Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-04
CONSISTENCY WAS BIG
FACTOR IN QUINT RACE
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with but single victory and that
Sarnered at the expense OF Randolph
Macon in their final meeting They
were outpointcd by every team in the
League, in every game but that single
contest. Reports of the battle say
that II was not so much the rcjuyc-
nation of tho Indians as the evident
weakness OF the Ashland team that
accounted for the result
lndinns Sauclched Jackets.
In that connection is noticed an
other factor that made for the ulti-
mate triumph OF the Spiders The In
dianS. tail-cndcrs of tho race and re-
sard"d merely as pcrfunctory uppo-
n"nts who had to bc met as - matter
Of form, Journeycd up to Ashland on
the night OF February .! and met the
Jackets. Randolph Macon at That time.
stood an excellent chance for tying
tho Spiders. and shadowy ono for
taking the trophy. They counted
among themselves. before tho game.
what the score would be. And in the
meantime, down at Richmond the
Spiders. never giving the possibility
Of William and Mary victory n
thought. were getting up their deter
mination for extra battles to break a
tie.
During the early stages OF the Ash
land game. things went about as they
had been going All season. The In
dlans did not play together. their
goal-shooting was poor and their
guarding ineffective. The Jackets
rompcd about playfully over the foo.
and contentcd themselves with n score
OF ls to IL Al the end of the opening
period. However. during the last few
minutes Of the game. hurry got busy
and. Guiding his guard at all lines
tossed BASKET after basket. The score
was tico shortly and hurry scored
+ again. taking the Indians 10 the front
They could not he headed by the dcs-
7 pcratc rally the Jackets mado and
/ won. ny the victory, they put Ran
doiph- Macon on; Of the race for keeps
I and TOOK TO Richmond Colle-e the
F, qutnt championship.
/ Lack OF consistency had lost the
/ game and tho chances OF the title to
the Spiders.
Throughout tho history OF tho en-
tire season is recorded the fact that
4 rather than anything else accounted
/ for their triumph. Opposing forwards
I found II rather easy TO score. the
smallest totals registered against them
/ being sixteen points. tailed by both
the Indians and the Tigers. The In.
dams weak Oh The offensive, made bu:
seventeen in their second contest and
I llle aEChttS were HelO 10 an clVntfe1
point score In ono battle. The larg-
! est number Of points made against
| them was the twcnty-nine made by
] HamDdcn-S Sidney Consistency is evil
/ dent again in those figures.
TIL. offensive power OF the Spider
/ five was conferred in Dickerson and
! wood. pickorson led tho team in
scorins field onls with wood and
| Tyson trailing him. Wood was the
principal foul-ronl scorer and Dick
crson was the runner-up.
Following 10 n list Of the points
registered by various players during
the championship games:
Field Goals Scored.
Sfhham ~, -. e Murry tW. NJ. 90
.'td1y tN. Nj Is. wood TX -. IL. eros
My ~, So. IL: Buttcrworth IN M. ii
I Tyson or. -, IL: Wilson al. 50, q Wicker
az -. = Robinson Or. c.. 5, Murry I'll
s., s. Robertson CIV. Nj. :: T. l.. Coe tR
~ =: smn"t ar. Nj, b; Thomas tR.- NJ !,
T.. 8cllhhn-y Ill 81, 3, Warren III 81 2
nMstkins ~ 81. i; Preston III. 81,
I Thomas III. s., /. Stevens CIV Nj
g.rrisler Nv. Nj. J. {. T.. Coo 1R.-Mj. /
Goals from Fouls
/ waters Or Nj. %: Wood Or. e.. 81
Murry tW. Nj, l5, Dickerson IN a.,
huTTy III So. >; Crosby I'll 81 4. Ware,