The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-02-22
ROBERT morris DEFEATED FAST
.FAIRlIEN TEAM LAST TOURNAMENT
Scored 81 Points in
Semi Final Game
Last Year
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WHIT player will make the most
Sensational record in the basket
BAH tournament to be staged at
he Normal school Friday and
: saturday Of this week?
What, player will have the best
sodi shooting record for tho Lour-
natnent?
what player will have the best
deid goal record?
what player will score tho high
est number Of points?
Asthe time Of the great annual
aeor classic approaches. the fans
are dong much specializing on the
natcoma Of the games and tho
showing that various stars will
make In the contests.
Fanswho attended the final ses-
Son Or the tournament last session
viii never forget tho marvellous
record made by a Fairmont high
school boy In tho semi-6nal game.
ms record he established at that
time WIN very likely stand for q
long, long time.
sirhes iadifwe refer to is Robert
Morris. son OF. Attorney Tusca
Morr.s. Young Morris Is now at
Culver Military academy, taking a
rear OF preparatory work before
Entering college.
IN the semi final game between
Faffmont and Falryiew Morris
scored all the points made by Fair
mont, ~ which enabled the local
team to eliminate Fairview from
the tournament, as the suburban
ties were able TO roll up only 19
potnts
IL WAS one Of the most remark
bie basketball exhibitions the
writer has ever witnessed, and II
Ne Ees anything more sensational
EhtsE year In the way Of individual
sneffofnance It will be much more
Than we have the nerve to antci-
pate.
By some queer turn of fate
Fatrmont high school had stuck
around through the entire tourna-
fneat, although coming within q
shade Of being eliminated by Far
ttfmgton on Saturday afternoon.
FaffyieW5was running on schedule
time and, of course, had not been
eliminated.
When the Saturday afternoon
games )had been finished and recess
Was. taken for supper before going
into the final rounds, it was a 1O-1
shot that SFairmont and Fairview
y \ would come together in the semi
fnalsfan that Fairmont would get
feal trimm!ng, as the Fairview
team had twice defeated Fairmont
auling the. season by wide mar
gins. All the fans would have
been willing TO bet their last nickel
that Fairview and Buckhannon
would be the contestants In the
final game Of the tournament, and
anyone had spoken reriously at
supper about the possibility Of
armont trimming Fa1rvlew, the
guards would have been called to
escort such a character to the nut
tactory:
thinning according to schedule,
Fairmoht and Fairview did meet
the semi-finals; and still rum
ming on time Falrview was leading
tie locals at tho end Of the first
IaIfsb a count OF 1876, Robert
Morris having shot field basket
and three fouls for his team.
Then came the second half and
disastar for F'airv.ew. This young
Norris lad took the burden of the
entire Fairmont team on his own
rail frame and in Is minutes OF
plhxfTan up Is points. Fairview
on THE, other hand got on the, skids
ana trg Us they would 1t was i'm
nossible ito beat the game Morris
was putting up. Bob was here,
tiiete $and everywhere, slipping
around and under the big Fairview
Guards and eating down under tho
basket ready to get a long pass
aud. drop the ball through for two
points
When It became evident that
the Fairmont players had chance
To- defeat FairyiCw heawildest Of
sfQppn S sJppk place, anu inc TanS
Kept one Eye on the game and tho
other On the official timer, praying
tor time to be up.
With "a minute and a half 10
MAY, !Fdirmont was leading by
three points. With less than a
minute to. play, Fairview dropped
one Id from the foul limo. In tho
last few. seconds Of play, Fafrview
inade ia final, desperate effort to
tand q field goal and tie the score,
6pt hope was shattered by the
splepdid guarding Of Fairmont.
TIE gun cracked, and one Of the
teatest tournament games ever
staged ended IN a Fairmont vic
Wildseyed, ioy-crazed fans rush
eison5 the floor and carried Morris
nbuut on their shoulders. singing,
sStnstling and yelling
Having shot their bolt In the
Eameswith Fairview. the locals fell
easysyictims Of Buckhannon in the
chanlpi onshtp game by the count