The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1924-04-10
YANkTON HOOP QUINTET
WINS FAME FOR ITSEB

Chicago. ILL.,. April THE game,
but futile bid, Of the Yankton, S. d.,
team for the national interscholastic
championship in the meet held at the
university of Chicago, today was still
a topic Of discussion among cage fans.
, II was the ~concensus of opinion that
the South Dakota five, had IL been in
full strength would have given Wind
sor, Colo. the victor. a much harder
fight and very probably taken the
title to Yankton. The South Dako-
tans, handicapped by the loss of their
star guard, JOHN McDonough. who
had bccn out of play in an earlier en-
gagcment with Emporia, Kansas, put
up a hast ditch fight and were heroes
in their % to 6 defeat. All through
the tournament. from the first round
To the semi-fnals, the Yankton quin-
go tst put up tho anne u~nspectacular
but steady game and when the teams
lined np for the final tilt, the Dako-
tsps were slight favorites.
Yaekton got under way with a two
roint lead shortly otter the game
started and fell back on its cautious
style OF play that had proven a stumb-
ling block for other teams. With War
den directing his team on the floor,
the Dakotans played hcady basketball
and the efforts OF the Windsor lads
ut first went to waste, the Yankton
defense breaking up play after play.
Windsor resortcd to long shots and
managed To sink three in rapid success
sion. +. Van Matrc's deadly accuracy
accounting for two of these. Wind
sor then began another savage at
tack W short passes and tho great
1snkton defense slowly began To-
crumhlc. The two Van Matre boys
we're everywhere on the Hoor and, al
though somewhat harrasscd by The
stellar defensive play of Warden,
managed to csCape often enough to
get a substantial lead for tho Colora-
do quintet when the gun popped for
the half.
The second half saw the Yankton
boys firing fast while the attack of
the Windsor outfit accelerated in fierce
ness. Nauktcn. in desperation, chang
cd its mode of play. opening up and
trying the opponents methods which
got through for a time. Warden AMI
Stcinbach sinking baskets. The Wind
scr boys, however, proved to be as
adept 1T the defensive game sg they
were at the passing style and, from
that point on. the Sankton outfit never
threatened. In the final moments of
play the far w~esterners again took
the offensive and literally rained shots
at the Yankton blackboard.
Warden and Lctich OF Yankton, who
formed the nucleus for the great
Dakota team. and the Van Matre
, brothers of Windsor, were the heroes
> of the night.
The clever guard. Warden, was one
OF the best defensive players of the
tournament and did much to put hi
team in so popular a rating with the
fans. The Dakotans gained many
friends during their stay and the vol
ume of cheers hat met each of their
efforts in the final game, would indi-
cate to the stranger that the entire
Yankton high school student body
was on the side lines. The loss Of
McDonough was sadly felt by the
Yankton boys. Although Jacobson,
who was shifted to guard, played a
fine game.
Chicago.-An operation OF John Nc
Donough, star guard OF the Yankton,
s.. d., high school team. was perform
cd today for an injury sustained yes
terday. and hospital attaches said he
was expected to recover.