The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1919-02-20
MORE INTERESTING BASKET
BALL GAMES SCHEDULED

Mr.. George R, Mays, high school
athletics director, announces that
/ the basket ball games for next FRI
day will be between the Byars-Hall
boys and Capleville, and between
the Covington town team and the
Memphis Y NJ, c, A. reserves.
These two teams are prominent in
their respective classes, the Caple-
willie boys having taken a leading
part in the Shelby county school
league, and possessing championship
hopes in that organization The
~. NJ. G. A. reserves are players
trained at the "Y" gymnasium in
Memphis, and are leaders in the
Memphis city league. These two
teams compare favorably in weight
and experience to the local teams,
and the coming games will be hard
fought and close throughout. Inter-
est in these games is already wide
spread, and it is expected that a
large crowd will be on hand to see
THE Covington boys mix it up with
their opponents. The Covington town
boys are very anxious to redeem the
big score piled up on them by the
aviators some two weeks ago, and
to this end are working out every
night in the gym, getting all the
skill and endurance possible. The
high boys are eager to keep up their
record Of game playing and fast
work, so they intend to be in the
best condition when the Capleville
tossers take the floor,
Despite The weather last Friday
night, fair-sized crowd saw the
high school boys and girls win from
the two Kerrville teams. The Byars-
Hall girls made complete reversal
from their off-color performance
with Normal and from the very first
whistle went into the Kerrville game
with all the pep that comes from
careful work and a resolute deter
mination to mop up" The feature
of the game was the superb goal
shooting of Elizabeth Mechanism,
who Gagged no less than IL baskets,
thus making % of the % points
scored. Edna Biddle and Beulah
Bailey, appearing as centers for the
first time, rendered a handsome ac-
count of themselves and were most
important factors in the pass work.
Irene Kinney, Mildred Turner and
Dinah Wright, guards, covered their
opponents so well that notNa single
basket was scored by the visitors.
Julia May Walker, running mate
to Elizabeth McClanahan, was well
cared for, but got away with three
goals.
The general spirit and team work
of the school girls during this game
was the best ever seen on the Gov
ington floor.
Business picked up considerably
when the two boys teams took the
floor The first half was a mess,
the management Of the playing being
A slight ignorance of the
official rules on the part of some
brought about delays and dissatis-
faction, and the game slumped both
in interest and vitality. At the end
Of the first half establishments were
made and the game proceeded in a
more legal and interesting way. The
Byars- Hall boys unloosened some of
their best playing, and the score
went up in leaps and bounds. Hadley, h
at center, had about all he could
handle in the person of one Williams,
who wanted to do all the playing for
The visitors. Still Hadley scored
bit. Shoaf and Robson, forwards, h
scored heavily. Rice, Moore, Dumas,
guards at different times, held their
men we'll under control after the first
melee and fracas. During the last
half the visitors scored only one
ooint, so that is evidence that the
ocal guards were sticking around
near.
AS whole these two games were
worth seeing, and gave the local
cams some experience that will be
leeded in the games to come.
The games this week will be called \
It 8 o'clock
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