La Junta tribune., 1916-02-12
HIGH SCHOOL COLUMN.
BY Perley ". I.e~ts.
Wiley. n; Ia Junt. ..

BY Perley ". Lewis.
Wiley, n; Ia Junta -.
Wiley. after suffering four de-
feats thus far this season. came to
this city on last Friday-and re-
turned home with one more defeat
added to that list The contest. al
though II was not ~ fast Is some
others have been. was hard fought
and exceedingly close. The first
half ended 8 to IL In La Junta's Ia
vor, and by hard playing our boys
succeeded In maintaining their lead,
nosing out their opponents by the
score Of 90 to FL.
The La Junta team was crippled By
the loss Of three OF It's regular play
ers whose places had to be filled By
second team men. These substitutes
did themselves credit In the man
ner In which they played and are en-
titled to much Of the honor for win
ming the game. The attendance was
not as large as usual. but q goodly
number OF rooters were present. La
Juntas line up In the game against
Wiley was ms follows: Center,
Brown: forwards. Riddering and
Gius; guards. McCune and Cline.
The winning Of this game places
La Junta one more step ahead to-
wards the winning OF the pennant.
II we win the game against Lamar
this Friday night we will be the lead
ers In this division Of the league aud
Will play the winners OF the southern
division for the championship. This
game will be played on our home
floor. Thus far IN this division of
the Southern C0l0rado-N Northern
New Mexico League. La Junta has
won four games and lost one: Lamar
has won three games and lost one.
On the game against Lamar this
Friday night hinges the leadership OF
this division OF the league. II La
mar wins the result will probably BE-
three conered tie between Rocky
Ford. Lamar and La Junta.
a large crowd is expected to be
present this Friday night when we
play Lamar. Two of the first team
players who were out OF the game
last Friday night win be In the game
against Lamar. La Junta is out 70
win!
Girls defeat TrlnIlnh ansl Fseoa.
The girls team. representing the
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IN tAat city. end fro9 lnere they
went 20 Trtubdad "a Saturday Whoe0
they played the Trinidad girls. OuS
team vas victorious n both places.
Tho scores: Ration. IL: L. Junta,
45: Trinidad. 20: Ia Junta. 30.
A. Ration the floor Was different
from what our girls have beea usea
10. there being only one llns through
the center. This difficulty was sooa
mastered. however. and our girls IT.
orally swamped their oppoaents With
their superior team work and Dlay-
ing. The contest. however. was hard
fought and was not won without
hard playing on the part Of the II
Junta girls.
The team stayed over In Rstoa fog
the night and left the next morning.
at II O'Clock for Trinldad. Il wao
thought that the contest q TriaidaA
would b the harder Of the two, bue
this did not prove 70 be The case. D.
spite the fact that our girls wese all
somewhat tired on account Of tho
high altitude and the plsylng q
Rston the aight previous. they eater
I'd the game with Q vim. The flrUe
few minutes Of the game vas chasac.
terlssd With exceedlagiy eough play.
Ing and resembled Q football ea00
moro than Q baskseball zane. ThO
rsserssiug On this occasioa vas noe
W 70 the standard q that at 10
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~ the end Of the first half IL Juata
vas only three Dolats ahead Of thsle
oDDonents. but whea The seoosd half
cloaed The score seood - 70 - 70 oup
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