El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-10
NEXIGANS AND
TIGERS WIN IN
CITY LEAGUE
Tigers Develop Scoring Duo
Hard To Beat; MeXicans
Greatly Improved.
FAST FIVES RESULT
OF HARD PRACTICE

AThlLE saturday nights basketball
" games at the II" gym saw the
high school Tigers and All Mexican
/. teams each win by wide margins,
basketball fans who attended saw two
lighting games What faithful prac-
lice VIII do in the short time OF a
week or two was demonstrated by the
Tigers and the All Mexican five. the
FORMER having been playing daily and
the An Aexicans getting together
frequently. Practice is largely 10 ac-
count FOR a score temperature OF IS
lo- the Tigers while Walk Quit climb
-lE AZ H. The lIexicaus scored a
vi nile the Shelton-Payue team was
gathering % counters.
Practice Tells.
crack team work was the result
81 constant practice by the Tigers
Williams who has been out Of the
same with a couple Of fractured ribs.
celebrated his return by scoring over
Aa-I the entire number Of points made
ly The Tigers Williams's success was
due in q large measure 10 some new
tactics by Capt Mamie Pousford-
Fonsford has run up such high scores
against all opponents Of the Tigers
ms season that the MalZ team took
especial care Of handling Mamie.
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ull ahooL the sphere 10 Williams in
stead Of the basket, and Williams fin
lsled the work in classy manner.
Repeatedly during the game
fonsford dribbled beautifully lead
tuE both players and fans 10 be
lirre he WIS about 10 score when
IN an advantageous position, when
ne did the other thinE-sWished
the ball straight 10 Williams and
" Williams put on regular William
Tell shots to the basket.
Nor should the work Of Booth at
Forward position. and The guarding OF
4alpo- and Jrueta. be overlooked IN
accounting Tor the tail score The
Tigers showed rafting good team
Work-every man was on the job.
May Retain Title.
While the students have played a
good game this season from the start,
not until Saturday nights game have
they showed the form OF last years
Tiger team Saturday nights per-
Torrance saw Ponsford and Williams
doing the stunts that POnsford and
L-zpowski pulled last season while the
rest OF the Tiger field filled ont a
team that ought 10 hold down the
southwestern championship again this
season with continued faithful prac-
tice-
LIneups: Ti-ers-Ponsford, Booth,
forwards Williams, center, Talbot,
Erueta. guards. Goals; Ponsford.
and on FOUL Booth. c; Williams, 4
and on foul
WAX Porter. McVey. forwards;
Martin. center. Carson, Bias Cordova.
guards Goals Porter and on
FOULS Martin,
4. /. Holm refereed the game.
z7eIicauE Strong.
On form shown by the All Mexican I
. seam. the Tigers viii have some stiff I
opposition for the peunant in the City .
league The MeEicans put Up one OF I
the EneeCiesC and best played games 7
seen on a local floo- this season The J
fact that they were able to walk away 4
from a team like the Shelton-Paynes I
IS iu itself proof OF what may be eL-
lected from them
soto and Chacon did start basket
shooting while Gomez at center played /
a strong game Cariza and Grandel at ]
the guard positions we're always in Z
the way OF somebody on the Shelton
shelton failure TO reach the basket I
Better and Robertson did the best
shooting for the losers but could never 1
get within hailing distance OF IS /
pointer Soto and 16-poiuter Chacon- Z
Lineups- All MeLicans-SOto, Cha /
con. forwards. Gomez, center CariZa. 7
Grandel. guards Goals Soto. 9 and 4
4 on foul. Chacon. S; Gomez . and 3 4
on fouls
SheIton-Payue-S Robert .
son. Biefer, forwards. Broaddus. Ia
-urn. center Ross Lucas March
guards Goals Robertson, . and 3 on
T. Ross. = March. I
ST Mary. army, referee
The Tigers winning two games,
losing none. lead the league with 1000