Evening journal., 1913-03-06
HIGH SCHOOL
WON Ills
Basketball Five Had Hard
TusSIe With Strong Chester
Team

Playing ball that could not De
defined. the Wilmington High Schools
speedy champions held Chested down
in the latter's own cage yesterday
and nosed out a victory by the score
of IL to Is. The game was thriller
from start TO finish and when Wicker
sham started hostlities by foul shot
the band of local rooters, who accom-
panied the team went wild. The
single point lead was short lived
however. as shaw the gigantic centre
of the obstetrics, SHARED three fouls
in rapid succession. and slammed his
mates into the top berth.
Jones pried OF his first field heaye,
sensational long one and tied up
affairs az g. Shaw and Fats blickle,
displaying rare talent from the foul
line each landed one and caused an
other deadlock at four. Blickle re-
peated. changing 1t TO five and the
ever reliable Shaw evcned up matters
aonce more. He copped two more
single counters and field toss and
when the initial session was ended,
Chester was triumphantly resting on
the Juicy end of a TO count
The locals went into the fray deter
mined to win in the final round and
their work was a revelation, even 10
their most ardent admirers. With a
three point handicap staring them IN
the face they began the hardest up-
hin fight of the year. Jones was given
chance at the foul shooting depart
ment and made good with much de-
sired stab. Wickersham, who had
been putting up the greatest games IN
his varied existence, almost raised
the roof of the building when he tied
the count on a neat goal.
Shaw. the thorn in the Highlets
side. raised havoc with their hopes by
two Of his agonizing heaves from the
free mark, giving his boys two point
command. Jones hurried back with
a lone decker. separating the strug-
Cling quintets. by a single shot
Wickersham threw himself into the
breach and sent the the locals fol-
lowers crazy by bank shot from un-
derneath the basket, forging his speed
boys to the fore ground
Wicky's goal seemed to inspire the
Cherry and White TO further action,
for Chester had to travel some 10 keep
Np the pace anu ohhohhAh ".'' N'e 49,
holding Wicky boosted the Their
mometer TO 13 and with black ier-
sled planet. hanging to him, Jones
ripped off a great side heave, chang
ing the numeral TO 1912 with Will
mington on the large side, The
pluckv Chesterites, living up to their
reputation. of having the come back
stun planted within, took a brace ana
began feared rally. Shaw landed a
foul giving the home boys 10 to l3
lead. and the Orange and Black be-
gan passing streak. They had Doc
. spcer's protege on the go for a
minute but Jack Daley. put an end to
,hcir untimely activities, by inter-
ceptng pass no Shusman, and after
wheeling around rapidly, Gagged High
anal two points Of the game. IL was
~ nifty piece Of headwork and ultime
tclv won the contest as High onl,
came out "a winner by two points.
SHOW. who had been enacuc for 9
few minues, found his batting eye
again and scared the Delaware boys
bv his indelible performance from the
fifteen foot line. He gathered three
in rattling fast time changing the Of
fetal numbers TO II TO 10 and Win
but four minutes to travel, Chester
played desperately. They had not tai
lied once from the field in this stanza
and took all kinds Of pot shots in their
efforts to land the bacon. The defense
work of Blckle and Bright prevented
them from getting close stab at the
basket. and with but a minute to &c
they we're a only a goal behind the
hard pressed leaders. High battlec
furiously in the dying moments of the
battle and kept the ball on the rui
all the time They put up a dazzlinf
article at this stage and when tho
whistle was sounded Wilmington
High had accomplished the Inevitable
downing Chester on their own floor
and wiping out the 29 TO 25 defea
of earlier in the season.
The tinouD.