The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-03-19
Libby Wins Third

LIDUy WINS lIIu
Libby Terriers returned from
Cutbank with the third place tro-
phy in an eight-tearn~ tournament
Libby was defeated in a thrilling
one point game by TT Benton 1927.
Libby led throughout the game.
having an edge eight to four at
first quarter and It'll at the half.
In the middle of third quarter
they increased their lead 2l-ll but
two fast baskets by Fit Benton
made the score 22-l7 at the end
OF the quarter. From the 4th quar-
ter on, the bottom fell out of Lib
by's offense and FIT Benton forged
ahead by one point after fast Bill
Martin left the game on personals
with three minutes left to play. Ft
Benton stalled for two minutes, and
with SIS seconds to play. Duane
Daugharty was fouled, Daughartv
missed. but Big Pete tipped the
rebound in, and Libby went ahead
one point Fl Benton took the ball
out of bounds. and Keith Neyland
threw long one handler in to put
FIT. Benton ahead. and then it was
Libby's turn again, and with 30 sec
onds to play Delzer dribbled in and
shot but missed, got the rebound,
and threw it in fortay3ne point lead.
The scramble in mid-floor gave the
ball out of bounds to FIT. Benton
Neyland again got the ball. spun,
and threw a one handed we'll out
on the floor to win the game for
TT. Benton.
After the heart breaking defeat
by Fl. Benton, the Terriers came
back the next afternoon at 4 o'clock
and Wolloped a small but fighting
Chester team 44-28
Duane Daugharty with l6 points,
and big Pete" Earle with 10 points
led Libby's scoring attack. Martin
potted few long ones, and with
Brist's sensational one-handed
shots, the Terriers scored at will
Herb Neils, Gerry Neils. and Bob
Roberts, sophomores, received tour
nament experience in this game,
playing two quarters The coach
said that he liked the way Gerry
Neils faxed and went around his
man, Herb Neils handling Of the
ball and bringing it up the floor,
and Roberts defensive play
The next game Libby played was
against big and rugged Sunburst
outfit who pressed the Terriers to
the limit. The game progressed
very slowly and Libby missed many
shots, but their defensive play was
good enough to hold sHnbarst to a
tie score at the end Of the half.
Sunburst hit two quick baskets for
the lead and held it till the end of
3rd quarter 1918 Libby trailed
from there on until the last 40 Sec
onds when Johnny Friend, replac-
ing Daugharty, who went out on
personal fouls at the end of the
third quarter, sank one from be-
You'd the middle of the floor to
forge ahead 21-20. Sunburst's last
final stab was gallant but unsuc-
cessful, one rebounding out into
n Earle's arms who held for a jump
ball and the game was over.
In tangling with TT. Benton, again
the. Terriers went out in real earn
est to show the tournament fans
what team was really superior.
Will 1ddiiE AduEildlA W , lilSl LAS
ket putting Libby in the lead, they
were never threatened until the
middle of the Bird when the Long
horns drew within one point. But
a quick basket by Pete Earle, and
another by Claude Brist sent the
Terriers away again.
In 4th Earle dumped more bas-
kets to put the game on ice. Big
Pete scored III points ON this game.
Coach's Slants on Tournament
I'VE did very we'll at the tourna-
ment, although not bringing LIST
place trophy home, the players
and myself feel as though we were
the best team there. Had we gotten
by the first game in which we were
ahead II points at one stage,
think we could have defeated
Browning and st. Mary'ss4in good
fashion Captain Bill Martin and
Pete Earle, playing their last
games for US, showed tournament
fans how basketball is played on
this side of the continental divide.
THE fans were particularly i'm
pressed with the way Bill directed
the team, Pete's controlling every
ball that hit either board, Daugh-
arty's brilliant one-handed shoot
ing, Delzer's close guarding and
Brist's spectacular shots, John
Friend again went through for us
as he did in Columbia Falls by Win