Grand Forks herald., 1917-03-05
MICHIGAN CITY
DEFEATS LOCAL
HIGH SCHOOL
District Basketball Championship
Won by Visitors-Local Quint
Made Hard Fight.

Playing sensational ball, the Cen
trail high school basketball team ac-
cepted a defeat from the crack Michi-
gan City aggregation on the Univer-
sity OF North Dakota court Satur-
day by a score Of 20 to 10. Inability
to shoot baskets cost the local ath-
lctes the game, as they repeatedly
We're given openings.
Mayer was the sensational artist for
Grand Forks and although he did not
make any spectacular plays, he was
acc. edited with being the hardest
worker and the strongest man IN the
s -detcrse. Churchill at forward was
the Zig man for the victors and he
dropped in the most baskets.
Centrals Are Fast
The work of the Central hisn team
dericted wonderful improvement over
the carly season performances Grand
Forks opened the season with the
team that took the title last night
ard in the first game the locals were
held without one field basket. In the
final contest of the tournament Dag
gan's men Shove! even better ilorr
work than the Michiganites, bns their
lnexperience in pinches was notice.
able and it was here that the Wis. .ors
took the lead. K. Graves and Iroats
at forward. each tossed two baskets,
which made up the total field goals
Griffith. at center, did not play in lis
usual form and only occasionally dis
played the flashes of speed of which
he is ca! able. Mayer and R. Graves
at qua! d., were strong on tho defense
and were responsible for the low
score made by the basket a uinut,''
towards from Michigan.
Fowler, of Michigan. was held
scoreless last night. but Churchill
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center. regained his old time form
and slipped in two counters Swans
ton worked we'll at guard and put up
a good game. Lewis played his poor
est game of the year and seldom
managed to assist with a play.
Milligan replaced Churchill in the
last period and put up his usual con-
test.
Michigan hasN crack basketball
usual stars The work Of Coach r.
B. Murphy is clearly shown in their
plays and the teamwork was the best
witnessed during the tourney. Much
Of the success Of the team is due to
the support given by the residents of
Michigan who turn out en- masse to
help their team take victories. The
team entered the tournament with ~
victories on It's list and the 18th was
taken over Pembina. Petersburg
dropped another contest to Michigan
and 18th win brought the district
title. Over 100 people from Michi-
gan were on hand to boost last night
and they claim that they are all COM
ing back for the state tournament
and bring a 80 piece band Every
Michiganite wore a booster ribbon
and the contingent made up the liv-
cs, representation at the meet.
The summary Of the game:
Mtchtgan. Grand Forks.
Fowler .RF. ........ Graves
Churchill ......LF. ........ Froats
kallestad ......C......... Griffith
SHanston .... ..RG. Mayer
Z Lewis ........ ..LG.......R Graves
Observation-Disclosures for Church
i'll; Finch for F'roats
Field Baskets-Churchill S: Kalles-
tad 2; Graves Q; Froats 2, swanston.
Foul goals-Churchill. one out of
+ FIVE; swanston, 8 out of 9; Graves 2
out 4.
Fouls committed-Personal Kal-
lestad; Graves 8; Froats 2; Grifith:
Mayer, r. Graves: Technicals:
Churchill; swanston, Milligan, Graves
Froats 3, Griffith r. Graves.