The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-02-24

Pure t0ou laws, antl.narcOtIc
laws and everything be hanged,
everybody is eating the dope to-
day,
The basketball dope.
With the opening Of the third
annual Mononguhela valley high
Tschool basketball tournament at the
y Normal school this afternoon, each
and every fan is carrying around a
dope sheet. OF course some good
guesser has the right dope, but we
reserve the right to keep our ad :
vance selections carefully hidden
away until Sunday morning or late
Saturday night when 1t will be
found that our Judgment on the
outcome Of the series corresponds
exactly to the final official reports.
Marion county, in the opinion OF
the majority OF the fans, has an
excellent chance to land highest
honors IL the tournament, the Fair.
view team being looked upon as a
strong contender for the champion
ship.
The majority of the carly guess .
tfs pick Falrview and Buckhannon
to play In the championship game.
while a few pick Victory to run tho
gauntlet successfully, others think
Elkins will come through the race
to the final lap, one or two stick
By Washington Irving or Morgan
town while Il fe whaVe the nerve
to hope that Jasper Colebank's
popular outfit, despite a hard luck
draw in the opening round will
fight its way to the top of the heap.
East Side. while having fair op.
position in the opening game
playing Klngwood, should land the
contest. Fa{rmont high school
should have little trouble with West
Monongah in the opening game, but
VIII likely be eliminated in tho
second contest, when they are
booked to meet Buckhanuon, unless
the very unexpected should happen
with Lost Creek debating the state
champions In the first battle book
ed for the Upshur county lads.
Neither East Side nor the Icemeu
Will reach the tri-finals, according
to the dope, which may be right
and may be wrong.
Eight game are booked for the
afternoon session today and eight
games tonight, three of which will
be between redrawn teams from
defeated teams this afternoon.
Eight games will be played tomor-
Tow morning, four tri-final games
tomorrow afternoon and the semi
finals and championship game to-
morrow night. The session this
afternoon will start at / o'clock,
the evening session at 6:30; to-
morrow mornings session starts at
8 O'clock, the afternoon session ut
3 o'clock and the night session at
O'Clock. All games except the
) championship contest will consist
Of two Is Jlinute halves.
"Bill" Watkins Of East Liverpool,
q Ohio. is referee for the tournament.
Tho Dope Sheet
IN tho games this afternoon
Morgantown is picked. to defeat
Bridgeport: Victory is favorite
over West Milford; the lcemen
have the edge on West Monungah:
Buckhannon is a 10.1 shot over
Lost Creek: It is a toss up between
Grafton and Washington Irving;
Rivesville has little chance against
Weston; Lumberport Is favored
over Tunnelton; Elkins should trim
Salem.
This evening East Side is favor
ed over Kiugwood; Shlnnstou rules
/ oyer Jane Lew; Blacksville Is
,lAtvon the edge over Newburg;
Warrington has. the call In the
game with BelinGton; FaIrvlew
should down Pennington. Follow
ing these games six redrnwn teams
VIII battle In three games.
After the session this afternoon,
the coaches will be called together
TO decide on the matter OF redraw,
ing defeated teams.
Interest is high in the tourna-
ment games and large turnout Of
fans Is expected at every session
The big jam will be tomorrow
might, 80 those desiring choice
seats should come early tomorrow
afternoon and stick around until
the finish.