El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-01

y TWO games played in the city
Basketball league Saturday night
4 the first was won by the team
representing the Cactus club which
defeated the High school team
by a score of IS to is, while the
second game, between the Y. NJ. c. A.
and School of Mines, went to the former
team by a score OF 81 to S.
The Cactus club showed marked i'm
DrOvement in team work over its last
appearance. while Hi showed its
worst game since the opening of the
season. High school was handicapped
by the absence Of Cliff Anderson from
tack of diphtheria and may not be able
to get back in the game this season.
Capt. Bob Bryant substituted for An
derson Saturday night When he is
right Bob is one OF the best forwards
in the southwest But Bryant was not
right Saturday night, though he scored
u of the Is points made by mis- team.
Practically his baskets came on easy
shots. When speed and fighting were
required Bob was not there, while An
derson would have been. 1t is not at
all to Bryant's discredit that he did not
play his usual game. On the contrary
he deserves a world of credit for the
gameness which he displayed in going
into the game at all, for he was sur
fering with a sprained ankle In such
HCnulLlon LndL nine out OF ~ play a >
would have refused to try to play. The
team was also somewhat handicapped
because Of the fact that Bryant has
been out Of the game for practically
the entire season, and the other play
ers are not used 70 his style Of play.
McKemy Plays to Form.
Cooper McKemy was practically the
only HI player who played up TO
form. AS i'm the last game, Mckemy
was all over the floor, fighting every
body he could get close to- Both Jim
mic KfIburn and Palmer Schumacher
put up g strong game at guard but it
lacked a little Of the great game which
both usually show. Al TatUm, at cen
ter had decidedly off night both in
general play and in basket shooting.
Bowman Stars for Cactus.
Tor the Cactus club one man stood
out far above all others and stood head
and shoulders above any player on the
floor during the night. He was DeMar
Bowman. who played left forward Tor
the Cactus five. DeMar's play saturday
night simply served to further drive
home the fact that he stands alone at
forward among local basketballers. His
great strength. combined with MS
agility and wonderful accuracy in bas-
ket shooting, enable him to shoot goals
even when guard IS hanging upon
him. Saturday night he did not content
himself with shooting baskets alone
but frequently rushed down the field
while the running guard was busy ana
aided the anchor guard On Two OF
these occasions he took the ball away
from the ''Hi' man who had 1t and,
after dribbling the ball the length of
the field. shot a basket
Adkins Outplnyed rHtum-
Al Adl1ins at center played remark
able game despite the fact that Tatum
has a decided advantage over Adkins,
both I'm reach and height as well as in
weight, the latter Outjumped Tatum.
and not only outjumped but outplayed
him at every angle Of the game Next
to Bowman. Adkins played the best
game of the night and even Bowman
did not have a great deal on him. At
his own position he showed a game
superior to any player seen during the
season. Bob Hoover at forward played
his usual hard, fast game and showed
that he is a fit running mate for Bow
man. Vern Lyman played his first
game Of the year He took the anchor
guard and ne showed that at that posi-
zion he'll do even among this collection
OF stars. Kuhn at the other guard
played his usual fighting game. He was
up and down the floor constantly, and
with Kuhn and Lyman working to-
gether, "HI' had to work and fight
hard for every point scored. After the
Cactus club had put the game on ice
the players contenteG themselves with
trying to develop team work. Had they
cared to do so it is certain that the
Cactus boys could have run the score
UP much higher. Aside from the great
play Of Bowman at forward, Saturday
play developed the fact that if Al Adj
kins can continue to show the same
wonderful game at center he will stand