Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-03-14
who was on hand with both feet, to
cheer the bOVS

cheer the boys.
The baskets at the Valley gym are
five inches above the regulation
height This bothered Mint Lund
quist in the first half, and without
doubt kept him from scoring two or
three baskets, as he uses a peculiar
style of shot. not looking at the ring
when shooting.
The following little ditty was COM
at the conclusion of the contest, and
is entitled, "The Subs Lament"
The final call had sounded,
The subs hard work was done,
He had counted the baskets his team
mates scored,
AS they made them one by one.
why weren't you in it," coed
cried,
Her kind voice full of glee;
II ought to be-" the sub replied,
"Bnt the coach is down on me"
The team will have chance to rest
this week, and will put in the time
practicing. They will leave for North.
field next week Thursday morning. If
they are so fortunate as to not pick
the winner or the runner-up in the
tournament as their first opponents,
they may be able to win a game or
two.
| By winning from Browns Valley
last Friday evening the high school
basket ball team won the Champion
ship of the Seventh district for the
fourth time in the last five years. At
the time the game was played, it was
not known that the winner would be
the undisputed champions, but as af-
ter events turned out, such is the
case.
The Morton and Dawson teams, con-
tenders for honors in the southern
half Of the district, were both disqual-
flied owing to- the fact that members
OF each team smoked, during the sea-
son, which IL strict violation of the
rules of the State Association. Sworn
affldavits we're secured from the SUI
perintendent of schools at each place,
after which the members of the dis
trict committee decided the teams
should be barred from competition.
With the barring of the Morton and
Dawson teams, the Olivia quint loom
ed up as the most logical opponents
to challenge for the district honors,
but the superintendent at that place
notified Mr.. Foster that his team was
not seeking any such laurels and did
not wish to be considered in the run
ming at all. Messrs. BOhlander CT
Montevideo and Hargis Of Litchfield,
the other two members Of the CON-
mittee, decided that Wil1mar was
therefore entitled to represent the
district at Mortified and there the
matter stands.
It 10 20 Laugh.
Mr.. Foster, Of course, a very i'm
partial Judge, as he has the team that
plays the winner, and gives him q
chance to pick the team he has to
play. He made the statement that
he did not want to play Wheaton so
he chose Browns NATURALIZATION
Gazette.
Now, who in Sam Hill did Mr.. Eos
ter tell he didn't want Willmar to
play Wheaton? It wasn't to Wheaton
nor was 1: Browns Valley because we
had a glimpse at all that Correspond
ence.
Naughty, Naughty!
Browns Valley persuaded Mr.. Fos-
ter to allow them to play us at Nor
ris. Wheaton would not play on the
terms Of Mr.. Maxson and Mr.. Foster.
Wheaton Gazette.
Wasn't it naughty for Browns Val
ley to persuade" Mr.. Foster to have
the game played ct Morris? How
much nicer it would have been (for
Wheaton) to have had it played right
at home, with their own coach ref
erecting, end with their own crowd on
hand. The fact of the matter is, Mr..
Maxson and Browns Valley knew moth.
ing about the game to be played at
Morris until the committee of which.
Mr.. Foster is member, notified them,
at the same time Wheaton was told.
No wheaton. you had your chance
o1ettle It once and for III, with !,
neptrsl crowd, with a neutral omcial.