Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1919-03-21
SCHACTLER'S
MEN HUMBLE
ALL C0MERS
Basket Ball Championship of Eastern
Washington Won by Pullman
High school at Interscholastie
Tournament

Mhen the timer gun calleu uOWH
the curtain on the annual interschol-
astic basket ball tournament con
Quoted by Washington State College
the Pullman high school quintet had
fought Its way, point by point to the
championship of eastern Washing
ton. Pitted against the best teams
east of the mountains, undoubtedly
as good as any In the state, the Pull
man men came through the prelim-
inaries unscathed, and closed the
tournament in blaze of glory with a
well deserved victory over North Cen
trail high school OF Spokane Saturday
evening, score 19 to Is. THE best
team won, and won on merit" was
the unanimous opinion of the thou
sand and more fans who had watched
the progress of the tournament.
Battered and worked TO the limit
in their overtime contest with Walla
Walla only q few hours previously,
the Pullman men were hardly ex-
pected to play up to the standard set
in the afternoon game, but with the
first snap of the ball they were off
like flash, determined, hopeful and
fully able, and the fans realized that
battle royal was in store
After only few seconds of play
the referee called a foul on North
Central and Mccarthy made it good
for a point. Spokane eyened up on
free throw. Carson shot a difficult
basket just as the referees whistle
sounded for a foul on Pullman and
the basket counted naught, North
Central made it to l on the free
throw, but Schroeder put his team
in the lead with field basket-score
3 to for Pullman.
Mccarthy increased the lead to
to 2, but Woodrow shot a basket
for Spokane and it was 5-4 A min
ute later Woodrow tossed a basket
from the foul line and the score stood
5 all. Pullman was playing desper-
ately and Roberts dropped the ball
through the hoop from difficult
position; score z to 5 for Pullman.
Schroeder scored his second field bas-
ket and Pullman had a four-point
lead, to 5. Woodrow hoped the
ball and the score was 81, but Nc
earthly made it IL to on beauti-
full throw. The half ended without |
further scoring. Mccarthy missed |
three free throws during the half, |
Woodrow but one.
Second Half
Hanley opened the second half |
with field basket for Spokane, MAX !
ing the score l l to 3 in favor of Pull |
man. Mccarthy dropped the ball !
through from the foul line and The |
score was IL to g. Hilliker threw a |
basket for Spokane, cutting Pull
mans lead to one point, IL to IL 1
woodrow missed the free throw thatI
would have tied the score and Rob-
erts put his team out of immediate |
danger with hard basket, score IA |
to Ii. Mccarthy made it still safer
with free throw, Is to IL. Spokane |
counted one on free throw and |
Woodraw shot another basket. again |
cutting Pullman lead to one point.
lb-l4. Mccarthy added another bas-
ket to his total and Spokane came
back with free throw, score II to
10 for Pullman. Just before the
mai gun sounded Mccarthy threw |
another basket and the final score
was 10 to Is. And then--pande-
mO0lum.
1t was beautiful game to witness, |
Pullman holding the balance of pow
er at every stage but never being out
OF danger. Every man on the team
ala his full part. 1t was wonderful
team play, with no individual stars.
schroeder and Reese. Pullman's
guards, covered Spokanes forwards.
every minute of play and scored a
complete shutout ON Low, the scoring
phenom of North Centrals previous
games. 1t was pretty bit of guard
Ing. Mccarthy was a tower of
strength at center, his floor work
and basket shooting standing out
prominently. He secured the tip
Off on Hilliker of North Central on
practically every toss. Roberts and
Carson showed speed and team work
that was amazing.