The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-03-31

the college sends out a statement
which definitely brands the Promoter
editorial as Sin part an insult to the
craftsmanship of the Havre people,
and in part deliberate falsehood."
at is embarrassing to be forced
to draw the Havre high school into
the controversy, for we do not be-
lieve the people of Havre approve the
poor craftsmanship displayed In the
editorial headed Penny Ante Atti-
tude'," says the statement from the
college tournament committee. "Ihus
we speak to the writer of the editor
ial. who has done his school a wrong
and his paper an injustice.
"The editorial may be said to con-
tain three distinct claims; first, that
the Havre team is the best basketball
team in Northern Montana; if not
in the state; second, that the Havre
tournament was an official basketball
tournament for the district; third,
that the Havre team vas denied adj
mission to the state tournament at
Bozeman because of alleged jealousy
between Bozeman and Havre. The
first statement will be answered with
figures that will allow the public to
consider its merit; the last two state
ments constitute deliberate false
hood, and are so branded.
"There are thirteen accredited
schools, including Havre, in the nor
thern basketball district. These
schools in the past have decided
among themselves when and where
their district tournament should be
held. The State College has not in
terfered with arrangements for dis
trict tournaments. This year ten
schools of the district recorded their
choice, the records being gathered
by the Wolf Point school. Seven of
the thirteen school Internationally
chose Wolf Point as the place for the
district tournament; one school con-
ditionally chose Wolf Point (this
team later attended the Wolf Point
tournament) ; two schools voted for
Havre. The Wolf Point tournament
was recognized by the college com
upon this basis. Havre did
not participate in the Northern dis
trict tournament, holding an invita-
ton tournament at Havre which was
in no sense official. Any claim that
Havre was the winner of the North
ern district tournament is most pat
ent falsehood, and must be embar-
RAISING to Havre people who know
the truth of the matter.
"The claim that Havre has the
best team in the Northern district if
not in the state, may be judged as
follows: Flathead county and Chou
5eau county each played against Hav-
re twice and each defeated Havre
once. These two teams with rec
ords comparative with Havre, attend
ed the state tournament from their
districts and failed to place among
the first eight teams. In her own
district Havre played three games
with Glasgow and was defeated
twice, once on her own floor, Glasgow
failed to win over Wolf Point at the
district tournament and Wolf Point
failed to win a game at the state
tournament. Would this comparative
showing justify the Promoters adj
genturous claim?
even the superintendent of the
schools, in a letter to the state
tournament committee, makes no
such claims as does the Promoter in
it's editorial. Supt. C. P. Milne wrote
that our hope is that if you invite
a second team from this district that
your choice will fall upon Havre : : :
We think we are entitled to consid-
GRAFTON for second place Only one
team was invited from the Northern