The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1926-03-11
ALEXANDRIA HIGH TEAM
WINS DISTRICT TOURNAMENT
w. B. Morgan

Alexandria came through with a
sensational 20 to IL victory over the
much talked of Long Prairie squad
Saturday night and won the undis-
puted basket ball championship for
the district. This game was the big
gest surprise of the entire tourna-
ment and it meant the ruination Of
Long Prairie's hopes for a chance at
region honors. The Alexandria
team played in the finals last year and
was defeated by the strong Sank Cen
tire team which won the. coveted cup.
AleXandria's team this year had the
drive both in offense and defense
which was a big factor in the cham
pionship game.
The tournament this year was a
decided success. Although the re-
ceipts were less than last years re-
ceipts, it was remarkably we'll at.
tended series of games. The incle-
ment weather, and impossible roads
made it impossible for many of the
visiting "rooter delegations" to get
to Sank Centre. At every game the
large auditorium was well filled, es-
pecially for the two evening sessions.
The general management of the
tourney was in the hands of the dis
trict committee. This group is COM
posed of the superintendent from
Glenwood, Long Prairie and Alex.
The immediate management and con-
troll was in charge of Superintendent
Falk of this city. The chairman of
the committee publicly thanked the
Sank Centre school officials and the
community for the splendid treat
ment accorded each team. Everyone
left here we'll impressed with Sank
Centres hospitality, and in the last
analysis, that is Sank Centres great
est compensation for the immense
amount of work done. In a CONVEX
sation with Herald representative,
Chairman Cough paid Superintend-
ent Falk many fine compliments for
the success of the tournament.
This years tournament was a first
class exhibition of good basket ball.
There We're no really poor games, and
some contests that were expected to
be one-sided turnd out to be, real
matches. Both teams that played in
finals were of championships calibre
and would be worthy representatives
OF this district. In the Region Meet,
scheduled for next week at Alexan-
dria, the Alexandria quint will be
matched up with teams from Brain
erd, Madison and Buffalo. Accord
ing to the season records this team
should go long ways in the Friday
and Saturday sessions.
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The team that played the best game
won the, championship, Saturday
night. The two teams were evenly
matched, and both squads had plen-
ty of eight" Long Prairie had the
easiest end of the "deal" all through
the tournament, for they did not play
as strong a team on Friday night as
did Alexandria. Then too, the Long
Prairie athlets are built for a long,
hard grind and stood up we'll under
the two days strait. ~.
The Alexandria team played a
splendid defense. 1t showed up very
well in the Glenwood game in the
semi-fnals. This defense is some
thing new to the district, having been
introduced here this year by Alexis
coach, Lloyd George. The short pass
offense disconnected the Todd county
forward wall, and it was an effective
means of getting within shooting
range of the basket. 1t isn't a good
offense to observe, but it proves to
be effective. This particular style of
play is difficult to referee, because
of the quick multiplicity of short
passes. Referee Garfield penalized
Alex many times for running with
the ball "