The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-01
Some | ocal Sport Chatter

successful IN every way, the 1lrst
annual Monongahela Valley high
school basketball tournament was a
great thing for all concerned, and II
Is with pleasure that we receive the
announcement that like event will
be staged at approximately the same
time next year. Much credit is due
Homer C. Toothmafl, who carried the
burden Of handling and getting up
the tournament He made good on
1.-THE Job from the start. resident Jo+
seph Roster also isgto be commend
ed for his cooperation In the prop.
osition, which was new thing and
| a gamble as to whether or not It
could be staged successfully. All those
who assisted In any way to make the
tournament success deserve hearty
thanks. The tournament was "a great
thing for the BASKETBALL sport itself
in this section; II was a happy event
for the lovers of basketball; 1t was
a good thing for the city of Fairmont
and splendid advertisement for the
Fairmont State Normal school. The
entire program was carried out in a
manner bespeaking forethought on the
/ part Of those in charge and with a
smoothness that was highly satisfac-
| tory. We are sure that the public
will support the tournament next yeal
to an even greater extent than this
year, although capacity houses pre-
vailed at the big sessions of the
tournament Just closed. s
AS referee Free. Davis Is ont
there. .as they say. So far as we
could notice there was not a single
objection to one of eF'ree'sn rulings
during the entire tournament. When
a fellow can satisfy 20 teams all
fighting for a place in the sun, he
must be q top notcher.
It would be unfair to pass up the
tournament without some few words
OF commendation for Jasper Colebank's
Grafton five. With their star man,
CLARK, out Of the game on account
of injuries. they fought ',--' against
Fairyiew and Buckhannon, giving;
these teams an awful run for their
money. Not only was Clark out Oh
the game, but two or three of the men
in the lineup were not in fit physical
condition to do themselves justice.
The Grafton leads deserve much
praise for the pluck they displayed.
This little lad named Miller, who
played on the Blacksville team, sure
was some great fellow for his size.l
He had the big Bucl1hannon boys wor.
ried to, death In the first half OF the
game Saturday afternoon. Miller was
injured early in the second half and
had all the pep taken out of him. At
the time Miller was injured. Referee
Davis came over to the tfmekeepers
and announced that time was taken
out because the Blacksyille team was
injured; And his statement was more
truth than poetry.
The Fairview lads were a little sore
after the final game on account Of
the fact that Fairmont high rooters
pulled for Buckhannon and presented
Buckhannon with a horseshoe before
the game started. Perhaps 1t was a
little poor sportsmanship, but then
Fairview was guilty OF a bad break
after the game for not being on hanc
10 receive the silver, basketballs, beat
ing 1t for the dressing room when the
game was over. However all these
little things are merely a matter OF
taste, as the old lady said when she
Kissed the COW. A fellow will dotlots
Of things in the exciting situations
provoked by basketball tournament
that he would not do under normal
conditions.
We were in hopes Pierre Hill would