The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-22
VALLEY TEAMS
SHOWED BEST
TOURNEY FORM
State Champ 10 n $ hip
Games Reviewed by )
Wesleyan Writer
BY BUGS TEETs

BY BUGS TEETS
BuCKHANNoN March ga
Ono week has passed since the
holding Of the annual state high
school tournament, and the various
team competing have doubtless all
ceased in playing the game over
by this time. Like any great ath-
letic event tho state tournament
Just closed unearthcd a great big
mountain. Of material for argu-
ments and speculation.
TO begin with the concensus OF
opinion AMONG a vast majority OF
the basketeers, coaches, newspaper
mon and fans was that the double
tourney play, or the division OF the
state team, Is the best plan yet de-
veloped for the handling OF the
state championship clashes. Games
were smoother and harder fought
throughout the tournament than
ever before.
There seems to be some misun.
Outstanding however, regarding the
Buckhannon -Parkersburg Hi
game, in which the former team
won BY single point. The writer
was In tho press box during the
entire tournament and was taking
particular interest in the Buck
Misunderstanding clash. Here is
what happened:
Following the tournament the
statement was made that there
was some question about the Par
kersburg- Grafton score, regarding
personal fouls. When the Parkers4
burg-Buckhannon game came on,
Coach Thomas OF the Parkcrsburg
big red five was considerably wor-
ried and was walking up and down
the floor. Director Upton made in.
qulry about the way the coach
felt, and Coach Thomas emphatic
ally exclaimed that his team would
not lose. providing everything was
carried On right. The score.keep-.
Ing proposition was then brought
up and the alleged Tnaccuracy of
the Grafton Parkersburg game
mentioned. The writer has no
knowledge of any mistake In the
Grafton Parkersburg game, moro
than he. heard someone say that
the scorers made a mistake IN
marking mp personals against a
Parkersburg plafer in this game
which may or N lay not have been
true.
Director Upton then found Harry
stansbury, and requested him to
keep score in the Buckhannon.
Parkershurg game. Stansbury Is
an old experienced hand at the
score keeping game, and was q
totally disinterested party in the
whole proceedings. He consented
to keep score with the regular
scorer, and Coach Thomas OF Par
kersburg thanked Director Upton
for the favor.
The game which followed was
one of the best II not the best
game OF the whole tournament.
Buckhannon won by a single point.
There was no attempt on the part
OF anybody to work the score
books or the time to throw the
game in either direction. Such a
charge to be brought forth Is
wholly uncharitable and has the
iear marks Of poor craftsmanship.
Parkersburg had we'll coached,
hard playing five. and sport
scribes were fervently sitting be-
hind typewriters IN the press box
the last fow minutes OF the melee
eagerly watching for Parkersburg
to upset the dope. which she came
SO near doing. However, the bost
team won, and since there was hut
one point difference IN the score.
theer could ont have boen whole
lot OF differenc In the two teams.
Still. the one point eliminated Par
kersburg just as 1t would have
Buckhannon or any other team
playing.
Whether Harry Stansbury SAID
that Parkersburg High had the
hest team at the tournament or
not, is more than We Gun say. We
quote the following however from
the Morgantown Post: Refer to
page s Monday. March 9Th, last
edition. THE best team won. "
This was the opinion given today
by Director H. A. Stansbury when
asked about the tournament. He
added that Clendennin did not Of
fer much opposition to the Buck,
harmon team in the finals and left
the impression that Fairview would
probably have gone to the finals
had not the Marion Countains lost
their star player, Art Ammons, by
sickness during the progress Of
the playing. Bluetield had a fine
team physically, but did not show
the same skill and science exhib-
tied by several other teams.
The best basketball shown at
the tournament was exhibited by
upper Monongahela Valley teams
Fairview, Buckhannon, Elkins,
Il s.