El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-01-31

A
fast game with the result in doubt un-
til the last OF the final quarter sums
up the results Of the ninth series OF
/ basketball games in the Commercial
league at the 'Y'' Tuesday night Fol-
lowing are the scores Popular. "a;
Walz. - for the first game; Bryan
Bros. So; Shelton-Payne, 10; second
game: and FL Paso Piano company, 4s;
FL Paso Household company, SO. third
game.
The Popular Walk game, an easy
snap for the Pops, was one grand
hoorah from beginning to end. The
game started with only four men in
the Walk gang, but when Happy Kill
burn finally appeared on the floor IN
his gladdesL rags, the rlsiblltles OF the
teams and spectators We're starleoi anu
il ended all seriousness LoI llisH I, $500 -.
The young wonders OF the Fopu1ar
team could not get down TO serious
work. and so did not play IN lnelt
best style. punching together TOO Inuch
Some times it looked as though lHsy
thought il was against the rules OF ths
game not TO make rhe1r opponents luAll
bic sOmersaults as the Fops loQe tLS
were sfreWn with the fallen rats
Ross was responsible for the nlsS
score Of the game, ana once staL tsu
he kept on scoring for the Pops un-
IN be mad dropped seven field goals
through the net. Nern Lymans polAl
accumulation was not as large a.
usual but Nern was on the 9oD When
ever he was needed. Homer Inoinas
made several pretty throws, on good
passes from Lace Rumsey- me ITS
half score was Pops ls az, ., IN
the second half the Pops kept ~ az
from scoring until the tag END OF the
game when they became careless ano
let Ben Romero and Lander Marsnall
through for q couple OF scores BOD
Hoover made the first score for the
Walk team, but his guard was TOO good
10 let Bob through more than twice
Populars lineup was; Ross, center
Lyman and Thomas forwards hunnsey
Captain, Pickens and Baker, guards
WalZ team, Romero center hoover
Captain. and Marshall forwards;
Kuhn and Kilburn. guards.
handicapped by being. able to put
only four men on the field the Shell
ton-Payne team suffered severe de-
feat at the hands OF the speedy Bryan
Bros. in q game that was simply tragic
IN the way the one time cock OF the
walk team was run over rough shOd
and had holes bored through its de-
fence by the Bryanites.
Both feet on the soft pedal the
score was an awful % to 10. the for
mer being the largest number Of points
polled in one game by any team in the
league this season sag Shea was the
nero OF the occasion LOE the organizes
though johnny Loretz was not Tar be-
hind in the ball caging business. Sag
had an even dozen field goals to his
credit and L0retz II.
Bryan Bros. lineup; Shea, center To-
retz and Evans lcaptain), forwards
King. Nee and Archibald guards
SheltOn-P Payne. Peralta (capIain). cen
ter: Hunt and Marshall, forwards;
From the way the final,game started
the spectators resigned themselves to
see a repetition of the preceding
slaughter; but were treated to a few
surprises sprung by the ball caging
feats Of George Freeman, and the
rest Of the game had enough paprica
TO keep everything In an uproar for
awhile.
Wayne Chenoweth scored the first
field goal on a beautiful throw from
three-Quarters the length of the field
AFTER a Few minutes OF brisk play.
Clarence GarwOod made the next score,
and then the ball rustled about down
at the other end Of the field when
Garwood saw a chance TO get busy and
thow the ball the full length Of the
field to Cheny who was guarding goal,
with another score as the result. AZ
ter the Pianists had nine points to
their credit George Freeman became
excited, and couldn't stand the strain
any longer so he began shooting
baskets and ended by being the star
or the game. with nine field goals to
ms credit With a bunch Of baskets
snot py Roy Pickens, and Earl league
me Bryanites worked their score to a
sls ana then one point in advance.
Oheny tied this with free throw.
oIt Flekens trimmed the iron with an
elner bail for the Bryanites, distanc-
ing the Pianists again by one point.
- KIN only a short time remaining for
d. This threw such scare into the
Ilsnlsts that Cy Perkins, who had been
s.Ssl.l ing most OF the scoring Job to
Oheny' and Clarence Garwood made
f P1,.a ardent love to the bail that the
- antics couldn't even get hold Of If
again for the rest Of the game and bIs
29SskeLs did the Job. finishing the score
~ 70 35 in the Pianists favOr
Just before the close of the fret hole
Whlle GarwOod was wheeling for an
over shoulder throw his knee was Sc
Esrely wrenched which put him out
~ ~, the play for the rest Of the game.
7ls position was taken by Charles II
Ii2lo,wn- This victory puts the Pianists
pack at the head Of the list again.
The players on the Piano team were.
miller center; Chenoweth CcaptainS
and Perkins forwards: Garwood Haile
ana Brown. guards On the Household
team, Pickens (captain). and center.