The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-19
49, Up tothe Minute
~ SPORTING NEWS
M FROM EVERYWHERE.
GETS 6 PLAYERS TO K. U. FRIDAY
Topeka Quintet Out for State
Basketball Title.
Will Play Seven Best III. S,
Teams i'm Kansas.

Coach Bearg and his Topeka high
school basketball team will leave for
Lawrence Friday morning to take
part in the invitation state interscho-
lastic meet to be staged under the
auspices of the University of Kansas
Friday and Saturday. The students
of the school were asked to contribute
to the expenses of the trip, making
donations of from a penny to a dime
and total of 1895 was raised.
In the Lawrence tournament the
Topekans will meet the seven teams
that have won the championship
hOnors of seven congressional dis
tricts and if they win will annex the
state title and also the invitation tour
ney title. However, the local lads
Will have to play phenomenal ball to
do this as they will face several vet
eran teams that are strong a $ some
of the college teams of the state. Law
renee has strong team and the New
ton quintet has been playing great
basketball for the last several years.
Local Team Lacks Experience.
Bearg's team, while it showed re-
markedly well at Horton, is really a
green team, and it can truthfully be
said that it got into its stride for the
first time during the season in the
district tournament last week When
Bearg began to round up his material
early in the winter he found that Cap
tain Lindell was the only veteran he
had to work with. AS a result the
team played erratic ball and it took
time and patience to round it into
shape. But Bearg's ability to do this
was demonstrated last week
Twice before his team had been de-
Ieateu by the Atkinson team, once in
Atchison and once in Topeka, but
when the district title was at stake.
the locals showed their metal and
training to the best advantage and
carried off the honors. The fact that
they did this is not as interesting as
the way in which they faced odds and
oVercame all obstacles.
Almost Put Out.
In the preliminaries Topeka was al
most put out of the running bv the
PoWhattan team. The Topekans had
played one game earlier in the after
noon and were tired out while the
PoWhattan boys were fresh. Nip and
tuck, they battled back and forth
across the floor and when the final
period was up the score was tied
However, an extra 2-minute period
was played and the Topekans won by
the score of II to IL
In the final game for the cham
pionship Captain LindeIl and his men
did something that is rarely SEEN At
the end of the first half the score
stood II to ? in favor of Atchison and
1t looked as tho Topeka was down and
out But Bearg kept his men fighting
and with Lindell setting the pace they
made a wonderful squirt. At the end
of the third quarter they had climbed
to within one point of the Atchison
team, the score being 2 to 49, and
when the final whistle blew they held
the long end of a % to 10 score and
were acclaimed the district cham
pions.
Lindell Real Star.
Lindell played at his best in this
I,ie a,-s,,
in the second half shot goals from all
positions and distances. Next to his
wonderful work, "Punky'' Simpsons
guarding was largely responsible for
the victory. Simpson covered every
thing that got near an Atchison goal
and kept the Henderson men from
adding to their early lead. Parr and
Smith and Tatge also played a con-
sistent game and, while not in the
limelight, were in the game every sec
ond of the time.