Show JACK TRA WS c Jack Schroeder I Several unfortunate incidents at the recent West East ek k game game that caused long Jong lays Jn the affair afar and even ye yei yet i some people wondering the final score was vas authentic The The whole thing thing- was vas brought out ut by the officials at the c table One representative from ch h school was posted to handle scoring and at at- atthe the end of the If these two officials had to toIe tol tole l le Ie on whether a basket was shot fore ore or after the gun guzi sound sounded d. d It It just so iO o happened that Reed Heed Ivan van had the ball under tinder the ba bas bas- ct and took a shot right at thc id nd d of the haIr half One scorer Called good anti and the other protested it at t It wasn't good There was a ango mg ngo delay before anyone lne Knew or not the basket had During the final quarter another dent Ident occurred that delayed the thee theme ime me e for an undue length of time ic e official timer who most Is a competent gent stopped 4 e clock at a logical time when e ball baIl had gone f bounds at erest rest period The buzzer sound- sound f and and the referee and players Lied led to hear It it Meanwhile East p n n a II play and scored a basket Under nd r no circumstances could ie basket have counted since the c was was' stopped However the thc priest t st went on and on and made madery v very ry tense tens situation even tenser e East high players themselves Incurred in the decision and the situation failed argue it all there were a Dodly number of fans wonder wonder- gJ t what hat was going on on but ost of them weren't aware that m Po two wo scorers were not In acord ac- ac ord ird rd and amI this added nothing to toi ton toU n U i otherwise outstanding game AI Mercer anti and Duane Player a er very good game but fortunately were tl the targets or 01 undue criticism over a mater mat mat- er sr that was as beyond their juris- juris cUon The unusually long deIy dc dc- Iy lyv cst cost a reflection on the I i E Lit It would be too bad if these in indents indents in- in dents happened in the future in a game as close as davs dav's 25 23 win Perhaps it uld be a lot better to have neuel neu- neu a. a el scorers and officials at the ri table I |