Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-25
more successful than it was this year.
PREAiMINARiEs OPENED.

! Limiting the contest to high school
teams only, it was decided to stage
two-day preliminary play among
teams from nearly every town and In
vitatious were sent to the leaders in
the school league just completed.
Boise and Meridian highs which were
not in the league, were also asked
to enter. Emmett, Vale, Boise. Mefid-
ian and Caldwell highs entered teams
in the preliminary play to determine
which team should enter the semi
finals with competing teams from
Shelley, rupert, Enterprise. Compe-
tent and impartial officials were to
be selected. II. r. Cleaver was chosen
for scorer, H. C. Mckinney. time
keeper, A. L. Houghton umpire and
Hal Chase referee.
Monday evening Meridian and Cald-
we'll teams clashed, Meridian making
final squirt and snatching victory
from what looked to be certain defeat
The score stood, Meridian Al. Caldwell
SO. This entitled the Meridian boys
to meet the winner of the Emmett
Vale game.
Tuesday evening Vale was matched
with Emmett. The fast Emmett team
It's superior
scoring ability, taking tho game, 80
to Is.
SHELLEY ELIMINATES BOISE.
Wednesday night Boise high. which
had not as yet played owing to the
fact that not enough teams had en-
tered locally to evenly match the pre-
liminary play off, was pitted against
the fast Shelley quintet. This game
became very fast and furious as both
teams were evenly matched, stand
ing tie score in both halves. In
the extra five minutes required Shell
ley, by wonderful team play, won,
taking the game by a final score of
AZ to 36. In this game the notable
basket shooting of Cox and Bishoff
for Shelley undoubtedly caused Bosses
downfall, eliminating it from any
chance in the semi finals.
In the second game between En-
NETT and Meridian, Meridian finally
nosed out victory, 2s to 81. Shelley,
Rupert, Meridian and Enterprise were
now up to the semi finals, all determ-
ined to qualify for the finals.
sEMl-FINALS REACHED. i
Thursday the narrowing down of
the contest had packed the hall long
before the game started, Shelley and
Meridian being the favorites, both
teams having been seen in action.
Shelley drew Meridian as an opponent
and these two teams went on for the
first game. They were evenly matched
and the first half ended with the score
II to 10 in Shelley's favor With the
opening of the second half both teams
As.1 IL 90,
ing the score back and forth to what
tie score. After a check
of the official score it was finally
found that Meridian had won Al to 40.
Coach Burns, with his undefeated
team from Rupert, was now called to
meet the unknown ability of the En-
terprise five. Contrary to the dope"
Enterprise eliminated Rupert SO to "a
in the cleanest and fastest game that
UP to that time had been played in
the tournament.
MERIDIAN TAKES FINALS.
Friday the Meridian team met En-
terprise at Caldwell. While little had
been seen of the latter five aside from
the Rupert game, the victory over Ru-
pert and the sportsmanlike actions of
the webfooters won them many sup
porters. The first half of the game
ended 20 to 10 In favor of Enterprise. |
The wind-up of the second half is an
other story. Meridian came from be-
hind with 100 frantic Meridian fans
them on and won the game |
As to 80. With the victory went to Me-
ridian the silver loving cup presented |
by the Caldwell boosters. The pre-
sentation took place that night.
While it would be hard to judge ac-
curately all the players entered in |