The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-02-26
TEAMS VILE
ARRIVE HERE
FRIDAY MORN
Every Preparation Made
For Showing Visitors
Good Time Here.

.All Is ready Tor the big tournament
Tho Monongahela Valley Basket
ball Tournament opening here to-
morrow afternoon at 2 o'clock and
continuing until late Saturday eve
ming when the final contest will de-
eide the winner OF the biggest basX.
ctlball event ever staged in this city.
Twenty teams will compete in the
tournament, representing some OF the
best high school fves in the state
and the great majority of the games
staged Will he of the highest class.
games and be the big surprise of the
chances of the Fairview and Fair
mont high school teams. The Fair
View team has made wonderful rec
ord this season and is picked by many
to have good chance to land the
tournament, while Fairmont has not
been playing such good ball, but may
come back strong in the tournament
games and be the blk surprise of tht
contests. Grafton and Buckhannon
are two other teams generally looked
upon as having a good chance to land
The gold basketballs which go to the
Winning quintet. Grafton is one of
the two teams this season to be able
I'd take the measure of Fairvisw while
Bnckhannon has been playing steady
came.
.Teams will start arriving in this
c5fy early tomorrow morning and the
Rreat majority of them will be here
bg noon. So far as is known there
Wan be no teams arrive tonight. Weston
Y,ill arrive tomorrow onStf1e- IL o'clock
car.
Sandy Toothman held meeting at
III o'clock this morning of all those
" no are helping him in taking care
y of the tournament and went over in
{, detail Just what each man was ex-
u pected 10 do, that things will WORK
: out smoothly tomorrow. The result
OF the drawings for the tournament
! designating the order in which the
teams will compete will be made pub
tic tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock at
the office Of Homer c. Toothman, di-
rector OF the tournament. Toothman
is county superintendent of schools
. and the announcement will be made
in his court house office.
!, Tickets for the tournament are sell.
ing well and it is anticipated that
great crowds will witness the evening
games. II is not expected that ca.
pacity crowds will be on hand for the
II fS LuduY ldllS eau
not get away from work, but all can
4 be present at the evening sessions.
No fan who loves good clean, snappy
and exciting basketball should miss
the big games of the tournament as
they viii undoubtedly be the most
interesting ever staged in this sec
ton, being rivaled only by the state
tournament games at Buckhannon
next MONTH
, Free" Davis, the well known Pitts
burgh referee, will work the games
which means that they will be han
f, died in d satisfactory manner, as
Z Davis is a competent man in every
I respect.
Every preparation has been made
for the comfort and care/of the VS.
ting teams by Director Toothman and
hothing viii be left undone to show
all a good time and fair treatment.
Some time tomorrow the various
coaches win meet5with Toothman to
decide on the method of redrawing
which will be made Saturday. 1t is
likely that three teams will be re-
drawn instead of two, and two of the
redrawn teams will then play each
other.
Paul Smith, of the Normal school
Will meet Elkins. Tunhelton, Being
ton. Salem, Lumberport and take them
10 the Manley hotel where they will
be quartered during the tournament.
Curiey Tough will meet Weston,
Grafton, Masontown and show, then.
to the Kenyon hotel.
Gay Shnman will meet Blacksmith
and Kingwood and escort them to the
Jackson hotel Shun1an will also meet
Rlvesville and Fairyiew.
Mr.. Duncan viii meet Buckhannon
and iKngwood and escort the INTO the
Watson hotel. Also Shinnston, Lum.
berport and Warrington,
Jimmie Knight will meet Terra Alta
and Victory and take them to the Nc
Alpin hotel.
Mannington, Pennington, Rivesyille
Terra Alta Victory and Shinnston will
eat at the Palace restaurant on Main
street.
Ellfins, Salem, Function, Lumber
rOrt, Weston, Grafton, Masontown
Will eat ali Harvey's restaurant on
Madison street.
Blacksville and Jane Lew will eat
at the jackson where they room.
Buckhannon, Kingwood, Fairview,
Belington viii eat at the Watson Cafe
corner Main and Madison streets.
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