Omaha daily bee., 1920-03-07
LINCOLN HIGH
CAPTURES CAGE
CHAMPIONS SHIP
Capital City Quintet Downs
Omaha Commercial High
School Five in Final
Game of Tourney.

Lincoln, Neb., March 6.-(Special
Telcgram.)-Linc High Saturday
night won the state high school
basket ball championship when IL
took the hardest-fought battle of the
tournament, Is to IS, from Com
n,erce High, Omaha. The game
was lost chiefly because Mahoney,
forward on the Commerce team,
who was conceded to be the great
est player in the tournament, was
not playing up to form.
The Lincoln-Commerce game COM
pleted tournament of l73 games,
the greatest basket bali classic ever
held.
1hc first half of the class A final
game belonged to Commerce. The
score at the end was 9 to in favor
of the Omaha team. Camera, for
ward for Commerce, was responsible
for most of his teams points during
this period. In the second period
Lincoln came back and opened up
with offensive play that gave. them a
lead.
Great Crowd.
More than 5000 people had crowd
ed the Lincoln City auditorium to
the doors two hours before the
championship game was scheduled
to be played. Interest ran high and
Lincoln was the favorite with spec
tators. The finals in classes B, c
and D were played before the Lin
coln-Omaha game. Schapers, for
ward for Lincoln, deserves mention
for the accuracy with which he
threw free throws and his ability to
drop in field goals. Sehapers made
9 foul goals out of IA tries, while
Mahoney made 9 out of the same
number Of attempts.
Commerce only registered two
field goals during the entire game.
Both of these were long throws
made by Camera during the first
half. Mahoney was guarded so
closely it was impossible for him to
get near the basket. Several times
he hit the ring, but the ball rolled
off to the side.
Camera and Soughey were both
put out of the game during the sec
ond period for four personal fouls
each.
Slane OF Omaha played one Of the
best games as stationery guard of
any guard in the tournament. Never
was Lincoln able to follow long
shot simply because Slane was al
ways under the basket to take the
Details Of Game.
Schapers made the first tally Of
the evening on a foul goal, Ma
honey followed shortly afterward
with . free throw, Camera put COM
merce in the lead with a long field
goal from the center of the field.
Schapers added another point on a
free throw. Camera came back with
a field goal and the score was to
2. Mahoney added two free throws
in quick succession and Commerce
was five points ahead of their op-
ponents. Schapers and Holland
each made field goal, Mahoney in
two free throws and the half ended,
9 to s.
Coming back in the second period
Holland and Schapers each made a
field goal, putting Lincoln one point
in the lead. Schapers and Mahoney
each made free throw and the
score was II to 10 for Lincoln. Lin.
coin forwards then broke loose and
the only tallies that Commerce made
were three foul goals by Mahoney
Benson High school won the class
r championship in ali extra period
game Saturday afternoon that endet
l6 to IA.
Kenesaw," runnerup In ihe class
pushed the winners hard and the reg
ular period ended, Is to Is.
In the extra period Benson made
field goal and foul goal and
Kenesaw made only one free throw
The half ended, 8 to 8. The Sec
ond period was see-saw affair
A free throw by Calvert just as the
whistle blew tied the score for Ben.
son. Calvert made both of the counts
in the extra period.
Aurora Victor.
Aurora was victor in class r in ;
fast final game with Bladen tLa
ended IL to ID. The Bladen team
jumped into seven.point lead a
the beginning of the game befor,
Aurora could find the basket. Afte,
Houston, Aurora forward, go
started, he piled up scores so tina
the first half ended II to 10 n Au
rora's favor.
The second half was a see-sav
affair. r. Lidgard was responsible
for 10 of Bladen's scores.
Dewitt played true to form Sat
rrday morning in the class G flna
game and trounced the Lodge Pol
quintet, 80 to II.
Genoa had an easy time putting
away Blue Hill in the class H finals
score 2S to II. The game was
no time much in doubt.
Milford was an easy victor owe
Stockham in the class | final game
which ended As to II.
In class J Temple High won
hard.fought final game over Craii
The score was II to 2.
Cortland ran away with the hon