The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-03-29
ELY team WINS RESPECT OF BEST TEAM AT MEET
tournament bunting on team points
and individual scores

tournament bunting on team points
and individual scores
A record IN particular Of which the
Ely team can feel proud Is the fact
that they won the respect Of the fans,
who were almost unanimous N saying
| that the Ely team was the best At the
tournament, barring none. Consider
ing the loss Of the first game, this is
compliment of vast Importance Ely
would be on their way TO Chicago, but
for that unfortunate attack Of stage
fright and bewilderment in the Moor
head encounter
The only loss Morhead sustained
during the season was at the hands Of
Duluth Central on the Moorhead floor,
IL to u Duluth Central failed to sur
vive the first round IN the district
tournament.
We are also proud of what people
in thescitieS said about our little high
school band They played good music
and carried themselves as gentlemen
should. Mrs. Noah, Miss Thekla John
son and z J. Joncas who had charge
Of the band showed them about every
thing they could imagine about the
city and also St. Paul They were
taken through the University, the
museums, departments stores, theatres
and the state capitol where they wit
messed the senate and house N session.
The capitol was Of particular inter
est TO the band One member, tired
Of the senate and house proceedings,
started out On an exploration tour Of
his OWL He became lost UP IN the
dome and was On the point OF tears
when discovered We promised not
to tel on him but further particulars
can be obtained by asking Arthur
Seraphine who knows al about 1t.
The band had the time Of their
young lives and the loss Of the champ
ionShip game was compensated for II
the satisfaction expressed by the little
musicians over their trip. Two Of the
boys had the pleasure Of attending
Grand Opera at S. throw and were
paid for it besides. They secured a
job as soldiers in the mob scene and
were paid a dollar Frank LANG said
if he had been two inches taller he
also would have COPIED a soldier job.
The Duluth News Tribune Of Tues
day had fine editorial on the team IN
which it said:
"Congratulation 10 the Ely high
school basket bail team, the Arov-
head country's representative N the
state inberscholaStic tournament II
Minneapolis this last week end This
fine group of smart and speedy young
sters bringing Ely to the state games
for the first time won the consolation
trophy after being downed N the
opening round Of play BY the state
champions.
1t takes courageous team Of boys,
accustomed only to appearing before
cheering groups Of four or five hundred
hometown roobers, to come back and
win, defeat staring them In the face
before 1900 roaring fans seated On the
sidelines. The range boys by small
margin of points bowed TO Moorhead
IN the first contest Of the tourney but
won the three succeeding games TO
bring back the consolation trophy 70
northern Minnesota The trophy last
year was won by Virginia high school.
Such advertising as this is what pays
and compensates the boys for incon-
veniences suffered during the season
Of training and IN the final games
Supt and Mrs Walter z. Englund
and family and Harry Newgord mo-
tored TO Minneapolis to attend the
basketball tournament. Mrs. Engiund
and son remained for q short visit
with relatives