The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-03-23
TUCUMCARI LOST TO CLOVIS
AND PORIALES LAST MEEI


basket ball team left in Nh Aduir'
car for series of game with Glow
and Portales. The trip to Clovis wa.
made in three hours and fifty minute.
and thoroughly enjoyed by all. Aftpr
two hours rest the boys ate an earl.
dinner and then took long rest be-.
fore the game was called. which wa,
at four in the afternoon The gamr
was played IN the downtown distrln'
on vacant lot The goals were good
but faced the wrong way, and when
playing IN the afternoon, the sun
bothered the boys and made goa
throwing very difficult. The ground
was level but dusty. and when the
game started the boys and ball were
almost lost in clouds Of dust. Tho
first part Of the game was fast. and
the Tucumcari boys showed Glow.
that they knew how to play bail. bur
before the first half was ended, Fau..
nacht and two other boys. being blind
ed by the sun and dust, ran into carn
other. Claude was the only one burt.
lie received a severe hruie, on hi.
left leg, which would have caused
him TO go out of the game. il lhcy
had had a substitute; but since the
substitute did not arrive. as 1t ha
heen planned and as he had promised.
Claude had TO stay in the game. At
the end Of the first half the score was
ten 10 eighteen, in favor of Tucum
carl; but when play started in the
second Claude could hardly walk. and
the remainder of the game was play.
ed with four men playing for Tucum
carl. The boys seemed 70 be- di-.
couragcd with their hard luck and
did not play like they did in the first
half. When the final whistle blew.
the score was twcnty-four 20 twenty
nine in favor Of Clovis The Clovls
boys played good hall all through the
game.
After bath and supper the Glow.
boys took the Tucumcari hoy, a. the
show The Clovis ladies band also
played some fine music in the street
and at ten o'clock the boys retired T.
dream Of victory AT Portae, the next
day.
Saturday they waited at Clovis for
the Tucumcari girls. hoping that thcy
would bring another boy to take the
place Of Claude. At about eleven
o'clock the girls arrived, but without
the extra hoy. After a short stay in
Clovis the girls and boys went togeth-
err to Portales. arriving there abou,
twelve. Portales was ready to show
them good time and soon they were
well fed and waiting for the game.
which was at eight o'clock in the
evening.
The girls played first and as they
always do, played good game. but
the Portales girls are fine players and
hard to beat. The Tucumcari girls
lost. When the girls were through
the boys were ready 10 play with the
exception of Claude who was hardly
able to walk. The game started on.
rough and had no more than started
when Claude was knocked out again
lie was not able to play any more
during the game, hut stood back i'm the
| corner and looked wise. Some of the
Portales boys wanted To give them
another boy from Clovis to even thing
up but the captain of their team OBJ
jected and then Tucumcarl refused &c.
accept help, saying that they had
rather lose with four than play "A
man that was not on their team. and
win. Claude then TOOK his place IN
the corner and the other four. CLYDE
Jackson, Clinton Wharton, Robert ia
cobS and Lucus Shaft went into the
game with all their might. The court
WAS very small and this made il hard
for the boys to get away with the bal
especially when there were five against
four The game was rough all the
way through, but the Tucumcari boy,
| played "A game TO he proud Of The
final score was 20 to 2G in favor Of
| Portales.
After the game Portale, gave IN,
boys and girls "A social where they al.
had a fine time and enjoyed ice cream
and punch. Portales people are royal
entertainers, and good haskct-ball
players.
| The boys and girls left Portales on
Sunday morning and took their time
coming home. They arrived in Tu-
cumcari about five in the afternoon.
The entire trip was enjoyed and wa
made without the least hit Of trouble.
The boys and girls both praise Their
chaufeurs, MessrS Adair and Smith
on their excellent car service.
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