The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-09
BROOKSTDE AND MOIJNT
 OLIVE WINNERS IN MEET
Second Annual Basketball Tourney of Jefferson County
 Junior High Schools at Majestic Draws Big Entry. af Much Interest Shown esxHHsSsass

The boys team of Brooksfde High school and th6 girls team of Mount Olive today are basketball champions Of their respective classes of secondary Aigh school tesma of Jefferson county These two combinations by battling thelr way through eleveHf and eight opposing teams, respectively, came out of the two-days play of the second annual tournament at Majestic High school Saturday afternoon victorious At the close of play late Saturday aft ernoon the teams were awarded silver loving cups-the boys, one given by Fl. H. King, principal of the McAdory High school, and the girls, one award ed by Charley West of the New Castle secondary school.
 throughout the county in the garnea staged at Majestic Friday and sstur. day, and entrants were drawn from all parts of Jefferson. Delegations of root. CTS accompanied their respective teaHna . to the tournament. Consequently, large crowds witnessed the contests. Basket, ball was served from 10, o'clock until well into the afternoon on both days with only . brief resting spell some where near the noon hour to break up the string of games. Rabid fans re- mained at the courts all through the day., not even leaving the grounds for lunch, matching sandwiches from . Ssss nsarny Ss psSSsressiys s sandwich s and M tcs in Ford truck.
 sheppsxd Awards Trophies
 s The climax of the tournament wax the awarding of the trophies late Sat urday afternoon by c. H. Sheppard of the New Castle school. The ceremonies were brief. and after a ahcrt talk the captains of the winning teams were called forward and presented ttetr re- specttve trophies. The Brookside boys team got the King loving cup, Repub- itc won the second prize, q basketball, given by Birmingham Arms and Cycle companyy while Mineral Springs won the third prize. awarded by Wimberly & Thomas Hardware company. In girls competition. Mount Olive won the West silyer trophy, first place, and Ma 5esttc captured the basketball given by Birmingham Arms and Cycle company for second place. .s. 9's .l
 semi-final and final rounds were played off Saturday morning and aft boys competition, ,Brooiside, Republic and Mineral Springs went into the semi finals. The booking was SO arranged that these three teams got Into the sami-finsis, and to win, one had to de- feat each of the others. Br6okside turned the trick on the strength of ac- curate passing and: sure-hit goal shoot ing of Negron and Norman. Republic was the first of the two to be elimi- mated by the Brookside five. The count was 23 to 18. Mineral Springs fell next by the score of 21 to [. Republic and Mineral Springs met in game for second place, and the former won, IS to 13.
 Majestic Beats Gratesyiile
 In. the giris' game, Majestic High siimineted Gravesville, Saturday naorn- N D N~ c. L ar. A Olive in the Afternoon and final game, to 3. Both of these games were ex. eeptionaily good contests. The passing of the team and shooting of Irene Moore won the game for Majestic over Gravesvtlle. while the two scrappine Mount Olive forwards, L. .PanneiI and Mildred Self. along with guardinE of the two guards, Goings and Giliey. war too much for Majestic in. the final en- counter. lFt 5 7-T f.i -,
 Hot games featured the openins rounds Friday and one contest, between New Castle and Bradford, went fer three extrs periods, and was finally won by New Castle, 12 to 10. Neither team was able to score, during the first Two periods, but In the third period New Castle looped a couple of field Koais and Bradford made d desperate atfsrapf sc ns. tis, but was able to garner only one
 CemCer Defaults N.
 Center defaulted to Republic in Fri. day.s games, while Palos eliminated Majestic z8 to T. Trafford was, too much for Gravesville and the latter Tell, 36 to 16. Tn the second round, Republic downed Trafford 22 to 20 in < tough battle. The champion Brookgide team played its first game and beat Palos 14 to in a game which was a scoreless encounter during the first half. Mineral Springs eliri1inafed NAu, Castle, 13 to 12, in the first game Sat urdaY ndriinG This ca..tas4 - .