El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-01-11
BASKETBALL GAMES
PR0VELIVELY0NE
Shelton-Payne, Piano Co.,
and Popular Win the
Sixth Series.

There were tall times in the sixth
series OF basketball games of the Com
merclai league. played at the "Y' Tues
uay night In Jhe opening game Smell
toh-Payne was an easy winner over the
WaIz team, handing them a SO TO %
trimming. The game was never III
DOUBT AFTER the 1irst few minutes OF
play. SheItOn-Payne shot the first
basket, which was followed by one from
the W alz team. ben Romero then
Gagged ball from beyond theNcenter Of
the Held which gave Uhe Walz outfit
the only advantage over the shelton
Payne's SWIFT paying quintet that they
nad IN the entire game, Tor then things
began 10 happen on une SheltOn-Payue
slde, ana Dy the end OF the first naIf
the score was ~ TO I3
The resi- Of the game was easy for
ShelJOn-Fayne ana the score al the
Ilnlsh stood 50 TO %.
hunt maue the most baskets for Shell
lon-Fayues caglng SIX pals, while Pc
rata and W. marshall Gagged i've balls
apiece, and ali three played Iast, con-
s1stenu ball one OF the most interest
Ing scores was maue when the reIeree
tossed the ball Tor the jump ana Pc
rata baJted II into the cage. Sen Ro-
nero ana sob hoover did the best play
ing Tor the Wax SIDE, caglng FOUR pals
apiece
me Iine-ups:
Shelton-Payne- forward; Berg,
forward; PeralJa tcapLain), center; n.
aiarsnail, guarO, Thomas. guard
Wal1-hOover (capUaIn), forward; l.
Marshall, 1orwGru, q. Romero, center,
huhn, guard, stevenson, MOellch,
guaru
Robinson, referee; Foster. scorer;
Hill, timekeeper.
Musicians Win Second Game.
In the second game the Il Paso Piano
company dereaUeu the Bryan Bros. team
10 the rune OF 30 TO -. The first hair
OF the game was very close, and was
fought with much spirit, but the Bry-
antics weakened toward the end ana
the Pianists took gay little jaunts with
the ball from one end OF the field to
the other. The first score was made
on jump up for the ball, which was
batted by a Pianist into his cage. Gar
wood made the second score FOR the
Pianists, and then LOretz, Of the Bry-
antics got into ball caging mood ana
made four for the Bryanites.
The first half was Is to i in the Pr
aniSTs favor. In the second half the
Pianists ran away with the score and
or the game, though on the losing side.
He Gagged eight balls, the greatest in
dividual score made in all three games.
Ed Miller and G. l. GarWood did bril-
liant work for the pianists, GarWOOd
making seven baskets and Miller six
By winning this game the Pianists
tighten their hold on the first place IN
the standing of the league. The off
Gals were the same as in the first
game.
The ineups:
Fl Paso Piano cOmpany-Perkins, for
ward; ChenOweth (captain), forward;
Miller, center; Garwood, guard, Brown,
Halle, guard.
Bryan Bros.-Loretz, forward; Evans
(captain), forward; Shea, center; Nee,
guard; King, guard
The Final Game.
In the final game the FL PasO
Household company went down to de
feat at the hands Of the Popular team,
with the score p to nine. The Popular
team started out the weakest in the
league, but it is gaining steadily in
strong team work. The game was
harder fought and more rapidly played
than the two preceding. Neither side
scored for at least seven minutes of
grueling struggle in the start of the
game, but Vern Lyman set things ago
ing finally and when the POpulars once
were started, nothing seemed able to
stop them. The score at the first half
was 10 to four in the Pops favor. VerD
Lyman and Fats Ross did the best indi-
vidual work for the Pops, the former
making five baskets and Ross four.
The lineup of the teams was: Popu-
lars-Lyman, Ross, Baker, Thomas,
Rumsey, captain. and Hall On the
team, Roy Pickens, captain,
J. Pickens. George Freeman, Fred Beers
and Placke.