Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1919-01-14
CLEAN SWEEP FOR CAMP
Base Hospital Basketball Teams Clean.
ed Up IN First DoubIeheader at
Armory
New Team. "Old Guard" Enters Race
and Will Play First Game
Friday

The first event Of the basketball
leagues schedule. AT the armory Tues
day night was all army. Bnse hos
pital team No. ran away with the
Santa Fe shop boys by u score Of ~
10 3. and their No. team took the
high school into camp after an exciting
battle by n 25-to-lS count.
The Santa Fe shop team showed n
woefnl lack OF practice. Int there seems
10 be ability IN them and fhey can 6s
depended on for n better showing here.
after, The soldiers are In good play.
ing form. though their team work was
not what II mighf have been. aud II was
only now and then that shop player
eDt his hands on the ball. Toward the
end of the game their forwards hnd
several open shots from right under
the basket, but missed them all \ long
shot by Renmnn aud free throw by
Smith, both IN the first half. consti.
tnted their total on the score sheet, The
soldiers could have run their score
considerably higher without doubt.
hut were Inclined TO loaf IN the last
half.
II the camp boys were led by their
easy victory over the shops to believe
that the whole season Is 10 he n walk.
away for them. they were speedily un-
deceived when the high school boys
opened up on them IN the second game.
The kids displayed team work that
made that Of their larger opponents
look bad. and II they had been able
to keep up the gait they set In the first
half would have won out Their neat
passing kept the ball IN their possess
ion three-fourths Of the time IN that ~,
rlod. which ended IN the score ~ To
10 In their favor, However the hos
pitallers Slipped three men into the
going In the last half who changed the
look VI things completely. aud they
quickly swept by the now bewidered
high school youths, scoring ~ points
before the final whistle, while the kids
were able To gel only three, u Held goal
and free throw. Mclaughlin. NJ
guard. was particularly responsible for
the sudden stop IN the high school
scoring; affer he went IN all their
team work was broken M far from the
basket and they were able Ia got few
open shots
Reid. Cranmer and Dyer. Of the hos.
pital. all showed ability To cage the ball
with accuracy. and Causland of the
high school displayed n deadly eye for
the little iron ring In the first half Of
this game Mclaughlin showed up as
the all-round star Of the evening. hold.
ing his men to no baskets and going up
from his guard position 10 slip three
In on his own account. His floor work
was also II feature.
1t. Moore of ;he hospital refereed
the game, Paul Major umpiring, IN
the seond game Major aud Capt, Avam
divided the officiating,
There was fine crowd out, aud the
roofing was something tremendous. es.
peciallv when the high school team
was leading the soldiers. The next
game will he next Friday night. and
zach Friday night thereafter double
header will he played till eighteen full
games are played.
new team has entered the league
md will make its first appearance I
Friday night. This Is the "Old
Guards, captained by Paul Major.
'ormer high school star. They will
acklc the shops team in their first
,ame. The high school team will go
light back after the scalp of the hos .
'ital bunch, who will hereafter have
'nly one team.
There Is no admission charge To the
nmes A contribution box Is handy
or those who feel inclined to help out
~ expenses.