Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1919-03-04
ALUMNI ARE WINNERS.
Old Guards Take Final and Deciding
Game With Base Hospital
Basketeers
Victory Decided Championship OF
Cody -Deming League. ID. II. :.
Beat Shops

Three free throws decided the big
crucial game Of the basketball league
schedule at the armory Thursday
night, when the Base Hospital and
the Alumni met in their final deci-
sive game. II was thrilling, des-
perate battle between two very even
ly matched teams. The Alumni won,
20 to 10, but the losers were far from
disgraced. II was anybody's game
right up to the whistle. Each team
scored the same number Of baskets
eight; but Bells free throwing was
deadlier than Deans and this was the
deciding factor. Bell Gagged six out
Of eleven tries from the foul line;
Dean got three out Of eight.
The game opened as II the Base
were going to make runaway Of It.
After Bell dropped in two free throws
Dean tossed pretty basket from the
sideline and Beck and Olson followed
him in quick succession, 0lson's shot
was beauty bright; he was fully 20
feet from the basket and the ball
sailed through the ring without
touching il. Rosch OF the Alumni
grabbed the ball at this stage and
slipped in a goal. but Dean got a
free throw and field basket in sue
eession and Eid left Trowbridge un-
guarded long enough to sail up and
drop one in for himself. At this
stage the Base had made five field
goals TO the Alumni's one, the score
was IL To 4 and Alumni rooters were
nearly taking the roof off the house.
However, things Immediately took
different aspect. The Alumni be-
gan TO get the better Of the floor
work. Trowbridge got basket,
which Olson Immediately coppered
however, with one Of his own, and
from there on to the close of the first
half the Base did not score again
Bell fought his way down the floor
and dropped goal Trowbridge got
another and Bell added two free
throws, bringing them up within one
point Of the Base when the whistle
closed the half. The score at this
juncture was, Base l3, Alumni ~.
Opening the second half the Alum
nj staged brief rally that shot them
into the lead and set the house in an
uproar. Bell tied ii with free
throw and Rosch and Trowbridge
each tossed n basket, putting them
four points to the good. But Franks
who relieved Bearss at center for the
Base mt this point, found the basket
with an easy one and Dean got his
last basket of the game, tying it up
again. Bell united il again with a
free throw and then Trowbridge wild
ened the margin with another field
goal, but Dean cut it down to one
point with two free throws. The ar
mory just at this point was certainly
no place for folks with weak hearts
both teams were battling in a way to
raise the hair on ones head, and with
the whistle only a few minutes away
il looked as il a basket either way
would settle it. The hospital lost q
fine chance to 20 into the lead by
missing several hurried shots from a
scrimmage right under their goal
and the chance was gone when Rue
bush batted the ball far down the
, court on a toss-up. The scrimmage
formed under the other basket this
time and 1t wound up by Major, who
had been shooting wild all the even
ing. getting away long enough to
cage his first and only basket. Only
two minutes remained and the Base
fought like tigers to overcome the
lead, but while they scored some very
close misses on long shots no more
scoring was done. The Alumni had
won the game and with it the pen
nant offered by the War Camp Com
munity Service to the league cham
pions.