Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-02-24
Great Falls to Play
in Semi-FinaI Game
in District Tourney
Havre Will Meet Winner Of Great Falls~Cascade
Contest for North Central Basket
ball Championship

game 13 Friday afternoon when It Will
clash with Cascade. Il. Great Falis
wins this fray, it will advance to the
championship game with Hayre, nlgh,
Friday night. If it loses, it will have
fourth place on the list of district WIN
ners. Whether the game is won or not,
the chances Of Great Falls for an lnvl-
tation of the state meet at Bozeman,
March Sill, is virtually assured pc
cause of it's record before the North
Central tournament.
Shaw made the first score for Great
Falls on DAVIS technical foul about
three minutes after the initial blast.
The ball continued to be passed from
one end of the court to the other until
Choteau relayed it to it's territory but
failed to score after about SIX attempts
from directly under the basket. rms
was virtually the only time Teton ever
got possession Of the ball IN It's own
field for such advantage.
lie Frank Wiprud scored first for his
team hy long hurl from the middle
Of the floor and Shaw failed to take
advantage of F. Wipruds personal.
I,owrey received the ball on a Teton
mass and hurled it through the bucket
bv perfect arch which nearly touched
the ceiling of the gymnasium.
BEFORE time was called, however.
Winner scored two field goals and
shaw rang the bell for two more points
which raised the score to 8 for Great
Falls and z for the visitors. Gonser
and shaw each scored field basket
and +. Wiprud also found the hoop.
| Winner scored another long shot. WIN
ner. Shaw and Gonser each tired lot
scores but failed to connect and Gon-
ser and Winner again threw up chances
| for taIles when near the basket. Ine
/ ball was being flashed to all corners
of the floor during the final mlnnte
If the second period. Gonser succeed
| ING in forcing the ball through the
! loon but this score was not counted
! because IL was made just as the gun
was fired.
The lineup and summary:
Great Fails (I6) Choteau ~
| Winner (c) =. forward .... law
I Gonser forward l.. Wlprud
! Shaw .....-. center =; 1r,:.l ~
Lowry guard IF. Wiprud! tc)
/ Ario ......... guard 1899. Jachsoh
Substitutions: Choteau-None. Great
FalIs-None.
Field Goals-Winner, 8; Gonser, /;
Shaw. .: Lowry, 1: Daw, 1; F. Wiprud
/; Jackson. !.
Free ThroWs-ShaW, out OF D;
Winner, 0 out of 3; Daw, out Of :;
A. Wiprud, l out of 3.
Score at half time-Great Falls, 3;
Choteau, 3.
Officials: Referee, Harmon: umpire
Howard timekeeper, Nordquist; scor-
er, Perry.
Augusta-Fort Benton
All dope was smashed when the less
exnerienced but much heavier Augusta
team Jumped into the semi-flnals by
beating the strong Fort Benton string
by a score Of 8 to in an afternoon
game. The contest was full OF thrills
and bulldog effort but the Benton
gang was, apparently, helpless before
| Rouse. Augusta standing guard, who
was ever on the job and always break
ing up plays which would have put
the River squad far in the lead.
Fort Benton won the district tour
nament at Great Falls last year and
basketball fans looked forward to see
the Augusta five swamped. The man
ner in which Benton fell apart is sim
liar to the experience Of Great Falls
last season.
Augusta had such difficulty in beat
! ing Waller Wednesday that it was
thought the conflict with Fort Benton
t WDulu ltdft augusta III WV ,ShAaA ASA
the remainder of the tourney.
J. Moe, sturdy Augusta forward
was everywhere at once, smashing into
the frazier Benton players and hurting
the sphere at the hoop with useless
! effect.
/ With the exception of one field goa
each by the Moe brothers, the remain
der of the total was scored BY 3. Moe
on free throws He made the record
Of scoring 5 out of 6. McLeish, Ben
ton. succeeded in counting but one free
throw out Of 3.
The contest was loosely played, the
Augusta lads plainly showing lack OF
coaching and experience. Merger
Benton, made three field goals. star
ring for his team. Fort Benton is
now finally eliminated from the tour
nament through the loss Of two con.
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