Great Falls tribune., 1922-02-20
STATE HONORS
/ IN SIGHT FOR
CR0UCH'S BOYS
Great Falls High to Enter Dis
trict Tourney With Ten
Victories, No Defeats.

State honors are in sight for the
Blue and White basketball team OF
Great Falls high as the result of de-
feating Butte Central and Butte high
in two consecutive games at the Min
ing city, Friday and Saturday. Both
contests were won by fairly large mar
gins and Coach NJ. L. Crouch, Great
Falls mentor, asserts that his charges
did not have to contend with the
strength expected in the Butte teams.
According to reports of the contests
from Butte, the locals won by superior
playing in all Departments OF the game,
especially guarding and team work:
easier of the two. Crouch's -proteges
defeating that quintet, % to 6. Butte
high has beaten Butte Central, u to Il
but the Electrics carried the former
into camp to the tune of II to H.
The old superstition that Great Falls
was doomed to lose on the over size
Butte court was broken decisively in
those games.
Has Clean Score
The north central district tourney
is the next obstacle that must be over
come on the path TO Bozeman- Great
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thus far without defeat. having won
10 victories from seven different teams.
These are jefferson county lBoulderl
Havre. Fort Benton, Lewistown twice,
Butte high three times, Butte Central
and Mount ST Charles
To win the district tourney would
absolutely assure Great Falls place
at the state series, although it may
now claim right for special in
vitation because of its record. The
plan Of the state tournament commit
tee is to invite the winner of each
of the nine districts in the state and
seven others which have made salts
factory showings preceding the district
races.
Must Beat Fort Benton
Great Falls is matched against the
strong Fort Benton aggregation on
Wednesday night in game 5. The
schedule of games so works out that
the loser Of this conflict cannot gain
higher than fifth place on the honor
! list. The loser goes to game to play
the winner of the game between the
losers of the first and second contests,
which are between Augusta and Havre
and Harlem and Waller. If Great Falls
wins the game with Benton, it shifts
to game 10 for conflict with Cho-
teau (Teton county,. Great Falls beat
Fort Benton some time ago, II to Il,
in close game.
Thus, the serial games are scheduled
with winners and losers of the first
tier of games, and Great Falls must
win at least four games by the short
est route, TO win district honors.
The week will be a trying one for
the local hoopsters if they succeed III
winning because of the strength OF
1.-THE teams they must meet and the num-
Der of games which must be played
within three days.
Eleven Teams Coming
Eleven schools will send aggrega-
tions to the Great Falls meet. All
of these have sent in their eligibility
lists, which have been accepted by the
district tourney committee.
! The first day of games and those
following are:
Wednesday
2:30-Augusta VS.. Havre.
3:2O-Harlem VS.. Waller.
4:1O-Chinook vs. Stockett.
| 7:15-Cascade rs. Belt.
| s:05-Great Falls vs.. Fort Benton,
| S:55-Loser l VS.. loser ,.
| Thursday
| 3:OO-Loser 3 VS.. loser 4.
| 350-Winner vs.. loser ).
| 4:4O-Winner 3 VS.. winner 4.
7:3O-Winner VS.. Choteau (Tetor
county,.
S:2O-Winner VS. winner ,.
Friday
| 3:00-Loser 9 VS.. loser 10
| 4:oO-Winner 8 VS.. winner 10.
7:30-Winner s VS.. winner {.
S:30-Winner II VS.. loser IL.
| 9:3O-Winner 13 VS.. winner IL
| Championship
The winners Of the following games
win a place with the first five: Cham
pions, winner of game 16; second, lose
Of game 16: third, winner of game u
fourth, loser Of game 13, and fifth, win
ner of game IA.
The referee and umpire for the tour
nament have not been selected, accord
ing to Coach Crouch. although the com
mittee has several men in view for thu
positions.
Season tickets. which reduce th
charge for each game TO approximate.
10 cents, are being sold only to stud
ents of the high school but a minimum
price will be asked of outsiders.