Unstoppable Locals
~ Hand Canton Fourth
Loss of Year, 81-40

By BOB SWITZER
“The best high school basketball team I have ever seen

in a single game.’

That comment, made in a fourth quarter timeout by
Referee Eddie Murphy of Peoria, best describes the great
Galesburg High school quintet which stormed to an 81-40
rout of a vainly struggling Canton club in the sectional
tournament finals at Steele gym of the local school last night.

With the magnificently-achieved victory, the Silver
Streaks of Coach Gerald Phillips not only earned the tourney

trophy, but they placed themselves in she

which start battling for the IIli-
nois state championship in George
Huff gym at Champaign Thurs-
day. Galesburg in the opening
game of the lower bracket, the
final one of the Thursday after-
noon schedule, draws West Frank-
fort, winner of the Mi. Vernon
sectional over Ceniralia last night,
39 to 32.

Galesburg was great in all de-
partments last night. The amaz-
ing club sank 32 field goals in 71
tries for the unbelievable per-
centage of 45, but topped that by
making 17 of 21 free throws for
a mark of 81 per cent. On defense,
the locals were equally brilliant,
against PR, Canton club which its
backers itted was playing—
for the ‘Attle Giants—a good
game. The best example of the
alertness cf the GHS hawks is the
fact that kin Payne of the Little
Giants, who had 18 points against
Western Academy in Thursday’s
semi-finals, made one teeny free
toss last night.

Every> Player Great.

Not & Streak player could be
singled out for individual praise,
for each played at his peak. Bob
Johns, who relinquished his cen-
ter post to Earl Boyd Thursday,
was back with a vengeance last
night, working well in the floor
game and tops in defense. Ray
McClure lived up to his ‘Rabbit’
nickname by stealing the ball on
several occasions, caging seven
field goals, and six out of six tries
at the charity line. Jimmy Evans,
the other guard, was another
speed merchant on the attack and
played his usual brilliant defen-
Sive game. At forward, Muzz
Barstow used his height to the
utmost advantage in getting the
ball off the bankboard, and his 17
points tell a story in itself. Del
“Bobo” Graham was clever on de-
fense, and his record of six buc-
kets in only 11 tries is proof of
his value.

Probably the climactic play of
the speedy Galesburg offense came
late in the game. Jimmy Evans
had the ball, dribbled down the
side court and started to wheel
into the basket. Two Canton men
came forward to threaten him.
Evans didn’t slow his pace, but

 

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CANTON (40)
Player, pos.

Payne, f

Moore, f

Owens, f
Melgreen, f

TOES Rah veces 0
Henseler, f ...... 1
Grove, c
Schumacher, g ..
Oaks, g

Cox, g

Totals 60
GALESBURG (81)
Player, pos. sa.
Graham, £°65.... 12

 

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Lundeen, f
Williams, f
Johns, c

Boyd, c

Evans, g
McClure, g
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Galesburg
Officials:

40
Lee Siseiwicn’ and Eddie
Murphy (Peoria),

HAEGG TRIES
RACE TONIGHT

NEW YORK, Marc March 10.—(#)—}:
There’s every indication that gaunt | °
Gunder Haegg will meet the same
fate that three other European
runners encountered in _ their
efforts to defeat Americans in the
famed Columbian mile at the K.
of C. meet in Madison Square Gar-
den tonight.

Haegg, in this country nine days
since his stormy 23-day crossing
of the Atlantic, is suffering from a
muscular condition that makes it
improbable he will be able to
avenge his defeat of a week ago
when four native runners steam-
ed by him at the IC-4A games.

“My legs ache and I do not be-
lieve that I.can beat Jim Rafferty
yet,” said the Swede swiftie after
his final practice romp in Central
park,