Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-01-21
Great Falls High Wins
Over Fast Butte Team
at Basketball, 81 to s
Speedy Team Work Of Blue and White Aggre-
CATION Puts Local Boys in Line
for State Tournament.

Waxstaff, Butte forward, and Walsh,
running guard, did virtually all the
playing for the Miners. 'Wagstaff was
IN every play and Walsh covered the
middle Of the floor with exceptional
speed.
Butte was unable to work the sphere
under the basket and long shots proved
futile The reported invincible Butte
criss-cross could not be used to effect
on the Great Falls court. The larger
size Of the Butte gymnasium may be
responsible for this.
Winner Of Great Falls made the first
field goal and score of the game
minute after the referees whistle blew.
Walsh dribbled the ball to the Butte
hoop but the guarding of Lowry pre-
vented him from making the score.
The ball was worked from one end of
the floor to the other for two minutes
before Charters squirmed through the
defense of the Butte team and scored
another two points. This was followed
by dangerously long shots from the cen
ter of the court by Walsh and Muir
ply but neither Connected with the hoop.
Long Tosses Futile
O'Connor was called for holding and
Winner added another point to the
Great Falls tally. Chapman replaced
Brennan at right forward and showed
his ability in running down plays. Chap
man, Wagstaff and Walsh tried in sue
cession on long losses but were unable
to make a count. A foul on Shaw gave
Walsh another chance for a free goal
but he failed to score. Personal fouls
were called on Charters, which gave
Butte two counts.
Charters again wiggled out of d
mass of players and scored for Great
Falls. Gonser dribbled the full length
| of the floor for another count and
scored again a minute later as the half
ended The score at the end of the
half was II to 2 with Butte at the
short end.
The second period of the game start
ed slow, but Great Falls soon took the
offensive. Chapman rushed the ball
down the middle of the floor for the
first Butte basket of the game. Shaw
found himself isolated in the middle of
the court with the ball, and being I'M
able to pass through the Butte defense,
arched the sphere for two points. VIM
ner opened Great Falls rally by max
ing two baskets but missed a gift
chance on Murphy's foul.
Winner Scores Again
Winner rushed the ball to the Blue
and White board for another score.
Murphy, Butte forward, was hurt in
| the eye and Coach Danahey sent Bren-
| nan into the game again. Wagstaff
| entered the game and dribbied the ban
| to the Butte basket but Lowry kept
him from scoring.
The ball was tossed around under
| the Great Falls hoop for minute I'M
! til Winner made jump at it and
pushed it through the loop Wagstaff
tried a shot from the middle of the
| floor and Lowry followed him to the
| other end Of the floor to break up q
| possible score. A foul on Gonser gave
| Butte the second tally of the sec ond
| half and personal foul on Winner
1 gave Butte another point
| Gonser retaliated with long shot
for two counts and Charters raised
the Great Falls score to 81. Wag-
staff of Butte made the last field goa
Of the contest and brought the Butte
| total to s.
Winner Plays Well
Winner played his first game at for
ward and showed his ability in scor-
! ing as. well as his perfect teatnwork
with Gonser. His personal tally was
sixteen, seven field goals and two free
throws. Gonser made four baskets
J Chartef1S the same, anu SHAW. oi-F
Winner made two free goals out o.
five and Walsh scored four out q
five. Chapman and Wagstaff scr:ct
one field goal each.
But one contest was scheduled IL
Great Falls, but Coach Danahcy ane
his charges agreed to meet the Giec
trio team again tonight. Great Fall'
will 60 to Butte February Is for re
turn game, and at the same time, pla,
Butte Central on February IL.
The lineup and score:
| Great Falls (34) Position Butte ~
F.! Shaw guard Walsh
Lowry guard Maeghel
| Tbarferis' center O'Connol
Winner forward Brennan
| Gonser forward Murph,
Substitutes, Chapman for Brennan
! Crawlcy for Maegher, Brennan fol
Murphy, Wagstaff for Murphy.
Free throws-Winner 2 out of 5
Walsh out of 5.
Field Winner j.: Gonsel
s: Charters 8; Shaw 2; Chapman ,
Wagstaff 2. !,
Score at half time-Great Falls II
Butte >.
Referee, Ed Marion; timekeeper G
B. Perry.