The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-10-23
SPORT NEWS
RED and WHITE
OPENS SEASON
WITH VICTORY

Five hundred rabid persons cheered
the Richmond high school boys on TO
victory at the opening Of the basket
BAH season. at the "" last night and
a. they made goal after goal from the
sturdy Mooreland five, piling up q
score Of $500, the crowd became en-
thusiastic.
Long before the doors were opened
the younger boys began to gather and
they were entertained by the High
school band which, after playing In
front OF the "Y", led a parade OF stu
dents up and down Main street.
When the door to the gymnasium
was opened at o'clock there was a
crush and jam getting into the hall.
1t didn't take more than five or
ten minutes to fill the gym and from
the moment everybody was seated
until the final whistle blew there was
plenty Of excitement.
The band played and the students.
led by cheer leader Bob Phillips,
raised din that must have been heard
for miles.
Mooreland was the first to take the
floor and were cheered as they did
Wear New Uniforms.
When Richmond came running with
their new uniforms OF red and white
both boys and girls stood up and
cheered and cheered.
When the ball was tossed Parker
beat Wilson on the jump and in a
few seconds made the first try for
q goal but missed. Pitts tried and
also missed. Porter made the first
goal a few minutes later, and the
crowd went wild. Hammond fouled
and Parker threw safely Miranda
fouled and Cox missed. Parker fouled
and Cox scored. Parker made goal
with the aid of his team mates who
gave brilliant exhibition of passing.
Parker fouled and Cox threw the goal.
Miranda scored and Pitts followed suit
and then Porter made his first score.
Hammond fouled, Parker making the
shot. Miranda fouled and Cox missed.
Parker fouled and Cox scored.
After more clever work Parker came
over again. Parker was holding and
Cox made the basket. Miranda scored
and Pitts followed suit.
Wilson scored on long shot, the
longest Of the evening and 1t seemed
to put new life into Mooreland but 1t
was only a flash and as the locals
were going at their best and giving an
exhibition Of pass work and team work
that 1t was apparent that it was only
a question of how much they would
score. 81, ss.. aau
Cage Goals Rapidly.
Pitts and Porter made goals in
rapid succession and then Wilson
threw one for the visitors. Parker
made one from under the basket and
missed the throw from scratch when
Ridgeway and Cox fouled.
Parker and Pitts scored two more
and Davis fouled. Parker making the
throw successfully Brown scored,
Wilson fouled and Parker missed
Porter scored, Wilson fouled and
Parker missed again. Parker, Cox
and Brown all scored and some very
fast clever work was shown. Brown,
Porter and Cox all scored. the latter
making his tally just as the half end
ed with the score 1928 in favor of
Richmond.
Mooreland held, a conference and
they appeared to be desperate and de-
termined to make showing when the
half started.
Cox and Davis both fouled at the
tossup and Parker made both scores.
Porter, Parker and Brown all scored
after clever team work and on Will
sons foul Parked missed Brown
made two and Hammond one in the
next few minutes and Jessup was
substituted for Meranda.
Brown scored two more and on
Ridgway's foul Parker scored, repeat
ing on Wilson's penalty for holding.
Porter made goal and Dollins was
put in place of Parker.
Locals Slow Up.
The locals appeared to slow up from
this point on and their work lacked
the snap and dash they had previously
shown. Brown fouled and Cox scored
the point. Hammond scored and Jes-
sup fouled. Cox missing the goal. Cox
fouled and Brown scored. Hammond
and Brown each made one and Brown
fouled. Cox scoring. Brown fouled,
Cox missing and Brown failed to score
on Ridgway's foul.
The bell rang and the game was
over.