El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-17
DEFINING HIGH
TEAMS BEATEN
IN BOTH GAMES
Ell Paso Tigers and Girls
Quintet Each Win by
Topheavy Scores.
FIFTEEN STRAIGHT
WINS FOR TIGERS

THE FL Paso High school Tigers
1 taking the lead from the first
tossup and continually increasing it
until the last whistle. also succeeded
IN holding the Deming high school
five to seven counters when the teams
met Saturday night at the Deming
armory. the final accounting being
4o-7. In a second game the Fl Paso
high school girls team won by an
even more remarkable score from the
Deming high school girls, the score
being AL. It was a case Of superior
teamwork for the locals in both cases.
Ponsford Injured.
For the Tigers Ponsford put up his
usual stiff game, gathering six field
goals during the first half. Due to
an injury to his right wrist which
bled so profusely as to hinder his
work the Tiger captain was forced
to abandon the game at the begin
ming Of the second half.
Booth played better than his usual
game. He made six baskets. Williams
proved again that he is not only a
star center but a sure shot basket
artist as we'll topping the Tiger list
with seven. The story Of the work Of
Urue-a. Talbot and Bloomberg is told
when it is known that one field goal
in the first half and one during the
second was all the Tiger guards per-
mitted while their companions were
scoring 30 points. The other three
points made by Deming were made
on fouls. Clark and Ehrman did the
best work for the Deming HIS.
Lineup for Tigers Forwards. Pons-
l.
ltams; guards. Urueta, Talbot. Bloom
berg Goals Ponsfords 6; Booth, g.
Williams. 2; Talbot. /
Referee. Crissman, Seventh cavalry;
umpire, Boyle, motor transport corps.
Girls Play Fast.
The FL Paso girls team was At its
best and IL mat be said that every
member Of the team played q star
game. The only point Of the game
scored by the Deming team was made
by Miss Clark on a foul shot Ihula
Hardie and Dorothy Price at center.
put up sensational work while Thel-
ma Boone and Clarissa Iserman held
all the scoring honOrs between them,
a total OF - points.
The guards, Minna Edwards, cap
tain and Thelma Stockland. giving
their sole attention 10 keeping the
Deming forwards from finding the
basket scored shutout on their part
Mary Bell Long, VINO played the sec
0nd half at Silver City. is also reported
rs putting up a star game. Mary Nc
-ormick, who also accompanied the
team, was not seen in action The
.eam was accompanied by their vOach,
Margaret Stevens
Lineup for FL PasO HI girls TheIua
Boone Clarissa Eiseman. forwards;
rhula Hardie, Dorothy Price. center;
Nina Edwards. Mary Bell Long.
guards; Mary Mccormick. sub.
Referee. Ruth Bright, DeminE I'm ,
1ire. Stella Brick. FL Paso.
Royalty Entertained
Both games were fine exhibitions /
1f clean sport unmarried by any mis-
understanding OF players. The
players Of both the boys and girls
teams are profuse in their praise Of .
he members OF the Deming teams and
Deming citizens. we were shown
q royal time and never were treated /
better. both by the players and every
body else" IS the way the locals ex-
press IL.
To Go After Title.
The two games won by the Tigers
IN their last trip makes a total OF Is
5ralght victories and no defeats. j
While 1t has been found impossible TO
orange a game with the University
II Arizona-Which the local team had
Intended as part Of their schedule Ia
going after the southwestern title
Z is probable that crack Bisbee and
Tucson teams may be met while a
zane with the san Antonio high
ichool looms up as probably the hard
ST game Tor the locals this season.