The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-02-27

O'Connor G 0 90 0
Totals 9 Pip q 2
Glasgow and Saco played tn
second game Friday evening. elias
gov played a fast game, playini
Saco even during the first half 0
the game, but tired in the secont
half and allowed Saco to pull .
head to win "a to IT. Glasgow
passing was good but shot afte.
shot hit the rim and failed to drol
through. Saco had less opportuni
ties to but made most o
those good that they did have.
Dodson furnished the second up
set of the tournament by defeat
ing Malta % to % in the frs
game Saturday morning. The
game was close throughout. bod
son gained what appeared to be g
safe lead near the middle of the
final quarter only to see it dwind.
lie in the closing minutes before a
final drive staged by Malta. 1t IS
possible h 1t another rrinute
would have seen Malta pull the
game out of the fire, but the gong
found Dodson with a one point
margin in their favor.
Poplar met Glasgow in the sec
ond game Saturday morning. Glas-
low played their best game of the
tournament in an attempt to down
the team from Poplar. Poplar APP
poared tired from the hard game
with the Wolves the night before.
But Glasgow's best was not quite
good enough to win and Poplar,
playing a steady game, pulled n
way from them gradually to win
43 to 30.
The final games Saturday night
found Poplar matched with Dod-
son for 3rd place. Dodson did not
have a chance. The outcome was
never in doubt. Poplar seemed to
have recovered since the morning
game and were playing more con
~sistently. They covered CotteT and
Appellants, the two really danger
Gus men on Dodson's team, thus
keeping Dodson's score down. A
sure passing offense caused the
score to mount steadily. The fin
al score was Poplar A, Dodson
Is. Giving Poplar 3rd place and
the right to enter the final tour
nament at Glasgow.
The final game found Saco. and
Wolf Point fighting for LIST and
End place. The Wolves started
with a rush. Saco was played COM
pletely off their feet in the first
quarter. Courchene, Weeks, Clark
and Larson scored from all over
the floor, counting 8 field goals
while Saco was held to 2 lone free
throws.
Weeks and Courchene counted
twice more from the field in the
second quarter while Saco was
counting 2 more free throws. The
score was 20 to 4 for the Wolves.
Rognas and Taylor each scored
one field goal just before the close
Of the half to bring the o to
20 to 8. The Wolves attempted 20
play a stalling game during the
last half forcing Saco to come af-
ter the ball. Unable to break
through for close shots, Rognas
bombarding the basket
long range. The percentage
If his successful heaves from
past the center of the floor was
unusual. Saco gradually pulled up
With the Wolves. Larson collected
lis 4th foul in the last quarter
md was replaced by Burnison.
5aco tied the score at 81 all with
minutes left to go. The Wolves
possession of the ball and
,egan a drive down the floor and
ended only when Clark took a
lice pass from Weeks and looped
t through one-handed from the
rec throw line, again putting the
Wolves ahead. Saco did not have
n opportunity to again tie the
as the Wolves kept posses
ion Of the ball during the remain
ng minute, winning 33 to 81.
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