El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-21
BANKER
TEAM is
TO PLAY
Money Changers and Cactus
Club Meet in Titular
Match.
TEAMS IN GOOD
SHAPE FOR GAME
BY BUD RUTHERFORD


- INGING in the air between the
rival percentages of the FRS
bank and Cactus club teams. III,
city basketball title is due to fall to-
night at the Y. NJ c. 4. gymnasium
when the members of these two quin-
tets line up for the final and deciding
game Of the current season. Both
teams have been practicing consistent
" for the past few days IN readiness
for the championship battle, and both
are confident OF the issue.
Review Of the records Of the two
clubs give the Cactus team a decided
edge as far as the total number of
points scored is concerned. However,
there Is one strong point to figure
IN the previous success of the First
-NauOnal team over their rivals. This
occurred quite a while ago. but it was
victory all the same and victories
count up in the percentage column.
and IN the reckoning of the finer points
IN order to get a definite understand
ing on the ability of each team
Both quintets have. won nine and
lost one game each. The First Ma
1lOnal defeat is credited TO the Mesilla
agS1eS who JOurneyed down the valley
long enough one night 10 nose out the
Banker boys The Bankers have not
been defeated by a City league CLUB.
however, and they are confident of
handing their rivals a beating tonight
At the gymnasium. Manager Art
woods OF the Cactus club takes a con-
trary opinion though. and the Cactus
boys viii be in the game from start 10
finish.
II physical condition has an import
ant bearing on the work OF the play
erS, there is certain to be hard fought
game from every angle. little in
side dope on the players Of the two
clubs follows:
Demar Bowman. captain Of the Gao
tus club team. was a member of the
& Z university team that for four
years won the championship of Utah,
Nevada and Wyoming, and also of the
Mormon team that won the southwest
ern title in 1872. He was a member
Of the Y. NJ c. a. champions in 1915,
Of the Cactus club which finished sec
ions OF 1916.
Claude Bowman. another member Of
the Cactus team. organized and played
with the Mormon colony teams and is
q past member of the y NJ C 4. and
Cactus team. Al Adkins. Frank and
Bob Done Of the Cactus team. are for
mer stars Of the Y. NJ c. A and local
teams who are we'll known by their
brilliant playing Earl Cochran of the
cactus quintet. played many seasons
with the grammar school teams and
with the Y. " c. a. clubs.
Capt. Sag" Lawrence Shea will be
remembered by all old timers as a par
ticular star of the high School Tigers.
and OF the !. NJ c. A team Shea
heads the First National team: George
Biefer. another banker. is a former
member Of the Worcester Military
academy team. and was prominent IN
the victories Of the EpiscOpalian five
Of the Church league last year. Henry
Schumacher is a former FL PasO high
school star and has served with sew
eral teams
Roy Gaylord, Phil Holman. Bedford,
Crutcher, Pollet and Hedrick. all bank
ers, are well known players with eX-
cellent records. Albert Mosher who
will officiate as referee. has had a
number Of years experience as q ref
cree and IS considerably one Of the
most capable arbiters in the southwest