Show Montana Preparing for fr a Record II State Hoop Meet State Tourney Will Be Held March 5 to 8 Inclusive Bozeman Will Be Battle Scene I BOZEMAN Mont Feb 19 In In In nine high school basketball districts districts districts dis dis- of Montana tournaments will willbe willbe willbe be held the latter part of ot this week to decide the sixteen teams that are areto areto areto to take part In the state tournament tournament tournament ment at the State college here on March S IS to 8 S. Fifteen of these sixteen sixteen sixteen six six- teen teams are determined directly from Irom the district tournament the theother theother other t team b being in inthe the winner of t a u match teh between ve tie the fourth team o ot of the mining district and the third team of the North Central district The Southern district tournament will be held at Manhattan February February ary 2 20 21 and 22 Twelve teams ef Wl will be entered t Winners of first and second places will go o to the state tournament The Central district tournament will be at Lewiston February 21 31 to U. U Twelve or sixteen teams willbe will willbe willbe be entered the tha winner of ot first place to go to td Bozeman In the Southwestern district th the tournament will b be at Miles Mile City Olty February 21 to 28 23 Ten or twelve teams are expected Winners of first and end second place places go to the st state to tournament The he heto mining r district teams will meet at Helena February 21 to 23 with perhaps eight teams teams- playing The first three teams go to the state tournament the fourth place team third f team felI playing of f th the a match North against Central t i i district district dis dis- the for a a. chance at the state tour tour- ney The Northwestern district tournament tournament tournament ment will be at probably February 22 and 23 Six teams are expected The winner goes to the Bozeman meet In the Northwest the teams will meet at Hinsdale with the first place team being sent to Bozeman Eight or ten teams are expected The The- dates will be February 22 and 23 About a ft dozen teams team are re expect expect- ed at Billings where the Yellowstone tournament will be held February 21 to 23 The first two teams In Inthe Inthe inthe the district go to the state ment mont Havre Is to be host to the th many teams of ot the North Central district It seems probable that sixteen teams will fight tight for honors there The winners of ot the first and second places come to the state tournament ment mont while the third team has opportunity to play against a mining district fourth team for the same privilege The Western district tournament will be held at either Ronan Honan or Thompson Falls on Friday and Sat Sat- Definite word is lacking from this district as this Is being written Where In put past years ears nine teams were chosen from district winners and seven others on season records this year all teams are chosen from the play of ot the tournament as outlined outlined outlined out out- lined above Districts with only one team for the state tournament this year have In one or two easel cases expressed a belief that they should have two teams but relying upon the past performance of ot teams from these districts the college tournament tournament ment mont committee has halll decided to try this year to see If the new method of choosing does- does not about get the strongest teams of ot the state to to- to gether If It districts with only one team this year show allow comparatively comparative comparative- ly as strong as districts with two or more teams It Is possible that the whole question of selection may come up again before next winter Because the State college Bobcats are playing Intercollegiate games during this week weel the individuals on the team are not available as district district dis dis- tournament officials The college college college col col- lege has received a number of re requests requests requests re- re quests for tor officials and Is filling tilting the requests with other available men who who- are experienced officials and players |