The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-02-05
MANY IN TOURNAMENT
.Missoula High School Plays
Helena and Townsend
This Week.
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Pat Connolly. for the time being q
promoter and not an active participant,
In mat events, has finally cinched the
match between Freberg and Hussan
the Big Turk. although he thought he
had the match all arranged the other
day. There was dispute between the
two Wrestlers regarding the date. but
finally they agreed to meet on Feb
ruary 10 at the Empress theater in
Butte.
One Of the big surprises Of the state
scholastic basketball season was the
beating administered to the Hele
high school team by the crippled Big
: Timber team Friday night The victory
was no fluke. for the Sweetgras boys,
playing with Captain Busha, Center
Barbour and Forward Severance out Of
the game. thus leaving only two reg
ulars in the lineup. were winners, %
to IS. Just a week before. the Helena
five downed the Big Timber team at
Helena, 80 to II.
The annual state bowling tourna-
ment. which will be held in Anaconda
FEBRUARY % to rs, Is expected to he
the biggest event Of the kind ever held
IN the state, and reports from Ana
conda say that the Smelter city pin
smashers are busy with the plans and
preparations for the big meet. So far,
y teams have announced their in
tention Of attending. They are Great
Falls. four teams: Butte. three, Lewis
town. two; Missoula, two; Havre two;
Miles City and Columbus, one team
each: and Anaconda, 12 teams. Some
high class scores are expected on the
splendid alleys in the Smelter city, and
large cash prizes will be offered for in
dividual and team honors.
The Missoula County High school
basketball team is practicing faithfully
for Its trip Friday and Saturday when
1t goes to Helena to meet the state
champions and then to Townsend to
play the fast Townsend high school
team. Helena has lost only one game
this year, that to Big Timber while
Townsend has q fast team and man
aged to give the Big Timber five quite
scare on their own floor, though
finally losing by the score Of 90 to H.
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scholastics viii be against the Butte
high school team. which plays here on
February ~. Butte has whipped Bill
hngs. Dillon. Anaconda, and Lewistown
and will undoubtedly prove hard nut
for Coach Garrison's team to crack.
Mike O'Dowd. st. Paurs fighting
harp. whose invasion of the effete east
has been very successful. does not hold
a very high opinion of the fighting
ability of Les Darcy. that is. on the
showing Of the Australian champion in
his gymnasium workouts. ODowd saws
that he pines for crack at the Anti
podian. and that nothing would please
him more than first crack at the much
touted Australian. mike Gibbons and
Billy Miske are sure to take Darcy's
measure" says O'Dowd. HE would be
easy pickings for either Mike or Billy
and feel confident that l can beat
him too"
The University OF Pennsylvania has
begun its task Of bringing together the
great field Of athletes which will COM
pete In its annual relay carnival at
Franklin field. Philadelphia, on the
last Friday and Saturday in April. 1t
is'the aim Of Pennsylvania athletic au-
thoritics to have all the prominent ath-
letes of the country display their skill
at the meet. and a large number OF
entries from all over the country has
already been received. In the meet last
year. which brought on many record
breaking performances on q wet field,
the competitors numbered 200 stud
ents. representing 100 colleges and $50
schools from all over the country. Be-
sides the II classes for high schools
and preparatory schools and college
teams, there will be u penthatlon CON
test and many other individual events.
Tho different colleges have been di-
vided into Is classes. Of which class A
Is composed of oxford. and Cam
bridge colleges of England. Yale. Harry
ard. Princeton, Cornell. Dartmouth,
Michigan. Chicago. Illinois and Penn
sylvania.
Brigham Young University of Utah is
in class three. while the Universities
Of Oregon and Idaho and Washington
State college are in class four.
Baseball is the only sport that fits
Il man for the grim work amid the
blood Of the European trenches. Al
great pitcher would be worth his
weight In radium to the armies on the
western front. This tribute to the ma
tioaal game was offered by Paul Verd-
icr. F>rcnchman. who has seen service
abroad.