The chronicle=news., 1913-01-18
LOCAL BASKETBALL
TEAM wins over
PUEBLO Is TO "a

In one OF the most exciting and
hotly contested games ever played
on a local floor. the fast basketball
team OF the Pueblo Centennial high
school went down In defeat before
the local high school boys by the close
score OF 20 to -. The game was
close all the way through aud at no
time could the score be predicted.
| Tho game was clean throughout and
the superior basket shooting OF the
Trinidad boys won them the game.
From tho moment inat th. rel
"rc.'s whistle blew for til" beginning
lspcctators was fastened upon tile
game. There was not duii minute
during any part OF tho gam" aud the
,Towd thai, WIS present WIS In II CON
,Iuuous uproar cheering Tor H'.ir
heroes.
| When tho ball waS tossed up ~
III. opening of lii" inst half both
teams showcd plenty Of speed. and
ui the very ouisct II could he seen
iiat the game was going 10 he close
as neither side was permitted to
make u basket until IIoctzcl Of the
t"utcnn!al team mad" the first point
by throwing bcskgt from the foul
line. This put the Trinidad boys
to playing and Cunningham soon
followed with two spectacular field
throws which brought forth u burst
OF enthusiasm from the spectators.
that continued during the re-
maindcr OF the game. At tn. end Of
tn. iirs, hall the score stood S to q
In favor OF the Trinidad boys. Al
the opening OF the second half both
teams came back with plenty OF speed
but the local bows failed TO get start
ed ani wcr. y little slow getting back
their team work. but owing 10 the
inability Of the Pueblo boys 10 hit
he basket they obtained no lead. iu'
when the Trinidad team finally found
their bearings there seemed to be
II" stopping until they were | / points
ahead OF their opponents. This was
he biggcs; lead they had at any time
| during the game. 4 few minutes
before the blow OF the whistle for
time at the end OF the game. the
centennial hoys showed an extra
amount of speed aud team work and
nearly cvenod up the score.
Cunningham OF the local team
made the most baskets. totaliug -
points in all. while Iialsey OF the
Centennial team made ~ points for
his side. Mctzgcr and Mitchell, who
generally star in the basket shooting
for the Trinidad team were not i'll
form last night and failed to live up
to their reputation. Towne did the
most effective guarding for the home
team and iniCriCrcd with several
baskets that Centennial would other
wise have made. Hcigcr and Talbot
FOR Pueblo pulled off some very prct-
" PLAYS and also did some good guard
ling. With the exception of the
Pueblo team having the best of II
| when it came TO passing the ball they
were ou,playcd by the fast Trinidad
team
| Preceding tho DDys game there
was "a onc-sidcd girls game which
| resulted iu score of III to ) in favor
of the regular girls team. Mary
Raynor OF the regular girls team
made iG of the = points.
| Following the zane at Central
Park the members Of both tn. boys
teams were entertained ut delight
| lul supper in tn" new Columbian
cafe. The teams lined UP last night
as follows:
Centennial: Iluctkcl and Lear Tor
wards; NJ. Halscy center and Zcigcr
and Talbot guards.
Trinidad: Town center; Mitchell
and Cunningham, forwards; MctGgcr
and Clcavingcr guards.
Referee: Andrews OF WWscnburs.