Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-21
SPORTS
H0WITzERS' CLAIM DISPUTED
BY LYNCHBURG QUlNT
i. NJ. G. A. BasIsetbail Management
Says Championship Title Belongs
to lIill City Boys,

LfNCHBCRG. VA, December 20
Tho claim Of the Richmond Howitzers
In Spalding's Official Basketball Guide,
which is just out, to the State basket
ball championship based upon the de-
feat OF the Lynchburg Young Mems
Christian Association, In Richmond last
year, Is regarded rather humorously
not only In Lynchburg, but probably
elsewhere. by basketball enthusiastic
who have seen the Hill City qulnt In
action.
In the new guide appears the fol-
lowing: Richmond. Va, Howitxers
Captain Frank Rowe. in describing the
the undisputed right to the State
championship, defeating the Lyncnburg
Young Mems Christian Association
which had not suffered n single reverse
for several years. and was recognized
as the Virginia champions for more
| than five years."
/ That Captain Rowe was rather en-
thusiastic when he tipped the guide
off to this bit OF information Is indi-
Gated by the record made by the How
ltZers last season
! Studying scores made by the Howit-
zers. the fact develops that six games
were dropped by the wayside last year
Two of these games were lost to the
Washington Young Mems Christian AS
ISOLATION quint. The Hill City associa-
ton decisively defeated Washington
In game which plainly disclosed the
comparative strength of the two teams
Tho scores made by the teams to
which the Howitzers lost last year
I follows:
! Union Theological Seminary, IS to
15.
Washington Young Mems Christian
Association. 90 to 16.
| Union Theological Seminary. "a to
! Washington Young Mems Christian
Association, 38 to 21.
! Randolph Macon college, 90 to 16
! Church Civic Association, 80 to 81
| The Howitzers signed contracts with
the Lynchburg association to play two
games last season In Lynchburg on
January "a. and in Richmond on Feb
ruary FL. After a large crowd had
gathered In the association gymnasium
| en- the night Of the scheduled game, a
telegram was received announcing tbs
fact that the Richmonders had missed
train connection and could not keep
the engagement here.
! A letter followed further explaining
the situation, and stating that the
team would certainly play in Lynch
! burg any time after February 81. 81
the Lynchburg team would agree to
appear In Richmond on the scheduled
date.
Salassa and his men journeyed to Rich
nond and came off with the short end
Of 81 to 33 score. this being the only
game lost during the season, after
having disposed OF such teams as the
University OF North Carolina, Carolina
Angles. Elon College and the Wash
ington association. Richmond College
was easy for the Young Mems Chris
lan Association by more than sixty
points. and the Howitzers were salts
fed with four-point victory with the
same quint.
After positively refusing to play the
Lynchburg team again, in spite of the
agreement" said Coach Salassa to-day,
and after losing six games in one
season. II seems ridiculous for the Rich
mond Howitzers to even think that
they have claim to the State cham
pionship which Lynchburg has held for
several years, and still claims and will
defend against all corners. regardless of
whether they are associations, athletic
clubs or colleges"