Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-03-22
JOHN MARSHALL QU|NT
ENDS SUCCESSFUL YEAR
Richmond High School Lost But Two
GamcS-NiCtory Over Wood
berry First i'm Two Years.

John Marshall High School ended
It's most successful basketball season
OF several years when * defeated
Lyn,hhurg High a; charlottesville
saturday night. % to -. The Rich
moud prep quint is acknowledged tho
leader among the high schools OF Nir-
einia. and holds the silver trophy
awarded by the Virginia High School
Literary and Athletic League 10 the
champion high school five OF this
stat This is John Nlrshall's second
successive year ia have the honor.
The season Veterans Of last years
champion team reported back for the
squad. ana wiih this material Coach
Jones problem WAS less serious than
II might have been. However he mas
men over last years condition. and
they have shown steady Improvement
through this season.
The first game OF the season. against
''torsn burg, was preceded Icy little
practice. owing TO the difficulty Of Sc
curing place whore workouts could
e ss s'asy a the 'Swy II ,nrSnE@ Or 'HS
snort ucrlodS were spent on the floor
running signals. dribDtinG and shoot .ns
conditioning. tn. nrs> rwc contests
played wcr" WallSov"rs tor the Mar
SAaliicS. l'yicrshurS itiGn and char
lUttrSVillc High fell before The Blue
and White casers hy scores of - To
and II 10 :, respectively
fhv third game WIS with Raleigh
HIGH. Of North Carolina. ami the Mar.
Sh3IlltcS won, 80 10 ~
itriri%h Defeated in TarhrcI tnpi,ni.
EaieiEh was invaded by tn" Rich
m"uderS the following week. end the
Virginia team again WAS victorious.
On the return trip. the John Marshll
squad played ranvillc Military insti-
tat. and Chatham Training school. THE
second team was seat in against Ia"
former and succeeded i'm trinnliuc
ihcm, although the game had originally
/. ~. H.. Il
ana We're defeated by Maury High. Tie
next night they drGratcd Portsmouth.
IA uuint that twice conquered Maury
Next trip was taken TO the west
ward. where a second defeat was adj
IN uistcred 70 charlottesville. but Oh
lost 10 Woodbury. Forest. These TWO
DEFEATS ere wiped out Within Il fort
mght for tho Loilow'ng week Wood
StrcctcrS for the first time lin two
years. = week later Maury had the
same experience losing It's iirst game
ia the elimination series for tile state
to The Iuint That it had
This ,y.ir,9?ry, over Maury made John
IN the series. wiih the result that
Woodrow W lson High of Portsmouth.
again encountered the Blue and White
and again WAS down.d 10y THAT combi-
nation.
Closing scn>"n With Victory. .
The elimination OF this series OF
triumphs was tn" victory won over
i.ynchburg Saturday night. THIS ends
the season, 50 iAr SIS anything dchnitc ,
i concerned. THera is hope of ar
mond five and th, hiGh school cham- .
gions ot North Caloltua rho Nir- /,
Eiuia II gh School Literary ana Ath-
l.Uc League has made arrangements
for this same 10 hc PLAYED at chapel
.iil hEt both Coach Jones ANA captain
'siroil have stated they are unwilling
10 take another Basketball trim this
season. and unless Manager Todd'S e.
forts 10 bring Tho Tarh"cls here sur-
ce"dS there IS littIc hope THAT the u!-
State tItlo VIII be decided
Following arc individual records Of