The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-03-19
BASKET BALL Meet
TWO MADISON BOYS PICKED FOR
AIL-STATE TEAMS -
GOOD RECORD.

In the third round of the tourna-
ment. at Huron Saturday the Madi-
son high school five was defeated by
the strongest team in the state after
the fastest and one of the most thrill
ing games OF the tournament. The
final o stood 81 for Madison and
25 for Aberdeen.
In the first game Madison was pit
ted against Waubay, and sport writ
ers predicted a close game. as Wau-
bay had defeated WATERFOWL earlier
in the season and had held the
strong Redfield team TO a | point
victory. The game started and Mad
ison al once took the lead and the
accurate shots of Capt. Elfert and
Tommeraason. aided by the floor
work of Brinker. Welch and
Flynn, made the team from Waubay
seem weak in comparison. The end
of the first half showed a 10 TO 20
score for Madison and in the second
half the final score of 81 to II was
accumulated. The home boys loafed
throughout the second half. saving
their per for the Aberdeen game
which doomed ahead.
In one of the opening games of the
first round. Aberdeen defeated the
strong Pierre team. 26-37. and on
Friday took the scalps of the Car
thage team, 1898. This enabled
them TO come fresh from WI vic
tories to the Madison-Aberdeen game
Saturday morning. Aberdeen had a
sauad of nine men. which for size
and speed looked more like a college
team than one from a high school.
They were conceded first place I'm the
tournament by a large majority oil
the coaches at the meet.
At the first whistle Madison Sc
cured a l point lead on a free throw
after which Aberdeen by brilliant
floor work and accurate shooting raj
I'D nine points in as many minutes
Then the Madison quintet started
and i'm rapid succession the ball was
worked down the floor and fiele
goals scored by Elfert. Tommeraa
sen. Brinker and Grow until at tn
end of the first half Madison lead
I3 to IL. In the last half Madison
was i'm the lead until the last thre'
minutes when Aberdeen was able e
cage two long baskets and win by
points. The hard. fast work OF thil
game was too much for Lynch. Ab
erdeen's all-state forward. who wa
so cleverly guarded by Brinker tina
he ran himself out and tainted VIII
two seconds Of the last half yet Il
play.
!. The desperate fight which Aber
Teen had to put up to win from Mac
: ison caused them to lose the toufna
: ment 10 Huron in the final game Sat
urday night by a score of 21-22.
r Had Madison won the Aberdeei
game. they would have won the stat
I championship over Huron in tn
| finals because they came out OF IN
Aberdeen*Madison game in mucl
: better condition than Aberdeen.
From comparative scores the hrs
five teams would rank as follows
Horon. Aberdeen. Madison. Pierr
: and WATERFOWL.
Coach Wood. of Sioox Falls. pick
/, the following all state teams
First Team-Forwards Lynch. o
, Aberdeen, Joseph OF Huron; center
Tommeraason, of Madison, guards
Stewart. Sioux Falls. McAnulty Red
: field.
Second Team-Forwards. Geir'
WATERFOWL. Slemmons, Canistota
{ center. Putnam, Centeryille; guards
! Brinker, Madison. Reynolds, Canovs
: The Madison boys making the tri
! TO Huron were Capt. Elfert, Ton
meraason. Welch. Brinker, Flynn
Cole and Sunde. IL. G. Hensley ha
charge of the team.
! The Madison team loses the 10
| lowing seniors this year Elfer'
z Tommeraason. Brinker. Powers an
! Cole.
Donald Flynn was elected eaptai
of the 1918 team.-Contributed.