Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1922-03-02
Athens Tournament

Athens Hi won the Ohio Uniyer-
slty basket ball tournament by beat
ing Aquinas high school by a score
OF AZ to IA. Aquinas had the hard
est schedule of any of the teams.
having to play Nelsonville, Spencer.
portsmouth, Shawnee and Athens,
me Nelsonv1lle-Aquinas game was
Judged to be the hardest fought
game of the tournament. as thew
were obliged to play two overtime
periods, and the final score was ID
to 16. ""'
Athens and M. & M. were each
fortunate in drawing a pass the fret
time. Canal Winchester was CON
1dered one of the strongest teams of
the tournament, but was eliminated
IN the first game by Hamilton town
SNIP by 1917 score. George Carr
IS the superintendent of this school.
M M. drew Ashville. which was
CONSIDERED very formidable oppo-
hent, having beaten Hamilton Towr-
ship earlier in the season by a score
of A to 12. This game proved to be
one of the best games of the tour-
ney, and was featured by the foul
goal shooting of Cupp, the Ashville
forward who was able to make 0 ont
OF Ii free throws, and bv the fact
that White tailed field goals The
Ashyille quintet was able to talIv
only two field goals, because of The
close guarding of Nell and Osborne
VINO played full game.
The Athens MESSENGER has the fol-
loving TO say concerning the game:
Malta-McConelsville's five was the
biggest quintet of the tournament.
IL also boasted of star in White
who netted five field goals and was
the best performer of the five Ash
vile bowed out IA to 13 in close
nara fought game in which r.
Cupps foul shooting almost won the
game for Ashville. The first period
ended to g." Kennard and Jen-
kins each scored field goal, but
White was very unsuccessful in
foul shooting, while his center shots
were the feature of the game. The
lineup follows:
Nj. & M.-14 AshyilIe-1a
White =. -. r. F. :. R. Cupp.
kennard L. F. =. ;. Messiah
Jenkins. :. G. :. ;. ..B. Cupp
osborne :. r. G. :. :. .Hinkle
Nell. .L.G C1oud
Field Goals-White, s; Kennard,
l; Jenkins, /; Messiah, Q.
Foul Goals-R. Cupp, 9.
While M. & NJ was downing Ash
vile, Athens won an easy game from
Somerset by score of IL to 3, in
which they were able to save their
players by running in second team
men. Besides this advantage the
Athens team was also favored by
the fact that they were playing on
their home floor, and had the crowd
back of them.
The M. & M.-Athens game was
played at $3.50 o'clock Saturday
and was witnessed by a
very large crowd. Athens drew first
blood on foul throw. but White
soon followed with another Then
Athens Gagged one from the center,
and were able to hold the lead for
the remainder of the game. Athens
and M. '& NJ. each failed to make
free throw, but Baton of the Athens
team made good two others. White
and Baton each missed another free
throw, but White made the next one.
Athens followed with a field, and
White with a foul goal, making the
score to 7 in favor of Athens at
the end of the first half. Too much
can not be said of'the playing of the
local quintet in this half, for the
Athens team was held to only two
field goals !
White opened the second half by
two free throws, and Baton
followed with two out of three at
tempts. AT this point of the game
White was taken from the game be-
cause of four personal fouls, and
Jenkins was substituted, while My
ron Tolbert took Gorrell's position.
Kennard made foul goal, and Bat
ton followed with four field goals.
Kennard missed a free throw short
ly before the last whistle blew.
1t should be noted here that White
had never been forced to withdraw
from game since the beginning of
his basket ball career, but any one
who was spectator at the Ashville-
M. & M. game could have seen the
hindrance of such man to the
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