The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-02-27
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Fatryiew,s basketball patience
rss rewarded late Saturday eve
ming when the sabufbanites defeat.
"a Eisins 1851 in the final game
d che third annual Monongaheia
valley high school basketball tour.
uameut and took first place in the
sefies.
For three long years Fairvlew
had been waiting and praying and
playing to win this high honor. The
first two years they were nosed out
sttter great fights. Two years ago
Buckhannon trimmed them In tae
final game, and elast year the sen
sation playing OF Bob" Morris
Knocked them out in the SEM
finals, the little Fatrmont forward
alone scoring 81 points for his team,
While the best F'airview could make
totaled 10!
With nerves ,unshattered by these
trying reyerses; Fairyiew went into
INC tournament this year full Of
light. FaSored Thy a good drawing,
tliay played consist tent, careful, con,
seryatfYe Basketball aud came
through with a clean slate. Farm
fngton nearly wallbped them In the
firs game IN which they play ID
during the tournament, out from
then on until the final battle they
we're never in serious danger OF be-
ing eliminated:
Etkins, playing great bali all
though the tournament, eliminat-
iig Warrington Irving and Nor.
sanfoash In the trt.finals and semi
analS. made great fight for first
hpnors In the last game, but tho
'alsyiew lads were not TO be
wrecked for the third year in sue
sion and In tho plnches had
power enough to maintain the a6-
vantage.
The tournament this year was
one Of the most sensational ever
staged in the state and one that
was highly pleasing to the fans.
Bhe advance dope was shattered
eevsrsI times. M~gantown put up
wonderful ball, defeating Victory
md Buckhannon Saturday morning
and Saturday afternoon, respective.
~, but could not stand the strain
and fell before the fighting Elkins'
tribe iii the semi finals Saturday
night in o brilliant game.
East Side high school displayed
come good basketball and made
quite asrecord flor Fatmont, stick.
Ing In the tournament until tho sec
ond game of the serni.tinals, wheb
FairFieW took the measure OF tbs
Mofganites in a fast game. Tub"
steaiey5 covered himself with glory
during the series. The big East
side guard played the game OF hit
HE and must DO ranked among the
tigst stx guards In the valley.
Announcement was made Satur.
day evening that the fourth annual
yaIley tournament would be staged
naxt year on the dates correspond.
ing With, the series dates this sea.
500. This will be good news to the
fans, who have come to look upon
tlieTaliey tournament as one Of tho
real basketball classics Of tho
state Solar as local fans are con.
cenedI the games under the aus
nires Of the Falrmont State Nor
inal school hold much greater in.
terest than the state cams at Buck.
llannnn.s
Prize Winners.
Fairyiey took the loving cup fol
tie championship team; the mem.
hers Of the team were given gold
haskAtballs, The Elkins players
were gwen silver basketballs.
Simmons Of Morgantown won
three Individual prizes, one for the
highest number of field goals I'M,
single game, Is; a second for the
highest number OF points in sir.
sic NAME, So; and "a third for the
highest number OF points scored By
aps Individual player in the tour
naineuf 7s,
WallRce, Of Elkins, won the prize
tor the greatest number of field
Goals IN the tournament, "a.
PILES o. shinnston had the besl
average ii q foul shooter with 10
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Fsollowing Is the lineup and sum.
mary for The champi onship game: