Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-03-13

Under last years ruling a second
chance was afforded the losers but this
was done away with this year.
Coach Corneal and Capt. Walter
Stewart of the Normal team, refereed
the games. Profs. w F. Smith and
NJ NJ Ames were the official timers
and Leslie Shallberg and Winthrop
Reynolds of the Normal team were the
scorers. Prof. T. A. Rogers was in
charge of the finances.
The teams with their subs and
coaches made about one hundred Wis
itors during the three days of bas-
ketball sport Rooters from nearby
cities also accompanied the teams.
On Thursday the following teams
and score were given:
Waupaca 40, lola Is.
Ladysmith SO; New London 0.
Merrill IA, Tomahawk Z.
Grand Rapids As, Rib Lake 8.
Stevens Point 16, Wausau u.
Stanley 20, Medford 16.
The following teams were eliminated
from the tournament as result of
Thursdays games; lola, New London,
Tomahawk, Rib Lake, Wausau- and
Medford. The game between Wausau
and Stevens Point was one of the
hardest fought games in the tourna-
ment The Stevens Pointers were de-
feated by the Wausauites on the local
floor earlier in the season.
Friday evening the Stevens Point
High school and Stanley High school
athletes clashed, the latter winning
by a score Of 27 to 10. This resulted
in the Stevens Point players being
eliminated from the tournament. The
second game between Grand Rapids
and Ladysmith was very exciting. The
| Rapids won by a score of % to 10.
| The play between the Marshfield and
Merrill Highs, resulted in a victory
| for Marshfield, score % to 10.
After Friday evenings games the
winning teams drew to find out who
would play the Waupaca High school
squad, who had been set over until
Saturday by drawing the by Friday
morning, and allowing the Marshfield
| team to take their place Friday even
| ing. Grand Rapids fellows drew the
| game to be played with Waupaca Sat
| urday morning, and the latter city
won by score of Is to IL. Previous
to this game the Junior and Sophie
| more classes of the Stevens Point
normal played a game, which resulted
| in a victory for the SOphomores, "a
to 8. The last game Saturday morn
| ing was between Stanley and Marsh
| field, leaving the former victorious,
the score being II to 8. Saturday
evening the Waupaca and Stanley
teams played for the first and second
| places, which was a very close and
| exciting game the score being IL to
10. 1t was almost a tie game all the
way through, a free throw making
the above score. The Waupaca team
won first honors in the tournament,
i and therefore received the silver
| shield. Each member of this team
received a gold watch fob. Second
place was awarded to Stanley, the
| members receiving silver watch fobs.
The Grand Rapids team secured third
place by defeating the Marshfield fell
lows, and were presented with bronze
watch fobs. The score of this game
was "a to II. Ladysmith received the
silver cup for best appearance. The
c. w. Cops cup was presented to
George Holman of the Stevens Point
team, who proved of most use to his
| team. During Saturday evenings
games boys in Home Economics aprons
sold ice cream cones for the girls of
the Home Economics department, and
| afforded much amusement. The prizes
were given out at the end of the
playing Saturday night and President
John F. Sims of the Normal school
made the presentations.
Joseph Pope and Albert Johnson of
this city, who are attending the normal
| school were ON the reception commit
tee to entertain the Wausau fellows
| while at the tournament.