Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1920-01-27
LOCALS WIN
in TWO GAMES
DEFEAT EUREKA, MONT, AND THE
RATHDRUM, IDAHO, TEAMS
WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY
PLAY KALISPELL, MONT. FRIDAY
Game With Rathdrum Was Hotly Con-
tested from Start To Finish

Bonners Ferry's championship bas-
betbail team added two more victories
to their list this week by defeating
the Eureka high school team on We'd
nesday night by a score of "a to Ii
| and the fast Rathdrum team on Friday
night by score of 13 to IL.
The Eureka game proved an easy
victory for the local boys althouph
the home team was badly crippled
Myers was out in the first half with
crippled thumb. Boileau and Kent
were altogether too quick for the Eu-
reka guards and piled in score after
score. Wallace's dribbling was anoth-
er feature of the game and he was able
to take the ball from the danger zone
near Eureka's basket to a point where
our speedy forwards could handle 10
Myers played ten minutes, making
baskets. Welch and Davis played q
part of the game and gave a good ac-
count of themselves.
On Friday night the Bonners Ferry
team was again in crippled shape and
ran up against the fastest team they
had met this year. Rathdrum came
here with a record of having only been
defeated once this season and they
were always ready to defend their IT,
tie. BY winning from Rathdrum the
Bonners Ferry team now lays claim
TO the district championship and is en-
titled to represent northern Idaho at
the Inland Empire tournament to be
held in Spokane. This district is
composed of Bonners Ferry, Sand
point, Rathdrum, Post Falls, and st
Maries. Rathdrum defeated the Post
Falls team twice and it is reported
that the Post Falls team defeated the
st Maries team.
The Friday night game was worth
going long ways to see. Fast ball
was played from beginning to end
Andrews, playing stationary guard and
Kent playing running forward, were
the mainstays of the Bonners Ferry
team, fighting hard all the time and
fighting harder still at the critical mo-
ments of the game. Time and time
again Andrews stopped the ball thrown
to his end of the hall and only very
few times in the game could the Hath-
drum forwards get around him. Kent
was with the ball all the time whether
in the guards ends or the forwards
and considering the fact that BoiIeah
his team-mate was sick in bed, Tied"
held up the reputation of them both.
Considering the condition of the rest
of the team, they all played fine ball;
Myers played with a sore thumb and
this kept him from playing his regu-
lar game while Charles was troubled
with a bad cold, having replaced Boi-
1,.,& 1, ~.
game. Wallace also played splendid
ball although troubled with cold and
a bruised foot. WEIGH replaced
Charles for fouls and made a good
showing.
The Rathdrum team was one of
speedy and gamy players, always in
the game and never once letting up;
always looking forward to a victory
over the Bonners Ferry boys. They
displayed some splendid team work
and basket shooting, accompanied by
aggressive playing When the game
was over they proved themselves good
losers and team of gentlemenly play
ers with q fine leader in Prof. l.. S.
Swenson, of the Rathdrum schools.
Jack Mcnamara refereed both the
5dAuSS " bnt Ol
the contesting teams.
On Friday of this week the Bonners
Ferry team will play on the local
floor the fast five from the Kalispell
Mont. high school. This team is said
to be the champions of western Mon
tana and the home boys are looking
forward to another hard scrap like
they had with Rathdrum.