Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1922-03-10
DEBATE AND
BASKETBALL
Occupy Spare Time Of Numer-
Gus HI. S. Students.-School
Notes

Saturday the basketball enthusiast
had a chance TO see IN excellent game
between the highschool team and Troop
Of the fastest games the highschool
fellows have played this year The
teams seemed well matched and the
first half ended with % to 81 score
III favor of the troop In the second
half they sped a little ahead and un-
til the last few minutes kept the lead.
With a score of 81 to Il before them
and three minutes more to play. the
highSchooi group showed more fight
and when the whistle blew the score
tied nj 81. 1t was necessary to play
five minutes over time Neither team
lost any time. but the highs came out
ahead with score of 80 to 40.
Troop B. Schwartz f; Fisher, f
Volkman G: Hilliker q; Lawrence 9.
Olson substituted for Volkman.
Highschool- Radloff f; Schiotz f:
Moore G; Mitchell. g; Fond g Du-
chaine substituted for Fond.
The highschoOl boys won practice
game from the first city tedm Tuesday
evening.
In the preliminary game Saturday
night the Midgets won a victory over
Junior high with a score Of 9 to 10.
The Junior high met the Bruce Sth
grade in q game Friday at Bruce. The
score stood G to - in favor Of Lady
smith.
The city nurse has finished the eX-
animation of the school children at the
west ana south side schools and is now
ready to begin her work ut the parO-
chial school
The Literary Society for March 81
featured an original story contest. The
stories were from 500 TO 1900 words. |
The Freshmen compete with Sophie |
mOres and Juniors with Seniors. The |
stories will be judged by members Of
the faculty in regard to thought. com
position and delivery.
I.adysmith Highs will play Hawkins |
and Superior this week end. The boys |
must play Hawkins and win before they |
can enter the tOurnmeDt, but they must
also meet the Superior players. SUI
perior has won enough games TO make |
her eligible, but she has not the re-
CURED quota of games. However. the
result of our game with Superior Will |
NOT affect our participating in the
tournament That alone depends Oh
the Hawkins game.
Arrangements have been made for |
the boys to leave for Superior Friday /
morning. The Hawkins-Ladysmith |
game will be played there Friday at
noon Saturday, both Ladysmith and
Hawkins will play dOuble-headers with
the two Superior highsch0Ql teams, al |
though these games will have no bear
ing on the Superior tournament to be
held the following week. Ladysmith |
will play che Superior team while
Hawkins engages the other Saturday
forenoon. In the afternoon the Super
ior teams will change around in bat
Ting with the Rusk county quntets.
The Ladysmith debaterS must again
prove their merit on Friday night of
this week. Word came on Monday I
that the affirmative team is to go to
Cumberland and the negative will meet |
River Falls here. The last debate was
Il credit to the debaters themselves, to t
the public schools, and to the commun-
ity. Considerable time and effort has
been expended since the February de- /
bate If you want to hear q lively
and intelligent discussion on a world
wide problem, came and hear our young |
people Friday night. The debate will
open promptly at Z 30
The team that will debate here Fri
day night is the one that represented