El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-11-26

w the FIRST Baptist basketball
team went down 70 defeat az the
hands OF the Mexican Methodist five
Tuesday night, in the Sunday school
league at the z. II c. A. The final
score was IS 70 u. with the Mexican
players on the big end Of the count
IN the other game OF the night Mount
Sinai defeated the Central Baptist
team by & count Of SO to 9. the Jewish
lads simply running away from the
Baptists In the second half This half
set a seasons record in that Mount
Sinai did not allow the Christian team
to score during the half
Friday night the First Methodist
and Cathedral teams viii fight i out
for the leadership Of the league These
teams are now tied for the lead and
are very evenly matched. It Is expected
that the game VIII be as fast and sen
sstional as the one recently fought
between the Mexican MethOdlsts and
the First Methodistss In which the let-
ter team went into tie with Cathe-
dral and eliminated the Mexican five
as q contender.
Cathedral Is Strongest.
II the performances Of the two
teams against the Mexican Methodists
were a true criterion, the game would
figure as an easy victory for Cathe-
dral- The Mexican players twice gave
the First MeLhodisls a great battle,
losing in the first meeting by only
two points and In the other cutting
that slight margin In half The
Catholic lads, on the other hand. had
little difficulty with the MeLicans,
going TO the front early in the game
and remaining vel IN the lead
throughout
Yet, II the performances Of the
two teams against other teams are
considered it would figure rs just
"a certain a victory for the Meth
odiEtH. The Methodist five gave
the Trinity team q great battle
IN the one meeting Of the two
teams, while Trinity defeated the
Catholic boys hundliy. Against
some Of the other team the
HIethodfEtu have made the better
record. bat against Others the
Cathedral five has shown the bet
ter performance.
Fans Favor EIethodintn.
The majority OF the fans appear 70
faEoT the lIsthodists in the game to-
morrow night, owing to the great I'M
proTement Of the team during the
uaEt two weeks and the manner In
which Bates Yhatley has rounded 20
form. However. the Cathedral team
has also improved greatly since the
season started II Harry Mckemy is
able 70 get into the game for the
Catholic five. the latter VIII have a
very even chance, II not a little bet
ter. Harry held LapOWski, the hard
est man in the league, and there is
every reason 10 believe he VIII be able
10 hold Whauey. with this player
stopped, the Lethodlsts' scoring is
greatly affected
Whatever the result, the game
ri-ss promise Of being one Of the
hardest fought Of the seusou- The
other game Of the night VIII be
between Trinity Methodist and
First Christiau. This should
prove a fairly enEy victory for the
former team unless some Of the
players are out. Trinity has two
soft Enmea IN q row rs they are
scheduled to come right back sat
urdaT night against the First
ChrfEffnn five The Cathedral 4
team VIII have an easy game sat
urdny night, as they are scheduled
TO meet the Central BaptistH-
The First Methodist players VIII ]
have exactly the opposite 70 Trinity /
After their stiff battle against ca /
thedral on Friday night. they VIII /.
have 70 come back on Saturday night 1
against the First Baptist five which I
has developed from a weak sister into I
one Of the strongest in the league /
This is another game which promises 4
sensational developments. Stiu FUR 7
rner developments may be expected I
Saturday night IN the final game, I
when LapoWsIzi, Cohen and the rest 4
OF the Jewish clan meet the Mexican 1
Methodist five
in the first game last night the
First Baptist team had no chance
whatever. Both Coy Friend, stellar
forward, and @Blocky" Fuller, strong
guard, were absent from the lineup.
As the team has only six men IN the
squad, l. was forced 70 take the floor
with only four players.
Was Hard Game.
In spite OF their big handicap. the
Baptists held their own with the
Mexican players until nearly the end
Of the first halE Then the rapid
pace they were forced 20 maintain TO
make up the deficit OF the missing
player. began 70 tell and the MeXicans
forged % the front In the second
half the BEptists we're completely
played out and the Mexican team piled
up e big score
In the second game Err0ld LapoW-
ski was again the outstanding star.
he tossed goal after goal, several
from beyond the center OF the floor,
and frequently. taking the bail from
an opponent under the Christian has