The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-04-07
.OUlS[ANA'S LITTLE
GIANTS MADE GREAT
LAST QUARTER TRIAL
Texans, conquerors Of North
Dakota Entrant, Employ
Zone Defense
stage SCORES ASSOCIATION
..sorinth, KY, Wins Third, While
Fort Wayne, Ind, Nabs
Consolation
By PAUL =.

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Chicago. April 7.-tReThe big ret
Hornets from Athens, Texas, Satur.
iay won the national high school has.
ketbau championship for the second
consecutive year, turning back the
challenge Of the little giants of Jena
-, = to Is. It vas the first time In
he tournaments history that q cham
zion retained its title.
The Jena team. representing q little
vztllage In central Louisiana, made q
stirring rally In the final period but
he big red wave from the Lone Star
state arose to the emergency and
stopped them.
: The two rangy Tompkins brothers
and Lucy Reynolds were the big shots
n the Athens attack and defense
while big Bob johnson, and Sparky
Wade daxzled for the fighting losers.
Corinth, KY. defeated st. Johns
Military academy. Delafield. Wis. Il
% 10 for third place. Dave Lawrence
ed the Kentuckians to victory with
: nine points.
Catholic Central high school. Fort
Wayne, Ind, won the consolation
title, defeating Baylor institute, Chat
anooga. % to q.
Athens Employs Fast Offense
Employing q five man zone defense
xith . lightning breaking offense,
: he Texans, who average around 6
seet 2 inches In heighth breezed
through the championship bracket
Until tonight when they were ex-
ended to the limit by Jena's last pc
:iod rally.
The victory netted them not only
the distinction OF winning the Uni
Terxtty Of Chicago'S classic twice but
gave them . record Of IL straight ma
sional tournament wins.
. Athens won the game In the second
period Saturday. Tied at 6 all when
eshe gun ended the first quarter. the
brothers and Reynolds
-xmashed through the Jena defense
repeatedly and piled up 10 points In
-1uick succession and then stopped
'the little giants without . single
point.
The third period was nip and tuck
with the Hornets getting q pair Of
field goals off the finger tips Of
eenney Tompkins and Reynolds while
Johnson bagged . free throw and
Doughty scored . sleeper shot for
Jena.
Jena Rally Falls Short
Instead Of folding up in the final
quarter with their 20 to 8 disadvan-
age the Little Giants came back with
, rush that had the large crowd on
its feet. Stalcup started by getting
. free throw and Floyd and johnson
followed him with two long field
goals. Then Benny Tompkins fouled
Stalcup and he made his free throw
good. Doughty then caught one Of
Wade's rebounds and slipped the ball
In and the score stood 20 to Is In
Athens favor. The champions took
time out at this juncture and stalled
for an opening, which Henderson
found and scooted In fast for the final
goal Of the game and another title.
The rest Of the game saw Jena try
ing vainly to score from the middle
Of the floor and Athens rushing out
Tor more.
The Louisiana team went into the
final BY eliminating the fighting
farmers from Co9inth, KY. 20 to IS.
Athens gained the final bracket for
the second Successive year by turning
back . band Of upset artists from st.
Military academy. Delafield,
Wis. - to IS.
Ctteo Opposition Cause
In . speech before presentation of
the prizes tonight. Chicago's grand
old man Of athletics. Amos Alonzo
told the players that the move
Of tho North Central Association Of
Colleges and Secondary Schools to
stop the Chicago tournament was
only by jealousy Of certain
men.
Il don't know whether we can hold
another one or not. but al Of you
can help us fight for It," Stagg said.
Good things have their enemies
and 80 are going to do al we can
to hep this event going" The sum-
mary l0f the chamni0nshin game.