The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-04-08
SPORTS
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BY Jonathan Baltimore

With the regular basketball season lmos over tourn-
aments are once again the scene.
In the Highland Park lnvitational Tourney, which is
d to be the best and fastest in the
Great Lakes Insurance Co., emerged the winners.
The Lakers, who finished in the runnerup position
at Brewster, Inundated the Sportsmen of Highland
Park 1884
Coach Noah Browns free throw and Eustace Halls
bucket (both players alleague choices at Brewster
gave Great Lakes 80 lead, which they never ren
pushed The at the end of the first Great
Lakes T. Sportsmen, 8.
In the early stages of the second period the Aces be-
gan and were trailing theinsurance boys 11-lO
close as the great Great Lakes defense would
the Sportsmen get Superb shooting by little Victor
Sots, Bill Robinson and Brown sent he Lakes into a
comfortable 13-point lead at halftime.
When the teams came back for the third quarter
the Aces showed little fire. Willie King hit two quick
baskets and Joe Holloway followed with another to cut
the Lkers lead to 10 points Through the of the
quarter both teams bated The score at
the quarters end stood 1929.
In the final heat different story Great Lakes
began to show the smooth ball-handlng Especially Hall
and Stots) and brilliant shooting which gave them the
unnei-up spot in the tough Brewster League When the
smoke cleared away Great Lakes had scored Ia points to
five for the Spoftsmen.
was well deserved victory for the Great Lakes 81
who played hard all through the tournament
In game against the Crosse Pointe Wallets COM
posed mostly of former Lawrence Tech pIAvers tbev
had 70 come from behind in the last 80 seconds of pav
with the score 1919. Bob Boyce made free throw to
was awarded two charity losses HI made one of them to
give Great Lakes slim point lead With Great Lakes
m controlling the ball. Vice Stotts was foued and subse
quently converted, giving Great Lakes a 42-40 win.
The Sportsmen played equally well for they downed
1 he great Pride of Michigan team The Pride team had
some new faces in the tourney: Emil Bones Jones' for
mery OF H. T.. and Charley (a-State) Primus of Miller
High The Sportsmens players were Lennie Ford and
. Joe Holloway.
Joe Holloway's basket with two seconds remaining
broke 4848 tie With he 4a47 in favor of the
Aces Bones Jones stole re ball. but was fouled before
ehad chance to shoot Bones sank the tying shot but
Willie King intercepted pass with seconds left to
Play drbbled down the floor and passed to Holloway,
VINO was cutting from the Holloways shot
mS-sood and the Pride boys hearts were broken
Back to the Great Lakes-Sportsmen game Wilbur King
40 q points for the Parkers while Vic Stotts l. Noah
browns 10 and nine piece by Hall and Boyce showed
The way for the insurance boys
IN track circles Miller High inv choice for the civ
ampionship) eked out close 46 SO to "a 16 ,fctorv
er Denby Millers victory the strength of their
capturing the nigh Jump event ssac Groves and Charles
! third place '''o" "eo oi
Inc Miller win was superative than II seems
Or ne lars took all three places in the mile event which
ave them 10 points compared with none for the Troians