The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-08
MISSOURI valley Standings.

In the current issue of the Hour
| Glass, the official student publication
| of st. Mary's college. an article re-
ferring to the recent Washburn-St
Mary's contest at st. Marys, pays
Arthur Brewster, Washburn star
guard, the highest tribute possible to
a player. 1t follows: EST. Mary's adj
mires a sportsman at all times and
had the opportunity of meeting one in
the person of Art Brewster. The big
Ichabod guard played a wonderful
game both on offense and defense as
he succeeded many times in breaking
up the Saints offense. Altho he re-
ceived many unavoidable hard knocks
nevertheless he never lost his smile
and the side-lineS were unanimous in
their verdict that Brewster is Good
Sport
Kansas City, Kan, high school will
enter the Atchison district tournament
to be held Friday and Saturday. The
Kansas City five won the title of the
invitation tournament held last Sat
urday at Bonner Springs.
Atchison high school lost every
games played in the Northeast Kan
sas league this season As a result
of its failure in basketball 1t tried to
realize some satisfaction from the fact
that two former stars, Babe" Allyea
and "Sprug" Lane, would play with
the HiliyardS team. of st. Joseph, No,
in the national basketball tournament
being held at Kansas City this week.
However. the Hillyards team was de-
feated and Atchison's hopes for some
success in basketball this season have
content Friday and Saturday and see
its opponents win games at the tour
nament on its court
Manhattan will have the privilege
of entertaining the members of six
teen high school basketball teams and
a large number OF fans Friday and
Saturday, when the district tourna-
ment is held on the Aggie court The |
teams that will participate in the |
are: Lsonardville, Gle |
burne, Riley. Clay Center, Junction |
City. Scandal, Miltonvale, Blue |
Rapids, Glasco. Irving, Seneca, Han !
over, Centralia, St. George, Stafford |
and Corning.
Checkers is the newest college sport /
at the Kansas State Normal school. |
The team is composed of five men,
two being professors and three being /
students. However, professors cannot
always outthink men in other lines of
work, as the Emporia postoffice team i
recently defeated the Normal team by
winning by a one game margin. The
members of the Normal team are;
Prof. J. P. Drake, Prof. L. A. Parke,
Harold Talbot, Donald Andrews and
Amos Engle.
The Americas high school boys five
won the annual Lyon county tourna-
ment held at Emporia recently. 1t
defeated Reading in the final game by
4 score of 33 to IS. Neosho Rapids
won the girls championship, defeat
ng Bushong by a score of A to Is.
the teams that had defeated
Americas this season We're: Bushong,
Usage City, Council Grove and White
City. Admire and Bushong were the
1nly Lyon county teams Americas had
defeated, while Reading had won from
Hartford, Neosho Rapids, Miller, Ad-
nire and Barclay.
The Emporia-Centra1 high school,
IF Kansas City. No, exhibition con-
est. which was to have been played
It the national basketball tournament,
mas been cancelled
Kansas City. Kan, should win the
Atchison district tournament without
difficulty as Horton has entered the
Topeka tournament and Leavenworth
he Baldwin tournament. Baker uni
fersity expects to entertain 400 stu
tents during the Baldwin tourna-
nent. The teams that have entered
ire: Bucyrus, Bonner Springs, De
soto. Edgerton, Gardner, Leaven-
worth, Linwood, Merriam, Osawato-
nies Piper, Princeton, Rosedale. Rich
nond, Spring Hill. Stillwell, Union
own. Vinland and Waverly.
Newton. Roosevelt, Emporia and
high schools have been
banned as the strongest contenders for
he Emporia district tournament title.
The College of Emporia-Kansas
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