The basketball season of 1921 was without doubt the most successful in the history of the school. With three of last year's regulars and plenty of other good material Coach Novak developed a team which won 20 out of 21 games and then journeyed to Chicago to win the Chicago University Tournament, and the championship of the country. Cedar Rapids has always had a strong basketball team, but this is the greatest glory a local team has ever brought to its school. Coach Novak did not enter his team in the state tournaments because the dates of the Ames and Chicago tourneys was the same and the Tigers had already defeated the strongest teams of the state.
    The season started December 31 when the Alumni were defeated 29 to 14. In three easy games Anamosa, Keokuk, and Williamsburg were defeated. In the next game of the season C.R.H.S. routed Lane Technical of Chicago by a 34 to 10 score. springville was easily taken into camp. On January 22, East Waterloo broke our winning streak for our only defeat of the season. In this game the Tigers couldn't overcome their opponents' lead and lost 22 to 19. After two victories over Marion and Annamosa, Cedar Rapids won over the Omaha Commercial team 21 to 15. Marion was again defeated and Mason City fell before the Tigers on February 4. Boone, which won the Ames tournament last year, was defeated by the score of 30 to 17. Then followed five victories over West Waterloo, Springville, St. Ambrose, Spirit Lake, and Cedar Falls. On February 26 the Tigers journeyed to East Waterloo. Waterloo had beaten Cedra Rapids, but the Tigers felt taht the score did not tell the correct story of the game. Supported by many rooters, C.R.H.S. defeated East Waterloo by the topheavy score of 28 to 12. After an easy defeat of Marshalltown Cedar Rapids defeated Boone in the season's fastest game by the score of 23 to 21. This game was hard fought and at the end of the last half the score was a tie. This necessitated an extra period in which C.R.H.S. beat down the winning points. Lter Boone won the Ames Tournament for the second straight time. At the end of the season the Tigers had piled up 717 points to their opponents 313.

THE CHICAGO TOURNAMENT IN BASKETBALL

    Not content with the brilliant record of winning every game but one, Cedar Rapids High won the Chicago University Basketball Tournament, March 10, 11, 12. The winner of this is the acknowledged interscholastic champion of the country, and when Cedar Rapids defeated West Lafayette, Indiana, 43 to 19 in the final game, they became the National Basketball Champions! This is the greatest honor a team can win in basketball.
    The Tigers played their first game on Friday afternoon, March 11, against Fifth Avenue High School of Pittsburg. Our team won this game by the close score of 27 to 25. Then meeting Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania the following evening the Tigers won the game by the score of 44 to 11. Our closest game was played with Crosby High School of Waterbury, Connecticut, on Saturday afternoon. This game was a thriller from the start and the first half ended 13 to 13. Cedar Rapids came back and piled up a lead of seven points with but two minutes to play, when a Crosby sub-forward shot three baskets. Fortunately the whistle blew before any more damage could be done. In the final game the Tigers had a rather easy time, and all ten men were given a chance to play. In this game Cedar Rapids was never in any danger.
    Coach Novak and the team returned home with handsome trophies in addition to the National Championship. Coach Walker of the University of Chicago team presented each of our ten men with an Elgin gold watch. A beautiful silver loving cup was given to the team collectively. There was no all-tournament team picked, but if there had been, it isnot an idle boast that Cedar Rapids would have been well represented.

The following is the list of the men who were at the tournament:

FORECAST

    With Hines and Barta, two of this year's stars back in school next year, there is no reason why Cedar Rapids should not be represented by another winning team in 1922. In accordance with the custom the basketball captain for 1922 will be selected this spring.
    Probably the hardest positionon the team to fill will be that left vacant by Heine Jensen. Hines will probably be shifted from forward to center. Yeisley, Chehak and Griffith are other possibilites.
    Although Yerkes and Swenson will not be back, Crawford has proved himself capable of holding down one forward. Should Hines be moved to center, Marek wouldmake a strong bid for the other forward. Danziger is another possibility.
    Another hard place to fill will be that of Captain Barnes, the other man who will not return next year. The best prospects for his running guard position are Carey, Clark and Young. Tait and Burkholder will be back and are likely to develop into good men by next winter.