The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-03-23
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS
MAKE GOOD SHOW
ING AT TOUR
NAMENT
WIN End PLACE AND GIVE
VICTORS A HARD RUB
Coach AlbrechtsOn's Fighting
Machine Bring Back H0nOrs
To the Home Town as a Re-
suit of Their Playing.

All Hail to Coach Albrechtson anC
the members of the Washburn High
School basket ball team. Washburr
| is proud Of the bunch and the show.
ing made in the annual sectional
basket ball tournament held at Su-
perior last Thursday, Friday and
Saturday to choose a team to re-
present Northern Wisconsin in the
State meet at Madison.
Had the element of luck been with
the team in the final game, especial
ly in the Shooting" of baskets,
Washburn might have had a repre-
sentative in the state meet, but never
theless the boys brought back hon.
ors to the home town and they are
being held up as victors, even though
they failed in the final game.
The teams which Washburn had to
compete against were from Spooner,
Mellen, Ashland, Ladysmith, Park
Falls, and Central and Nelson-Dewey
of Superior, all strong teams in
themselves, and the showing made by
the local team was very creditable
one. Washburn defeated every team
in sight until the final game for the
honor of representing the north Wis
consin district which went to the
Superior Central.
In the first game Washburn lined
up against Ladgsnith, defeating
them by a score of II to 13. The
next. game played was against Mel
len, Washburn winning by score of
20 to IL, and the final game was
against the Superior Central school,
Superior winning by score of 22 to
10, which was the highest score made
against this team in the tournament.
In the final game the floor work
of the Washburn team was without
flaw, but in shooting of baskets the
element of luck was not with them
and they lost by narrow argin.
The team members brought back
with them silver medals for the Sc
cond position and also Goldsmith
basket ball donated by the Pease
Hardware store, while the Superior
Telegram picked Kinney and Hawkes.
for the Conference team, while
Duluth newspaper awarded the places
to Hawkes. and Cyr.
The following players composed
the Washburn team: Arseneau and
Cyr, forwards, Kinney Center,
Hawkes. and Beck, guards, with Man
ming, Moland and Rummel as sub
stitutes.
Coach Albrechtson and the team
put Washburn on the map in the
basket ball world, and papers at the
head of the lakes gave the team
members much complimentary men,
ton on account of their excellent
playing. In building up this team
Coach Albrectson worked under diff
culties through the fact that two
teams have been drawn from the
school, but through hard work and
persistent efforts, with willingness
to cooperate among the team MEM
bers, he has built UP fighting
machine, the best the local school
has ever sent out.
To show the appreciation of the
people of Washburn and the student
body a banquet was arranged for
Wednesday evening of this week for
the team, the coach, school teachers,
the student body and business men
and this was held at the Congrega-
tional church last evening, the sup
per being served by the ladies of the
Congregational church. It proved
to be delightful affair, largely at
tended, and the real spirit was mani
fest on the occasion.
Following the banquet School Su-
perintendent H. E. Wilkins acted in
the capacity of toastmaster, and let
it be said that he certainly showed
his ability along this line in the
manner in which the program was
carried out. Talks were made by
George Calder, john Gibson, DR..
Schlossmann, John O'Sullivan, Mike
Cosgrove, boys of the team, repre-
sentative of the Badger Club and as
close to a glorious affair A. w.
Macleod arose and presented Coach
Albrechtson with beautiful watch
and chain, the gift being presented