Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-11-24
BEST PLAYING OF YEAR
Led by Jud Monroe. Local Boys start
With Rush and Run UP Safe Margin
In First Hsif-out For Champion
ship.


live OF the Agricultural and Mechani
cal College, of North Carolina. last
i night. the final count being As to 10.
| The largest crowd that has gathered
\ In The association gymnasium this
season saw the battle and enthusiasm
ran high. The xCarolinians nad
plenty OF supporterSsin the crowd. but
4 there was little opportunity for them
10 do any cheering, as the game was
| Newport News from the start.
Led by Jud Monroe. the home tai
| ent began the scoring before the game
| was many seconds old and Newport
| News had run up twelve points be-
| fore the Farmers" had made single
score. Their first tally was rung up
| when Chambers -scoreds a goal IRON
( foul after Captain Bradfield had
missed six attempts. La,er Chambers
shot goal from the dheld and that
was the extent of the ecoring OF the
visitors In the opening helf. The locals
| played fast and hard and rolled up ~
points in the opening period.
| Many "subs" Sent In.
Several shifts were made in the
home team at the beginning OF the
second half and few minutes alter
wards all of the regulars except Cap
| tain Hamilton were taken out and tne
second string men sent in.- Whiie
they did not do q great deal OF scor'
ing, the substitutes held the Visitors
| safe most OF the time, allowing them
but two field goals. However, Cham
hers made four goals from foul in SIX
attempts and, as the visitors scored
| twice on the regulars in this nall,
their total score was increased 10
| fifteen. =
One goal scored by the visitors In
this half came about in a peculiar
! manner Hamilton and Bradford mad
mixed up with the ball and the
leather was thrown up by the referee
near the North Carolina goal. Hamil.
| ton slapped the ball in the air and IL
] fen into the visitors basket, making
two points for them.
Game Very Rough.
| The game was an exceedingly rousn
one and in the middle OF the second
half Captain Bradfield had to retire
because of injuries received. He
played hard and aggressive game
ianu was always- In the thickest- OF the
| fray. As the result he got several
| hard knocks, being slammed against
] the wall several times and frequently
knocked down. Jud MNhroe was
thrown over into the bleachers ana
the force of his fall broke down .
section OF the stands, pEacipitating
half a dozen spectators TO the door.
However. Monroe continued 10 play
A a. ..ft a oHQldauI
| Cottreil played a fine defensive
game for the locals and took all tns
| knocks coming his way. His orb
bling" OF the ball was clever ana
spActacrlar. Several times he TOOK
4 the bal. through the entire WISHING
team. He covered mis- man well on
the defensive and never gave him an
opportunity to shoot goal. Captain
Hamilton also played his guard posi-
ton in master style and the visiting
4 forwards we're smothered all The time
Jud Monroe me Star.
Jud Monroe was the real star Of
the game. his shooting OF field eoeis
and throwing Of fouls being feature
/ Lehz played a strong game at cenfer
and later at forward, ard JACK ritz
gerald who was in his first big game,
also did good work. Payne. who went
to. center in the second half. played
his position in fine style and mace
four field pals in the bargain. Cary
Epes repIs1Ad Cottrell in the second
half and guarded in clever and Ell
fect.ye fashion. Gayle and Duyal mud
son. who also were sent Ia, kept up
i the gocd work OF the men they sue
ceeded.
i Bradfield and Chambers wekp easily
the stars for the visitors. but they
were not given much chance TO SHINE
i because OF the fine wcrk'of the local
il guards. Faber and LeCrande oiso
played good ball for the visitors The
aFar4ners" did not have near az zooo
team work as the locals and that &C
corpts In part for their overvdeimtng
defeat. Though che home boys had
them oatclassed ir other departments
Of the game
Aster State Championship
The showing Of the locals against
1.-THE A. & ~ team was even be'tH
than the most sanguine. had even
hoped for. and those Who say tne
battle are convinced TIA; this Is the
fastest and best basketball team that
lever represented the association. The
locals are oat for the State champion
ship and should win IT.
i How the teams lined up.
Nevp't News Position a 4 NJ
4 Forward
I Fitzgerald CLenzl .--.-.... Bradheid
\ (Hudson) (LeGranoet
Forward
Monroe tGayIe) .....-.... Chambers
Center
LEM (Payne) .......-......-- Faoer
4 Guard
cottreil CEpes) ....-..--...H.' Small
Ccard
I Hamilton 49,. IeCrsnde fPhillipsb
A cuumasx Fieid voafe-Nonroe. Z.