The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-28

Pherson, Sa1ina, wichita, Hutchinson. |
Newton and Topeka.
High school football fans and play |
| ers in this section OF Kansas are de-
string another change in the arrange
ment of games Topeka high school
| teams have been ranked with the
strongest in the state during the last
| few seasons but at the end Of the
season they find they have won moth
ing. The local fans receive the most
| satisfaction when the team defeats
| Lawrence, its ancient rival The play
| ers land fans are now apparently IN
| favor of forming a football league
for membership in the proposed
IIeague would be: Lawrence, Manhat-
tan, Salina, Ottawa, Emporia, Kansas
City, Kan, Leavenworth, Hutchinson
or Wichita Topeka plays practically
| all these elevens now The benefits
from the league would be the superior
| playing and the fighting for an at
| tainlnent- Since the Northeast Kan
| sas high school basketball league was
| organized the class of playing in this
| The Kingman high school basket
| ball teams made a unique record last
lweek. They won seven games in two
days. This is probably the record OF
the season, excluding tournaments.
| Final preparations for the third an
| nual Crawford county basketball
tournament, to be held in Croweburg,
March 3 and 4. have been completed.
Many teams are expected to enter.
The Joplin and Pittsburg interurban
lines will run special cars during the
entire tournament for the convenience
of fans.
The first interstate basketball tour
| nament ever attempted in Wichita
| will be held March "a and IS under
| the auspices of Friends university.
The Wichita board of commerce is CO.
operating in an effort to make the
meet a success. All games will be
played in the Wichita forum. Invita-
tons have been mailed to two hum
Idred teams in different states. Many
have expressed their Willingness to at
tend.
The basketball season for all
| Wichita schools will close this week.
| Friends and Paramount will begin
work in track and baseball next week.
Wichita high school plays two of its
| most difficult games Of the season.
| 1t will meet kingman at Kingman
Friday night and Nickerson at Wich-
tia Saturday night. In case Wichita
becomes the victor in both contests
| and Newton drops one of its remain
ing games, they will be tied for first
honors in the Arkansas Valley league.
| Kansas high school basketball is
evidently much superior to that played
in Oklahoma. Tulsa, Oklahoma City
and Ponca City are mentioned as the
istrongest contenders for the Oklahoma
title. Fort Scott defeated Oklahoma
lCity with ease and Wichita decisively
defeated Tulsa. This question will
| probably be definitely decided when
the interstate tournament is held at
Winfield. Thursday, Friday and Sat-
urdar.
The Winfield high school and
Arkansas City quintets will close their
| Arkansas Valley league schedules with
a game on the Arkansas City court. :
R. c. Lewis. Coffeyville high school
track coach, sounded the call for can
didates for the team Monday after
noon. Practice will be held in the
| gymnasium until the arrival of warm
weather. Inter-class meets will be
held in the near future in order to
discover the ability of the aspirants.
The Verdigris Valley meet will be held
at Cpffeyville on April 90.
| Coach Needham of Fort Scott high
school is not only confident that his
basketball team can cop the district
tournament at Pittsburg. but feels
that it will win. the state champion
ship.
Newton basketball fans will give a
benefit show Wednesday for the New
ton Athletic club quintet. The pro-
ceeds will be used to help defray the
| expenses of the five at the national
| amateur meet at Kansas City, Mo-
| March 6. The team will demonstrate
| its basketball proves by playing the
| NickerSon Athletic club five and the
Hutchinson reformatory team on the
| same night
A novel record was established last
year IN the Western league. Allen.
| Oklahoma City pitcher, allowed more
| hits than any other hurler in the
league since its birth and al the same
time won more games than any other
pitcher.
The Lyons high school boys and
girls basketball teams won a double
| header game from Ellinwood last
week and apparently improve as the
season progresses. According 10 pres
strong bid for the district tournament
title at Sterling, March 10 and II.
The Fredonia high school basketball
| team is following up its victory over
Cherryvale last week with strenuous
practices with the hope of winning the
Verdigris Valley league title.
Argentine high school. which was
| outfawed from the Northeast Kansas
/ Basketball league early in the season,
| continued its winning streak by de-
| feating the Ottawa university seconds
on the Argentine court lastlweeke
| The Emporia basketball fans ask
the question: What chance would the
Kansas conference fives have with the
Missouri Valley schools2" In answer
| they state that Kansas Normal
| swamped the Kansas Aggies. the
teachers could probably defeat Grin
| nell and Southwestern could give Kan
sas university stiff battle.
The Raschens quintet. of Parsons
| cou45111ed their last