The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-20
Any Int. Town This Summer.
One. two, three, four,
What is the scores
Five. six, seven, eight,
Baseballs out o. date

The biggest basketball game Of the
ason will be waged on Washington =
birthday, next Friday night, when the
radiators of the Y. M. c. 4. meet in
r1hd to-hand struggle with the bas-
keteers from Wake Forest. The boys
from the North state come TO Rich
mond as cham pions, and In the "YS
men they viii meet the leaders in this
section
The Y. NJ. c. a. team is undoubt-
eddy clever one this year. The team
is practically composed of old John
Marshall rYHn. Wallerstein. st center,
Ca plain Woodward and Levin at for
wards, and Ehmig and Franck at
guards, all played at John Marshall
several years ago, and It was under
the training of Coach Jones, WHIT de-
veloped the best prep teams ever
turned out in the state, that the boys
learned the fine points of the game.
The X" team has the points of the
game worked down to the finest point.
X is pleasure alone to stand and
watch the men nc they carry out their
signals and work in perfect unison at
the toss of the ball. The team has Its
signals worked down as fine az those
OF football teams.
Captain Woodward, at the forward
position, Is one OF the cieverest for
wards in the state. Although he is
light and diminutive In size. WOOD
ward manages always to elude his
guard. and rings up a large score OF
baskets In each game The team 10
developed to such IA fine point that
Woodward is continually fed with the
ball, which he in turn rings In the
basket.
The strongest guard in the state,
eliminating none, is Boost Ehmig
Although he is giant in size.
Ethis does not diminish the fact
that he is head and shoulders
above any heretofore seen on local
floors. Ehnig Ia feared by all the for
wards on the opposing teams, and Is
alone bulwark and tower OF strength.
His long, spectacular shots from mid
floor are classics in themselves.
The team is one which Physical Di-
rector Conway may well feel proud or.
If the "Y'' Ave could tour the state
and meet some of the teams In Lynch =
burg, Blacksburg and Lexington the
sterling qualities would be more
clearly throughout out. The Lynchburg
Athletic club has always borne high
reputation as a hask etball team and
has often been ranked as a state lead
err The william and Mary quintet!
though was defeated more over
whelmingly by the Richmond ~" than
by the Lynchburg club.
The Y. NJ. c. A. gymnasium will be
crowded on Friday when thiR classic is
staged. In addition to the usual bas-
ketbalI enthusiasts a large holiday
crowd will be In attendance. The
game will have q distinct bearing on
the teams Of the two states. This will
be the last game played this season
by the Y. NJ. c. A.
! The Richmond college reserve team
! will clash with the Nil Catholic
union Ave at Northampton on Thurs
lday night. The McGIll team has not
played many games this year and the
Enthusiasts know very little of its
standing. They will meet a worthy op-
ponent on the part of the college
team
The race in the Eastern Virginia
intercollegiate association was tied
| last night when the William and Mary
quint scaiped the Randolph Macon
Ave down at williamsburg. The In
dams have done spectacular work
since they arrived back home from
| their tour of the state, and they have
whipped every team In the league and
now rest on top with Hampden- sid
ney. both teams having a score Of
three games won and one lost.
| The Williamsburg boys had not won
| a single league game until after they
returned from their tour OF the state.
Since their return, though, they have
defeated Richmond college, Ham pden
Sidney and Randolph Macon on the
home floor. They are going to give
the other teams OF the league hard
| run for the honors now.
| Coach Young's ave will so 10 Farm
/ VILE on Saturday. where there will
| be a grappls of Roman against Roman
with Hampton Sidney for hrst honors.
| This will be the two teams last meet
! ing OF the season and the winner of
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