Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1922-03-03
LITTLE FALLS WON
DISTRICT TITLE.
CROSBY, ONLY OTHER CONTEND
Err, DEFEATED % TO 25-ST.
CLOUD GAME CLOSE


pan contests ever played on the local
tioor, the Little Falls high school ;.bas.
ketball team Tuesday evening defeated
the fast Crosby-Ironton team n tys,s;x,a
score of 20 to 25 and thus cinched the
championship Of the Third district. As
result Of this victory, the Little
Falls quint will represent this district
in tho state championship contest at
Nor5hdeld March 16 and II and there
try to land the state title. The at.
tendance at the game Tuesday evening
was the best this season, all available
standing room being taken up.
Little Fails experienced the same
trouble in this game that they did at
st: Cloud the previous Friday-the in
AGILITY TO get going-and the first half
was Crosby's by score of II to Z.
MOT only were the local players unable
TO negotiate any plays but they seemed
utterly helpless on the, defensive and
if Crosby's players had made as many
baskets as they made shots for the
hoop the results would have been most
disastrous.
The visitors started the scoring with
q basket by Stark, whirlwind midget
forward. Fortier made a basket and
then the opponents started their fire.
works, Little Falls players hardly get
ting their hands on the ball, Kiewe1
making the only other field basket for
Little Falls in this half. At the end
of the first quarter Coach Dunphy
pulled out Fortier and Bastien and put
in Crosse and Brown. The locals seemed
to tighten up then but before they
could get going, the whistle blew for
the kalf. During these two periods
Stark had added another two feli
goals, Nyman three and Burud two and
Young made one point on a free throw.
Abraaamson made three points on as
many free throws. The half ended
II to ! in favor of Crosby.
In 5he second half Little Falls staged
a comeback that for a time took the
opposing players completely off their
feet. Right at the start of the third
quarter Brown shot three field basket:
from long range in as many minutes
This put confidence into his teammates
and they kept gaining on their oppon.
ents until soon they tied the score.
Crosse and Abrahamson each got one
basket and Kiewel made two. At the
end Of the third quarter, with the two
teams see-sawing for the lead, Fortier
and Bastien were put back in the
game. They got two field goals each.
Nyman, Crosby center, made three
baskets in the half and Young got one.
Bastien was put out of the game few
minutes before the whistle blew for
four personal fouls and Crosse took his
place.
A preliminary game between the
high school second team and Berlie 5
qmnt, composed Of former high school
students, resulted in victory for Ber-
lie s Ave by score Of 13 to 10.
Following is the lineup and sum-
mary Of the big game:
Little Falls Crosby-Ironton
Fortier IF Stark
Bastien If Young
KieWea C Nyman
Baker re- Burud
Abrahamson lg Martinetto
Substitutes, Crosse for Bastien
Brown for Fortier; Fortier for Brown;
Bastier Cor Crosse; Crosse for Bastien.
Field goals Nyman 6, Stark 3. Brown
3, Kiewel 3, Fortier 3, Basticn 2, Burud
q, Abrahamson, Crosse, Young. Free
throws, Bastien 0 out of !; Abraham
son 3 out of 7; Young out of 9. Per.
.sonal fouls, Little Falls 8, Crosby >
-: Referee. Adams Of st. Cloud.