March Madness Record Book
1917 Boys Box Scores
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DuQuoin (H.S.) 24, Harvey (Thornton) 23
First Round Game at Decatur [Millikin U., Griswold Center]
Thursday, March 8, 1917
DUQUOIN (H.S.)
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
P.L. Farmer 5 0 0 10
L. Mercer 0 0 0 0
W.F. Pierce 1 0 0 2
H.L. Ward 3 0 0 6
M.T. Ward 0 6 6 6
TOTAL 9 6 6 24
HARVEY (THORNTON)
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Harry Dale 3 0 0 6
Stephen Kucsoj 0 0 0 0
George Ott 0 0 0 0
George Stassand 3 0 0 6
Leonard Walberg 4 1 6 9
TOTAL 10 1 6 23
DuQuoin (H.S.) (13) (11) -- 24
Harvey (Thornton) ( 8) (15) -- 23
Bloomington (H.S.) 18, Decatur (H.S.) 12
First Round Game at Decatur [Millikin U., Griswold Center]
Thursday, March 8, 1917
BLOOMINGTON (H.S.)
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Theodore Bean 1 0 0 2
Delmar Gottschalk 0 0 0 0
Vern Greiner 2 0 0 4
Layard Mace 2 8 13 12
George Morrison 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 5 8 13 18
DECATUR (H.S.)
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Rane Bohon 0 0 0 0
Joseph Cooper 2 0 0 4
Wayne Gill 0 0 0 0
Chester Pinney 0 0 0 0
Eugene Roberts 2 2 3 6
George Williamson 0 0 0 0
Ott Young 1 0 4 2
TOTAL 5 2 7 12
Bloomington (H.S.) ( 9) ( 9) -- 18
Decatur (H.S.) ( 6) ( 6) -- 12
Lawrenceville 31, Centralia 23
First Round Game at Decatur [Millikin U., Griswold Center]
Thursday, March 8, 1917
LAWRENCEVILLE
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Breckman 1 0 0 2
Clinton Conrad 0 0 0 0
Corliss Easterday 8 0 0 16
Walton Miles 4 3 5 11
Virgil Potts 1 0 0 2
TOTAL 14 3 5 31
CENTRALIA
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Dean Doolan 1 0 0 2
Ira Farthy 0 0 0 0
Carl Keller 4 0 0 8
Charles "Jumbo" Maddo 0 0 0 0
Ralph Pope 0 0 0 0
Harold Stout 3 3 6 9
TOTAL 8 3 6 23
Peoria (Manual) 27, Aurora (East) 19
First Round Game at Decatur [Millikin U., Griswold Center]
Thursday, March 8, 1917
PEORIA (MANUAL)
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Jake Daly 2 1 4 5
Frank Engelke 0 0 0 0
Rudolf Gerdes 3 0 0 6
Joseph Nelson 0 0 0 0
Baillie Springston 3 0 0 6
Eugene "Buck" Wilson 5 0 5 10
TOTAL 13 1 9 27
AURORA (EAST)
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Roscoe Betz 0 5 8 5
Burton Ferry 1 0 0 2
Donald Harding 3 0 0 6
Ben Niblack 0 0 0 0
Myron Sperry 3 0 0 6
TOTAL 7 5 8 19
Peoria (Manual) (14) (13) -- 27
Aurora (East) (13) ( 6) -- 19
Springfield (H.S.) 34, Rock Island (H.S.) 23
Quarterfinal Game at Decatur [Millikin U., Griswold Center]
Friday, March 9, 1917
SPRINGFIELD (H.S.)
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Ben Clouser 1 2 3 4
Jerome Dunne 5 0 0 10
Vernon Edwards 0 1 2 1
Harry Eielson 4 0 0 8
Nelson Jones 0 0 0 0
Max Poscover 5 1 6 11
George Teasley 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 15 4 11 34
ROCK ISLAND (H.S.)
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Leland Dempsey 4 0 2 8
Richard Dopp 0 0 0 0
Harold Heimbeck 0 0 0 0
Meyer Morris 2 0 0 4
Ed Taber 2 7 12 11
TOTAL 8 7 14 23
Bloomington (H.S.) 15, DuQuoin (H.S.) 10
Quarterfinal Game at Decatur [Millikin U., Griswold Center]
Friday, March 9, 1917
BLOOMINGTON (H.S.)
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Theodore Bean 1 0 0 2
Ray Garrigus 0 1 3 1
Delmar Gottschalk 0 0 0 0
Vern Greiner 1 0 0 2
Mevis Jennings 0 0 0 0
Layard Mace 2 6 9 10
George Morrison 0 0 0 0
Norton Richardson 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 4 7 12 15
DUQUOIN (H.S.)
