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THE RIMROCK ECHO 5 -:- SPORT NEWS -:- BASKETBALL SEASON COMES TO END; FINAL GAME PLAYED ON POLY FLOOR Tennis Champions Perform in Billings - Big Bill\ Tilden, George M. Lott, Jr., and Ellsworth Vines, world champion tennis players, played singles at the Fairgrounds Audito- rium, Monday, March 4. Both Vines and Lott triumphed over Tilden but Vines was the champion of the evening, defeating Tilden by 6-3, 6-3 and Lott by 6-3, 6-4. Vines held the national ama- teur title in tennis in 1931. \Big Bill\ Tilden was the hero of the evening. He gave a very good performance using forehand, back- hand, and overhead strokes with equal ease. The troop travels in a private car, shared by their manager, Mr. O'Brien, his wife, Mrs. Vines, and four other persons. Billings girls interested in tennis were chosen as ushers. Those who are members of the Normal School are: Bernice Haynes, head usher; Mil Ephland, Genevieve Musson, Jane Maxon, ularice Hofmann, Jeanne Barnes, and Ellen Serr. Mr. McMullen, at one time among the first 10 players in the country, served as a linesamn. Hirsute Adornments \And lo! there entered into this house scribes, seeming to be of the flock of David.\ In other words, our basketball squad had returned, changed almost beyond recognition. They had grown up over night—or rather, their whiskers had. At first they were received with gasps of amazement and shudders of repulsion. Then the repulsion turned to curiosity. \Why are you letting your whiskers grow?\ the girls wailed. \When are you going to shave?\ And then the mystery was unfolded. It seems that the boys had made a vow, while on the basketball trip, that if they should shave before they had won a game, they would be penalized by a clipped head. So far, so good. The tragedy lies in the fact that they didn't win any games. They came back defeated, but with tneir spirits undaunted and their jowls unshaven. However, the vow had to be broken. Adverse circumstances, coupled with the discomfort of a beard, conquered \the House of David movement\ before it was fairly well started. Nevertheless, faint traces can still be found if you closely (very closely, in fact) inspect the upper lips of a few of the basketball squad. IS BJORGUM SCOTCH? According to Coach Bjorgum 3,380 miles was the total distance trav- elled by the three cars which car- ried the twelve basketball men over the northern and central parts of the state. The total cost of the trip was $481.24, making the cost per mile 7.2 cents or 6 mills per person per mile. Thirty-nine dollars were spent for lodging. This provided a single bed and a single room for each per- son. The meals averaged $1.09 a day per man. No other team in the state can show so economical a record. E. M. N. S. and Polytechnic bas- ketball teams played the final con- ference game, closing their 1935 basketball season March 2 on the Poly floor with the score standing at 27 to 43 in Poly's favor. The game began with the prom- ise of a close contest when the score stood 5-all at the end of the first few minutes of play. The Poly used their height to tip in several baskets and build up a substantial lead of 19 to 9 at half-time. The second half developed into a series of spurts on both sides with Poly hanging onto their lead. E. M. N. S. gave a better account of themselves in the last half after Whiteman, Poly's outstanding play- er, fouled out. The game ended 27 to 43 with second-string men of both sides on the floor. Hughes rang up five baskets to stand out for E. M. N. S. on the offense while Forney's fighting spirit on the de- fense kept the Poly forwards busy. Whiteman and Murdo led the scor- ing list for Poly. February 10, the Yellowjacket basketball squad left on their week tour of the state to play a series of conference games. They traveled 1150 miles in three cars. Although defeated in all the games they showed much improvement with each game. By no means do the scores tell the story of the fight put up by the team in some of the games. The first game of the trip was played at Havre, February 11, where the Jackets took a beating to the tune of 18 to 51. The Northern Lights unleashed a fast free scor- ing offense that the Jackets were unable to cope with. The next game was played at Helena against Intermountain Un- ion, February 13. It was a close game in the first half with Inter- mountain holding a slight edge, but in the last half Intermountain's out- standing forward, Brandjord, broke away on a scoring spree that net- ted him 23 points for the game. The final score was 23 to 39. February 14, the most exciting game of the trip was played at Butte against the School of Mines. At half-time there was a difference of only two points in the score. Early in the second half the Jack- ets took the lead and held it up to the last few minutes, when the Ore- diggers rang 13 points in 6 minutes, winning the game by a score of 30 to 36. The last game of the tour was played at Dillon, Friday, February 15. Here for the second time this season the ball-rustling Bulldogs gave the Yellowjackets a decisive beating. The score was 29 to 61. The first day of the trip Febru- ary 10 the Normal basketball squad were the guests at a lovely Valen- tine dinner given by Mr. and Mrs. Hughes at their home in Stanford. They are the parents of Curtis Hughes, forward of E. M. N. S. first team. February 9, the Dillon Bulldogs