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May Establish Method of Naming Real State Champions In Prep BasketballROST*ihewrislit c winningevs- ’George Marshall, Chairman of State High School Board of vision l Athletics, Thinks Association Will Act This Spring. 11baniamv70SA*k-hurtierl msC«H.44G43;Davenport. .March According- rlt; a made late ! met? me wirpstexday by George Edward Mar-} would then clashshall, chairman of the board in con- j championship or it ma\ be that ?ev- f trol of state high school athletic? in ; eral sub-tournament contests would Iowa, a movement is row cm foot j be* held 10 cut down the number tn among officials of the state to abolish • the smaller tournaments. A state the present method of handling ba*- * elimination contest conducted in this ketball tournaments for high schools, , manner would bring- forth a team that The plan that lihnoj* and South Da-/would have a real claim«to the state kola are folio-wing at present seems to title, as the nealcer teams would becutfon fn PHIL:‘J_‘ Special - j vfded into approximately twenty dis- ' purTnen: made late ! met? The winners of these meets j w n . Edward Mar-1 would then clash and pla out the j _____-/Jimmy T MOXT MontrealFrankieround.013 Ibe the most satisfactory manner to handle the situation and at the spring meet mg of the boa id it is probable that a similar plan wilt be thinks Mr Marshall. Theeliminated before the finals ever take place.Should this plan be adopted Cedar adopted. ; Raptds Davenport and several others member-1 of the larger cities of the state wouldTO FOF FOR nship of the bdaid includes George become the centers of their reqpe*'-Ddward Marshall Davenport: Eu- t live district**. Like was the case y«a.rsorm4,171 - j j501otm13mmr gene Henley. Grlnnell and C. E Hum-1 pftrey. Dennison *j The plan—or rather the taik of a ; plan—now in vogue in Iowa seems to be very unsatisfaetort. The principal trouble 13 two-fold. The winner or both the Antes and Iowa tournaments claim the state championship and seem to usually have an equal hold ojj that honor: and secondly the big tournaments mak** for too many games acd too much strenuous activity for ihe average high school athlete.Trouble Is Two-fob)A situation now exists in the state thm ‘hrine-A nnr the annlir.ation of theBascba in this vi her of cc the purpleague.J,. j Walker.ago the final meet could be held ternately at Ames and at Iowa w,.* * waubeek or if these schools could not come to some agreement Des Moines or some otlicr central place could be chosen for the last meet.is planm will ha\e meeting-White Sox Will Be Just Air Present When This Ye«Battery Men Report Early But Aesotil I— 17 C_
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Cedar Rapids Republican and Times

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, US

Thu, Mar 23, 1922

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