The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1935-03-07
Franklin, Delhi, Echo and
TUo Gibbon Players Placed
on Mythical Tourney Five

One of the most difficult tasks
is the selection of an all-star
team in any sport. Whether All
American or just local there is
bound to be disagreement over the
placing of certain player in the
mythical lineup or of the failure
to include another.
After close observation in the
Class A basketball tournament
and with the aid of coaches of the
visiting teams and spectators, the
Gazette offers the following all
star aggregation.
Forwards, Donald Fried, Glib
bon and Earl Patten, Delhi.
Center, Eugene Schrader, Echo.
Guards, Earl Walter, Gibbon
and Victor Sather, Franklin.
Good forwards were abundant
in the tournament and possibly
any other two or three sets
would match the final choices.
Fried, who played good ball in
Gibbons first two triumphs,
flashed to brilliance in the cham
pionship game with Echo by lead
ing his team to victory with Is
points, seven of them coming in
the last few minutes of the con-
test, when Echo threatened to
overtake Gibbon on the home
stretch. Fried displayed consid-
cradle speed in his floor play and
packed plenty of drive in working
into his opponents basket. Pat
ten was selected on his ability to
ring up the scores, leading the
forwards in that department with
81 points for second place behind
Nuremberg, Gibbon center, who
led the tournament with 80
points. Patten demonstrated an
uncanny eye for the hoop, throw
ing the ball through the netting
from all angles. Other forwards
worthy of special mention are
Syverud and Pehling Of Echo;
Gugisberg of Gibbon; Petersen,
Delhi; Monson, Belview; Turbes,
Wabasso and Groetsch, Gaylord,
who, had his team advanced be-
yond the first round, would have
undoubtedly been a strong candi-
date for one Of the favored posts.
The most difficult selection was
that Of center. Schrader of Echo
and Hunerberg of Gibbon were
easily the outstanding pivot men
of the tournament. Hunerberg
was the high scorer with 80 points |
in three games, II each against |
Morgan and Delhi and eight in the
Echo tilt and was adept also in
taking the ball off the blackboard.
However, it was the general con-
sensus that Schrader deserved a
spot on the all-star quint and as
a result someone had to take the
back seat, Nuremberg being the
victim, with no reflection how
ever, on his ability as any coach
would welcome the rangy center
on his club. Schrader could have
been placed at forward, but
there were already too many good
candidates for those positions.
Schrader was the bulwark and
mainstay of the Echo five, tow
er on the defense and one whom
his teammates seemed to rely on
when the going was tough. A
polished floorman, Schrader i'm
pressed the fans with his ball
handling, at the same time con-
tributing his share of the scores.
Good guards were plentiful, but
outstanding players at those posi-
lions were scarce. Probably the
smoothest working pair was the
Sather brothers, Victor and Clar-
ence, of Franklin, both expert ball
handlers and consistent scorers,
but both could not be among the
chosen few. Victor was finally
teamed with Walter, Gibbon cap
tain, at the two remaining posi-
tions on the mythical five. Sather
led the guards at scoring with "a
points, while Walters almost i'm
penetrable defense made him of
all-star caliber. Stockily built,
Walter broke up many scoring at
tempts and continually intercept
ed his opponents passes. Recog-
milton should also be given to ia
cobson of Delhi, Grundemann,