The Holly chieftain., 1924-04-10

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basketball champions. won the
National Interscholastic Basketball
Championship last Saturday night
when they defeated the Yankton,
South Dakota quintet % to Ill
the final game of the National
Tournament held by the univer-
sity OF Chicago.
When the final game opened at
9 o'clock T. VanMlatre, Windsor
guard, made two baskets in quick
succession Letish, Yankton center
came back with one, then A. Van
Matre, brother of i. VanMatre
threw basket and got II free
throw for the I to count as the
first quarter ended.
Windsor increased its lead to /
to at the end of the first half
Windsor showed perfect five
man defense which was impregna-
BILE
Yankton, in the first half, got
but four shots at the basket The
Colorado team in an attempt to get
the ball from Yankton when the
South Dakota team got it.,
Yankton was unable to increase
its two point score and the third
quarter ended II to in favor of
Windsor
Yankton, tired out by four days
competition made desperate et-
fort in the third quarter to retrieve
the game fast slipping from them
and went down the floor, leaving
their own basket unguarded As a
result Windsor broke thru and shot
three baskets almost without op-
position.
During the4last quartarthe West
erners added eight points to their
total while the South Dakota lads
could make but four and the end
of the national championship game
came with the count % to 6 in favor
OF Windsor
Windsor won her place in the
final rounds of the tournament
Saturday afternon by defeating
Manchester, n. H., % to II in the
first semi-final game.
Yankton, S. D. was sent against
Northeastern High of Detroit in
the second semi-final game and won
q to l5
Windsor upset the New Hamp-
shire quintet with as brilliant an
exhibition of team work as had
been seen in the tournament play.
Law, center for Windsor won the
first tip off and + VanNIatre soon
scored from field. Law scored
another basket and a free throw
and shortly after this Van Metre
sank two more BoZek, right for
ward for Manchester, made the on
Nv score in the first quarter Law
;and A Van Matre, right forward
for Windsor, each got basket in
the SECOND quarter, and Bozek and
Murphy each scored once for Man
chester and Graft added a free
throw.
Manchester opened the scoring OF
the third quarter with a nicely
placed basket from mid floor by
Graft, left forward +. Van Metre
countered with score for Wind
sor
Rock tailed another basket for
Manchester and the period ended
as McGlynn tossed another for
Windsor
Bozek and Law scored two bas
kets each in the initial play of the
fourth period and the game ended
as A. VanMetre hung up the final
score for the Colorado sharpshoot
.eTs
The triumph of Windsor is also
of the far west in that large
majority of the teams from tht
Rocky mountains and Pacll'
coast states used the fivcrman de
tense system of play which was
such factor in Windsors victory
Not only did the entire Colorado
team figure in defense, but The
majority of its players contribut
ed to the scoring, four players re
gistering in every game in whici
they took part.
OF this quartet A. NanNletfe
right forward contributed tl'
greatest share II baskets and 81!
free throws for 40 points. Law, cen
T., made l5 baskets and three