The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1941-03-13
HAMILTON wins
TOURNAMENT
Hmdin Loses Out In
Seminal Come
To Champions

Semi-Findl Come
To Champions
Behind the sharpshooting of
Robert Blodgett, Hamilton high
school won the southern diviS-
ion class B basketball tourna-
ment here last Saturday night
by defeating the Klein Bears
80 to 80.
Klein was minus the services
of Charles Belinak, all-state
center, but the Bears put up
a strong game to tie the score
several times only to lose out
when Blodgett sank a gift shot
given him when G. Rack fouled
out.
Klein was ahead of Hamilton
8 to S at the end of the FIRST
quarter, Hamilton spurted to
lead IA to 10 at the halfway
mark. Hamilton held a 10 to
ID edge at the end of the third
canto. Blodgett made 10 points
for the winners while Reinbold
made 6. Klobuchar, Belinak's
substitute made IL tallies to
lead the scoring for Klein. G.
Rack and Klobuchar went out
ON personal fouls for Klein as
did Reynolds for Hamilton.
Hamilton Klein
Blodgett (19) F. G. Rack 90
Strange ca F. Marrazzato 90
Reinbold (6) C Klobuchar (12)
Steele 90 C. Bailey (5)
Reynolds Cd G. Jetellier (O)
Substitutions: Hamilton =
Bowling (2). Klein Dunn go
A.. Racki co..
In the consolation game Sat-
urday night Whitehall won
from a tired Laurel five by a
score of 46 to 26. Austin, tall
Whitehall center, and Claw
son and Simonich tailed goal
after goal to win the one-sided
game.
Laurel jumped into an early
lead and was ahead 9 to 7 at
the end of the first quarter and
tailed is to 16 at halftime. In
the last two quarters the White
hall team started to hit the
basket with regularity as the
Laurel chances faded.
Whitehall was rated one of
the best teams in the tourna-
ment and many fans thought
they got off to a bad start in
the opening game against Klein
or they would have been in the
finals.
Laurel Whitehall
Palmer 60 F. Hesser 90
Strending d2)-F-simonich (12)
Gjefel (0) C Austin (14)
Sherrow (6) G. Clawson al
LaPrath Cd G. Pyfer Cd
Substitutions: Laurel-Stank-
ey (2), Sorg (2), Sullivan co..
Whitehall - Smith COZ, John
ston Coz, Ward CO.., Lee co..
Hardin had little trouble of
dispos.ng of Ekalaka in their
opening round game to the tune
of 40 to Is. Coach Gene Gar
ner used his entire team after
they got away to a slow start.
Hardin led % to IS at halftime.
In the semi = final game
against Hamilton the Bulldogs
could not work the ball in
against the opposit,on's tight
man-to-man defense. Hamil-
toms defense had Hardin men
checked with precision. Hardin
was behind 9 to 7 at the end
of the first quarter and II to
% at the half. They faded in
the last half to lose As to 20.
Hardin Hamilton
B. Pease (5) F. Blodgett 90
Real Bird (10) F. Strange 90
Krone 81 C. Reinbold Cd
Three Irons co. G. Steele (2)
Kerrick CO., G. Reynolds 04)
Substitutions: Hardin - Nay
amatsu Coz, Heckenlively CO.., o.
Pease co., Stewart co., Bulls
CO... Hamilton - Kelly CO.., Egg
gers Coz, Taylor CO.., Sheridan
co. and Bowling CO...
Hardin lost its second game
to Laurel Saturday morning by
a score of 40 to "a, doing away
with the Bulldogs chances of
placing in the tournament.
Biggest upset of the tourna-
ment was the Big Timber loss
to Laurel in the opening round
of the meet. Laurel was making
every shot count and befuddled
the Big Timber players who
were unable to get through the
Laurel zone defense to get lay
up shots.
Scores of every game played
during the tournament are as
follows: Klein A, Whitehall SO:
Hamilton so, Thompson Falls
"a; Laurel 38, Big Timber "a:
Hardin 40, Ekalaka 10. Consola-
ton - Whitehall So, Big Tim
Der IS; Thompson Falls 81, Eka-
laka 81. Semi-finals - Klein
so, Laurel %; Hamilton As, Har-
din 20. Second round consola-
ton = Whitehall A, Thompson
Falls %; Laurel 40, Hardin "a.
Consolation for third and fourth
place - Whitehall 46, Laure,
26. Championship - Hamilton
80, Klein 80.
Large crowds were ON hand