El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-23
TIGER Players
LOSE FAST CANE
To THE AGGIES
Snappy Student Quintet
Goes Down to Defeat Be-
fore Farmer Boys.
AGGIES ARE LUCKY
IN BASKET WORK
By BUD RUTHERFORD.

~ HIRTEEN straight victories over
teams OF the southwest-each OF
= which they faced with a weight
and height disadvantage-pro the
hoodoo number for the high school
Tigers Friday night at state college,
n. n. when this snsppy basketball
team lost to the desiila Aggies, score
rs to p.
Won One Game.
One Of the previous victories had
been at the expense OF the Aggie
team, and the New AIexicans were out
for something else besides an increase
IN standing IN the FL Paso City league
column. The farmer students were
anxious for revenge on their smaller
high school opponents from FL Paso,
and although the final register
showed a marginal count for the Ag-
Eies- the game was won only after
the two teams had fought fiercely up
and down the field, and the fact that
the Aggies we're playing on their
home grounds had balanced the scales
in their favor.
Long distance shots By Viekers
from the center Of the field, to-
Eether with some fast passing by
the AgGies ns a result OF their
knovrIedgs OF the floor, were the
two biggest factors in the victory
Of the MesiIla aggregation.
Time and again the Aggies tried
for goals after the ball had been shot
down the field, but the attempts were
invariably cut down BY the Tigers,
whose splendid defensive work during
the latter part OF the game brought
the Aggfe rooters to their feet cheer
ing for their team to get in and get
knHH q (
shet the ball down the field for a
Tiger basket.
Lapovski a star.
Errold Lapowsh and Bruce Bev-
ans runE the first two baskets Of the
game, in the first two minutes of
play. the AEgies failing to get point
in the first five minutes except when /
referee Leeks called technical foul
on LapoWskL The score stood nine to /
one in favor OF the Tigers after the /
half had gone ten minutes. The AZ
gfes encouraged by an accurate shot /
this half, however, exhibited some fast
passing and floor work, and by con-
secutive baskets brought the count
Up to seven to nine in favor of the
an additional point. while Nickers
scared another long shot Just before
time was called, bringing the score
up TO ten TO nine for the New Mex
leans before the end Of the half.
In the second half the Aggies
played purely on the offensive and
during the first part of that Pc
Rod II seemed that the New Mex
leans, through their knowledge OF
the floor, would pile up n com
1randing margin against their
smaller rivals
The splendid guarding Of McKemy
and Bevan. however, prevented many
attempts az score making and the
A1gie rooters were chilled when La
poWski threw two successive bas-
kets from the center Of the floor. The
last two and deciding baskets OF the
game were made by Nickers and Hum
nell from the center Of the floor. and
were chance shots at the iron ring.
lIcKemy IN Argument.
Capt Harry McKemy. OF the Tiger
team, got into an argument with ref
cree Meeks, OF the college who han
died the whistle IN the last part OF
the game, and while the little athlete
was talking a large number Of Aggie
RIOTERS swarmed out on the floor, they
having been allowed to come on the
side lines at viii from the seats on the
second floor. The roOters we're even
tually sent back, however and the
game resumed after two minute IN
The contest was without doubt one
Of the hardest fought OF the season
and the return game between the high
school and college should be an inter-
estinE affair, inasmuch as the FL Paso
boys viii be on their home floor, and
viii not be annoyed and threatened
from the side lines, as was the Gus
tom Friday night
The lineups were: Mesilla-Vickers
and Hummei, forwards; O'Hara. cen
ser: Butler and Herbert, guards
Tigers-LapoWski and Bryant, for
wards; Ponsford, center McKemy and
Bevan guards: Lagruder and Broder-
lex. substitutes.