The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1924-03-12


brought home the jewelry, cups,
medals and honors. The state tour
ney at Reno during last week called
out the best material that Nevada
produces, and when the results were
sifted down Churchill county walks
off with three of the four prizes that
were coveted by the whole OF the
state. First the girls captured the
cup for their section Of the high
school. and then the boys wound up
the affair by annexing the big cup
that will decorate the show place,
and then Miss Betty Shaw took over
the defamation medal, some recori
to be proud Of.
AT the return of the two teams
and the defamation winner Sunday
night the whole town greeted them
with a real auto parade with noise
of footing horns that was heard to
the limits of the project, and they
are still holding postmortems over
the victory. while the rest of the state
is picking all star players. The BOBBY
prize was awarded to Reno and the
rest of the left over was drafted 10
the four quarters as a consolation
prize, but the real jewelry is lodged
in Fallon.
All Star Team
The Reno and other papers have
been picking the ali star team of
the state and a notable omission is
made in their calculations. Miss Theo
Morgan, twice a state star, is over
looked in their mention, and it is
believed that some of the dope writ |
ers must have had on dark glasses
during the tournament, as she is Ger
tainly one of the big stars in the field |
of basketball players.
The all star teams that should have
been selected by the Reno papers, |
and which is picked by the many |
people who witnessed the games is
as follows:
Lofthouse, forward Rundberg, |
forward; Morgan. center: Nelson,
side center; Hamilton. guard; Travis,
guard; Fort, substitute.
Boys All Star Team
Nelson, forward Ellison. forward,
Bailey. center; Allen, guard; Lagasa,
guard.
The rest of the dope editors canl
go over the list and reyamp 1t all
they desire. but the fact stands out
that both the Failon teams played in
the lineup and the loss of any OF |
them that it would have broken the
constellation. and they brought home
the crown jewels.
The Games
The Fallon girls defeated the Las
Vegas team, Loyelook by a close
score, Virginia City and finally Yer
ington which decided the champion !
ship and the girls annexed the cup. |
The boys defeated Elko. Battle |
Mountain, the old enemy Reno, and |
finally they wen the battle of the |
year with Tonopah. the score stand
ing at the conclusion of the game -
to. IS This was regarded as one Of
the fastest and best played games |
ever put up on a Nevada court.
Big Crowd Attends
During the tournament great
crowds attended the games while !
Fallon was more than generously |
represented Saturday Failon was
pretty we'll deserted as everyone who |
could ride or borrow a ride was in |
Reno. and it was noted that when |
the game was called that the Chur- !
chill fans we're making the major |
part of the noise.
The game was one OF caution. no
wild plays and so close that It made |
1t worth going to see The Journal
states
Seldom has there been such a
champion contest in the four annual
Nevada tournaments as the Fallon- |
Tonopah classic last night. Two even
ly matched teams faced each other. |
and the one with greatest endurance
and the greatest eomposure under
strain won.
Fallon rose to its best basketball
when it's best basketball was needed
the most.
Tonopah, weakened by injuries to
David. its star forward and McQuil-
Ian, its center, gave the champions
their greatest contest of the four
hard games which they were required
TO win TO achieve the coveted title.
Fallons teamwork was its great
est asset. Unlike the game Friday
night, when Ellison snatehed a vic
tory from Reno high with a half
dozen spectacular baskets, Fallon's
basketball squad in the championship
tilt worked as a unit Each man
knew his job and did it.
Instead of making wild throws for
a basket, Fallon played cautiously,
watched its opportunity and then
tried for goal Quick, accurate pass