Great Falls tribune., 1922-03-11

! speakers from eight Montana nlgn
schools settle honors in public speak
ing.
Great Falls Loses
Great Falls lost the chance to win
the state basketball title Friday morn
high by score of 20 to Is in the stiff
est fought contest of the tournament
thus far. 1t was the only game since
the opening of the tourney which ran
into an extra five minutes as the re-
! suit of tied score at the end of the
second period. The score at the end
of the first half was Missoula 10,
Great Falls. A rally in which Gonser
and Winner each made basket made
| the score Great Falls Is, Missoula IA.
in the middle of the second period. but
shot Kelley, Missoula forward scored
| the winning goal from directly in front
| of the hoop Ario, Great Falls stand
ing guard. was unable to block the play.
| The game was fast from start to
| finish and the officials rushed both
teams at. top speed. Gonser, Great
Falls forward. who has been held from
! games because Of knee injury, played
| against Missoula. His guarding game
was exceptionally good and he scored
| eight points of the Great Falls total.
| field goals and free throws.
Missoula Forwards Fast
Kelley and Anderson, Missoula for
wards, scored six points each and play
ed stellar games. Big Ted 1llman,
CENTER made two baskets from the
field. and threw II gift shots for six
counts. His ability to plow through
the Great Falls guards aided consid-
~, %bo nff Of 20
Garden city forwards and center. The
guarding Of Sterling and Mehaffey,
and Shaw, Lowrey and Ario was Of the
same standard. Both teams held their
opponents to the middle of the floor
at nearly all times during the three
periods and players on either side were
forced to rely on long shots.
Beaverhead put Havre out of the
championship running Is to IL in a |
game closely contested and won by the
Dillon team only in the final minutes
Of play. Beaverhead led at the end Of
the half by 8 to 5, but Havre tied the
score at 10 all in the last half.
Mcdonald played great game for
Havre, his basket in the last half tie |
ing the score. He also kept Smith |
Leimert. Beaverhead guard. pulled his |
team out of the tie in the last half |
with a quick shot under the goal |
Smith took the last basket just before |
the end of the game. Havre seemed |
bothered by the low ceiling and could
not get over its customory long shots |
Darby Again Sensation
Darby was the sensation of the days
play. winning from Helena % to 90 /
Darby has won from two of the strong |
est teams in the tournament, and each |
time decisively. Darby was easily the
better team in Fridays game with
Helena. although Helena staged a rally
in the second half that tied the score
for a moment. Darby led at the half |
16 to TO- Kerlee, canny Darby center,
led the first half, scoring with four
field baskets. In the second half the
Helena team blocked him effectively.
but did not figure on the fast travelling
ONerturf. Overturf connected three
times near the end of the last half /!
and won for the western team |
Darby is the sensation of the tour
nament. The passing of this team is
rated by sports writer's as the fastest
seen here in years. Darby also has
pair Of guards that keep the opposition
well smothered Neil, a Helena sub,
led his team in scoring with five field
baskets. Erickson and Bompart were
able to score but one basket each.
Helena guards fought well but could
not follow the short fast passing of
Darby.
Sweet Grass Wins
Sweet Grass had hard time putting
Custer out of the running, the final
score of "a to II not showing the
closeness of the battle. Although
Sweet Grass led 10 to Z at the half,
Custer tied it up in the second half for
a moment and started a passing game
that would have won if the basket
could have been made to stay in the
ring
Dram starred for Custer with some
beautiful running shots. Whalen was
the high point man for Sweet Grass.
Neystad of Sweet Grass made eight
points in II free throws, and Sweet
of Custer took five in nine chances.
Near the end Of the game Tarbox was
out for disputing with the referee.