Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-03-14
ONE Of BIG SEVEN
LANCASTER H. S. WINS FINALS At
FAYETTEVILLE TOURNAMENT
GOES TO MENOMINEE.

Lancaster carried off the highest
honorS at the sectional basket ball
tournament held at Platteville. Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday of last
week. The team members. six in nuD7-
Der, left here Thursday MORNING wi,a
determination to do their yerv hes
but hardly Looping to meet and defeat
the strongest team in this section.
The game opened Thursday afternoon
at o'clock with the following teams
entered Boscobel, Dodgeville. Fenni-
more, Hollandale, Lancaster. Monroe
Mt. Horeb, New Glarus, PIatteyilla.
Rewey and ShulIsburg. The PLAYERS
were representing their various high
schools and, as the games drew to a
close were cheered on by delegations
from the home towns.
interest conferred throughout the
tournament on Lancaster, Fennimore
Monroe and Platteville, as these wer2
considered the strongest teams. Ian
caster played New Glarus on Thurs
day defeating the Switzers to the tune
! OF 81 to 16. Easy, what? The second
game was with Fennimore on Friday
night and it was fought to a finish.
The first half stood four to the same
number, and in the second half with
put i've minutes to play the Schutei-
tes were ahead to the engaging ditty
OF II to 6. Then Lancaster rallied
and put the kibOsh to their opponents
aspiration with final of IL to II.
This game was, without doubt the
Warmest and best played of the SEES
sion Fennimore put up a good game
and need not feel put out over their
defeat
Monroe beat Platteville on Friday
night also, and the semi-finals left
Monroe and Lancaster to play for the
championship on Saturday morning.
The home rooters felt exultant over
Fridays victory, but dubious about
Saturday, as Monroe had defeated the
locals twice this season and it's team
was considered the strongest in south
ern Wisconsin. Gnagi, the Thorpe
brothers. Gorham and Capt. Gagner,
are all stars and their play is markell
for it's team work and effectiveness.
The game started with whirlwind
both sides being determined to make
the play Of their lives and real basket
ball resulted At the end of the first
half the score stood four to three in
Lancaster's favor with Monroe fight
ing every inch Of the way.
The second half opened with Lancas-
ter on the aggressive Monroe stub
bOrnly contested but was unable to
keep off the defensive, and this un-
doubtedly decided the contest Lam
caster earned three field baskets and
one free throw, Monroe taking one
field basket, and one free throw. Civ
ing them six points to Lancaster's H.
The tournament closed with Ian
caster as the only team winning three
successive games. The score was:
Lancaster-Dyer, IF; Campbell, Ii;
Clanton, c; Angus, re-; Blackbourne,
Ig
Monroe-O. Thorpe, RI; T. Thorpe,
Ii; Gnagi, C; GCgner, rg; Gorham, lg.
Field baskets: Dyer, one; Campbell,
two; Blackbourne, two; T. Thorpe,
Cag ner one.
/ Free throws: Angus, one; Gnagi,
Gle; O. thorpe, one.
Lancaster is now eligible to the state
championship tournament to be held
at Menominee March %, %, and "a.
At that time the tournament winners
from the other six sectional normal
tournaments will contest.
Teams will be there from Wauke-
sha, Oshkosh, Waupaca, Galesville-
EdgertOn, Eau Claire and Lancaster.
The event is to decide the state high
school championship and is conse-
quently quite an affair in basket ball
circles.
To date Lancaster has won eleven
games and lost two The total num-
Der Of points scored are 344 to their OPP
pOnents' III.
Much of the credit for this seasons's
work is due to Coach Schade Dyer,
Angus, Campbell and BlackbOurne
finish their high school basket ball ca
reer at Menominee as this is their last
year in school.