Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-31
TULSA WINS DISTRICT
BASKETBALL TOURNEY
Carter and Wood shining Lights In
Brilliant Games Played ON
Local Floor.
LOSES OUT IN STATE MEET
stumble over Oklahoma City Five
for Second Time In Enid
Tournament
nv JACK wHEELER)

with comparative ease the quintet
headed by Frank Wood took the
honors in the congressional dis
trict tournament. Drawing Bartles-
Vile as their first opponent their
,ohedule opened with their hardest
battle and also the best game In the
tournament, In this game Carter
and wood starred for us while the
floor work OF winkler for Rartles-
,Ile was feature,
The next game on the local schcd-
uIc was with Collinsvillo who had
previously defeated Kendall acad-
smy In this match II was merely
n question of how many points could
be- made by the Tulsans. Frank
wood vas the outstanding star with
Carter giving him good run for
honors Tho score, % to- 6. tells
hotter than words the story OF the
second game.
Dewey Tough Zoe.
The championship game between
Dewey. who had defeated Jenks and
Welch In the lower bracket and Tul-
"a. was "A good hard fought game
Again Wood ana Carter were the
shining lights OF the Tulsa five
while Shertzer starred for the losers
In the last two games Tulsa showed
that same form and brlliancy that
marked their early season play
Thoir plays were run of with ease
and Wood and Carter showed spe-
cially we'll Wandllng thruout the
tournament played n wonderful dc
fonsive game and none nf the for
wards against whom he played made
over two baskets The team de-
serves the support OF every student
In the school That the local five
are far superior TO the other flves
in the district Ia shown by the fact
that in the official selection OF the
n'i e. congressional district team
wood. Carter and Wandlmg were
unanimously selected for their re-
Fncctive positions with Wiencckc
and MFNur placed on tho second
team Shertzer and Winkler made
the other two places on the all-star
five,
4 large shield goes 10 the winner
n the tournament and tho local Y.
VI ca has ordered gold medals
tor each player on the tcam. n
others show such an interest In our
inarh We should he douhly enthusias-
nc. hue the tournament from - IL
ranoisl standpoint, was a failure
Nthletically. II was great thing for
the high school and We hre proud
~ the team that carried of the hon
orS In the first high school tourna-
mont ever held in Tulsa,
Lose Out at Enid.
Tulsa's Championship aSpira
tions were given n severe blow at
Enid Friday when they met defeat
at the hands OF the oklahoma city
Quintet In tho state tournament con-
Quoted ny Phillips university In
Thursdays games Tulsa defeated
MIuskogee s6 TO Is. while oklahoma
CITY easily defeated Shattuck and
Enid took the third from Rush
SprinFs. Aitho Tulsa lost IN tho
scri. finals by tho score lS 10 24
this does not mean that the game
was not hard fought battle. II
they had played during tho last por-
ton of the game as they aid In tho
first half thcro might have been n
different story 10 toll. During the
first part Of tho game the Tulsa
hovs captured II points while the
lads from the capital city cornered
10 Tulsa played much better than
their opponents and the passing OF
the ball was especially good. 80 that
tho fans were Of the opinion that the
dope wt0ld be upset and Captain
Woods team would take the game,
But when the whistle starting the
last half blew the Tulsa cagers hes-
itated and before they realiged II,
the oklahoma city boys had swept
them off their feet and jumped 40
far IN the front that they gave up
the fight and let their opponents
walk over them
Captain Woods continued TO he
the star ot the game and altho he
only made four field goals he at
tempted shots from mid field which
missed the basket by inches only.
The guarding ~ wandllng was the
bright. spot IN Tulsa's defense.
As usual White played the whole
rame for oklahoma CITY making
20 OF their ~ points This leaves
the finals Of tho meet which will
decide the state championship 10
the game between Oklahoma city
and Enid.