The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-03-18
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GAME FRoMSlEWts COUNTY
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On Saturday afternoon there arrived
In this city thegWeston High school
team, and on Saturday night they
made their presence known to the To-
cal High school team In a very sur
prisfng manner.
The Weston High school team has
never before this season had a basket
ball team, and the local bunch looked
for an easy victory. but greatly to
their surprise the Weston aggregation
came SO near to defeating the Fair
mont High that any sporting man
would have tossed up a coin to see
on which tesaShe should place his
money. ,5SS 81. /, s.is
The Weston team was the fastest
visiting teamwhich,has played against
1.-THE High schpol Team. this season, and
the score at the end or the first ililt
jof the game made many OF Sthe on
lockers think that they were going to
lie entirely ooifsst for the local boys.
the score at thetend OF the half being
|I1 to II. \ 'fisfi !
Theslocal boys I'd. q couple Of new
l.men on y fheirl tet61l, indsor doing
some Of. the work for. The locals,
although stitef small Hest Elharl kon the
team. r. L l'4it3qN 9'e5.@'''. :;
For WESTON f.otkhafts Lynch and
stewart playel games aoE exceptional
kcleverness, while stoetzer also played
good game forth yiotAls. 4, H. :
Slater %as thsreferes of the game.
land his decisions we're taken without
any kick, except in one place where
the Weston boys registered kick
on a decision regafaiAg the rules, but
after it was explained it seemed
that the Weston boys had been
taught a different meaning oi'the
rule by their coach therefore their
kick. = :" ~
AT one of the,yefy exciting mol-er'.
Of the game, when the score was close,
Slater allowed Lynch, of Weston, ~
take two shots at the. foul basket the
first shot having been spoiled when
the High school rooters for the Fair
mont team made such an uproar that
one could not hear at all.
Outside nf this the local, boys and
far;o.Soters' we're very fair, and applaypd!eed9
The, Weston teams, plays as much taPi sst
shey did those 81 t6ieiyr own team.
1Yeston's excellent, showing, and the
CLOSE score to Which she held. the local
team will eptitle the Weston team TO
a birth in any league which plghtfhe
organized among the High sch9}Q7 ~ L
this SECTION ofs HE STATE next season:
The Weston .tsamy defeated iclarkksF-
burg ina fast game seine few weeks
ago, While Clarksburg won aud lost
one withsthe local team. sSs
During the first half OF the game the
score was tied at, almost every point,
and during tiielast half Weston played
"a splendid game, hut the locals buck
ed up and were able to get away with
a final score which defeated the team
from Weston. The score:
Fairmont, 20. ', weston 10.
Clark, Cap, ...,..F. 1900. Lockhart
Stoetzer .......GF!1 .;...... Lynch
Bailey .........!C.:... ......... BAR
IXyR,1dunr ~ ESa Fuccy
Barnes .....,.m .G:''Ie: stewart, zap y
Field goals, Clark; 2; stoetzer, 3;
Bailey, 2; Lockharts 2; Lynch u;
Fuccy, 3. Goals from fouls, Clark :
ont Of is; Logkhaft, out Of 9. Ref +.
cree, Slater. scorer, Amos. Timer Timer,
watson. Time 81 iiaiyes,190 minutss.
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