The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-31
PARAMOUNT FIVE
CHAMPION TEAM
IN TWO HAND CONTESTS
AT G. O. "A.
ATKINSON is STAR
HIS WORK FIGURES IN 10Th
GAMES -- HELLEvUE WINS
FROM CHIMBORAzO FOR
FIRST TIME.

championship In the Church mn
School Boys Basketball League at
the Christ Church Association gym
nasium yesterday evening Spring
field needed the first game to land
the series for the championship. but
the game went to paramount by the
score of IL to 10.
1t was the hardest kind of bat
tie. and both sides played as only
champions can play. Springfield lead
at the end of the first half by points.
and 1t seemed to the large crowd
present that there was no hope for
the Paramount boys.
When the second half began Atkin-
son, the star forward for the Fair
mount team, lead OFF with difficult
goal. and kept up the good work by
landing three more In the basket. his
work won the first game.
Jones and Christian. the Paramount
guards, did splendid work, and to them
Is due great deal of credit. The
Springfield boys played a splendid
game, In fact, they could not have
played better.
Bellevue Wins Game.
Between the halves of the big game
Beiievue ana Chimporazo prayed their
last game of the series. ms game
was equally us interesting az the iirst
contest as the bellevue boys had
not won game, and they were out
to scalp the boys from the far East
End.
The first half ended with the score
In favor of Chimporazo oy points.
The second half was an eye-opener
to the Chimborazo LADS. and in a very
few minutes the Bellevue boys hau
the score tied up, and were working
II h L2
| away with two neld goals in rapid
! succession, and Thomas helped ny
| throwing three foul goals.
The nnal score gave Bellevue tho
| game by j points.
| 1he crowd OF rooters from Bellevue
| school nearly went wild with shouts
of joy to think that their team. the
| smallest In size of all the teams In
! the league, had at last won IA game
and kept out of the goose egg column.
| IL was great game. Greater IN
! many respects than any played in all
, the series, and too much cannot be
said of the nghting spirit of team
: that after seven straight defeats came
| back with their fighIing blood to the
boiling point All hail to the lads
from Bellevue.
Final Struggle Starts.
| At the close of the Beilevue-Chim-
borazo game, Springfield and Fair
mount began the last and deciding
! game of the series. The first game
which was won by Paramount tied
them for first place, both teams hax-
ing won and lost 2. The deciding
game was a hummer from start to fin
ish. From the moment that Referee
Hays whistle blew things began to
happen.
lendleton. OF Springfield, threw a
| goal. followed by Atkinson, OF Fair
| mount See-saw back and forth, first
| a score by one side and then the other
| until the timekeeper blew for q ten
minute rest at the end of the first
half. Springfield was one point ahead.
The end was long time coming.
! Within about three minutes of the
end Of the game the score was II
! to 12. and the battle was being waged
, to the bitter end. 1t was Atkinson
I who again came to the rescue of his
team mates. and before the boys from
/ Springfield knew what happened the
final whistle blew. Fairmount had
won the game. and by so doing. land
ed The championship.
Summaries.
| summary OF first game:
| Final score. Paramount, IL; Spring
field. 10.
Fairmount Positions. Springfield.
| Jones guard. Gloss
Christian ...... guard 49,. Bassett
| Gemelman go. center Pendleton
| Atkinson forward go. Barrett
Mitchell ...... forward -. .Cutchins
Goals: Pendleton. :: Cutchings. ::
| Barrett, l.: Gemelman. /; Atkinson,
| 8.
! Summary of second game:
Final score. Bellevue, .; Chin
borazo. s.
| Bellevue. Positions Chimborazo,
/ Phillips ........ guard 1880. wade
| Mcintyre ...... guard ...... Sears
| Thomas $3.50. center Anderson
| Duke 1900. forward $500. Luck
| Chappell $50. forward tombstone
Goals: Luck, /: tombstone. 2; Duke,
z. Foul goals: Thomas. 5.
Summary OF championship game:
Final score: Fairmount. 1t; Spring
| field, ~.
Paramount. Positions Springfield.
Jones guard ,....+t .CioSs
Christian guard =. Bassett
Gemelman center Pendleton
Atk inson $50. forward 49,. Barrett
Mitchell ... forward .Cutchings
Goals: Pendleton. 8: Cutchings. 2;
Gernefman. q: Atkinson. S. Foul
goals Pendleton, ?; Atkinson. 2.
Referee. Hay. Umpire, Tousey. Time
keeper. Fletcher.
standing Of Teams.
Won. Lost. PC.
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