El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-01-21

Z THAT the old fighting spirit is a
great asset 10 any team was
proven last night at the Y II. c.
A., when the Texas school Of Mines
went down TO 19 TO is defeat at the
hands Of the powerful Popular bas-
ketbal quintet Through sheer fight
. ing spirit the Miners held their classy
opponents off until almost the end OF
the game and came within an ace Of
defeating them.
Was some Game.
That same fighting spirit would
surely have carried the Mines team
through 20 a wonderful victory had
not the goddess Of Fortune turned. her
face the other way. Time after time
the Miners tossed for the basket with
throw which was straight and true,
only to see the ball strike the edge
OF the ring. roll around a few times
and then drop outside. Several times
the bali appeared 10 90 half way
through the ring and then reverse it
self.
While the Mines players were
having the worst sort OF luck with
their shots the Popular lads found
dame Fortune smiling upon them.
Al least four OF their baskets up-
peHred to be due solely 20 sheer
luck. True, the Popular team
played n splendid game. a game
which would have entitled them to
victory under ordinary circuuI-
saying the fact that the Miners
went down TO glorious defeat,
one which would have been vic
tory had they obtained only their
fair share OF the breaks A Il
was they held nine TO five lead
at the end Of the first half.
The guarding OF Harry Mckemy
was a thing almost wonderful TO be-
hold He held the clever. evasive Viz
gu Arthur scoreless for half Of the
first period Then Errold Lapowslli
entered the game and Harry held off
even that great player True. La
powskl scored two field baskets
against Harry But two are mighty
little Tor man Of LapoWski's ability
ana those two instead Of detractine
ron Harry s performance served 70
enhance IL For on both baskets Err
rold was compelled to make wonder
tul shots. That Harry held 70 two
Das kets man who could achieve such
wonderful shots speaks for itself Of
MS perfect guarding.
Loose Played well.
me Mines trotted out a dark horse
to play opposite 8IcKemy. in the per-
son or Loose. And he TOO showed a
great defensive game. Only twice
durlng the entire game did the Popu-
lar lads have shots which might prom
cry pc termed easy. Had il not been
Tor the already mentioned good for
tune Of the Populars they. would surely
nave been stopped blythe splendid
guarding Of Mckemy and Loose
On the playing end Bruce Beva-ne
may properly be said 20 have saved
ne. game for the Popular team. En-
terlng the game late in the second
naiI Bruce heldfhis man 10 one basket
curing the rest Of the game. in addf-
Llon 70 this he played an over the
Lloor and added two very valuabT
llelq baskets 70 the Popular score.
IN game last night leaves the ultf.
than ever
IL showed not only that Tommy
DWyer has given the Miners eueh
lighting spirit that they will
prove dangerous 10 any opponent.
nut also that the teams are n
evenly matched as IL would he
possible 10 make them. In also
showed that the pre- season done
was correct as regards the class
u nasketbnil 10 be seen this sea
SON. IL Il practically assured
now that the city il due for the
eiassiest basketball in AfSforv.
A feature o. the game u-as Oh,
splen did officiating Of Freddie Groom
AT first Freddie was thought to h.
oFerstrict, but the teams voted him
one OF the best FL Paso has know
aLIsr last nights game.
me hneups and scoring was as
Miners. Cordova . and Rheinbeir,sr
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