The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1936-03-05
Fairfax and GibbOn Play in
Second Game Tonight
at New Ulm
LambertOn and Morton Start
Play Friday Against
New Ulm, Winthrop

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the district basketball tournament
at New Ulm is at 1880 p. M, to-
day when the Cardinals square off
against Springfield in the inaug-
ural game of the three day tour
ney.
Redwood Falls will carry a none
too impressive record into the
meet, having three victories and
six defeats, but loyal fans are
hoping that the extra some
thing" which has stamped the
Cards as a tournament team in
other years will again be present.
Last year Redwood Falls enjoyed
an even less successful season yet
the Cardinals finished runner-up
to Sleepy Eye in the finals.
Redwood Falls has perhaps the
rockiest road to tread of any of
the competing schools, with a
Goliath to tackle in Sleepy Eye in
its second game should it dispose
of Springfield. The task is gar
gantuan but the Cardinals may
feel in the mood to 'go places and
90 things"
The second game tonight will
see Gibbon, winner of the Class
A tournament here last weekend,
meeting Fairfax. Friday night,
Lamberton and Winthrop, Morton
and New Ulm and Sleepy Eye and
the survivor of the Gibbon-Fair-
fax fray will cross swords points.
The semi-flnals will be played Sat-
urday morning, while the champ
ionship will be settled that eve
nlng.
Sleepy Eye, defending district
title-holder, Little Ten conference
champion and undefeated with a
string of IL victories Us a heavy
favor tie to repeat but the Indians
have plenty Of work confronting
them. Taken for granted either
Fairfax or Gibbon are beaten,
Sleepy Eye will encounter no
pushover in the winner of the
Springield-Redw Falls clash
while the finalist from the upper
brackets will also be formidable
foe for the Indians if they are still
hanging around Saturday night.
New Ulm has the pick of what
little gravy was distributed in the
drawings, with Lamberton the
toughest of it's possible opponents.
New Ulm should conquer Morton
while Lamberton is favored over
Winthrop. That would leave New
Ulm and Lamberton to battle in
the semi-finals. The game would
be rated toss-up, as Lamberton
holds two close decisions during
the regular schedule over New
Ulm. However, the latter has dis
played top form in its last few
games and nearly upset Sleepy
Eye in the final game of the sea-
son for both teams. Sleepy Eye
had difficulty stopping Springfield
previous to meeting New Ulm and
that may mean the Indians are
starting to slip. New Ulm is ex-
tended the best chance to spoil
their high hopes.
Gibbon will bring the second
best record into the district meet,
the two triumphs in the Class A
tourney giving the champions of
the smaller schools a final account
of Is wins and one reverse. How
ever, play in the district tourna-
ment compared to Class A compe-
tition is like advancing from the
American Association to the ma
jor leagues in baseball. Springfield
has won 10 and lost four, Lamber-
ton has broken about even, while
Winthrop, Fairfax and Morton
have had only fair seasons. New
Ulm's record is six triumphs and
six defeats in conference and nom
conference play.
Inglis and Cole will be playing
their final games for Redwood
Falls. Inglis topped the Cardinals
in scoring during the season by
sinking % field goals and eight
free throws for 81 points. Thorn
son was second with "a points,
Cole third with 80 with Russ Lau-
terbach, Paul Asleson and Bob
Paffrath following in order with
%, 25, and Is points respectively.
Redwood Falls tailed 1913 points
in nine games to their opponents
236. Sleepy Eye piled up the high
est scoring total 407, while their
opposition counted 214.