The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-10
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. YELLOW JACKETS
Basketball Quint Wins Eight Out
of Fourteen Games
PLAYED.
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Ashland. Va, March .t9.-The RAN
dolph Macon basketball quint has fin-
ished u very successful season, hay-
ing won eight out of the fourteen
games played. The team won almost
every game played with quints that
are In It's class. The University Of
Virginia. Virginia Polytechnic Insti-
tute Nand Lynchburg Young Mems
Christian Association are acknowI-
edged to be above its class.
The season started on December T.
when the yellow Jackets defeated the
quint from fredericksburg College "a
to 10. This was the only game played
before the Christmas holidays, be-
cause the first term examinations
started the next week, and everything
was put aside mt this time. On jan
uary 10 the team went to Richmond.
where 1t met defeat at the hands, of
the Richmond Young Mems Christian
Association, "a to IS. The next game
was with the Union Theological Sem
mary, on January IA This was an
easy victory for the local team, the
score being 80 to IA. Next came the
University of Virginia game. This
game was lost, 55 to IL. The Virginia
men outweighed the Ashlanders by u
great deal
Richmond College was defeated on
January 25. go to 10. This game was
one of the most important games on
the schedule, as the Spiders and Yellow
Jackets are rivals of long standing.
with William and Mary. at Williams
burg, on February s. The Yellow
Jackets were defeated in this game. AZ
to rs. At this time tho team was not
in good shape, as Walker was out
of the game entirely. and Captain Mill
lican was suffering from an attack of
the grip
The following week the team went
away on five-day trip, playing FIVE
games in FIVE days. HamDden-Sidney
was the first met on this trip. and
the Yellow Jackets won on February
Mems Christian Association defeated
the Ashlanders 81 to IA. This was next
to the worst defeat suffered during the
season. Randolph Macon Academy.
Roanoke College and the Virginia Poly
technic Institute were the others met
on this trip. the Yellow Jackets win
ming from the first named ana losing
to the last two colleges.
The last two games played were two
of the prettiest basketball games ever
witnessed in the local gymnasium.
The first of these was with Hampden-
Sidney and was played almost to tic,
the score at the end being II to IL
in favor of tho Yellow Jackets. The
other game. the last of the season.
| was with William and Mary. This was
tho hardest fought game of the year
The williamsburg boys had defeated
the Yellow Jackets earlier in the sea
son. and the locals were out for re-
venge This was not the only thing
that spurred on the Yellow Jackets
because if William and Mary should
have won this game. that college would
also have won the championship OF the
Eastern Intercollegiate Association. AS
1t was. the Yellow Jackets won by the
score OF S3 to 49, This tied up tho
championship series, as each of thes
| two teams had lost one game to tho
other. An effort was made to play
this tie off on neutral ground. but &
suitable place and time could not be-
agreed upon by both institutions. Sc
the series had to remain tie.