Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1919-03-11
TOSETTLE CHAMPIONSHIP
Grand Climax Of Basketball Season
Friday Night-Two Champion
Teams Meet at Armory
FL Paso Tigers" Coming for Two
Games--First Will Decide South
west Championship
The basketball Champion


The basketball champion
southwest will be settled definitely
on the armory court next Friday
night, when the FL Paso High School
Tigers" will meet the local high
high school Alumni team, champions
Of the Cody -Deming league by virtue
Of their second defeat Of the Base
Hospital team two weeks ago.
The Tigers" are the undisputed
champions Of FL Paso and Ft. Bliss,
having administered a veritable
"mopping up" to the 7th Cavalry
team there last Thursday night by a
score Of 38 to Is, The cavalrymen
had cleaned up decisiyely in the army
league, going through a l0-game
schedule without a defeat. The "Ti-
gers" have 10 games to their credit
this season and no defeats.
The alumni" squad, on whom
Deming pins her hopes Of the cham
pionship. have one spot in their rec
ord-a defeat by the Base Hospital
in their first game Of the season-but
they have wiped that out by twice
coming back and beating the Base,
and have shown themselves the class
Of the Deming Cody league. Howev-
er. the Tigers" are by far the clas-
siest opposition they have hooked up
with, and nobody will be surprised TO
see them go down in defeat before
the well-coached team from the pass
village. One thing we are sure of,
having watched them through the
Deming- Cody schedule-they will die
fighting If they die at all. II they
can win, all the more glory TO them,
for they will be downing a team that
is considered all but invincible by
border basketball fans.
The Tigers will also be seen on the
armory court Saturday night, as the
Deming High School has an engage
ment with them on that date. The
high school bunch, whiched finished
third in the Deming- Cody league, has
shown marked improvement in their
game of late, and there is great spec
ulation on how they will fare with the
champions from FL Paso, who have
made all other school teams look bad
this season. Any sort Of good show
ing will satisfy the fans in this game
The preliminary game Friday night
will be between the two girl teams
that have played twice at the armery
this season-the High School ard the
y w. c. A. girls. These teams can
be depended on for q good, tight
game, and there is always plenty of
excitement when they tangle.
For the first time this season an
admission charge will be made 10
these games. The War Camp Com
munity Service, under whose auspices
all the games at the armory are plas
ed, have insisted that all games be
free to the public. but have permit
ted the Alumni and High School |
teams to finance these big games by
the selling Of tickets to civilians, with
the strict stipulation that all soldiers
be admitted free. So both teams are
busy selling tickets, and the sale is
very promising, indicating a crowded
house Friday and Saturday nights.
The tickets are good for both games,
as the two teams are pooling the ex-
pense. Soldiers have free access TO
The hall both nights-others mus.
present tickets.
Capt. Paul Major of the Alumni
mas his squad practicing regularly
1t the armory for this, their most
est. Their lineup for Friday night
s as follows: Il
Major rf, Trowbridge If, Cooper c
n II, Rosch c, Ruebush rg, Bell re-.
High School Beat Engineers
The High School beat the 9th En-
,ineers Friday night, 26 to II.