Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-03-10
BARNUM QUINT
WINS TOURNEY
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Barnum ~; F1nlaysOn 81.

In the first game Friday evening
Barnum won from FinlaySOn but not
after a terrific battle up and down
the court which finally was dOmin-
ated over by the tall center and guard
of the Barnum team who Outreached
the Pine county boys under the bas-
ket and tipped in numerous shots.
The Barnum team might be literally
termed quintet of giants, led by
center reputed to be seven inches
above the two yard mark and a guard
about six feet tall The remainder of
the team while somewhat shorter in
stature were at that larger than the
average Finlayson player. However
the height did not daunt them and
they kept the game close until the
final quarter when Barnum forged
ahead. The Finlayson people can be
proud of their team.
A Feature Game.
The feature game of the tournament
was played Friday night between
Moose Lake and Rush City. In this
game the Moose Lake boys commenced
with a rush and did not let up until
the score was II to at the end of
the first quarter. This did not seem
TO daunt the slow starting Rush City
team for they Immediately began
stubborn style of play which caused
the margin of points between the
scores to lessen until it was tied at
y all at the end of the regular play
ing period. The first overtime period
ended with a score of % to % and an
other was played to decide the vic
tor. Moose Lake made a field goal in
this period and the best Rush City
could do was to cage a free throw
thus ending the game in favor of the
northerners % to "a. The logged
fighting spirit of the Rush City team
earned them much applause from the
crowd in all parts of the packed
house.
Semi.FinalS.
The Semi-finals paired North Branch
and Willow River at o'clock Satur
day afternoon. The fast Pine county
basketball team took this game by a
score of "a to 81 to send glimmering
what hopes the Branchers might have
entertained toward a successful cam
paign in the tourney.
Barnum followed suit on the same
afternoon by taking into camp the
Moose Lake boys who clung so tena-
ciously to victory in their game with
Rush City the night before in the
only overtime game of the tourna-
ment. This game was won by a score
of 80 to %.
The consolation game decided third
and fourth places in the tournament
when North Branch nosed out Moose
Lake by score of % to 10 and the
championship game was played be-
tween Barnum and Willow River to
be won by the former "a to 90.
A Successful Tournament.
From the standpoint of enthusiasm
and attendance the tournament was
very successful with a combined at
tendance of about 1000 people. The
tournament, while sponsored by Dis
trict No. %, was managed by Supt.
l.. w. Brown Of the Hinckley schools.
Barnum, the winning team of the
district tournament. received trophy
and will attend the regional tourna-
ment at Virginia this weekend. The
second and third place teams received
the basketballs used in the tourna-
ment.
Referees at the tournament were,
r. c. Brenski of ST. Paul, and Roder-
lex Kern of Duluth. Harry Olson of
Hinckley was scorer and Donald Ban
mister of Pine City, was timer
The various teams and their
coaches taking part in the tournament
are. Askov, V. f. Anderson; Barnum,
w. l.. Docken; Brook Park, VIM. Scan
Ion; Bruno. l.. w. Shawl: Finlayson,
A. l.. Gray: Hinckley, H. G.. Olson;
McGrath, X. l.. Ironside: Moose Lake,
Roy j. Teska North Branch, Ray
Bassett; Pine City. John Harvey: Rush
City, c. c. Lime; Sandstone, Vernon
AhOla. and Willow River f. Ehmke