Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-03-01
TWENTY-S|X TEAMS
MEET At BOHEMIAN
FOR STATE TITLE.
Basketball Championship viii
Last Through Four Days
Of Next Week.

Twenty-six basketball teams repre-
senting nine districts will meet in the
annual Montana tournament at Boze..
man next week under the auspices OF
the state college. Great Falls and
Havre will represent the north-central
district. Other teams were picked.
either on their records for the season
or because they won district champion
ships.
Nine teams were chosen by the state
tournament committee because they
won titles in districts, the other seven
being invited on their showing. in the
various districts. Those invited to the
state tournament are Great fals,
Havre, Missoula, Dillon, Helena, elias
gov, Billings, Lewistown, Forsyth,
Miles City, Darby, Poplar, Kalispen,
Big Timber, Livingston and Bozeman.
For the first time in many years,
the Butte high school has been left off
the list of state contenders. Butte
started out with a great squirt the first
couple of weeks Of the season, but
failed to maintain its speed. Great
Falls defeated it three times BY smash,
ing scores, twice in Great Falls ana
once on the Butte court.
Great Falls lost the local district
tourney to Havre, but was chosen to
COnIenu Will OtucE SldIC LCuiAo
it had such difficult schedule before
the series. Great Falls won Ii out OF
IA games during the season. Butte
high was defeated three times and
Lewistown twice; Fort Benton, Havre,
Mount st. Charles, Butte Central and
Boulder once each. Despite the fact
that three Great Falls men were Grip
pled and one sick in the Havre game
for the championship Of the district,
the Blue and White succeeded IN hold.
ing the Hill county lads to 10 to .
score.
Gonser May Not Go
It is doubtful if Gonser. fleet Great
Falls forward, will be taken on the
Bozeman trip because OF what IS
thought to be a torn ligament in his
leg. This injury seems to have Sc.
him back to the extent that he may not
be of any use to Coach Crouch. In
case Gonser does not 90 to the state
series, it is highly probable that ol,
son and Ario, substitute guards, Will
make the trip.
Charters and Lowry, both crippled
during the district matches by leg IN
iuries, are convalescing and should be
in the best of condition by the first OF
next week. The team Will leave Ior
Bozeman Monday afternoon. they VIII
arrive at Bozeman late Monday night
and will have time to rest Tuesday and
half of Wednesday.
The first Great Falls game sched-
uled for "Wednesday afternoon with
Glasgow, winner of the north eastern
district series. Great Falls should have
virtually no trouble in defeating Glas-
COW and will then be in line to play
either Nfissoula or Billings Friday
morning. This will probably be, the
hardest game the Electrics will have
at the tournament. If they win, the
locals will be matched against Living
ston, Havre or Dillon. probably Dli-
Ion. Providing Great Falls is able to
win this game, it will be In line Tor the
KalispeIl or Big Timber. The prefer
ance lies with Big Timber. kalispeu
has won 10 consecutive victories, but
against small teams. 4
Tournament Begins Wednesday
Following is the complete schedule
of the state tournament:
Wednesday afternoon: Missoula VS..
Billings; Great Falls VS.. Glasgow;
Havre VS.. Lewistown.
Thursday morning: Dillon vs.. Liv-
ingston; Darby vs.'Forsyth.
Thursday afternoon: Loser l VS..
loser 9; Helena VS.. Poplar; Miles City
VS.. Bozeman.
Thursday evening: Loser 8 vs.. loser
4; loser s VS.. loser q; kalispell VS.. Big
Timber.
Friday morning: Loser s VS.. loser
Il; winner ! VS.. winner =:
Friday afternoon: Winner 8 vs..
winner i; winner S VS.. winner z; win
ner s vs.. winner IL.
Friday evening: Winner 6 vs.. win,
ner o; winner 10 VS.. loser Il; loser 10
VS.. loser IA.
Saturday morning: Loser 10 VS.. loser
16: winner ID VS.. winner IA; winner 10
VS. winner 16.
Saturday evening: Winner II vs..
winner IS: winner 10 VS.. winner ~;
loser 81 VS.. loser %; winner Il vs.
winner %.