Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1920-03-18
EXTRA AGAIN
in SEMI-FINALS
HIGH SCHOOL BASKET BALL
TEAM AWARDED THIRD
PLACE AT HARLAN

Extra, March 17.-Leaving on the
early morning train the boys arriv-
ed in Harlan about .. M, Thurs
day in fine condition to play in the
opening round of the tourney. The
first game called was Avoca VS.
Dow City. Avoca won by a score
of 33 TO 8, but they did not exhibit
any superb knowledge or tactics
except in an expert dribbler.
Then followed the Harlan-Ex
game which was Extras from the
start. Our guards held their team
to one field basket during the first
half, and 1t is a great surprise to us
that they did because Harlan is the
best team we have had the pleasure
of meeting this year. They play
grand, scientific, open. passing
game and are expert shots from al
most any place on the court il given
chance. This was demonstrated
later, With a score of Ia to at the
end of the first half, Extra felt that
they should conserve energies for
the future games which they did
with care to still outplay their OPP
ponents.
Harlan came back with 'lots of
pep" for the opening of the second
half, scoring four final goals and
one foul. Harry Boysen and Harry
Lama starred for points, each Sc
curing two field goals. But when
Extra took possession of the ball
and began to team 1t down the floor
we could hear bystanders remarking
There they have it, there will soon
be something doing" The ball
was usally carried down with tri-
angle formation in medium accurate
passes as we played five man de-
Tense during the whole game. Gault
starred for Extra with five field
baskets and one foul goal; Larsen
and Nielsen each three field baskets,
and Bitner one; making a total
score of rs to IL. By their excel
lent team work our boys won the adj
miration and respect of all the spec
tators.
Beginning Friday at 200 p. m,
the following teams were eliminat-
ed: Manning eliminated Shelby
by score of 8 to 3. Irwin elimin-
ated Coon Rapids by score of 6 to
g. At 500 p. M. Avoca eliminat-
ed Woodbine by score of rs to 5:
Sidney eliminated Oakland by
score of 10 to 10. .
Thus after two games in Friday
evening the following teams were
left to compete: Manning, Irwin,
Extra, Sidney and Avoca Man
ming eliminated Irwin by score of
Is to Is at 1000 a. M, Saturday,
thus leaving the following teams
paired in the semi-finals: Avoca
VS. Extra; Manning VS. Sidney. Games
were called at 200 p. M, Saturday
and proved very interesting. Extra
was eliminated by Ayoca, score IL
to %. Sidney was eliminated by
Manning II to 90 Z This left Avoca
and Manning in, the finals. Ayoca
won by score of 29 to IL.
According to the tournament
plans the losers of the semi-fiDals
we're to play for third place before
the final game on Saturday evening.
Sidney gave all honors for third
place to Extra without making US
play for 1t, which brings pennant
to this school. This action on the
part of Sidney necessitated the ar
rangement of a preliminary game to
the finals. so the MANAGEMENT re-
ruested Harlan to play Shelby. This
was a very good game and showed
great deal of skill
Remember we close the basket
ball season by playing Casey here
tomorrow evening (Friday, March
19th.) Two good games are ex-
pected as Casey won recent tourna-
ment and as our high school girls
won the Cumberland tournament.
Come out and see how much our
young people have improved by see
ing some good basket ball games at
other schools.