Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-31
AH-State Basketball Team

Gas league fves, defeating them
easily They then met ana Defeated
Kendall college I'm hard thought
game. much TO the surprise OF the
wise ones Then followed four easy
wins over Ninita, NJ. l. South
church and jerks. Muskogee was
played aud whipped I'm It's own lair,
the first time that has been ac-
cumplished In eight years. Cosuen
and Nowata likewise fcll ready vic
Tins, while Cherokee, champions OF
the north, went home beaten. Re-
venge was secured on Bartlesville
for the defeat suffered In football.
Muskogeo and jerks invaded the
local court and went home beaten.
DcAey was defeated at Dewey and
here.
Then came the Oklahoma City
game played here. with q Nhard
season behind them. the boys were
soon easily dlstanced by the capital
city lads and the first reversal was
chalked up against them, Not dis
heartenod, they played Olmulgce at
Okmulgee showing excellent form
and winning easily. Then came the
district tourney. COllinsvllle and
Bartlesville were beaten, Dewey was
played for the third time. in the
finals. and for the third time de-
feated Muskogee was encountered
at the state meet. With visions of
revenge on oklahoma City, Tulsa
played wonderful basket ball and
surprised all by the big score rolled
up against the Central high lads.
But the effort was too much and
Oklahoma City was not TO be denied.
frhgNs IA 90 "a n l.u al,
THE Hall OF Fame"
Good winners and better losers
the boys have been, Hard fighting.
clean playing, popular with home
and foreign fans alike, they carved
a niche in the Tulsa high school
hall oefame that will last forever
FranF|Wood. captain and center.
was the individual star OF the team
Picked on the ll-district and all
state quintets. he was easily the best
center in interscholnstic basket bail
Indeed, his play was on par with
any college pivot man Good ma
turcd. a modest hero and ideal team
leader. Tulsa viii miss Wood very
much next season. Men OF his type
was rarely found in high school ath-
letics
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guard was, with his team mate, the
star OF eastern goal defenders ard
one OF the states best A star at
all times. he did not let his team
play suffer through his individual
work. Bin McNutt, a fit running
mate for Wandllng. came into his
own at the tournament at Enid.
where he played the best game OF
his career. A fast. sensational
guard and ready mixer. his only
trouble has been his too aggressive
methods. This he curbed and his
play In the state meet stamps him
as an equal OF any state guard
Undcrratcd Forwards.
Dale Carter and Herman Vein
coke, forwards, splendid goal shoot
ers and with team play worked 20 a
nicely. were valuable cofs In the
machine Both sacrificed them
selves to the interest OF the team
and their stellar play was AT times
oyershadowcd by the more brilliant
but not 40 effective work OF their
teammates
Barney an excellent floor worker
and goal shooter, but lacking sur
| ficient confidence, and Browufleld. "A
husky. aggressive guard. too prone
! 10 shoot goals. were excellent sub
stitutes and should prove valuable
men next season
In passing, the spirit OF followers
OF the team should not be over
| looked. The treatment OF visiting
teams has always been the most
courteous and Eportsmanlike. Ia
J victory or defeat. the entire school
| has stood behind the boys.