Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-02-20
PEORIA TEAM BEATS
STREAT0R HIGH FOR
|. Y. TOURNEY TITLE
la SALE LOSES TO PEORIA BY
ONE POINT MARGIN IN SEMI
FINAL GAME PLAYED sATUR.
DAY AFTERNOON.

Peoria Manual Training high school
won the title Of the regular annual
Illinois Valley basketball tournament
by defeating Streator high 81 to II
in the final stages Saturday evening
al the "Hardscrabble" gymnasium, a
fdl down in the last two periods Of
play ON the part Of the Streatorites
caused the downfall of Dale's team
Streator Beats ToIuca.
Streator paved their way to the
finals by uucorking a big surprise by
defeating Touca high, choice of the
tourney. in the first game Of the semi
finals staged Saturday afternoon by a
final count Of 20 t. "a. Dale's men
PLAYED unbeatable ball all through
the game, They displayed an admir-
able demonstration Of floor work.
81 When the first gun was sounded they
felt victory tiHging at their finger
tins and nothing but real fighting
basketball spirit pushed them on to
victory and the elimination OF one of
the strongest teams in the running.
The game Is declared by critics as
being the incest cleanest game Of
tae tourney
s.a Slraator at the end Of the first quar-
ten ar-l3 behind by a to / count.
a- -l... %. the half Toluca's tos-
soa It held the upper hand by a
a.1rC But hen the third
.ewj s..r.a. Dtias men 90, III l.
bearing 1. er ONE hard playing
.LH. The quarter in the lead.
~ 10 lg 10 the last staaza they
al points to Toluca's five
Anderson Of the Sreator team
scored seven baskets in the game
-5sel. Ire- the Toluca defense to
.l t'.GseGs.
Tough Break for Up.
Fellows La Salle-Peru squad had
luck In their semi-fnal game
lth Peoria Peoria copied the tilt
by a three point margin, the score
being II to Il The two teams play
ed long 1T a heck and trot speed.
First one team would score a few
points and then the ether. The score
WIS practically even throughout the
entire game.
Then with only two minutes 10 play
~ the score stood tied at IA points each.
u was a real fight. neither team be-
Is ing able to score a field goal Both
teams clamped a tight defense but
technical fouls were called on the
olive and maroon squad, giving the
Peoria chance at free throws
They made them and Just a few
seconds after tile ball had dropped
through the netting the referee sound
ed the final whistle.
Peoria Finds Opposition.
In the finals Peoria found some
tough opposition in the first two Pc
rirls. Streator high played well.
Anderson of Streator. who had play
-" ed such a wonderful game through
out the afternoon against Toluca, was
way out of form against Peoria, be-
iH Handicapped bya fractured thumb
which he received during the after
uO9l.5 play. However, in the first
two periods Streator played an even
game with Peoria. In the first quar-
ter The score stood to in favor of
the Peorians while the half ended
with Peoria holding the upper hand
T. to 10.
~ bu. in the third period Streator
started 70 slump. Something went
wrong and the Pecrians tore through
the "Hardscrabbla' defense almost
at any time they wanted. During the
third period the Peoria team scored
nine points to Streators five, while
IN the final quarter they walked away
Nitl Dales men. Streator only scor-
cd TWO points in that period while
Peoria scored sixteen. Following are
tho lRaGps and the results Of the
fugl game