Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1955-11-11

membership LII Tic MIA, WQ0rc ne
was physical training director at
the time. Because he had Is players
he divided the group in
half. Later the number was cut to
seven, then five, as it stands in the
rules today. 1t took DR.. Naismith
only about one hour to write the
original Is rules, once the research
was done. The name basketball got
its wording from the peach baskets
that were used as hoops in the first
games played.
On paper, Whitefish, Poison and
the defending champions, the Miss
ion Bulldogs, appear the strongest
in class B play this season, with Ro-
nan, Columbia Falls and Eureka i'm
proved over last season. Thompson
Falls will have five players return
ing from last years strong class C
squad. Libby has three from last
seasons first five returning.
The Blue and White Mission Bull
dogs and new Coach Milt Clawson
have Ken Phillips, Bill Hilton, Louie
Blood, Bap Incashola, Jim Pinnson-
eault, Jim Sayler, Fred Blackman,
Louie Incashola, Mike CorcOran, Jer-
ry Moran and Harry Whalen return
ing this season, losing only two from
their championship squad, Frank
Allison and Ted Norman.
The Purple and Gold Poison Pr
ates have Babe" Hirst, Jim VIC
lette, Bill Anderson, Don Schiltz
Lloyd Kilman, 6'1', and Ken Kee,
g. /" returning. Also a new coach
in Royal Morrison, football and
track coach in the past, but who will
assume the role as basketball men
! tor this season in addition to the
other two sports. The Pirates lost si1
from last season, Tom Foreman
Wayne Thompson, Keith Lanier, Ker
Ross, Jim Marsh and Leo Metz.
The Green and Gold WhitefiSl
Bulldogs have IL players returning
who performed on the first string las
year and a new coach in Rollil
Schauble, who moves up from assist
ant coaching spot of last year. Re
turning lettermen are Denny Mel
son, Bud Wilhelm, Jim Baker. Wilt
Bucariza, Clifton Williams, Do
Kastella, Pete Wolfe, Jack Frazier
6'3'', Ed Barker, 6'2', Gary Smit
and Jerry Bonner. Gone is Capt
Art Lindlief.
| The Orange and Black ROMA
| I Chiefs and new coach Art Prev
have nine boys returning. They ar
Arnold Mcconnell Darrell Nelson
Merle Jore, Gordon Jore, Jim Bal
Der, Jerry Bennett, Ken Schroel
Ralph Benner and Ronald holland.
Next week we'll preview Colun
bia Falls, Thompson Falls, Libb
and Eureka.
With Thompson Falls moving I'M
class B play for the first time
should prove a most interesting gan
when the Blue Hawks and Roman tai
gle. In this game, Thompson Fal
Coach Steve Previs, will be mate
ing wits with his son and Roma
Coach, Art Previs.
Poison opens hoop play Dec.
with the class AA Missoula Spartan
in the Montana State Universal
Fieldhouse. Roman opens the san
] evening with the class c Char
Z Vikings. Wildcats open play on Il
road Nov. Is with the Shelby Co
oteS.
The Montana State Universe
Grizzlies will open their basketb;
season Dec. 8 with Idaho. They nal
one appearance during the seas
at Kalispell, that Dec. %, with t
Whitworth Pirates. Two mainsta
of the Grizzly hoop squad this Sc
son are expected to be Eddie Al
enbright and AL Durham who be
hail from class B schools and
cidentally, the same two schot
that Columbia Falls meets in t
opening games of the season. (
genbright, a senior this year, ha
from Cut Bank, and is a product
Coach Willie DeGroOt, who duri
his playing days was one of
famed gold dust twins at the Univ
Civ Dunham is from Shelby,
expected to see lot OF action
defense this year.
New Grizzly basketball Goa
Frosty Cox, firm believer in Fl
damentals, has informed his casa
cohorts that if they don't play SOU
basketball on defense, they will r
the bench. First stringers or
serves. they have discovered in pr
tice sessions that there is no s
stitute for hard work.
Did you hear about the lady DO
er that remarked, IF they d.
move those pins out of the way,
never be able to hit that boy"
Kalispen will be the site OF
District Is class C basketball TOT
ament Feb. 16-17-18. Schools in
district are Arlee, Dixon, Cha
Plains, Troy, Bigfork, Noxon
Hot Springs.