The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-02-24
HIGH SCHOOL TOURNAMENT
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who has been laid up for some time.
q in for Sherman, and with a fresh
burst of speed he Gagged two basket
in the few remaining minutes and the
game was won for Brookings. The
Improvement which Coach Arm
%strong's men have made in the las
few weeks has been phenomenal and
stu greater improvement may be eX-
pected before the opening Of the tour
nament. With a victory over I%rOQuOis,
the strongest team in the district,
BroOkings must be considered the lead
ing contender and if rooters and
boosters turn out in good numbers and
give the team full support one Of the
biggest surprises in basketball history
will happen mex week.
Fourteen high school teams have en-
tered the tournament and all arrange-
ments have been completed. Sup.
Johnson made the drawing for places
Tuesday in the presence Of a notai V
public, and the teams were drawn in
INV ~ MS VI ~ oilltlN L vi lNR'
Arlington, Bancroft, Hetland, Henry,
Uhinte, Clear Lake, Watertown, Haze,
Lake Preston, Iroquois, Castlewood
and Bookings. Nolga has not entered
and disappointment of local fans. No
reason has been given for their failure
to enter. The first and last teams on
tn. list do not play in the first series.
The games begin this afternoon at 2:15
p. M. The opening tilt is between
Toronto and Arlington. next Bancroft
and Hetland, then Henry and White.
This evening at 7:30 Clear Lake and
Watertown clash, followed by Haze
and Lake Preston, and closing with
a contest between Iroquois and Ca
tlewood. The winners of these six
games will play the second series FRI
day with De Smet and Brookings in
Guided De Smet will play the win
ners Of the TOronto-ArlingtOn scrap
Friday morning at 900 o'clock. That
game will be followed by a tilt between
the other two winners Of Thursday
afternoon games. Friday afternoon
Brookings will play it's first game, be-
ing matched with the winner of the
~Iroquois Castlewood contest. The
chances are that B%rookings will meet
%IroQuois in this first contest and it
will doubtless be one of the most hard
fn,tnh+ a,Nn 80 %ho {Nvrn
The semi-finals will be staged Fri.
day night. beginning at 1880. The two
winners of the Friday morning series
will battle first. That will be followed
by an equally hard battle between the
winners of the afternoons contests.
From the dope this game will most
likely be between Watertown and
Brookings, or if Brookings loses to
%Iroquois, 1t will be between ~Iroquois
and Watertown. The finals will be
played off Saturday afternoon.
A special feature Saturday afternoon
will be a curtain raiser by two special
basketball teams of the college chosen
by Coach c. A.. West, and it is prom.
ised that it will be a thriller and
closely matched. After the contest the
two surviving high school teams viii
play the final game of the tournament
r. d. Treadway of Huron, has beer
secured to referee the games. The
time Of halves will be Is minutes. ex
cept the semi-ianls and final game
The athletic council of State college
has appointed a committee to judg,
all competing teams for the awardin;
of special prizes. The visiting team,
will be provided with entertainment
and will be given help in securin,
accommodations. The college has in
vited the teams and their coaches t.
chapel Friday morning at HOO a. m
for a special program. They will hav
an opportunity to hear the famou
State college band, also the new pip
organ. Each visitor will be given
chance to see the college and feel tn
spirit that animates this great stat