The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1924-02-21
HOOP TOURNAMENT
MARCH 6 And 7
Eleven Games Scheduled. Season
Tickets On Sale Saturday AT
A Reduction


Tournament tickets for the big Sew
enth District basketball tourney, to be
held in the Auditorium Thursday and
Friday, March 6 and Z, will go on sale
Saturday.
The tickets will sell for $1.75, and
will admit holders to all the eleven
games.
Tickets can be purchased at the
drug stores, or from high school stu
dents. A committee Of business men
in charge Of the downtown sales has
beer appointed: w. ii. Carr, chair
a A. G. Schroeder, Donald McCul-
lei, and f.. G. Butler.
AS the seating committee must
know in advance the approximate
number of persons to expect, II is
urged that every one in Miller plan
ming to attend, purchase a ticket as
soon as possible.
By buying your ticket i'm advance.
you can make a substantial saving, as
the total single admission charges for
the tourney would be $3.50. Thus you
can afford to miss one or two of the
opening games, and yet saw monev
by purchasing a season ticket now.
There will be eleven games in all.
Announcement as to the pairings AN
pot be made until the formal entry o.
the teams closes, next Tuesday. Nine
teams have tentatively entered so far.
Miller, Highmore. Blunt. Pierre, Har-
rold, Rec Heights, washington, Onida
and Canning.
In addition to the regular elimina-
ton play, there will be a consolation
tourney for teams beaten in the first
round. These games will ',e played
off on Friaay.
The tournament opens Thursday
morning. March g.. Further announce
ment as to the exact time will be
made next week.
In addition to the incentive of win
ming the district title. a handsome
trophy will be awarded the winning
team. The runners-up will be pre-
scented with the ball used during the
series. As a reward for sportsmanship.
a cup will also be given the team
showing the most sportsmanlike con
duct during the tournament. This will
give the weaker teams a chance to
win. as well as the stronger quints.
WOMEN'S CLUBS TO SERVE MEALS
The various committees working
under tho direction of the Commercial
Club arc busy making arrangements
and formulating plans for handling
the District Basket Ball Tournament.
which will he held in Miller. Thurs
day and Friday. March 9Th and 7th.
A committee of ten ladies'. each
member selected from one of the city's
organizations is perfecting plans
whereby the meal service for the vi
sitting teams will &c taken care of in
the auditorium dining room by the
combined membership Of all ladies'
organizations. Meals for the two
DAYS. which will be in accordance
with y regulated diet prescribed by
the coaches, will be served to all the
visiting teams until eliminated from
the contest.
On Friday evening. the committee
is planning for a big public dinner
and asks the support of all ladies' or
CARNATIONS in making 1t a success.
The committee in charge will put
on a soliciting campaign early next
week and helpers will be selected for
the two days from each society, with
high school girls serving as waitress
cS.
The proceeds derived from this meal
service wilt be used to purchase fur
nishings for the ladies room in the
auditorium. While this room will be
in charge of the Womens Club. OF
Miller, which organization will per-
haps use it oftcner than any other. II
will he available to all other ladies'
organizations which care to use it
BY the combined effort used in putting
over the opening dinners at the audi
torium, the ladies of Miller have
placed in the culinary department. 2
most complete equipment, which has
already been OF service to several or.
CARNATIONS.
And the same united effort in this
meal service, undertaken by the COM
mittee during the basket ball tour
nament. will greatly assist in raisins
funds to furnish the Ladies Club room
at the auditorium.
The lodging and entertainment com
mittee. Carl Almond and III. ID. Barnes
is asking for about 40 beds. The com
mittee requests that. Miller pcopl'
back them up on this.
Seating arrangements are under thu
r. III n~L-s- ~ n~s-~
secretary Of the Miller Commerce.
Club. is chairman of the General Com
mittee promoting the tournament.
The Committee wishes to reques
again that Miller residents back u
the Club by buying your tickets Al
SION as possible.
Let's make this tournament such
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