The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1919-02-06
BASKET BALL SEASON
NOW At ITS ZENITH
Two Games of Supreme Interest to
Be Played at Gymnasium
Friday Night.

In two exciting games of basket
ball on the local court Friday night,
the first game between Byars- Hall
High School and Vocation High
School of Memphis, and the second
game between Ripley and the Cow
.lngton town team, the locals were
awarded the long end of both games.
In the first game it was a 5O-5e
choice until the beginning of the
second half, when the Byars-HaH
boys forged ahead and could not be
overtaken by the fast and scrappy
bunch from Memphis. There were
no individual stars of the game, but
the password of both teams was
good. The final count was % to II,
with the Vocational boys on the short
end of the score. The teams were
about evenly matched in size and in
teamwork, but the visitors weakened
toward the end of the pane, while
the locals were playing better bali
when the final whistle sounded than
they had at any time during the
game.
The second game was walk-oyer
for the town team, the final count
being 81 to 4. This game was never
in doubt, for the boys scored at will
throughout the game. Only one field
goal was registered by the Ripley
boys. The playing of Parker was
feature of the game, but too much
praise cannot be given the other
members of the team, especially for
the work Of the first half.
Following out the announced policy
OF two games per week, the local
athletic association presents as the
next double header of the season
games between the high school girls
and the West Tennessee State Nor
NAL girls, and between the Covington
town team and the Park Field avia-
tors. These two games will be spec
tacular from the first toss-up, and
the followers Of local athletics wiH
see two contests of the very best
talent.
The High girls have been working
in good style for the past two weeks
and are now ready for their opening
game of this year. With such ma
terial as Elizabeth Mechanism, Julia
May Walker, Lucille Owen, Edna
Biddle, Irene and Ruth Kinney, Mil
1red Turner, Kathryn Malone, Grace
Ports, Dinah Wright and Beulah
Bailey to select from, the high school
should be able to line up bunch of
oasketeers second to none in this
section. Reports from the normal
Indicate a well coached and proficient,
cam that will try local powers to
he limit, but it seems that the Gov
ngton girls have the better chance
If winning.
Little need be said for the town
Boys who so completely swamped
Ripley last week. Hurts, Owen,
Robert and Frank Mcbride
md Frank Parker-there is collec-
ion of old-time school stars that have
'omped around the local courts for
many years, and in that time have
earned much of the tossing game.
They are playing together as never
,efore, and with a wealth of material
o draw from, should be able to care
or any team that cares to walk
lround this town. But their hands
will be full when they tackle the avi-
tors, who have made clean sweep
f teams in West Tennessee. The air
men boast of several college stars of
laws gone by and rely on these con-
but thew will have to %
ONE to keep up with Covington This
,ame will be humdingering stem
vinder of an affair. so business will
lick IN nightly when these two
cams meet
Games are being scheduled for the
ther weeks Of the season.