The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-11-26
HIGH SCHOOL
WINS GAME OF
BASKET BALL
DEFEATS WHITMANs AT Y. M. c.
A. BY SCORE OF II TO is AFTER
HARD FOUGHT coNTEsT-TEAM
PLAYING is WHAT is AscRIaED
AS REASON FOR RESULT.

| Pensacola high school held her col
| ors on high last night at the Y. NJ. G
| A. and led them to a victory over the
! seasoned Whitman team, the final
| score standing IT to 16. AS a matter
| of fact throughout the whole period
| of play the five quick, active young
! fellows from East Hill gave the Whit
mans, who were playing their first
/ game of the season, one of the stifest
games Of their lives. The school boys
were playing their third game this sea-
, son and have not yet learned each
others good points and weaknesses,
while the Whitman team are veterans,
playing long together. The high school
fellows, however, at times played team
bail, and their eager rushing IN guard
ing with each fellow putting all the
stuff in him IN the game was what
gave them the victory. With better
team play they will be heard from In
the Y. NJ. C. A. basketball league.
The Whitmans play was brilliant
throughout the game. but they did not
have the love of Alma Mater to stir !
them up and keep them ever straining |
to their utmost as did the school lads. |
The game started by Herskovitz's !
knocking the ball in the Whitman's |
territory, where it played a while |
around the goal. only to go back to the |
other end of the field and to the high |
school goal, but a foul 1t was called |
kept the score from counting aEld gave |
Langford a chance at the goal The |
ball dropped squarely through the bas- .
ket. Score, High School l, Whitmans
0. Then the candy makers rallied and /
rushed the ball down field and cross
field until Gibson by skiIlful throw |
won them two points on a field goal. /
This aroused the High School fellows,
and even the magnificent playing could /
not keep Langford from making the
score 8 to 2 in favor of the High
School. Still a few minutes later the
beautiful team play of the Whitmans
told again, even against Irewis's bril-
liant guarding OF the High. School goal,
and the ball dropped through from
Bells throw, putting the Whitnnans
one point ahead Langford evened
q foul by the Whitmans and by re-
peating the stunt put his team a point
ahead. The Wnitmans, not to be out
done, repeated the same performance,
Gibson throwing the goal.
And then the boys from P. H. S.
school themselves, Richards played
the most brilliant game of his life,
leap!ng, rushing, and with Two rapid
goals put the High School three points
ahead Langford added two mere
points The whistle blew a few sec
onds before Richards put a bali
the basket, and the goal did
not count.
In the second half Langford started
things off with two points for the
High School, Gibson for the Whitmans
on q toss up near the west goal, which
the High School was guarding, made
a brilliant play, with two points for
the team. Jones added two more
points. The High School colors began
to trail. Not a sound was heard from
the gallery, but a mass of High School
girls had gathered to cheer their team. !
And then Langford's beautiful twenty
foot pass from the right side Of the {
field put the Eigh School total up to ]
fifteen points. The Whitmans battling
desperately for a victory scored three
goals, and the High School boys i
seemed losing their heads and vigor
and had not Herskovitz made a re-
narkabIe effort and scored for them
again, they would not have been able
20 rally. He tried a goal from the
7eid. missed 1t, recovered the ball
hen put it through the basket. Score,
.Jsgh School II, Whitmans Ii. For
he Whitmans, HarrelI scored two of
her last three goals. and Gibson, the
one that made their total sixteen.
n this halle the High School forwards
allied to score point, Jones and Hof-
nan doggedly holding them under.
Gibson and HaTrel, forwards for the
played throughout the game
With their old time skill; Bell and
Iofman held their ground like regi-
nent, and Jones' playing was unsur-
,assed. For the High School, Hersko-
7itz at center, put the ball his way on
many Of the toss ups and blocked like
football player throughout the game.
yapt. Langford's playing needs no de-
outdid himself. Lewis
aved his team goal after goal and
Iaro and Richards were towers of
trength. The second made two of the
-oaIs In the first half and Caros
teady rapid work made the ball the
Iigh Schools in many scrimmage,
1hile just as often he blocked long
hrows of the Whitmans.
Both teams left the field in good
pirits, the school fellows jubiIant, and
he Whitmans smiling and full of de-
to put one over their OPP
onents when the regular season
pens Each had met an opponent
yorthy of his steel