The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-02-03


Valley High school basketball tourna-
nal gymnasium February q and IS
and which promises to be one of the
greatest events in the history of scho-
lastic basketball in the state and the
biggest event of the year in local bias.
ketball circles. The drawing for tho
tournament, which Is one of the i'm
portant events, will take place on Sat.
urday afternoon. February 81, at 2
o'clock and will be in charge OF Joseph
Roster, Judge Scott C. Lowe and
Mayor w. w. Conway.
This is the first event of the kind
attempted in this section and advance
information indicates it will be most
successful. The official announce
ment as to the details OF the tourna-
ment follows:
Time and Place.
The tournament will be held on the
Fairmont State Normal school new
gymnasium floor, under the auspices
of the Fairmont State Normal school,
February 27-2S, 1920. There will be
as planned at this time four sessions
First from 2:S0 p. m. Friday TO $3.50.
Friday evening, 1880 to 1000. Satur-
day afternoon 2:30 to $3.50, and the
fourth and final session Saturday
evening, 1880 to 10000. Special ar
rangements will be made for cars to
leave Fairmont in every direction at
the close of the tournament on Satur-
day night. Good street. car service is
promised for the tournament. The
taxi cabs will be plentiful.
Drawing and Schedule.
The drawing will take place at the
Fairmont Hotel at 200 p. m. on Sat-
urday, February 81, and will be in
charge of President Joseph Roster, of
the State Normal school; Judge Scott
c. Lowe, of the Criminal court, and
Mayor w. W. Conway, of the City oil
Fairmont. Each team will be given a
number and the order OF their final az.
ceptance and return of the entrance
card. These numbers will be listed
on a sheet and given sealed to the
committee who will arrange the draw
ing in pairs by numbers and then aft.
er the pairs of numbers have been
drawn will designate the teams which
Will oppose each other in the prelimi-
naries from the sheet with the num-
bers. The results OF the drawing will
not be made public until the day of
the tournament. If necessary to make
the schedule work after the prelfmi-
naries have been played a defeated
team or two will be redrawn to bal
ance the schedule. In general the con-
duct OF this tournament will be exact.
ly like the Wesleyan tournament.
Playing Rules.
The rules will be Spalding's Official
Rules and will be interpreted accord
ing to the opinions given out from the
various Interpretation meetings held
in New York and other centers. The
following exceptions will be noted:
| Time of halves will be fifteen minutes
and halves of games will alternate so
that no time will be lost. Time out"
wiz be allowed but once within each
half. aEch time in exces sof this in
any half constitutes q foul on offend.
ing team. All players must positive
ly be numbered on the backs of their
jerseys-plainly. The number must
also agree with the number assigned
to the players on the entrance blank.
The referee will have sole charge OF
the conduct of the games and his de-
cision will be final in all instances
arising on the floor,
Forfeit
Any team not appearing promptly
for game for which 1t is advertised
and notified will forfeit the game to
its opponent.
Practice.
No practicing is allowed before the
game starts or between halves of any
game.
Entertainment.
Entertainment will be provided in
Fairmont for seven players and coach
or manager. Total of eight for each
team. Each team will be notified in
due time where 1t is to be quartered
while in Fairmont A Normal student
will be assigned to look after a team
while the guests of the Institution.
This student will keep the team noti-
fled Of its place in the schedule and
meet it at the train and conduct it to
its hotel or rooming place. Refinite
arrangements for eating have not been
completed. Due notice Of this will be
given.
Each team will have conveyance to
and from the gymnasium. "Rubbers"
VIII uS pEONlueu III tue dressing rooms
for players. Everything possible for
the comfort of the players will be
done.
Rewards and Trophies.
The Eligibility rules governing this
tournament will be exactly the same
in substance as those found in the
first ten sections of the bylaws gov
erning the State High School Athletic
Association.
The business men of the city are
providing various presents for the in.
diyidual stars of the tournament, such
as the man who scores most field
goals, most foul goals or best foul
shooter, highest point getter OF the
tournament and so on.
Appropriate rewards will be given
the winning team. Sweaters, basket
ball fobs, medals, etc., have been sug-
gested but thus far the management
has made no decision on this point.
The only expense that team need
to have to come to this tournament
will be car fare and this item will be
very email in most cases as Fairmont
is very accessible to all the teams