The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-03-02

Belview and
Gibbon Open
3 Weeks Play
Fl TEAMS TO APPEAR
ON REDWOOD COURT
BY MARCH IL, Is

B1 MAhSH IL, 10
Basketball players and fans
poured into Redwood Falls
this afternoon as the first of
% games slated for the next
three weekends to decide,
eventually, the fourth region
entry for the state tourney
got underway at the high
school auditorium.
In all 81 teams will appear
on the local court during the
three weekends, a total of
21O players backed by several
thousands of fans, many of
them with high hopes for the sue
cess of their entries.
They will play at least 704
minutes of basketball, nearly IL
solid hours of passing, guarding
and shooting in which 20 squads
must meet defeat somewhere
along the line.
Morgan Plays Delhi
To Belview and Gibbon go the
honor of opening this abundance
of basketball at 4:3O p. m. today.
Tonight the lineup is Morgan VS..
Delhi at z, Morton VS.. Walnut
Grove at and Franklin VS.. Win
throp at 9. Four bye teams go
into action tomorrow, with Gay
lord playing either Morton or
Walnut Grove at 4:30 and the
evening program including Echo
VS.. the winner of the first game
today, Wabasso VS.. either Delhi or
Morgan and Sanborn playing
Franklin or Winthrop.
While the calibre of the basket
ball may improve somewhat as
the tourney progresses and should
be noticeably better at the re-
gional March II and 18 when four
district winners representing a
total of so or 60 teams compete,
the competition may be Just as
spirited today as in any of the
more than a score of contests.
Season records hint at possible
outcomes but to the boys all that
is under the bridge today and any
team may rise to unexpected
heights and topple some impress
siVe rival. The first game should
go to Belview if the dopesters
have it straight while Morgan has
the edge on Delhi, Morton and
Walnut Grove should play a nip
and tuck game with Morton a
slight favoriate and Franklin
should dispose of Winthrop.
Gaylord Here Friday
Predictions for Friday are by
no means SO near unanimous,
particularly since many figure the
bye teams will have an advantage
in not being tired However to-
nights winners will have the feel
of the floor and be accustomed to
tourney play. Echo and Belview,
if the Bellhops come through,
should stage a terrific battle while
Wabasso and the Morgan-Delhi
winner can be counted on for an
other real contest. The Gaylord
appearance in the afternoon is
unfortunate from the fans stand
point as the lads from down east
are presumed to be tourney faV-
orites. However either Morton or
the Walnut boys should make it
interesting for them.
Basketball was introduced at
Sanborn only this season and the
team from there will have all the
encouragement possible from fans
as they seek the same first victory
they have sought all season. Out
in North Dakota one time a team
with Is straight defeats won the
state championship and third
place in the national contest so
perhaps the immediate future is
not so dark as it must look to
fans from the Melon day village.
Winners to District
Saturday night the A bracket
and B bracket winners will be
chosen, the A champ to meet
Fairfax in the district ten meet
here at p. m. next Thursday and
B winner to engage Sleepy Eye in
the 4:30 game the same day. The
sub-district champs do not meet
unless both are successful in first
round games at the district.
Other district games March 9
match New Ulm and Lamberton
at 8 and Redwood Falls and
Springfield at 9 Second round
games are slated March 10 and
finals March IL, two games to be
played each evening.
For the regional meet March II
and l8, winners come here from
the ninth district tourney at Mar
shall next weekend, the eleventh
at Appleton the same three days
and the twelfth which opens at
Hutchinson tomorrow and will be
completed next week