Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-03-24
Excellent Guarding in First Half and Return Of
Star Player Won Admiration For
Team as They Emerge Winners
CLOSE SHAVE CAME IN SEMIFINALS
Splendid Team Work Brings Reward to Sextet
Who Fight Every Inch Of the Way

The Audubon sextet won the state
championship in the Drake univers-
ity girls basketball tournament held
In the gymnasium at Des Moines last
Saturday night. Their victory came
after decisively defeating the Ottum-
wa team by the score of 81 to IL.
From the Very first it was conceded
that Audubon had a strong team
and with each succeeding round this
fact became more impressed upon the
other teams present.
The victory was well earned for
the girls fought heroically. They
came in contact with many strong
teams and IL was only by their ex-
cellent team work that they were
enabled to defeat all contenders.
Audubon played two games on Fri
day and five games on Saturday, one
more game than their opponents who
despite the one game advantage of
rest they received in drawing the
bye, were unable to stop the excep-
tionally well balanced team and the
individual work of its star, whose
accuracy for basket throwing was a
revelation.
On the all-star team that was chos-
en- Dorcas Anderson as forward led
all the rest. Divine Hansen and
Margaret Weighton were given
second team, while Grace McLaugh-
lin was placed on the roll of honor.
AS soon as each game was finish
ed the result was telephoned to Au-
dubon. While the girls were win
ming, wild demonstration took place
at home. Whistles were blown and
excitement prevailed all over the
city. When Audubon won in the
semi-finals the town people went
wild. From that time until nine
o'clock when word reached Audubon
that her team had won the cham
pionship there was much uneasiness,
yet there was confident air that
prevailed. At nine o'clock whistles
again announced the result. Parades
were formed and marching up and
down Broadway became a popular
thing. Not only were the high
school students rejoicing over the
final victory, but the people gener-
ally united in monster demonstra-
tion over the distinction that had
come to Audubon.
Welcome The Team Home.
Arrangements were Immediately
made for a proper reception and a
welcome home to the winning team.
The band boys agreed to join a
crowd to meet them in Atlantic. On
Sunday morning about sixty auto
mobiles went to Atlantic to meet
Supt. McIntire, Coach Olson, the
members of the team and the sub
stitutes, who were Docras Anderson,
Oliyene Hansen, Margaret Weigh
ton, Grace Mclaughlin, Dorothy
Beason, Roland Spencer, Daisy
Johnson, Wynona Masterson, Ger
trude Barentsen and Lois Johnson.
AS the main line train pulled into
Atlantic, mothers, brothers, sisters
and friends We'd with each other to
get the first greetings. The band
played number of musical selec-
tions. after which the homeward
trip was made. The party reached
Audubon about two o'clock. Hun
dreds of people were on the street,
all of whom marched Immediately to
the school house where an informal
reception was held. The basketball
lCdnl was lhc CChlCI VI
and were, lined up together with
Supt. Mclntire in a pose for a pic
ture.
There is a feeling that the people
OF the town want to show the win
ners some special courtesy. A meet
ing of the citizens was held this
morning, at which a committee was
appointed with full power to act. A
fitting souvenir will no doubt be
presented to the school and idivid-
ual fayors will no doubt be given
careful consideration.
The Republican is proud of the
distinction the team has won, and
unites heartily with all of the citi-
zens in expressing its gratitude to
the girls for having put Audubon on
the map.
Drake University presented the
winning team a beautiful silver cup,
and also individual cups to the
members of the team. These cups
are to be their permanent property.
The large cup will be placed In a
conspicuous place in the high school
building. The large ball was also
given to the team. This ball was
used in all of the games played in
the tournament.
Stages I'm the Tournament
The first victims to fall at the
hands OF the Audubon team was the
Mapleton aggregation, on Friday
morning. They were defeated by a
score OF 81 60 1. This was Audi
bon's first game of the tournament,
and exceptionally fast. Their OPP
ponents were credited with being
one of the strongest teams.
Friday afternoon Abba was pitted
against Audubon and all, agree that
this game was positively the best
one of the tournament. It was also
the hardest one. Abba was conf
IDENTIFY expected to win the cham.
pionship. When Audubon defeated
Abba IA to the other schools be-