The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-28
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POINT LEAD VIXEN f1NAA
WHISTLE Is 8LoWN-
SCoRN 1917.
nxrasde shooting By 10th Team
Period Past and <ur1ous-Ss
srN stars Were In Game

Last even.ng At the Cathedral COOP
hefors a crowd OF nearly three hanaFc"
fans, tho West Virginia Ali-Star hVe'
q team selected from Some floor ta.e'N
ut the Mountain State school, ooweu w
defeat before the fast working ana
smooth Passing Theta Mu ETaterA'ay
Ave of this city. by the score OF MI
At half time tho MountaIneers held n
one potn, lead. the tally then standing
81.
Ths tlrst period was exceedingly SLOW
and although lighting rather hsru'
neither team showed anything N IN"
way OF excellent floor work. and ma
quarter ended 5-i IN favor OF the tFa'
boys. Hawkins was OFF IN foul shoot
ing and could hardly locate the basket.
missing every free throw ous % foar
chances Richardson also missed two
while Hill rolled one Off tho basket
Although -, "-at BOYS showed signs
OF speed in the opening period. they
vera "sta fright" and whenever trr
ball fell IN their possession underneath
their own basket. they insisted on pass
ing y around mora instead OF shooting.
Many good shots were raSsrd up n this
way. EIad the Al,-Star forwards b"'n
in nnv shooting form whatever. re frat
NV would have been i'C: faC behind :"
this period.
4 little more ne seemed 70 have
Jumped into tho game and the second
period was rather fast. and the gua-as
were playing closer than ever. Da!ter
held the Mountaineer forwards from
good shots on many occasions. His
work was feature OF the game
throughout and only for his good guard
ing the An-Stars may have run up q
large score. Tho half ended 81. with
the score in the visitors favor. In The
nrst half the Mounta !ncHrs att'mp:" /
nine foul shots. but each time were un-
successful. showing lack % practice n
this department.
TeIrd Period.
With tho Sore standing 81 against
them in this period. the locals opened
up with passing attack that was b.
wllder!ng 10 the Mounta!reer guards,
but free shots were not many. AT the
beginning OF this half Hawkins tossed
IN n fowl and Aeld goal the frst minute
OF play and x seemed as though tho
Ai-Stars had merely played with the
Theta Nh boys. N!EEsmyor and Clarke
then found their shooting stride and
scored two field goals each. S!ggemyer
also contributed with two fouls. The
whistle blew for the ending OF this pn
Rod with the score standing 1913. AZ
this stage the teams were showing
plenty OF fight. but the locals seemed
TO have the edge IN pass work. and were
rapidly pulling TO the front.
Gorsuch was substituted for Roll nj
the beginning Of the final period. and his
foul shooting Melted the remainder OF
the POINTS for the Frat. OUT OF six
chances IN this period Gorsuch tossed
In four. and kept his 1--WE IN the lead
by a slight margin. With but Ave mtG-
utes TO play Hal dropped field goal
from difficult angle. making the score
1915 In the locals favor. Hawkins re;
celved another chance at a free throw
from tho foul line and missed. but on
HIS second attempt minute later ne
tied tho score. There remained by three
minutes 20 play. when Gorsuch was
given a chance ar \ free throw. but
missed. 4 few seconds later he MAS
given another trial and succeeded n
laying l. through the net. Only two
minutes remained to pay. ana on three
different occasions the All-Star for
wards missed easy chances 20 score. and
the wAistle ended the game in the locals
favor. with only n one point margin.
Past Preliminary.
In fast preliminary the Cathedral
II won their first game OF the season
from the Sophomores by the score OF
49,.
Theta Mu (tS) West Virginia (l7)
NiSgemycr (CapO. .F............ Hill
Clarke .....,..... +. Hawkins. Capt
GorSuch ..........C. Meredith
Dailer .............G ........... Lent2
Garvey ............G..... Richardson
Subst!sutes-Rohl for Gorsuch: Cor.