The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-20
LOCALS FAIL
TO GET AWAY
UNTIL LATE
IN STRUGGLE
Richmond, AZ; New Castle, n.

Richmond, AZ; New Castle, II.
1t took the Richmond high school
basketball team, in its tilt with the
New Castle five In the new Jennings
auditorium at New Castle last night
just twenty minutes to become or.
ganized. 1t took the remaining part
of the regulation contest for the
charges OF Coach Lyboult to start and
finish that which was not started in
the beginning. that is, the beginning OF
the game.
For, and 1t is left to the some fifty
r. II. s. attaches who we're present for
the pastiming, the score at the close
Of the first half. IA to 10, tells tale
complete in itself The fact that Rich
nond in the second half scored prac.
tically three times the number Of
uoints rung up in the first at the same
time holding the opposition down to
one lone point in the same interval
flavors OF a missing connecting rod
somewhere.
Puts Locals on the Run.
New Castles first wind was the
link. Pass the palm branches to this
New Castle team, Rover, 1t certainly
deserved better fate than that which
was handed out once the basketball
class, OF r. II. S. got down to its best
efforts. The scrap and ability of New
Castle during the first tenminutes OF
play had Richmond on the run. With
an even break in the basket shooting
New Castle would have carried the
first period by wide margain. The
pity OF 1t all was the kid-like tenden-
cies of the New Castle players, who
like the undiplomatic juveniles intent
upon the celebration Of July Fourth.
touch off all their fireworks early in
tie morning and then sad and deJect-
ed retire before the real pyrotechnics
begin to sprout forth.
Because, and the box score sub.
Stimulates the assertion. New Castles
supply Of red fire lasted but fifteen
minutes, more or less. Probably less.
certainly not more. At the end Of that
time the athletes of the Henry county
stronghold OF learning were ready for
the Farewell To Thee psalm. With
reserve power to stand the terrific
pace set in the early minutes OF the
war, New Castle would have finished
in a blanket of glory and flock OF
field goals. AS it were. however, the
finishing process, was left to the force
OF Parker & Company.
Plugged Nickel Not Safe
The trend Of events during the
early part of the game was such as to
develop wrinkles in the foreheads
and collars of the young high school
blood viewing the festivities from the
side pews. Ten minutes after start
of play plugged nickel against
wad of tin foil was fair bet on the
Quakers.
But as before intimated. everything
has its beginning and its demise.
New Castles end came at the begin
ming of the finish New Castles pun
ishment did not strain the feelings OF
the faithful New Castle rooters. The
execution was carried out quickly.
There was no delay. 1t was all over
before the home guard had time to
produce the sympathy.
r. H. S. Plays Basketball
From the tip in this last frame. r.
Fl. S. played basketball Admonished
to get in the game the charges OF
Coach Lyboult proceeded to carry out
instructions to the letter. New Castle
protested just little bit at first but
this slight remonstrance was over
ruled once the neutrality-suspicious.
O'NealShelton brotherhood became
Incorporated for active business. The
official charged with keeping Harry
Jennings new score board up to date
had to move the Quaker count by
four, not by two point jumps.
A batch of new blood injected into
the r. II. S. scrapping array helped
things towards the close "Reddo'
Grimes. the stocky; String Dollins,
the lengthy. were allowed to shec
their Jerseys to shed perspiration In
the conflict. Their presence didn't
do New Castle a bit OF good. The
auburn tinted son Of r. II. 5. and the
elongated Dollins boy both played
basketball.
Keep Substitutes Busy
New Castle, too, delayed long
enough to make sweeping repairs.
Wise, Upham and Stout. guards. we're
SET TO the front during the latter
part of the game. They were kept
busy.
Meanwhile the Richmond score
waxed lusty in proportion to the New
Castle tally which displayed f1rm
tendency to remain stationary. The
result of this last half drive In cold |
figures reads, Richmond, As; New |
Castle, II.
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