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OAKLEY PLAYERS
SPRING SURPRISE
COACH SANBERG'S TEAM TO PLAY
MOSCOW OR COEUR D'ALENE
FOR STATE CHAMPIONSHIP


cham pionship of Idaho. Oakley has
made remarkably good showing
having won from Moscow and Coeur
d'Alene and the Oakley team, coached
by Linus w. Sanberg, is now doped
to win the tournament. The strength
of the Oakley team came as a dis
tinct surprise in that Moscow was a
decided favorite up to last night
The results of the tournament up
to noon today are: Oakley defeated
Moscow yesterday afternoon in the
first game of the tournament, SO to
80. Occur d'Alene defeated Boise in
the last five seconds of play last
night, "a to 33. The first game this
morning was won by Moscow over
Boise by the comfortable score of
81 to II. Oakley took the second
game of the morning, 21 to Is, from
Occur d'Alene.
Boise Team Eliminated
AS a result of Moscows defeat of
Boise this morning the Boise team
was eliminated from the champion
ship play Either Moscow or Coeur
-d'Alene will be eliminated this after
noon, leaving one of the two teams
to meet the undefeated Oakley aggre-
gaeion. The indications are that
Moscow will win from Occur d'Alene
and Moscow and Oakley will probab-
ly meet tonight.
If Oakley is defeated by Moscow
tonight the two teams will meet in
the final championship deciding
game Monday. If Oakley wins to-
night from Moscow the local quintet
mil hoy dofo
put out of the running The champ
the Oakley players if they defeat
Moscow again tonight.
Oakley Big Surprise
The first game of the tournament
was pretty much of surprise. Mos
COW had been scheduled to win the
tournament with a fair amount of
ease while Oakley was considered
strong but not championship calibre. !
The Oakley players battled the Mos
cow basketeers to a Is to 15 tie at
the end of the first half and in the
second half passed them, winning on
the long end of 38 to 80 score.
The excellent condition of the
Oakley players was demonstrated in |
the second half The work of Nelson
Hunter, Oakley guard, and Larson,
center, were distinctive features of I
the game. Both Hunter and Larson
will probably make the all-state
team on the strength of their show
ing in the first game against Moscow.
Hunter Shows Well
Hunter in addition to playing
fine defensive game made five field
baskets. Larson was high point man
of the game with six field baskets
and four out of five free throws.
Martindale showed well as Oakley's
forward with five field baskets while
Davidson and K. Wilson worked in
well in the general Oakley teampIay
designed to give Hunter and Larson
for field basket shoot
ing.
Moscow was handicapped by the
sickness of Drury, center. The Mos
COW team was badly off form in the
opinion of many who have watched
he sensational march of the local
team this season. Oakley's excel
lent condition, hard-fighting, team
play, and individual prowess were
he big factors in the defeat of Mos :
COW but Moscow has been known to
olay better basketball.
Nedros made four field baskets and
Xix out of six free throws Woody
played his usual good consistent [
,ame at guard.
COeur dAlene Wins
The feature contest of the tourna- : :
nent so far from thrill standpoint :
vas the Coeur d'Alene and Boise
1ocf Sfrl,f sr, iDh
pAlene won by the narrow margin y
f one point and in the last five sec G
nds of play. After a zig-zag lead
eld first by one team and then the
ther Boise held a three point lead,
8 to 20 at the end of ihe first half. ;,
Boise strengthened this lead ma I
srially in the second half when =
anne rally by Occur d'Alene cut the =
BAD to two points. With one minute .
D play Bradbury of Coeur d'Alene "
onverted free throw and Boise y
I'd 33 to 80 with 81 seconds to rIay .
here was mad scramble for the "
ALL Bradbury finally got his hands u
n the ball and in fight both against II
oise and time the Occur d'Alene "
,rward hoped field basket that
on the game five seconds before
1e bark of the timers gun.
Moscow Beats Boise
Boise gave Moscow a whole-hearted h
little this morning in the first game .,
hich started shortly after 10 O'Clock. =,
he first half ended Ia to 10 in ~
vor of Moscow but in the second al
alf the local high school basketeers cr
lssed the Boise team and ended the ~
,me on the long end Of 81 to IL III
ore
Nedros connected up with his GUS
mary shooting both from the field
I'd from the foul .ine. Nedros was
eh point man with five field Das- ee ee
IT'S and II free throw conversions. u ~
le game was unusually rough ana "
70 Boise men, Atkison and Captain
Inter, were removed on personal Id
uls. Atkison was removed on four
rsonals by the middle of the first
If but Quinter had the fourth per
nal called on him just before the "
me ended hi