Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-17
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ity Of Maine are all se,tIas 'seA
Bangor and South Portland
vii tue of their wins at thesaal.
neys the bosses of basks sv 70 soQ
their respective sections. Bofb y
teams without doubt will ens ~ -
Tufts tournament next Fridss
Saturday, and thereby play
second tournament on corr. z
week-ends. Unless we ara q.
mistaken neither Bangor nor ga g
Portland will cop the haroseoa
Tufts, and they are both GOOD
fits too. ss 01
In the first place both tl,ess 4!
went to tournaments last FrEis s.
Saturday. These teams. mads -
athletes of high school ace
compelled to eliminate three -.
to win the final honors. In -
words a schoolboy outfit IN ~
tournament in which eight Team.
competing must play three n
fastest teams in the state witb,'
period of less than two DAYS whsa
er or not three games of basksss.j
generally conceded to be one n n
hardest games and gruelIine a.
and stamina destropers there /. h.
cause of the fact that II cali.
continual motion and Is plavsd n
doors, is a great strain on ~.
is a question that only the plrsf
themselves can answer.
The present style Of tournamsr.
tough on the body, tough on n
nerves and a constant ma.,,
strain. While most of the ~
playing on tournament teams \,
anxious to compete it is safe "a :
that not many coaches with n
good condition of their men at hssl
favor the proposition. Each coll.-
which stages a tournament has.a
physical director who knows n
how much grief the body of IN
school athlete can stand withSs
taking something out Of his systsr
and it would be interesting to knsl
just what their opinion on the NJ,
ter Is.
Were each of the four coliegs
stage a tournament, thus splittir
up the number of teams entered n
the number of games to be plays
everyone would be satisfied and n
championship settled just the sam
Should the colleges take the visvI
point that though the tournamul
advertise their schools, at the an
time they are helping burn out
lot of classy material among n
high schools, it is probable that
tournament where r it is necessar
for a high school team to play thru
games within two days would be |
thing of the past.
We are not the only one with ti
point of view. Speaking frankly n
the tournament at Maine, Cosi|
Comedian of the Cony high quini3
said, that, while he would have lid
to have seen Cony victorious he vi
glad that the team, after playing
two games in single day, didnl
have to play another. and he w
evidently just outspokenly v0icin.
the sentiments of others who thin
the same but refrain from commerl
Bill Mansfield. coach of the VIM
low High school basketball team
speaking of a story published on Y
sporting page of the Journal yestsl
day morning, pointed out that Con-
High did not play the Winslow tea7
in Winslow this year as the kstaII
stated, but in Augusta. Mr.. Mani
field averred that that was. the on
and only reason that his courtmsI
We're defeated and he ventured D
assertion that if the Cony team h]
come to Winslow the score Woul
have been reversed.
This week the Winslow players ~
to go on four day trip to Mass
chusetts. Saturday night they w
play one of the biggest games
their season when they meet u
strong Salem High school agrees
ton in Salem. Friday evening MI
will play a return game with Gl0eI
cester iii Gloucester.