The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-24
BASKETBALL NOTES
by HARoLD HENDERsoN

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BY HAROLD HENDERSON.
DR.. Forest C. Allen. Kansas univer-
sity coach, has sighified his intention
! of having the Jayhawkers play Mis-
souri, a Series of games in Convention
hall, Kansas City, Mo. in case the
pennant chase ends in a tie.
| Southwest now needs only one
more victory to clinch the Kansas
| conference championship. 1t defeat
/ ed Ottawa by a score of A to SO IN
| a game played last night on the OF
| tawa COURT Southwestern made
| remarkable comeback following the
| defeat suffered at the hands Of Wash
| burn Wednesday night. The Baptists
| never had a chance. The Mound
| builders close the season Saturday
night with a game with Kansas State
| Normal. The contest will be played
| at Winfield. Southwestern defeated
| the Normals by a score of AZ to 20 IN
a game played Tuesday night at En-
| poria and is due to give them more
severe drubbing Saturday night. Nc
Pherson's only chance for the title IS
to win its four remaining games IN
| case Southwestern is vanquished Sat
| urday night.
| washburn. Baker. Friends and
| Kansas Wesleyan are now tied for
sixth hOnOrs in the conference race.
Only two teams and possibly only one
will hold this position following to-
nights games. Washburn Will stage
a battle with the Wesleyan five at
Thomas gymnasium. The ability of
the Ichabods to hold down the scor-
| ing of Scott. Wesleyan crack forward.
| will probably be the deciding factor
in the game. Washburn is confident
of victory and expects to display the
punch that won the Southwestern
game.
The other two games in the confer
ence tonight viii be Kansas State
Normal VS.. Friends at Wichita and
Mcpherson VS. Hays at Hays. The
INormal-Friends contest appears to be-
a toss up. Mcpherson should win
from Hays. However, Hays is known
i to all conference fives on account~of
l its close guarding.
| AItho Paramount is eliminated from
the conference flag race, it is making
a strong bid for second place. 1t won
its third consecutive victory of the
week last night by defeating the Pitts
burg Normal quintet by a score of %
to "a in game played at Pittsburg.
| In case Paramount wins its two re-
naming games aud Mcpherson drops
one of its four games left on the
schedule, the teams will be tied.
In the Missouri valley conference
Kansas university and Missouri are not
only fighting nip and tuck for the
| championship, but Oklahoma and Ne
braska are waging fierce battles for
third place. Nebraska forced itself
into the third position by defeating
| Oklahoma by a score of SO to "a
"Wednesday night. oklahoma cut this
lead down to .O07 by defeating Iowa
State by a score of 29 to 81 in a game
played last night at Alnes. Oklahoma
may regain its lead al the close of
the week, as it plays Grinnell at Grin
nell tonight, and Drake at Drake Sat
urday night while Nebraska will play
only one game, meeting Washington at
st. Louis. oklahoma is due to win
from Grinneu and the Drake game
will be closely contested. Washington
has a slight edge on Nebraska. Drake
still reposes peacefully in second place,
having defeated the Kansas Aggies by
score of So to 26 in a game played
last night on the home court.
The Topeka high school five is in
excellent condition for Horton game,
(which will be played Saturday night on
| the local court. The locals not only
expect to defeat Horton but to give it
a severe drubbing. A victory for To-
| peka would clinch the Northeast Kan
sas league flag. In case of a Horton
lIVictory Topeka and Horton will be tied
| for first honors. Z Horton expects to do
its best to take advantage of the stu
alton and has chartered a special car
|
the town are supporting the team.
There We're as many old men as boys
| in attendance at the game last Fri
day night, according to reports.
Oberlin basketball fans are growing
| highly enthusiastic over the game
since OberIin was designated as one
OF the fifteen Kansas cities to hold
official high school preliminary tour
naments Twenty high schools are
expected to participate in the-meet
A girls invitation tournament will also
be held, according to present plans
The Oberlin Commercial club will
present the winners of the affair with
loving cups. The following schools
are expected to enter: Goodland St
Francis, Atwood, Mcdonald, Bird CITY.
Hoxie, Colby, Lenora, Hill City, Nor
ton, Norcatur, Jennings, and Oberlin.
Oberlin and Goodland are doped to be
the strongest cOntenderS. Jennings
may prove to be a dark horse. Good
land is apparently sidestepping Kir-
wins challenge to meet a1l-comers for
the championship of Northwestern
Kansas. KirWin will enter the Phil
lipsburg meet Attic Oberlin is much
closer to Goodland than Phillipsburg,
the rail facilities to Phillipsburg are
much more convenient. Newton left
its own distFict last year to secure
Probably one of the closest contests
in southeastern Kansas tonight will be
the Parsons-Chanute game at Chanute
Parsons won &. recent contest between
the fives at Parsons by small mar
4 gin. Chanute is expected to retrieve
the defeat. Winfield defeated both
& quintets last week.
Lawrence high school is again pes
simistic over one of the outcomes of
one of its games. 1t plays Emporia
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