The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-03-11
ROSE CITY
FIVE BOWS
TO R. H. s.
Richmond, 20; New Castle, IS.


New Castles near rally in the
second second half for time threat.
ened the lead of the r. II. S. state
title hopes who led the Henry county
crew 13 to ! at the close of the first
round. With the Quakers but four
points to the good and five minutes
to go Richmond Comeback" and
boosted it's margin with field baskets
in the closing minutes of play.
BY winning this afternoon the Quak-
ers are entitled to meet the winner of
the notwithstanding game tonight
at 8 o'clock. Brookville in all prob
ability will win from Carthage at
o'clock this afternoon.
This afternoons game was heart
breaker" in more ways than one.
After playing the visitors to stand
still in the opening round, Richmond
seemingly went to pieces at the start
Of the second half. Richmond could
not fathom the attack Of the Rose City
crew nor could they score consistent
ly.
Two minutes before clost of the
game Center Vic Lawson was called
for his fourth foul He was removed
In favor of laval.
over 300 high school and citizen
rooters had packed the Coliseum full
half an hour before the Richmond New
Castle game. the contest considered by
critics to be the deciding one Of the
present series. New Castle was rep
resented by its section of "howling
hundred" Richmond high was present
en- masse. New Castle and Richmond
rooters had been looking forward to
this game for matter of weeks, and
both factions were eager to see the
argument settled.
New Castle took the floor at 1:55
O'Clock and was given a big ovation.
The appearance of the r. II. 8. varsity
was the signal for a near riot. New
Castle and Richmond rooters We'd
with each other in producing the din
the could be heard plainly in the bust
ness section surrounding Seventh and
Main streets.
Five agile red and white clad tigers
leaped upon New Castle with the first
whistle. The crowd was keyed to
telling nervous tension. straining with
every move of the players.
First blood was drawn when Center
Bus Parker trapped foul goal. The
Richmond host screamed its approval
as the netting swayed after the clean
shot. The score stood Richmond, 1;
New Castle, 0.
New Castle was desperate and
rough.
Parker scored again on foul point.
The players struggled bitterly.
Neither side could hit the loop from
the field One minute, two minutes,
three minutes, passed. AS no scores
We're made from the floor the crowd
grew more frantic.
Parker added another to Rich
mond's two point lead by caging his
third free throw.
II rested with dependable Johnny
Meranda to cage the first field goal.
The band and the drum corps added
to the bedlam of voices.
Then the old Richmond machine be-
gan to tell. Porter followed with an
other field goal.
Captain Brown tossed another.
Aside from his driving offensive
Brown was bear on defense. He was
everywhere with the ball Nothing
escaped him. The big powerful Law
son and the elusive Kampe were
smothered.
Parker and Porter electrified the
crowd with their long field goals from
apparently impossible angles. The
first half was all Richmond's, ending
with the score standing 1871 against
New Castle.
The score:
Nnuu Castle