The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-20
NONE EXPECTED
DLENDENNIN TO
REACH FINALS
Many Speedy Contests
Feature Annual
Series
an LAhRY

tnhL might De e4peCteu ACCORDING
10 Hoyle or the advance theories
of alleged competent sport writer's.
That's why the recent floor party
az Buckfannon had rather In.
adequate ending for Marion Coun-
" After Fairview had handed the
4 o to Wheeling, had trimmed
Spencer and sent Charleston to the
showers wondering what kind OF
mule could carry kick only those
Who desired to risk their reputa-
ton as prognosticators would have
dared to mention that Clendennin
would make Fairview High School
look like a Glass B organization in
the semi finals. However, II one
cares 10 bring up sad memories we
have the official records OF the
tournament to show that such
lining actually took place.
Fa1rvieW Goes Bad
Glendennin deserved to win tho
game by the exact margin Of the
final score on tho respective play
Of tho TWO teams In that one par
ticular game, but we are not con.
ylnoed that Clendennin Is Fair
views equal when Fnirview is
playing the basketball that aggre-
cation can play and did play n the
earlier games. Clendennin was
playing her best; Fairview
mediocre brand OF ball to say the
least-the result could be forecast.
"a without any trouble after ten
minutes OF play.
u would be unfair to say What
Fairview is a one-man team. for
the boys play together all The time
and each carries his full share Of
the burden; but 1t can he said that
llen "A. Ammons is off color The
balance wheel Of the aggregation
has been destroyed to u great eS-
tent and the general morale bad:y
shattered. In the Clendennin game
A. Ammons was Ill and unable to
show himself In the role OF she
greatest of all high school guards.
I'D as result Falrview seemed
IS shio without u ru1er. In the
Bluefieid game Saturday night,
Ammons was not oven on tho floor
and again the team showed signs
of helplessness and brought a dis
hnet feeling or regret to many adj
Inirers who had seen this great
team put up some Of the most re.
matkable basketball Of the entire
Tournament.
ListIess Finish
The defeat of Fairview In the
slendennin game cuased rather
llistless finish 10 the tournament,
which in all its other stages was
one of tho most interesting aud
isansational Of any floor tourney
we have witnessed. ClcdennIn
evidently had shot her wad" In
the Fairview battle and did not
give the Buckhannon outfit a re-
spectacle workout in the cham.
ship game. The superiority Of the
Buckhannon team was so marked
that tho game carried little inter.
est after the first minute or two,
Instead Of real battle In the final
game to decide the state champion
ship, It was simply u matter OF
sitting around quietly waiting for
the crack Of the gun to end the un.
even affair. Keyed up as tho fans
We're to see n great battle such rs
the one between Fairview ut her
y Test and BuckhannOn at her best,
The final offering OF tho tourna
msnt was a bitter disappointment
to the lovers OF speedy basketball.
Buckllannon might have won tho
tournament Il Fuirview had reach
"a the finals, but It would have,
been a fight to the finish.
Best Team Won
The best team at the tournament,
the team playing the most consls-
tent, steady, all around basketball
Won the. tournament and deserves
the state title. Buckhannon faced
\ crisis In the Pnrkersburg game
IN the ri-fipsls. but had enough
pupch to carry them through to
aictpry. The team never faltered
rom start to finish in the series.
meeting all Corners with n brand
OF basketball that could not be de.
MED recognition.
We want to drop a word Of
praise for the Big Red team from
Wood County. Parkersburg High
SCHOOL Getting away 10 poor
start In the game with Salem,
which they won by the narrow
margin OF two points and showing
fcly little Improvement in the
XII battle with Grafton. this ne.
gregation never lost heart but
bfaced themselves for the struggle
With Buckhanuon and gave tho
tpshur crowd a wonderful fight,
fnaily dropping out OF the tourna.
inept race by score OF IA to 10,
due tho wonderful foul shooting
Of Mayo of Buckhannon. Parkers.
burg furnished the fans with one
pf The greatest exhibition Of bas-
ksthafi and the old fEghtirs. spirit
dispiayed during the cntIrS series
and Won the admiration of every
red hooded fan at the game.
II niikht be said In passing that
too much comment should not be
made on the irony at fate rs ex-
omniified in the Clendennin
Fairsiew game, or ono or two other
Ehtie hpsetss It is these unexpected
thInes that make a tournament In
tercstink For our part IL we knew
exactly howevery game was going
10 turn out We would never make
the long trip to Buckhannon to sec
the state gslmess i is the clemens