El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-29
MT. SINAI TEAM
LOSES CRUCIAL
LEAGUE CAME
First Methodist Quintet
Wins Premier Honors
Of Basketball.
CLEVER PASSING
FEATURES CONTEST

fNLEAhCalL. spirited play IN WllllAi
\ both teams threw every ounce Of
energy into an effort to score victory
featured the final game OF the Church
league basket ball season Saturday
night at the Y. NJ. c. A. gymnasium,
when the First Methodist team de-
reated the Mt. Sinai quintet for the
championship. score Is 70 10.
Accurate passing which developed
into several well timed baskets, com
bined with splendid defensive guard
ing, were the predominant factors N
the victory OF the First Methodist
team. Every member CT the team
seemed TO have q thoroughly trained
knowledge OF his exact duties IN the
crucial game and he acquitted him
self like a champion upon the Loor-
The Ut sinai team, always refusing
20 give uu until the final whistle, bat
t1ed Eamelv. but could not lessen the
margin OF its opponents despite re-
peated offensive assaults and at
tempts at baskets by long shots from
the center Of the floor.
Contest Game Fieree1y.
with the sounding OF the initial
whistle Of referee oscar .Rheinheimers
Signalling the start Of the game, the
PLAYERS began spirited scrap Tor
possession OF the sphere
Al the end Of ne first half the
Methodist team had rWo-to-one
advantage, the tally EtandinE 10
10 3 IN its favor. II added five
more points IN the second half
and held the Mt. Sinai uEEreEn-
ton to m equal number. This nd-
ditional i've was al that was
needed, rs IL proved a substantial
margin IN the end and gave the
game an even Ereuter touch OF
championship flavor BY making
the score so close that IL may
have been tied at any time had IT
continued q minute or two longer
Accurate Basket shooter
WhatIey. Cook and sauers formed
the winning combination q the Meth
odfst team. although all OF the mem
hers Of this quintet did pretty work
during the contest. LapoWskt and
Cohen were in the game from the
start for the ut Sinai team. but were
well guarded throughout the pastime
and we're unable 20 roll Up their Gus
tomarv big scores. The two latter
PLAYERS. BY she way, contributed q
great deal toward holding down the
scoring OF the Methodist team by
their defensive work. Referee oscar I
Rheinheimer officiated in the game I
and his work was up TO his usual {
LnsuDs and point makers OF the /
First Methodists-sauers. forward. /
field goal 1 foul goal. foul goals I
missed; WhRtley, forward, field /
goals: Cook, center. I field goal 2 4
foul goals, ] foul goal missed; kope, I
guard, and Bias, guard, field goal.
Ut Slnai-LapOWski, forward, 4
field goal. Cohen. forward, field /
goals. foul goals. foul goals .
missed. GroEsbiatt, center; Rabeuo-
VritE, center; Marcus. guard; Aronson' !.
Referee-RhsinheimeT.
Umplre-Leibzcll-
ekeepers-IclSes and Potash.
Cathedral Wins Game.
Getting away 10 a good start proved I
q great advantage 30 the Cathedral
team IN the first game Of the eve
ming. which % won from the Trinity i
Methodist aggregation, score IS TO 13-
The Cathedral boys scored 10
points In TIE first half Of the
Eume nnd eoutenfed Themselves
with maiutninluE their margin
during the latter part Of the con
snuppy throughout.
Lineups and principal pointmakers
trinity LIsthodists - hughes, for
ward 2 field goals. Schiller. forward. /
Ponsford. center. 4 field goals. I foul
goal; 1ludds guard; Gaylord, guard.
Cathsdral-Shea. forward, 9 field
goals, . foul goals foul goal
missed; CordoTa. forward, 8 field
goals; Wren, center Carson guard, 1
field goal; Talbot. guard
Referee-Leiback.
eper-Ickes.
Two games were forfeited. the First
Christian quintet failing TO appear 10
meet the Central Baptists. while the
Mexican Methodists forfeited to the
First Baptists.
me finaT standings Of the league I
were