Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-03-04
P|entyWood Wins End
Place in North EeaStern
Montana Tournament

Early Sunday morning the Pen-
tywood Special from Bainville
pulled in with about seventy root
ers-all tired. happy and almost
boisterous as they lii on the depot
platform. They we're happy be.
cause they had a chance to 10 down
to Balnville and see their basket
ball team perform against high
class talent. and finally had a
chance to play against the cham
piOns of the tournament. We lost,
h2t as Bill Shakespeare would
siy-"Whatever is. is right"
The tournament itself was big
success Some seven hundred peo-
pie we're jammed in the spacious
gymnasium of the Bainville high
hool. and there we're many that
couldn't even get standing room.
The Wolf Point and Culbertson
baDds enlivened the tournament 10
a marked degree. The efficient and
impartial work on the part of the
referees was a matter of general
comment. 1t would be hard to
give too much credit to the su er-
intendent of schools, Smith, and
also to Editor Hier of the Valley
Tribune, who is furnishing the
Herald with detailed account oil
the aerifs.
The Games
The, tournament was officially op-
ened on Thursday evening when Ref
cree Frahm tossed the ball between
the centers of the Outlook and Pop
lar teams. This game started with
q bang, giving the audience an idea
Of the high class ball to be played
through the tournament. Outlook
was -conxider1d the dark horse Of
the meet and for few minutes had
the Poplar boys guessing. However
Paul Lund covered Roy Homme and
stopped the Outlook offensive. lat
er Homme broke away and scored 10
points for his team. However, Tom
my Smith and Proctor outscored tn,
lone man" team Of Outlook and the
final score showed Poplar winning By
1922 score.
Antelope-Scobey
The audience awaited the second
game anxiously as the much discussed
Antelope team was to play Scobey.
Antelope with its large, experienced
men, had little difficulty in defeating
the Scobey midgets by 30-12 score
HOven for Antelope was the outstand-
ing player of the game, scoring TWEEN
ty points. H. Pugh, diminutive guaru
ON the Scobey team, shone for SEQ
hey and was one of the most popula,
players with the audience.
Wolf Point -PleMtywood
Friday morning the Wolf Point
Evolves" met the Plentywood dele
cation. Both teams were anxious to
win this game and the first half was
real battle. The second half saw
the Evolves" locating the basket and
breaking through the defense foi
short shots. Kay Lang of Wolf Point
starred for his team and Zeidler was
the defensive star for Plentywood.
Culbertson- Nashua
The second game of this session
was a slow, listless affair between
Culbertson and Nashua. Both teams
appeared to be sleeping and, after
the previous game, this affair was
not of much interest to anyone but
the fans from Culbertson. Culbert-
son won by three point margin, the
score being 1912.
Antelope-Poplar
One of the best games of the Fri.
day sessions was played that after
noon between Antelope and Poplar.
Both teams were over anxious to
win and, as result, there were a
number of fouls cited on both teams.
Antelope fouled 18 times, while Pop
lar was charged with 16 fouls. Pop
lar was able to connect it's free
throws and scored IL points by this
route. Antelope might have won by
free throws but was unable to make
them count, scoring but five points
on her numerous tries. Antelope
scored six field goals to five for Pop
lar. T. Smith and Paul Lund We're
the high scorers for Poplar while
Van Worst played fine ball for the
Antelope team. 4
Plentywood- -Bainville
The last game Of the third session
was between Bainville and Plenty
wood. The branch boys outclassed
Bainville in every department of the
game and scored "a points the first
half, while Bainville chalked up but
S. The last half saw the Bainville
boys playing better ball and the Wis
itors were held to II points and Balm
vile counted five. The final score
was 37-1O. Huebner scored 10 points |
in this game.
Scobey- Nashua
The Scobey Midgets opened the
Friday night festivities by defeat
ing the Nashua bunch by 27-16