Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-03-04
HOOP TOURNAMENT
CLEAN SPORT EVENT
City's First Attempt at Basket
Ball on Large Scale Proves
Successful. - Receipts Fall
Short of Expense Account.


Tho basket ball tournament held
In Montpelier. February "a. 25 and
sc was grand success In most ev-
ry respect. Tho haske. ball fans of
Montpelier and tho adjacent terri
tory on tho whole were we'll satisfied
with tho gamea playedA-----
Thursday night the nj. II. s. team
played the Emerson School of Paris.
This was one of the most interesting
and unique games ever played in
Montpelier. The teams were evenly
matched and played clean. fast ball
from start to finish. neither team
had more than three or four points
lead at any time At the close of the
second half the score was tied and
two additional five minute periods
still resulted In tie. During the LIST
five minute period neither team seor-
ed. In the second extra period each
team made q field goal stlil leaving
the score tied. At this point Mr..
Price refused to allow his team 60
play longer. fearing that they might
over exert themselves. thereby for
feting tho game to the local team
The second game of the evening
was played by Paris A. A. and Soda
Springs NJ. w. A. This game resulted
IN score of 30 10 81 In favor of tho
Soda Springs flve. The Soda boys
used good team work and due TO this
fact won the game. Fred MerrIott,
who played center and hiH brother.
Leonard. who played forward, are
two OF the best basket shooters who
have appeared on the local floor this
season.
The Paris boys did not show their
old time team work. Lidel seemed 20
be celebrating the Sabbath or day
Of rest. Shepherd and Tneller did
some good individual work and both
made several spectacular plays.
Tho second dny the fans wero In
troduced 10 the new style Of ball
spoken Of In the advertisements. The
game between Soda and Fielding
Academy was clean and sportsman
like throughout. However. the Soda
boys. due to age and experience. were
FAR superior 10 Fielding team and
played rings around them NJ every
turn Tho Fielding boya used the i've
man defensive style. but IT that were
unable 90 stop the old wizards. Mer-
riott and Fryar. from scoring.
The second game of the evening
is the one we viii long remember yet
try 10 forget. Paris \. A, and Mont
] peller g. G. playe dthia game which
resulted In 3 score of rs to 80 in "a
vor Of p A. A. Many people thought
they were playing football but the
players say: mo Just little rough
Montpelier and Paris prefer this style
when playing against each other. Th'
: play went along very smoothly until
|, Tommy and Monk started 10 hui
each other and stick their finger
z Into each others eyes. Then Nels AM
y Doc got Jealous and began to demon
2 strata their lack of love for eael
: other. Then Just 10 bo eommunit.
i like most Of the players Joined in
2 No one vas injured physically, how
! ever. tho mental agony seemed 10 b
! quite extent.
e Tho final series was played aatuI
!. day night. Bennington and the Mont
L pelier second team played the fre
game. which resulted IN q score Q
90 to z4 IN favor of the local boy
I Both teams played clean. fast bal
. The ruraIs did veil considering the
= lack Of training
O The final game played By n. c.
. and soda resulted in victory for n
Moonahiners (soda1. This was one I
II the best games Of the tournament.
q was clean and sportsmanlike. The
- G. G. did not have their regular lin
9 mp, and due TO this fact they wei
III Handicapped On team work. howsvi
OF individual work was good. The Boz
boys played the five man Offensi'
ll IN grand style. In this style of ba
th one man pivots and the other 10
form : circle. moving about him ~
this formation moves down the TO
intact unless the opponents are ve
IN powerful.
l. Measrs. Nelson. Beatty and Bu
goyne are 10 be congratulated
n bringing thia tournament 70 tos
rk and also for making II ! sneceaa.