Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1919-01-28
ALUMNI DOWNED D. H. S.
High School Beaten by Old Timers
In Exciting Battle at Armory
Thursday Night.
Victory Gives Alumni Second Place ln
League Standing. High School
Dropping 10 Third.

l,asketball fans who journeyel over
tO the armOry Thursday night saw the
prettiest battle Of the season. with the
high school team and the Alumni as
principals. The Alumni won. Is To II.
hut only after the hardest kind of u
scrap. and more than once they were
trailing the high school on the score
sheet: IN fact IL wns anybody's game
right mp 10 the last minute Of play.
With four minutes Ia play the high
school led. 14-12. but Trowbridge, Ma.
jor and Rosch In succession located the
basket and the high schools chance Of
victory went glimmering.
The first half ended with the high
school leading, 8 TO q. Each team had
scored three goals and Dryer had drop
ped In couple Of free throws that ac-
counted for the margin Of two points.
Their lead was quickly wiped out.
however, when the second half open
ed. The Alumni opened with rush
that took the Kids off their feet for n
time. scoring six points before their
opponents disfigured the score sheet
Then the tables turned again; the
Kids began passing the ball all around
the old timers goals by Cansland. Me-
Kinney and Dryer putting them two
points Ia the good again. McKinneys
goal was the prciticst shot Of the sea
son thus far. though rather doubtful
basketball, for II high school forward
was under the basket, uncovered. at
the time. awaiting his pass. when hc
er. Il landed. which Is the main idea,
aud ns il tied the score it proved sen
sation. even as the goal by Dryer u
moment later. which gave ID. II. y.
the lead again.
The Alumni came out Of their rev.
erie NJ this, Ioint and began To score
again. with the result noted above.
Their three baskets in the last few
minutes II play put them out Of reach
and the game was theirs.
The high school worked one second.
string player, Gibson, ut right forward.
Clark. the regular center, was sick and
Cnnslamd. a forward. worked at sen.
ter. Causland IL usually the teams
best scorer. hut ROsch's closc guard
ing, coupled perhaps with the fact that
hr was in an unaccustOmed position.
held him to one basket for the even
ing. Dryer dropped three neat shots
and Gibson and Mckinney one each.
For the Alumni. Trowbridge slipped
in four goals from his guard position.
while losing three Ia Dryer Maior shot
three aud Ro>ch one.
Sickness depleted the lineup ~ the
Santa Fc shops team so that their game
with the base hospital was called off.
IN their place the high school freshmen
played II team recruited from the low.
cr grades. The freshmen won, 2 to 10.
McDougal and Combs of the freshmen
team look pretty nearly like high school
regulars.
Wednesday night the II. :. under
takes the job of downing the undefeat.
ed base team. while the Alumni will
Try tn keep the shops from breaking
into the winning column.
The regular night Is given over Ia
II dance at the armory and Wednesday
night Is chosen because the high school
team goes to Las Cruces Friday and
wants one nights rest between games
The high squad making the trip are
Causlnnd and Dryer, forwards Clark,
Center; Gibson and Ehrman. guards
Mckinney and Upton, subs.
The League Standing:
Teams .--- ------ W |. Pet.