The Bismarck tribune., 1929-04-01
MOORHEAD OUTFIT
WILL CLASH WITH
TENNESSEE ENTRY
Both Teams Left From Moor.
head for Chicago Inter.
scholastic Yesterday
SO STATES REPRESENTED
Vienna, Ca, and Johnston City,
H., Play in Attractive
Contest
80 STATES REPRESENTED

Chicago, April l.-(F)-High schoo
basketball aces of America facec
final drills today preparatory to the
University Of Chicago's 1lth annual
national intcrscholastic tournament
Forty teams representing 80 states
are entered In the championship
struggle, which starts with the Ra'
ton. N. NJ, and Portsmouth, N. H.
battle at 10 q. m. tomorrow and con
tinues to Saturday night.
Valley City and Moorhead high
school basketball teams, champion!
OF North Dakota and Minnesota re.
spcctively, left yesterday fer Chicago
where they will participate In thu
University of Chicago's 18th annual
nationalf basketball tournament. The
teams were accompanied by Their
coaches, Claude L. Miller and Glenn
Hanna.
Valley City clashes with Lakeland
Ca, at Z p. m. Tuesday while Moor'
head meets College Grove. Tenn. ~
Q a. m. wednesday In the first
round.
Chicago, April 1.-(P)-Forty high
school basketball teams-thc pick Of
the nations best-start their quest lor
national honors Tuesday in the Uni-
versity OF Chicagos 11th annual In
terscholastic tourney.
Thirty.thrce states arc sending
their champions and near champions
into the battle which terminates Sat
urday night. Twenty y-nine Of the
teams are state champions. four were
runnersup, three won interstate
tournaments, one was an interstate
tournament runncrup, and two are
Chicago district title holders.
Ashland, KY. the defending cham
pion. completes the most representa-
tive entry list in the tournament
history. The rational title holder
lost out in the seimfinal round Of
the Kentucky state tournament. but
was invited to compete.
Strong Teams Paired
Pairings announced Saturday place
two Of the strongest teams IN the
tournament together In the first
round. Vienna, Ga, back for its third
consecutive year after dropping one
point games to the champions Of the
last two Journeys. is paired With the
big Johnston City team. Illinois title
holder, In the last game OF the first
round Wednesday night.
Ration. New Mexico, and Ports
mouth. N. H., champions OF their re-
cpective states. open the play at 10
q. m. Tuesday.
For the first time southern teams
will outnumber entries from other
sections Of the country. Seventeen
fives from below the Mason Dixon
line will carry the southern banner
into the cage classic.
Six teams are from the New Eng
land territory: II from the middle
west and 6 from the west and far
northwest.
Hamlets Entered
Three teams will be seeking to en-
ulate the Carr Greek mountaineer
team. which was the sensation Of the
tournament last year. Heath, which
Is described as wide place In the
road" enters the play as the Ken
lucky champion with q team that
learned Its basketball on an outdoor
gravel court.
Colorado Is sending team Of farm.
cr giants from the hamlet Of Joes In
quest Of the states second national
championship. Windsor. Colo, won
the title In 1924. Joes is a village Of
As people, located 30 miles from q
railroad in the northeastern prairies
OF the state.
Louisiana makes bid for national
honors. with its state champion from
Jena, q village OF $40. For the first
time since the instigation OF the tour
nament Kansas. winner Of two titles.
viii not be represented. The first
round pairines:
Tuesday
10 q. m.-Raton. N. NJ. vs.. Ports
Mouth, N. H.
II .. Wheeler. Miss. vs.. VIM
nemuca, New.
IL m.-wheatland, Wyo.. vs.. Jean,
La.
p m.-Hcath. KY, vs.. Hartford,
Vt.
p. m.-st. Paul, Neb. vs.. Nauga-
tuck, Conn.
3 p. m.-Miles City. Mont. VS.. New
port News, w.
[ 4 p. m.-Athens, Texas. vs.. Cleve-
Hand. Tenn.
p. m.-Morton. Cicero, ILL.,, vs..
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