The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1922-03-15
New Ulfn Wins
in Big Contest
WINS IN FINALS HERE SATUR-
DAY AND WILL REPRESENT
DISTRICT AT CARLETON.
THREE BIG GAMES.
MARSHALL BEATS REDWOOD.
NEW ULM BEATS SLEEPY EYE
IN PRELIMINARIES.
(From Mankato Free Press)

(From Mankato Free Press)
For the seventh time in seven
years the New Ulm high school bas-
ketball team walked through dis
trict tournament and will represent
that section at the state tourney at
Carleton this week as result of the
decisive victory of the Churchmen at
Redwood Falls Saturday where an
elimination meet with New Ulm,
Sleepy Eye, Marshall and Redwood
the entries, took place.
Marshall took second place in the
series by defeating Redwood in the
second afternoon game only to lose
to the New Ulm quint in the evening
when they failed to stop second
half rush of the big team by Mickey
Church.
The evening game was thriller.
Marshall made an unexpected show
ing by playing the New Ulm gang,
top heavy favorites, off their feet in
the first half and taking one point
lead at the end of the period, fifteen
to fourteen. Failure to stop the bas-
ket shooting of the rangey Nelson in
the third quarter was the difference
between victory and defeat. When
they allowed that athlete to get him
self six field goals they lost The right
to go to Mortified and made New
Ulm seven time winner.
Three Shining Stars
Fritsche, Nelson and Schueller of
the victors were three shining stars
of the day In the first win of the
Brown county men over Sleepy Eye
in the afternoon each of these ath-
letes made six field goals and were
shooting with a reckless abandon that
was bound to make baskets against
the light Sleepy Eye quint.
Another man to make an excellent
showing was Cartier, small forward
from Marshall. That lad was
whirlwind for speed and was the man
who defeated Redwood and with the
help of Hoff, center, he worried New
Ulm quint bit in the evening.
Against Redwood in the afternoon,
Hoff made six goals and Cartier four.
Lamberton for Redwood made six
field goals also and was the offensive
star of his team.
One peculiarity of the three games
was that there was little or no de-
fensive work in any of the three
games. New Ulm beat Sleepy Eye
by going out and making all the bas-
kets possible without making a ser
ious effort to stop the Harrisons with
the result that the losers in this bat
tie made thirty-three points to the
winners forty-seven.
Rooters Support Their Teams
From New Ulm special train over
the Northwestern started for Red
wood at ten o'clock. Nearly hun
dred and twenty-five followers board
ed the rattler there and were joined
by almost that many when the train
picked up Sleepy Eye delegation
Marshall came across with big fol-
lowing and of course Redwood was
there in a body. The armory was
packed to the caves when the night
game started and with two bands,
one from New Ulm and one from
Redwood, the noise was ear splitting
all day. Redwood Falls school Off
cials handled the details of the tour
nament with the assistance of Clark
of New Ulm and there was not a
hitch in any Of the plans. The games
were begun promptly at the hours
scheduled and run off in good style.
In spite of the intense rivalry be-
tween the contestants, there was no
thing that could call forth the slight
est criticism in the actions of any
roofing section. R. C. Puckett and G..
P. Blakeslee of the Mankato high
school were the floor officials and
they handled their detail to the point
where there work was openly COM
mended by the losers as well as the
winners. Fouls were called close and
frequently but there was not the
slightest cry of unnecessary calls or
of criticism
New Ulm VS.. Sleepy Eye
At two o'clock in the afternoon the
curtain was rung up on New Ulm
and Sleepy Eye. The game started
fast and scoring was frequent until
the New Ulm quint drew into neat
lead, twenty-five to sixteen at the
half time. Glassman of Sleepy Eye
had a dead eye for free throws but
only two of his mates, Green and
Hertz, were able to locate the hoop.
At the same time four Of the New
Ulm gang was getting shots into the
ring and comfortable lead resulted.
In the third quarter, the Sleepy Eye
contingent was given an opportunity
for some frenzied roofing when their
team pulled up to with four points Of
the New Ulms. That quarter was the
Harrisons best effort as the last
frame saw the Churchman pull away
with nary a halt until they sat on
top heavy score and the game. julius
Of New Ulm and Lahre Of Sleepy Eye