The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-04
CICERO HIGH
WINS NATIONAL
CAGE TOURNEY
Team From Chicago Suburbs
Defeats BateSville, Akr.,
Quint in Final Game

Chicago, April 4.-lP,- Morton
high school of Cicero. ILL.,, won the
high school basketball championship
of the nation Saturday from Bates
Vile. Ark. by IA score Of Is to 10.
The brawny team from the Chr
cago suburb, composed of lads named
kowalski. Rondnella, Nystrom, Rez-
abek and Fenol, ground down the
Arkansas quintet which was it's oppo-
nent in the final game of the tourna-
ment and won from team whose
bitter gamcness was not enough to
offset the burly pace the victors
set.
The Carpenter brothers strovc
valiantly against the Cicero team
and with Pickren led the southern
ems attack. but long shots by Re2a-
bck Of Cicero and a pair oil easy ones
By Nystrom came opportunely to
turn back the first serious threat the
south ever made ut national basket
crown.
Efforts in Vain
Batesville led only for a few mo-
ments at the start, but it was not
beaten until the final gun, for il rat
tied long shot after long shot off tho
blackboard in the last seconds of play
in vain effort to tic the score.
A foul was called on Pickren, Ark
.rsae cnnter on the first play ant
Rondinella, Cicero back guard, sanl
the free throw On IN out Of bound
play Pickreu scored for Hatesvill
from within the free throw circle
Pickren fou!ed kowalski, who potte'
both Of his two shots, giving Clcer
Il !, to 2 lead.
Al Carpenter scored goal 70
Batesville in a tusslc under tn
basket. Carpenter missed on
handed shot for the southcrners. Hi
brother AL, dropped in short has
ket as the first quarter mark wa
reached and Arkansas led, to }.
Rezabek opened the second quartz
with Cicero free throw. AL Gan
penter pushed in 4 short one 70
Arkansas A beautiful down floo
play by BatesvilIe halted with
tecnnical foul and Re2abek got
long shot which he made good fo
the Illinois team.
Cicero Takes Lead
Rondinela dropped in middl
distance toss for Cicero and tied tn
score at apiece. Rezabek droppe
one in from a corner.
Cicero got the jump in the thir
period and carried the ball into j,
defensive territory, but BatesvilI
broke up down floor play an
Pickren scored on triple pass. Sti
playing safe, the Cicero defense pull
ed Batesville's guards up the flot
and Nystrom sneaked down to sin
an easy short one.
IVES Carpenter came right back
score for Batesville on a fast pls
from the tipoff Yves Carpent
fouled Nystrom, who made go,
the first of his two free throw
Cicero came down the floor fast Al
Nystrom scored another short one.
Murphy Retires
kowalski was fouled by Murpf
who was injured in the mixup. /
had to leave the game, and cried
he retired. Blue went in for him.
kowalski missed free throw.
minute later he fouled Pickren, wi
sank his throw for Arkansa
Kowalski was fouled by Al. Carpe
ter, and missed again. As the thr
quarter post was reached, Cice
led. l6 to IL.
As the last quarter started, W
Carpenter got the ball and dropp
in field goal to tie the score at
pickren fouled Rodinela. who ma
the point.
Batesville advanced down the flo
several times only 20 miss with she
at the basket. Lindsey fouled y
strom in a scramble and the latt
sank his foul throw. Lindsey miss
long one as the game ended, Is
16 in Cicero's favor