The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1952-01-24

TOT lie iii
League Standing
Lodge Grass.-The Lodge Grass
Indians moved up to a tie spot
with the Forsyth Dogies in the
district 5, class G league stand
ing by downing two conference
contenderS, the Custer Cougars
and the Huntley Project Red
Devils, over the week end.
The Indians and Devils, both
of whom entered the Saturday
game with but one conference
loss each at the hands of For
Syth, mixed it basket for baS-
ket on the local court before the
Tribe emerged with a 81 to IS
victory.
Both teams played tight de-
fensive ball and the scoring was
held to a minimum. In the split
second before the buzzer sound
ed to end the first quarter.
PeaSe rung up a shot to give
the Tribe a z to 6 lead.
The second round was a see
| saw affair that tied up three
| times and stood 13-al in the
closing minute until Sherman
converted two free throws for
the Devils and Conroy one for
the Indians to give the visitors
a one-point margin at the half.
Backbone carried the fight
for the host team in the third
canto, counting for all their
baskets except three beautifully
executed shots from far out in
the right hand court by Owen
Old Crow, pOcket-edition sub
Stitute guard. /.
Worden's Jensen and Lodge
Grass Backbone and Conroy
were benched for fouls in the
last round. In the last two min
utes the Indians, with a six
point lead, got possession of the
ball and moved into a stall.
Coach Robertson's Proposes
went down fighting against the
Project %" squad in a game
which brought the fans to their
feet at a 23-all tie up in the
final seconds of play. Final
score: Project, "a, PapooseS, %.
Between halves of the main
game the high school Pep
squad, with Colleen Barnes as
drill master, presented march
ing formations to the drum
playing of Leona Waddle and
Jewel Medicine Horse.
Coach Robertson presented
gifts from the athletic depart
ment to cheer leaders Lola
Bond, Colleen Barnes, Carol Lee
Redman and Helen StandiSh.
The summary: Lodge Grass
Backbone (16), Fellows (2), N.
Old Crow "a, Conroy 81, Pease
t2), 0. Old Crow 60, Wagenaar,
Curry, Spotted Horse, Bonawitz,
Blacksmith co.
Huntley Project - A. Balzer
Co, Farnes CID, Jensen 90, D.
Sherman 81, T. Sherman %,
j. Balzer go, Black, Mueller 60.
Officials, Waddle of Lodge
Grass, Jones of Hardin. "
In spite of the blow to their
morale given by the leg injury
sustained by their starting
center, Arlan Whiteman, the
Indians had little difficulty
skinning the Custer Cougars IS
to SO on the Custer court Fri
day night.
Paced by the sharp-shooting
of Tommy Backbone, whose
speciality is a hard to guard
one hand shot, the Indians we're
ont front 26 to IA at the half
and had complete control of the
game from then on.
Larry Little Owl, with IL
points, was the lead man in
helping the Junior high team,
coached by Paul Radke, tromp
on the Custer Graders with a
A to IA score.
The summary: Lodge Grass
Backbone (28), Fellows ID,
Whitman (0), Conroy %, Pease
90, o. Old Grow 60, Wagenaar,
G.. Curry ID, N. Old Crow CO.,
Spotted Horse ~, BonaWitz
"a, Blacksmith 60.
Custer - w. Bender CID,
Scheidt (6), LEIGH "a, Guptil
co., Heiberly ~, Daem, 90,
Belts ~, Kesterson, D. Bender,
r. Bender.
Saturday night the Indians
will play their key conference
game when they will seek to
even the score with the Forsyth
Dogies. In spite of the loss of
two mainstays of the team,
Whiteman and ElWood Schen-
derline, Coach Bob NeeS feels
that his club has enough depth
this year to keep them well up
in the conference standing.
Friday night the Junior high
will meet the st. XaVisr Junior
high with an intermural bout
between the Lodge Grass third
grade Chiefs and the fourth
grade team as a preliminary.