The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-04-09
GRAND FORKS BEATS
VIENNA TO CAPTURE
THIRD CAGE H0N0RS|
Ashland, KY, Becomes Nation
al Champion by Beating
Canton, Illinois

Chicago, April 9.-(F-Ashland
Ky, won the high school basketball
championship of the United States
defeating Canton, ILL.,, Is to 10, II
the finals of the University Of Chi
cago's National Intercholastic bas
ketball tournament here Saturday
night.
The game was essentially defen.
sive from start to finish, both teams
playing cautious basketball, with
Ashland maintaining q tight defense
that forced the Illinois champion to
toss wild shots from midfloor. The
Kentucky champion scored only four
field goals, but took advantage
Of Canton's fouls to score seven
points from the free throw line.
In winning, the Ashland team set
what is said to be tournament rec
ord, failing to make single foul. 1t
was great game Of clean guarding
on the part of the southerners, who
matched the Canton team with its
own style Of playa five man de-
tense and a slow breaking offense.
. orks Is Third
Grand Forks, N. D., took third
place honors in the University of
Chicago's national basketball Inter-
scholastic tournament by upsetting
Vienna, Ca, Cotton States cham
pion and pretournament favorite, in
the highest game of the tourna-
ment The score was p to rs.
The teams were as evenly matched
in every respect as any two that
lave ever appeared in a tournament
here, and the game see-sawed back
and forth from the beginning to the
last minute Of play, when Earl Fitz-
gerald, Grand For. center, broke
the % to 25 tie with a free throw,
and Glen Secord, Dakota forward,
added the final point. But Grand
Forks outplayed the Georgians with
waiting game that took the sap
out Of the southerners, whose style
Of play was fast and offensive.
Wheeling Grabs Conso
Wheeling, w. Va, state cham
pions, won the consolation tourna-
ment by snatching a 20 to % VIC
tory from Naugatuck, Conn.,, in the
last minute of an overtime period.
Englewood high, Chicago, won
third place in the consolation tour
nament by defeating Wilmington,
N. c., 30 to %, in a logged, hard
fought game, in which Wilmington's
desperate rally in the closing min
utes of play failed to overcome the
Englewood lead.
Seven schools placed men on the
all-American teams selected by the
newspaper men. Ellis johnson of
the Ashland team was unanimous
choice for guard position and was
given captaincy of the first five.
Shelby Stamper of Carr Greek, KY,
and Wendell Horne Of Vienna drew
the forward positions with Theo-
dore Raines of Vienna at center and
Russell Cardosi of Canton at the
other guard.
DuChene en- Second Team
The second team is composed OF
Darby of Ashland and DuChene OF
Grand Forks at forwards; Hugret Of
Bristol, center, and Smith Of Alex.
andria and Phipps of Ashland al
guards.
The following is the honorable
mention list, all Of whom received
at least one vote:
Forwards-Bramhall, Oak Park
ILL.,; Jerome, Tulsa, Okla; Eddy
Canton, ILL.,; Strother, Ashland, Ky.
Schnell, Canton.
Centers-Hatman, Tulsa, Okla.
Dixon, Stivers of Dayton, Ohio
Barber, Alexandria, La.
Guards-Willis, Tulsa; G. Wal
tiers, Vienna; Coleman, Canton
Payne, Stivers; Clinton, Crane
Forks, N. D.