The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-02-07

AS Dom the university anu the ItSi
school are represented by mediocre
teams this year, it seem probable that
no championship honors will come and
roost in the Garden city at the end
of the present season. The university
five is hopelessly out of the question.
Two overwhelming defeats admins
tered by the Aggies on the university s
home floor were only heralds of what
will happen on the western trip and in
Bozeman, when the two games that
end the state championship series are
played Coach Heck Edmundson of
Idaho came out last week with the
statement that the University of Mon
tana would not win a game off its
home floor and there are many who
would not be surprised if that pre-
diction came true. Last year as fast a
team as ever wore the univcrsity's
colors was luck to escape with an
even break in the four games played
on foreign floors. Both comes won were
from the rather weak GonZaga five.
The University of Idaho team won it's
only victory of the season from the
Bruins, while the Pullman farmers
swamped Nissen's hopes. OF course. it
must be admitted that Cummins, the
university's best scorer. wassnot with
the Bruins on that trip, but it is
doubtful if he would have changed the
score much. Such an array of basket
ball talent as Montana had that year
is not often given to a coach. There
were Red Cunmins the overnight
ing forward. Hop" Prescott, veteran
who was available for service this
year Max Flint who only lasted part
Of the season, Claude McQuarrie, Frank
Dries. the best basketball player that
ever dribbled a ball down the floor
in the university gymnasium. Philip
Sheridan. Ribs Robertson, captain of
the five, Maurice Dietrich, and others
This team administered one of three
defeats that the Washington State COL
lege suffered during the season.
Six Games.
While on the road the Bruins viii |
play the University of Idaho at Mos
COW, Whitman college at Walla Walla, !
Wash, in two games, Washington |
State college at Pullman. and Con-
Zaga college at Spokane in two games |
The team will cover practically the |
same territory that the Aggies are !
covering on their tour this week. The |
university has met Whitman and the |
University of Idaho before, but on the |
nome floor, where, with the aid of
Big Bentz, they stood a better chance |
OF winning the games. After the west
ern tour is completed the Bruins will
return home and practice for the final
AggN contests. .I~aa...
Scholastics Play.
The high school team will leave on
Friday for Helena to play the Helena
team that night and the next night
will meet Townsend at Townsend The
boys will not be without support, as
the university girls basketball team
Will play preliminary games with the
high school girls teams at both Helena
ana Townsend the same nights
May Not Get Into Meet.
Unless Coach Garrison's team shows
some. unexpected class soon, it is
hardly possible that they will get a
chance 10 go to the tournament at
Hozcman III March. They will have to
beat out Helena, Butte, Anaconda and
Dillon, and at least two of those teams
Butte and Helena, are their supcrjors.
The district tournament at Helena will
be desperate struggle for the Garden
city players. The team has home games
with Butte and Helena to play and will
likely go to Anaconda for IA game be-
1orc the season ends. It will be the
1rst appearance of the Butte high
school here since the days Of John
McGough, when the fast Conner ci,v