El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-17

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over Ba1tists with a score Of 16 to II.
Methodist Team Wins.
In the second game First Methodist
I nosed out Cathedral by a score Of Is
I 10 IA, after one Of the hardest fought
battles of-the season. IN the last min
ute Of play, with the two teams tied,
/ Sauers tossed the basket which
Z brought victory TO the Methodists-
] incidentally Sauers made good on two
other chances in six attempts. These
: two practically decided the game as
I Cathedral failed in its lone chance for
q free throw.
The first game was a fiercely
fought affair until late in the second
half. Then LapoWski shot q sensa-
tional basket, Cohen followed with
/ another field goal and Rabinowitz
added q third This established the
Jewish team in a safe lead and it con-
fined itself largely TO defensive play.
The first half ended with the
First Baptist team Lending by
score Of seven to five and the
players Of that five supremacy
confident Of victory. But they Lost
Whatever chance they may have
had when captain Williams sub
Htituted Springer for himself.
Springer has not played 20 any
extent with the team and the
change shattered the team play.
But even had the change not been
made Il Is probable that Mount
Sinai would have won, as the
Jewish team played magnificent
basketball In that second half.
Errold LapoWiski, star OF the Mt.
Sinai team was out Of the game for
several minutes when he was struck
in the stomach by Fuller. OF the
Baptist team while both players were
attempting TO get possession OF tire
. q #a.
the floor in a semi-consclous con-
dillon and II required several minutes
Of physical exercise before he was
able TO get back into the game due
10 the force behind the blow It is
Understood that a protest has been
lodged with the league officials
In the second game both teams
started of with q magnificent defen-
sive game and neither team was able
to score during the first five minutes
OF play Sauer scored the first point
on a successful free throw and
First Methodist maintained the lead
throughout the half. the period end
ing with that team having eight 10
Cathedrars six
In the second half First Meth
odist increased its lead at the out
set, when sauers tossed n field
basket. Then shea, COrdova and
Wren came through with several
pretty shots and Cathedral forged
10 the front. From that point 10
the end Il WIS the closest sort OF
o battle, with the winner in doubt
until the final whistle.
Teams Are Tied Cp.
AS far as can be learned the result
OF the gameL leaves the Mount Sinai
team either half a game IN the lead
OF on even terms with the First Meth
odist team. while Cathedral is either
half a game ahead OF Trinity or even
with that five.
The lineups were:
Mount Sinai. r. Z, Cohen. field
goals, foul goals; / T., Lapowski.
field goal; J. T., GrOsblat; c. LapoWskii
c., RabinoWitz, 2 field goals; r g., Mar
Gus; G.. Aronson- Total. Is.
First Baptist: r. f. Friend, 1 field
goal. J. z. Williams, field goal T.,
Springer / f., Uhlig. field goal C.,
Broaddus. 2 field goals. ! foul goal
r. g., Bevans; ]. g.. Williams; / g., Full
Ter. Total Il Referee, Sauers-
First Methodist T. T., Whatley, 2
field goals: ]. T., Sauers. / field goal,
3 foul goals; c., Cook. 3 fields goals
2. g. Koke; T. g.. Bias; g., Klinll
Total. Is.
Cathedral: RI. Cordova. 2 field
goals; L T., Long, field goals l. 4.
Shea, field goal; c.. Shea; Wren. 2
field goals: r. g. Carson; / g., Talbot
Total, "A. Referee. Broaddus.