won an easy game from the Yellow- jackets on the Billings High School floor by the score of 25 to 45. The Bulldogs used their superior size and experience to take an early lead, playing a smooth, easy game. Crooker of Dillon was high point man with 12 points for the evening. Immediately after returning to Billings from their road trip the Normal Yellowjackets met Havre at the High School gym February 19. With the inspired shooting of Bob Zepp the Jackets got off to a good start, and the first half was played on fairly even terms, but as the game progressed the Havre team rolled up a gradual lead. They left the floor with the long end of the 30 to 42 score. Two days later, February 21, the Yellowjackets and Intermountain Union played a hard fought game on the Poly floor. The Jackets clicked the first half and led at half time 18 to 22. Intermountain's two scoring demons, Aiton and Brandjord, began a comeback in the second half that the Jackets could not .stop. That comeback meant pocketing the game with a score of 28 to 60. Aiton and Brand- jord led the scoring list with 17 and 18 points respectively. A girls' round - robin basketball tournament is now in progress and will continue until the end of the quarter. There are two teams from each division, one team the cham- pions of the division and the other team chosen from the best players, and two volunteer second year teams. Easton Seniors—C. Easton, cap- tain, S. Easton, L. Howard, H. An- derson, R. Myron, B. Mettes. Nelson's Seniors—L. Nelson, cap- tain, J. Perso, A. Janke, P. Beall, U. Vandersnick, E. Collins. B. Independents — E. Serr, cap- tain, L. Deniger, D. Ginther, M. Stockfisch, J. Grievle, L. Sharp, R. Hodgson. B. Champions—N. Ruffato, cap- tain, A. Koliha, E. Hess, W. Curry, M. Hutchinson, P. Parrish, P. Mur- phy. C Independents-4G. ■ Mtusson, cap- tain, H. Elliot, D. Kottas, R. Lairne, L. Waddell, L. Baker, D. Moline. C Champions—J. Maxon, captain, M. Rorvig, A. Wrobetz, E. Howell, D. Cole, L. Mosley, L. Crossen, E. Gilbert. The A Independents and A Cham- pions will not be chosen until Fri- day. The series will be completed on Saturday night when all teams will compete. Come out and yell for your favorites. This week will see the finish of the all-school round robin volley- ball tournament in the local gymna- sium. One team from each division and one senior team are in compe- tition. A Team—B. McKinney, captain, G. Carrington, H. Van Norman, M. Ephland, M. Ortwein, M. Deveny, L. Monahan, B. Lynes, M. Everson, S. Maart, and H. Hurd. C Team—J. Maxon, captain, G. Phys. Ed. Classes Go Medieval The days of knighthood and chiv- alry are not gone forever. If you don't believe this statement, go down to the gym some Monday or Thursday from 9 to. 10 or 11 to 12. As you go down the steps you will hear sounds of mortal combat—the clash of arms and the shrieks of the wounded. However, do not be alarmed, for the murderous-looking foils are equipped with rubber tips. In the \good old days\ when men were knights and women weren't important anyhow, fencing was a serious business. A knight thought nothing of faring forth before break- fast and \running through\ an en- emy or two to gain a fair damsel's favor. Fencing is still a serious business in E. M. N. S., but for a different reason, namely, one credit. And alas for the ideals of knight- hood! The fair damsels are training to do their own \running through.\ The onlooker might, like Miniver Cheevie, \miss the medieval grace of iron clothing.\ The school de- cided that armor would cost too much; hence the fencers are pro- tected by quilted cotton bibs (plas- terns) with red hearts on them. Truly, as King Arthur said, The old order changeth.\ To the untutored observer, it looks just a little silly to see two people stand opposite each other and jab at a red felt heart on their opponent's breast. However, there is more to fencing than meets the eye. In fencing a jab is not merely a jab; it is a feint, a parry, a beat, an envelopment, or a corpse-a-coeur. If you really want to know what all these fancy - sounding terms mean, ask Mr. Bjorgum, or come down and let the class demonstrate. INDIANS PROVE TRICKY The Indians who make up the Lodge Grass High School basket- ball team have put their town on the map during the district tourna- ment in Billings last week. It is easy work for them to carry off the Class B championship for the Southern Division. These In- dians have a good chance of win- ning the state championship in the all - state round robin tournament this week at Havre. The team has lost but two games, one to Klein, and the other to Bear- creek. Displaying marvelous agil- ity, the players combine grace with speed. Alert, they are always where they are last expected—and they are always fighting. The team averaged 43 points a game and Old Crow, star center, made 63 points, an average of more than 20 points per game. The check- up of personal fouls shows that the Indians are clean players. A glance at the names tells the story of their nationality. The team is composed of L. Stewart, F. Back- bone, forwards; Old Crow, center; B. Bird, Not Afraid, and W. Back- bone, guards. Musson, D. Kottas, L. Vaker, I. Beall, D. Cole, L. Waddell, E. Gil- bert, H. Lavell, R. Peterson, D. Dexter, M. Raikoglo, and M. Heiley. Senior Team—P. Beall, captain, R. Collins, F. Holmes, D. Cole, A. Janke, P. Anderson, S. Christiani, H. Anderson, and L. Nelson.
