coun.
! ty team big shade. The first game
looked like "pickiugs" for Morris and
a large delegation of fans was on hand
to witness the event of the even.
ing. But Macon won and its the vic.
tory which cunts, Not the post NOR.
TEN.
Morris made fatal mistake Load
cd with confidence, the county seat
directors put in the second string
Morris team to start the game. This
squad put up hot battle but Maaon
outsamcd and outplayed it, emerging
from the first half with four point
lead-l2 to S.
Then the Morris reserves were sent
10 the front, Bod and Ralph Fletcher.
Enger. Miller and the giant Wilson
were sent to the firing line, but il was
too late. Macon had what afterward
proved the winning lead and Macon
founght like fury TO hold that margin
A husky chap answering to the
name of Grennell deserves a world OF
credit for the Macon victory. He per.
formed like "A hero at guard and
tossed the five free throws that gave
Mazon the win. Morris wasted many
opportunities to score thru the gratis
route and the Macon guarding system
was Just bit too strong for the Enger
boys to score thra the field goal plan.
Macon took the lead in the first
half when Grennell tossed free
throw. Carr. of Morris. came back
with a basket. Grennell responded
with a free throw and Dusky came to I
bat with field goal Cars field
goal tied up tae doings and Grennell
promptly united the score. Macon
forged In the lead and held it by
slender margin when the gun sounded.
Morris rushed the reserves into &C.
tiOn in the second half but it was toa
late The damage had been done and
the stars of the Morris quintet could
not penetrate the defense of the Ma.
zon boys, who put every ounce of
strength into play. Macon played
against heavy odds and Macon won.
The decisive markers were regis
tered within the last three minutes of /
play when Barber scored two field I
goals in quick succession Morris .
woke up and the Fletcher boys Gagged I
field goals. There was a rally around .
the Macon goal with thirty seconds .
to play. Grcnnell got the ball. shot
1t to the other end of the court and
a few seconds latter the gun sounded
and the favorite had been beaten. 7
The state board of control William
manager Of tho tourney an. /
nounced, re-opened the Morris case
yesterday afternoon. II was decided /
10 allow Morris to play but to bar
Wear from coaching and Hanson from
playing. Hanson will not be eligible /
70 play in high school athletics until
next fall according to The decision
of the board.
Macon fans went wild after the vic
tory over Morris and swept down from
the stands and held jubilee in the cen
ter of the floor. A demonstration
lasting ten minutes was staged with
the Mazonites yelling like Indians.
MACON nS) ,.a. re FIT TIP
baroer, ...............3 0 G.
Mccormack. ( ..... 0 2
Dusky. ........... 2 o A.
Grcnncll, & .......... ) 81