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
P.L. Farmer 1 0 0 2
C.D. Jacobs 0 0 0 0
L. Mercer 1 0 0 2
W.F. Pierce 1 0 0 2
H.L. Ward 0 0 0 0
M.T. Ward 0 4 4 4
TOTAL 3 4 4 10
Bloomington (H.S.) ( 6) ( 9) -- 15
DuQuoin (H.S.) ( 3) ( 7) -- 10
Peoria (Manual) 20, Lawrenceville 9
Quarterfinal Game at Decatur [Millikin U., Griswold Center]
Friday, March 9, 1917
PEORIA (MANUAL)
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Frank Engelke 1 0 0 2
Rudolf Gerdes 0 2 3 2
Joseph Nelson 0 0 0 0
Baillie Springston 3 0 0 6
Eugene "Buck" Wilson 5 0 1 10
TOTAL 9 2 4 20
LAWRENCEVILLE
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Breckman 0 0 0 0
Clinton Conrad 0 0 0 0
Corliss Easterday 2 0 0 4
Walton Miles 0 3 8 3
Virgil Potts 1 0 0 2
TOTAL 3 3 8 9
Belvidere 24, Sullivan 16
Quarterfinal Game at Decatur [Millikin U., Griswold Center]
Friday, March 9, 1917
BELVIDERE
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Herbert Comstock 1 0 0 2
Harold Gilroy 1 0 0 2
Ben Lear 4 4 7 12
Myron Silvius 6 0 0 12
Stan Wells 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 12 4 7 24
SULLIVAN
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Arnold 1 0 0 2
Baker 1 0 0 2
Dunscomb 0 0 0 0
Frederick 0 0 0 0
Hubert Tabor 4 4 8 12
TOTAL 6 4 8 16
Belvidere (15) ( 9) -- 24
Sullivan ( 8) ( 8) -- 16
Springfield (H.S.) 14, Bloomington (H.S.) 9
Semifinal Game at Decatur [Millikin U., Griswold Center]
Saturday, March 10, 1917
SPRINGFIELD (H.S.)
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Ben Clouser 0 2 3 2
Jerome Dunne 1 0 0 2
Harry Eielson 2 0 0 4
Nelson Jones 0 0 0 0
Max Poscover 2 2 6 6
TOTAL 5 4 9 14
BLOOMINGTON (H.S.)
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Theodore Bean 0 0 0 0
Delmar Gottschalk 0 0 0 0
Vern Greiner 2 2 3 6
Mevis Jennings 0 0 0 0
Layard Mace 1 1 4 3
George Morrison 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 3 3 7 9
Springfield (H.S.) ( 7) ( 7) -- 14
Bloomington (H.S.) ( 5) ( 4) -- 9
Belvidere 16, Peoria (Manual) 6
Semifinal Game at Decatur [Millikin U., Griswold Center]
Saturday, March 10, 1917
BELVIDERE
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Herbert Comstock 1 0 0 2
Harold Gilroy 0 0 0 0
Allie Jukes 0 0 0 0
Ben Lear 1 2 6 4
Myron Silvius 5 0 1 10
TOTAL 7 2 7 16
PEORIA (MANUAL)
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Jake Daly 0 0 0 0
Frank Engelke 1 0 0 2
Rudolf Gerdes 0 2 6 2
Leo Gorenz 0 0 0 0
Edward McDonough 0 0 0 0
Joseph Nelson 0 0 0 0
Baillie Springston 0 0 1 0
Eugene "Buck" Wilson 1 0 0 2
TOTAL 2 2 7 6
Belvidere ( 8) ( 8) -- 16
Peoria (Manual) ( 2) ( 4) -- 6
Bloomington (H.S.) 20, Peoria (Manual) 9
Third Place Game at Decatur [Millikin U., Griswold Center]
Saturday, March 10, 1917
BLOOMINGTON (H.S.)
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Theodore Bean 4 0 0 8
Ray Garrigus 1 1 1 3
Delmar Gottschalk 0 0 0 0
Mevis Jennings 0 0 0 0
Layard Mace 3 1 3 7
James McConkle 0 0 0 0
George Morrison 0 0 0 0
Russell Strange 1 0 0 2
TOTAL 9 2 4 20
PEORIA (MANUAL)
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Jake Daly 0 0 1 0
Frank Engelke 0 0 0 0
Rudolf Gerdes 0 1 1 1
Joe Gorenz 1 2 4 4
Leo Gorenz 0 0 0 0
Edward McDonough 0 0 0 0
Joseph Nelson 0 0 0 0
Baillie Springston 1 0 0 2
Eugene "Buck" Wilson 1 0 2 2
TOTAL 3 3 8 9
Bloomington (H.S.) (14) ( 6) -- 20
Peoria (Manual) ( 1) ( 8) -- 9
Springfield (H.S.) 32, Belvidere 11
Final Game at Decatur [Millikin U., Griswold Center]
Saturday, March 10, 1917
SPRINGFIELD (H.S.)
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Ben Clouser 3 4 6 10
Jerome Dunne 4 0 0 8
Vernon Edwards 0 0 1 0
Harry Eielson 4 0 0 8
Nelson Jones 0 0 0 0
Harry Lock 0 0 0 0
Max Poscover 3 0 1 6
George Teasley 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 14 4 8 32
BELVIDERE
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Herbert Comstock 0 0 0 0
Harold Gilroy 0 3 4 3
Allie Jukes 0 0 0 0
Ben Lear 1 2 2 4
Myron Silvius 2 0 0 4
Stan Wells 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 3 5 6 11
Springfield (H.S.) ( 6) (26) -- 32
Belvidere ( 5) ( 6) -- 11