Laurel outlook., 1945-02-21

ners. The Cougars, who have won
20 games while losing one, a very
narrow squeek to a strong Helena
team, and who beat badly both Lau-
rel and Red Lodge, the only teams
to play them in this district, are
heavily favored to cop first place
again this year.
The Laurel Locomotives will en-
lgage Belfry at 8:15 Thursday night
and Edgar will take on the strong
Carbon county high team from Red
Lodge at $50 in the last game. The
winners Of these four games will
clash in the semi-finals at 8:15 and
8 p. m. on Friday night, with the
final championship contest at 9:15
Saturday night. The winner of the
championship here will enter the
southern divisional tournament at
Livingston beginning March s.
The first game Thursday is the
Roberts-Reed Point consolation at
10 a m. The loser will be the first
team eliminated from play. The
other losers in Wednesdays games,
Absarokee and B~earcreek, will play
at 2 in the first afternoon contest,
followed by the Joliet-Bridger game
at 3:15.
In the opening game Wednesday
forward, led the Fromberg attack
against Absarokee by scoring 10
points. Richard Davidson, center,
Duff's team was too adept at get
board for the Absarokee team and
W. n L.nr foo4a- 0IA.- nth Dro,,a
and Mars, the Fromberg guards, in
Stricken and Spencer, the other
Fromberg forwards. John Seaman
played a fine all around game for
the losers, scoring nine points. His
teammate, Ray French, scored IL.
The Bearcats from Bearcreek left
all their shooting eyes in the dress
ing room during the first half and
were unable to find the hoop twice
on field goals by Joe Sigurnik and
Sammy Mourich. Pete J%ovanovich
made a free toss to give them five
points at half time, while Belfry
the first half had made %
points-mainly on the fine shooting
of Wolfe and HURT. Belfry kept
their 20-point margin throughout
the second half, leading "a to IA at
the third period and finishing out
in front 81 to II.
Bridger was too much for an in
experienced Roberts team in the
first evening game, and led by Swan
who collected 20 points for his
work, the Scouts held their
opponents to two free throws in the
first quarter and five points at half
time, while making "a for their
side. The Bridper regulars con-
tinued to roll no noints until the
last four minutes when they gave
way to the reserves. Arnold Lou
ma scored a lone free throw for the
only point Roberts made in the
second half.
Joliet completely o~utclassed a
small Reed Point team and ran up
4 comfortable "a to 6 lead by the
end of the first quarter, when Coach
Charley Johnson sent in his reserves.
The regulars, led by Sonny Johnson
and Bobby Stief, played the third
period, adding Is points while hold
ng Reed Point scoreless. The Joliet
reserves collected eight counters in
he last quarter to make it an even
20 to 8 when the bell ended the I'M
wen contest.
The scrappy little freshmen and
team of Panthers from
Park City hit the floor with more
light than their opponents and took
early lead which Edgar evened
It 8 all and went ahead 10 to 8 on
basket by Lindgren as the first q.
'eriod ended. Donald Harris, who
a whale of a game for the
'anthers, tied the count 1912 in the
econd period only to see Arthur
'oyle, who led the Edgar attack
throughout, put the Longhorns
head IA to ~ with a quick field
oal. The Edgar team was out in
ront to stay after that, but the
'anthers were hot on their heels
18th the outcome in doubt to the
inal bell. Had the Park City team
lade one or two of it's many misses
/ the last quarter it might not have
ropped the contest 40 to 35.
The Panthers were ably supported
y their snappy band which played
IT the. evening performance and
Y a number of fans and students
no cheered the fine play of their
1n team throughout.