The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-03-21
Cards Score l45 Points In 3 Games, Retain Distrii
TRIP SPRINGFIELD
1882 in FINALS;
GAYLORD IS THIRD
LAMBERTON, FAIRFAX
BEATEN IN EARLY
TOURNEY GAMES

scoring 40 points IN three dis
trict contests, the Redwood Falls
High school team outclassed Lam
berton and Fairfax in first round
and semi-finals games and then
eliminated a strong Springfield
team 43 to 80 in the finals to re-
tain the district ten title.
Redwood fans fiocked to New
Ulm Thursday and Friday eve
ningS to watch the progress of the
tourney and poured into the high
school auditorium Saturday night
to see the Cardinals tested again
by the only club which was able
to upset them during the season.
The Cardinals superior play
left no doubt in the minds of fans
but what they were deserving of
representing the district. Lang
led the scoring, counting Is
points from the hole. Duea and
Diekmeier played superb games,
counting IA and eight points while
covering the Potter brothers, long
shot artists of the Kraut aggrega-
ton. Hoffman was most effective
in getting the ball off the back
board and with Stensvad, Demon
strated championship ability in
floor play, starting the drives
which led to baskets. The only
substitute used, Hustad, worked
in ably at both guard positions.
V. Potter scored the first bucket
of the game. Duea countered with
a basket but Potter again swish
ed as the contest got underway.
Madison was fouled while scoring
and made good his gift shot and
w. Potter sWished from mid-floor
to give the Krauters 9 to 2 lead
midway in the first quarter.
Redwood called time out and as
play was resumed, Duea scored.
Sellnsr made a free-toss, then
Diekmeier made a bucket and
Duea dropped in pair of free
throws to cut the margin to 10 to
8 as the quarter ended.
Duea knotted the count and
gave the Cards their first lead with
a foul shot, Schmid made free
throw and then scored from the
corner but Lang evened the score
again from the hole. Hoffman
netted from the free throw line
and Duea connected from the side.
w. Potter and Sellner each count
ed gift shots ard Lang scored
again from the hole, ending the
first half with Redwood leading
1S to Is.
The Cardinal steam roller real
ly got underway in the third
quarter. Lang scored twice from
his favorite spot and after W..
Potter counted a nifty long shot,
Duea and Lang made good free
losses. Then Sellner dribblsd in
for a counter but Duea tipped in
Stensvad's long try, Diekmeier
sunk a neat one from back court
and Lang counted cnce more from
the hole to put Redwood in the
lead 80 to Fl after the quarter.
HuStad replaced Stensvad and
bucketed on the first play, then
Duea and Diekmeier each netted
and Duea added a free shot while
Patterson, who replaced Mattison
and V. Potter, scored for the
KrauterS. Stensvad re-entered
for Hoffman.
Patterson made two gift losses
to reduce the Cards lead to IL
points, 81 to q and Sellner con-
nected in brief Springfield rally
but Stensvad scored from the line.
Patterson duplicated the shot but
Lang tipped one in, was fouled in
the act and added the point. Hoff-
man entered again, replacing
Hustad. w. Potter and Diekmeier
melted in the last minute of play