The Delta independent., 1922-03-10
BASKET BALL TOURNAMENT
BRINGS LARGE CROWD HERE


of last week. Eleven schools were re-
presented, with twenty teams compet-
ing for the championship. The tour
nament proved SO popular and met
with such success it is thought it will
become an annual event.
The games were played at the high
school gymnasium, which is a part of
the stage of the auditorium. The
event attracted considerable interest
all over the Western Slope. 1t is es-
timated that 1900 people witnessed
the finals Saturday night; while large
crowds of rooters attended the pre-
ceding games.
Professor Search from Greeley re-
fereed the games. The following
schools were represented: Cedaredge,
Montrose, Telluride. Paonia, Delta,
Eckert. Gunnison, Hotchkiss, Olathe,
Ouray and Grand Junction; each be-
ing represented with both boys and
girls teams except Gunnison, who
was represented by boys team, and
Hotchkiss, by girls team.
The Gunnison boys and the Grand
Junction girls won the championship.
A beautiful cup was presented to both
the winning teams; also champion
ship banners were presented by H.
w. Vorbeck Of Grand Junction.
The first game played Thursday
evening between Grand Junction boys
and Eckert boys resulted in victory
for Grand Junction; the score being
80 to 10. The Grand Junction team
has won eight out of ten games play
ed this season, and made an excellent
showing in the tournament. Eckert
has won four out of ten games played
this season.
Delta girls and Telluride girls play
ed the second game. At the end of
the first half the score was II to 10
in favor of Delta; at the end of the
second half, As to IL, in favor of Del
ia; Telluride only making two points
in the last half. In local games play
ed earlier in the season, Telluride
won eight out of ten games. Delta
girls were late in organizing, and play
ed only seven games previous to the
tournament, winning three out of the
seven games.
The third game Thursday evening
was played by Montrose boys and
Olathe boys. Both teams played hard
and fast, Olathe holding her own pret-
ty well in the first half, but losing to
Montrose in the last half Score 29
to 35.
started at $50, with a large crowd
out to witness 1t and other games.
Delta boys met the Gunnison boys in
the first game, the game being walk
away for Gunnison. The score was
SIS to 16.
Following the Gunnison-D Delta game.
the Montrose and Paonia girls played.
Paonia won the first half, but lost to
Montrose in the last half. the score
being 81 to 16 in favor Of Montrose.
Montrose has won nine out Of fifteen
games played this year, and Paonia
six out of 10. Paonia has q splendid
team, in spite OF their defeat. Jose
phine Roth Of the Paonia team made a
record for foul shooting and floor
work that was not equaled by any
other player during the tournament.
Hotchkiss girls played Ouray girls
in the third game Friday morning.
The game was in favor Of Hotchkiss
all the way through. The Ouray girls
have not played many games this
year, while the Hotchkiss girls have
made a good record since the opening
game. The ANAL score was AZ to II in
favor OF Hotchkiss girls. Ouray has
the material for good team, but their
team has not had the practice which
the Hotchkiss team has had.
The first game Friday afternoon be-
tween Grand Junction and Olathe
girls was close in the first half, but
resulted in a final scoe of % to 16 in
favor of Grand Junction.
The second afternoon game was
played by CedaFedge and Paonia boys.
Both teams have played good games
earlier in the season, Paonia winning
out Of 10 and Cedaredge out of IL.
The score in the tournament game
was 80 to IA in favor of Paonia
Eckert girls and Cedaredge girls
played the third game Friday after
noon. The score in the first half was
13 to 12 in favor Of Eckert, and in the
last half, 81 to is in favor Of Cedar
edge.
Friday night Ouray boys lost to
Telluride boys with score Of 81 to
20 in favor Of Telluride. The record
game Friday night was between the
Delta girls and Hotchkiss girls. Both
OF these teams had played in the ear
lier tournament. The score in the
first half was 10 to 10, in favor Of Del
ia. In the second half, they played
even until Hotchkiss got foul and q
basket on Delta; the final score being
25 to % in favor Of Hotchkiss.
The third game Friday night was
played between Gunnison boys and