The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-11-07
Red and White RIOTERS and
Team Display Genuine
School Spirit With Band
and Yells.
NEW CASTLE GETS 31-21
Henry County Team Shoots
Baskets With Accuracy,
While Locals Fail in Nu-
merOus Attempts.

Even defeat failed to cast gloom
over the spirit Of Richmond high
school last night.
The Red and White lost the first
basket ball game of the season on the
local floor to New Castle, 31-21. but
the students left the "Y' gymnasium
with a new brand of school loyalty.
1t was the kind of spirit that supp orts
the team all the way through the game
and season, whether it wins or loses.
Such enthusiasm promises new era
in high school athletics.
A bowling crowd, mostly Of high
school students, filled the balcony and
bleachers which had been erected at
the west end of the gymnasium. Ev-
cry play brought forth rousing cheers.
The continuous yelling spurred both
teams to put up one of the hardest
fought games ever seen here.
Girls Wear School Coiors.
Nearly one hundred girls, wearing
white MILDLY suite with red ties, filled
one end of the seats. They yelled
and sang with genuine spirit. On the
bleachers beneath band Of fifteen
pieces, organized for the occasion,
gave forth an inspiring brand of noise.
The musical organization promises to
be a fixture at remaining games as
without an equal in arousing enthusi-
asm.
Principal Pickell was more than
pleased with the actions of the stu
dent body.
That's the spirit we have been try
ing to develop for a year. he said,
proudly, as the rooters urged the team
on until the last gong sounded the de-
feat.
Richmond was defeated but not out
fought. Every man on the team put
every ounce of his strength into the
game, even playing harder than ever
when defeat was practically certain.
In the last half the Red and White
fought New Castle to standstill.
at the basket, but could not cage the
markers. Although taking fewer shots
at goal, Eew Castle made every
chance count, thereby winning. Fail
ure of the guards to cover their men
in the first half proved costly to Rich
mond.
Brown Proves star
Brown, forward for Richmond, was
the scrapper of the game. He played
his man off his feet, covering him in
great style. He was in the play all
the dine and made more points than
any CT his teammates. When he went
into the scrimmages he almost invar-
iably came out with the ball. In the
second half, while jumping with
Chriatman under the basket, he tipped
the oaH in for a neat goal
Lawson, captain and center for the
Henry county boys, played almost
faultless ball. putting up clean game
kampe was also star, but his playing
was marred by many fouls for hold
ing. Both are former Richmond BOYS
Richmond started off with a rush
and made the first goal after about
two or three minutes of play on a
paas by Porter to Brown, who dropped
ii in neatly. Both teams appeared to
be pretty evenly matched and fought
for some time, when a foul was called
on Christman for holding and Porter
made one from the foul line. New
Castle seemed to wake up about this
time and on a long pass by Williams
to Gordon, they scored the first goal
Shortly afterward Kampe threw a foul
goal and from that minute on New
Castle was in the lead. The first half
ended with the score standing II to
10 in favor of the Henry county lads
Richmond was awarded point to-
ward the end OF the first half on a