The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-03-04
Libby Takes
Second Al
tournament
Bigfork Wins i'm
Final Game by
Close 1925 Score.
LOCALS TAKE EVERY
GAME EXCEPT ONE

NAN1E LAIET / OlNE
The fighting Terriers from Libby
came within five points of winning
the basketball tournament at White
fish last week. Defeat by the strong
Bigfork team with score of 1925
was all that kept them from again
coming home with the champion
ship, having won every game they
played up to the last one.
AS it was the Libby team cap
tured second place. Coach Vikre
was we'll pleased with the showing
his boys made and said: Their eff
forts, their swell craftsmanship and
their cooperation throughout the
tournament were not unnoticed.
They were scrappers to the very
end and my praise as coach goes
out to them"
First Game
In third quarter squirt Libby
downed Columbia Falls 80 to % to
open District Ii basketball tourna-
ment. The game was fast and scrap
py, Columbia Falls leading 1913 at
the half. At the beginning of the
third quarter, the Terriers came out
fighting to pile up a 23-15 score.
With Delzer and Daugharty lead
ing, the Terriers never were there
after headed and triumphed 1923.
Score by quarters:
Columbia Falls ..4 6 5 8-23
Libby .....................5 3 Is 80
The Eureka-Troy battle that fol-
lowed was regarded as an upset.
Troy, very strong contender on its
home floor, could not come up to
expectations. The game was evenly
matched throughout, the Eureka
Lions pulling ahead points in the
last quarter to win 1923.
The players: Troy (23)-Egan z,
Jenkins, 8, J McCracken Q, Grippe |,
Kensler 8, Mason, P. McCracken,
Bryce, j. Kensler. Eureka (281-
GWinn ., Beagle 5, Purdy IL, Howe
3, McAllister 4, Mason, Price.
Score by quarters:
Troy ...............-........1I 4 7-23
Eureka ...................9 3 6 1923
Poison Bigfork
In the final game of the evening
Poison scored II points in the Sec
ond quarter to gain commanding
lead over Bigfork of II points and
was never threatened from there on.
Poison 30, Bigfork 25.
Libby Eureka
Libby continued to pave the way
to the finals by defeating Eureka, q
team which previously had defeated
Libby twice, by the close margin OF
1882 At the end of the third
quarter, Libby held a 8 point adj
vantage. However, in the last two
minutes of play, with the score tied
G. Neils of Libby sank gift shot
for the winning one point margin
Eggert and Delzer led Libby's as
sault with Purdy and Beagle lead
ing the Lions attack.
Libby (33)-Delzer 10, Eggert 49,
Williams Q, G. Neils /, Daugharty
5, Friend 2. Eureka (32)--Gwinn s
Beagle IL, Purdy 10, Howe 2, Nc
Allister 3, Mason, Price.
Score by quarters.
Eureka ........................B 3 B 11--31
Libby .............-.-....9 5 10 9-3a
Whitefish- FOLSOM
Also during the second round OF
the tournament Whitefish defeated
Poison 26-15.
Columbia FalIs-Troy
Columbia Falls trailed during the
first three periods, then spurted ir
the final to stop Troy
Columbia Falls (28)--Hill 8, Ma
ranette, r. Peck H. c. Peck 5, Fall
berg, Darling 3, Giraux Troy I9)
Deagan 2, Jenkins 5, ]. McCracker
6, GRIPPE, Kensler 4, Mason, P Nc.
Cracker 2.
Score by quarters:
Columbia Falls .5 5 6 l2-2s
Troy ............-.....---.........8 5 2-ls
Bigfork- Eureka
Bigfork started the session Feb
rs with a win over Eureka for the