The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-01-07
BENNINGTON WILL. H.,
ENTER BIC SEhIES:l' ).
OF BASKETBALL
Local High School to Play in
Tournament at Rutland
CHAMPIONSHIP AT STAKE
Results VIII Decide Vermont
Representative in Tufts
College Games

! Principal Walter c. Wood Of tha
Bennington high school has forwarded
the entry Of the local basketball team
/ fcr participation IN tue tournament
planned by the Rutland Rotary Club
aud TO be held in the Marble City ar
moTy Starch 10 and H. The Benning
ton students are enthusiastic over the
prospect Of matching their team
aga nst other southern Vermont chol
asic organizations aud they have ey
cry expectation that Bennini zpn will
finish in The first division IL not win
tha championship
Arrangements have been made with
Pi ncipal A. } Swafileld Of Montpelier
gh school, representing the Tufts
College Alumni association In Yer
mont, whereby the team TO uphold the
honor Of the Green Mountain state IN
the intsrscbolastIc tournament to be
held IN Medford, Mass. the following
week nall be selected from the re
suits OF the games in Rutland
II is probable that teams from
Prandon. Middlebury, Rutland, Burr
and Burton seminary Of Manchester,
Troy Conference Academy Of Poult.
ney. Vermont academy at Saxton' S
River. Bristol. Brattleboro, Benning.
ton. Black River academy at Ludlow,
Chester, Far Haven, White River
Junction Bethel Randolph, West Rut
land. Walingford. Bellows Falls Yer
gouucs, Proctor. Windsor and Wood
stock viii participate
a trophy will be awarded to the
winning team by benjamin G. BuX-
ton of Middletown Springs The court
al the Rutland armory is con ,idered
to be- as fine as any IN New England
Arrangements have been made with
Clyde Engle. Athletic Director at the
University Of Vermont. whereby the
winner from this section OF the state
will meet the winner Of the northern
section in championship game TO be
played at the gymnasium at the Uni
yerslty
4 brief summary OF many details in
connection with the tournament fol.
lows
1. Any team IN the southern part
Of Vermont is eligible.
9 Teams will be entertained over
night by members OF the Rutland Ro
tary Club
3. The travelling expenses viii IN
most cases ba entirely covered hy the
payment to the respective team man
ayers. on q promileage basis, the en-
tire gate receipts OF the tournament
4. II is obvious then that entrants
will incur scarcely any expense as
result OF teir participation IN the
tournament
s. a handsome trophy Is to be
awarded the winners. This trophy H.
the donation of Benjamin b Buxton
of Middletown Springs VT
e. Arrangements have been made
whereby the winners will represent
southern Vermont in a game against
the champions Of the Northern Yer
mont Basketball League, this game TO
be played IN the University Of Yer.
mont gymnasium fer the championship
of the state,
Z Arrangements have been made
with the management of theF New
England Interscholastic Ba ketball
OF Tufts College Boston,
Mass. whereby the Rutland tourna
ment title holder will represent south
crn Vermont
S. Vermont Headmasters' club
rules will govern the contests.
0. Central Board officials, unaffili
ated with any of the coutestiug teams.
will handle the games
Do not fail to enter this tournament
as We desire the most representative
teams ross bic to meet for the state
uuc and to uphold the prestige OF
southern Vermont Make Your entry
now.
We cannot expect TO entertain more
than - team aud it would be we'll for
YOU to make an immcdiate entrance
as our competitors will be selected
from the FIRST 19 entrants