Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1916-02-19
BUCKHANNON HIGH
SCHOOL WILL Be
GREATLY FEARED
WHEN HIGH SCHOOL TEAMS OF
STATE CLASH AT 5uCkHAN-
NON FOR BASKETBALL TITLE
UPsHuR COUNTY QUINTET HAS
SCORED VICTORIES OVER FAIR
MONT AND GRAFTON
HAS ALSO PLACED EVERY OTHER
GAME PLAYED ON THE RED INK
SIDE OF THE LEDGER


date. Eight games have been played.
five at the floor OF the opposition and
three on the Buckhannon floor. This
alone is quite some little achievement
considering the variability of West
Virginia High school basketball floors
but there is an even brighter side
to the achievement of Buckhannoi;
because on the roll OF victories there
appears Fairmont.
Ward Lanham coached Fairmont
High in the season of 1916 and made
a most excellent record in the Tourna-
ment by going into the Semi-finals.
and being, therefore. classed as one
OF the four best teams entered. 1916
finds him in charge of Buckhannon
High and having had more or less
of success in coaching at Fairmont,
as well as at Grafton previous to
going to the Marion metropolis, he
proceeded to further these proclivi-
ties by winning the State High schooi
football title.
Basketball season came on and Lam
ham found that he had intact the
Buckhannon High five of the previous
year, one which, however had gone
down in the preliminaries of the 1913
tournament and had not made very
creditable record in the regular sea-
sons games. 1t was good material,
however, and Lanham started to
work Morgantown was the first vic
tim going down on its own floor 1914.
Grafton fell next at Buckhannon and
then three successive games away
from home with Weston, Shinnston
and Grafton were recorded as wins.
Shinnston was also played at Sims
ton and beaten handily.
Up to this time the experts of the
state had not been inclined to credit
Buckhannon with great deal for the
fairly well founded reason that their
games had been confirmed to the Mon
ongehaIa Valley League and II the
teams form that organization the best
had not yet been met. Then the
trick was turned.
In spite Of predictions to the con-
trary by all those who had anything
to predict at all, Buckhannon won
from Fairmont on the Fairmont floor
Frairmont had been Winning right and
left from all opponents and among
others Wheeling High had gone
down. To Fairmont people especially
Buckhannon high ranked only as an
outsider and when the lads from Up
shur romped home with an eight-point
margin there was great consterna-
ton.
Incidently the result mist have
been the source Of great deal Oh
qualification to Lanham. Since this
game, which, by the way, was the one
that really established Buekhannon
az Championship contender Lam
HAMS team has beaten Clarkesburs
High and all over the state where
the Tournament is discussed these
days Buckhannon Is always mention
ed among the strongest contenders
Shroyer, Parker. LayfieId, Hymes and
Ross it seems Is about the regular
lineup Of the Buckhannon aggrega-
ton. On the football team Shroyef
played tackle, Parker an end, Hy-
mes and Ross halfbacks and Laylie.d
fuilback.
There could be no very much more
definite Indication than this tina,
Buckhannon win have all the stamina
and strength needed to 90 thru what
ever schedule II is their fate 10 have
to play in the Tournament. All thess
men are big and rangy and have
more athletic sense than most other
high school athletic organizations OF
equal number and they are going to
be might hard gang te beat
The big factor in the success of Buck
harmon, however. appears to be their
tendency to be ION the go all the
time.
1t has been the fortune Of the
writer to see this team play IN one
or two of its most important games
and in point OF aggresslyeness there
il no doubt but that most desirable
standard has been attained. Coabin
ed with this big factor there is skill.
knowledge of the game, and l.anham
in charge. As a combination It Is
hard TO beat.
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