El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-01-17
FL PAS0 SCHOOL
TEAMS DEFEAT
LAS CRUCES

: TWO players enabled the Fl Paso
1 high school boys and girls TO tri-
umph over the lads and lassies Of
Las Cruces HI in the basketball
games staged Friday night at the
high school gymnasium In the first
game It was a case OF too much
Thelma Boone for the Las Cruces
girls and the III girls emerged vic
torious by a score OF % TO 6. In the
second game Nanny Ponsford had a
wonderful night and the Tigers sim
ply smothered the Las Cruces boys,
the final score being So to Is.
Looked Like Close Game.
The boys started off as though It
would be a close. hard fought affair
Although the Tigers showed a far
superior passing game and much bet
ter team work, Las Cruces managed
70 hold them very even throughout
the first half Lewellen tossed the
first basket and Las Cruces managed
70 hold the lead for a time At the
end Of the period the score stood i
to 10 IN favor OF the Tigers.
With the start OF the second half
Nanny Ponsford substituted for
Johnny Richardson and what had
been a close game became rout.
Although he was in the game only
during the second half. Nanny tossed
no less than II field goals. His total
OF p for that one half was enough
70 win most games
Springer also went in At the
opening OF the second half. sub
EtitutilE for BIOombergs at guard.
With Louis and Nanny in the
game. the Tigers played like a
different team in the second half.
They simply Oufclassed the Las
Cruces lads, who played toward
thrown mp their hands At that,
they gave premise Of developing
into 4 far stronger team than
they now are, after they have
hnd the benefit of a few weeks
thorough coaehinE-
Numerous fouls were called by
referee Freddie Groom Although Z
the game was not nearly as rough as
man. that have been played in the /
Sunday. School league or as the aver !
age City league game, Freddie called Z
no less than Is fouls The numerous ]
tree throws slowed the game cousid- /
Girls Game Close
IN the girls game. the two teams /
vent along very evenly during the 1
first half. Just as the boys did. The /
half ended with the Tiger lassies 4
leading by g scaut margin Of 3 TO g. ]
But in the second half Ihelnla Boone I
ca ne INFO her Own tossing i've bas- !
kets from tie field. 10 which Dora (
Price added two more on pretty 4
Miss Edwards rendered great aid |
through her magnificent guarding i
The rest OF the team also guarded 4
closely and showed splendid team
work. The result was that the Las ,
Cruces girls were held scOreless In .
the second half This was Just one /
point worse than the boys were able I
TO DO during their second half. as the 4
latter scored one point in the second 4
period
II the Tigers are able to 80 a.
well tonight, against the Popular
five, as they did last night, Dave
Hughes and hfs cohorts are IN
for decisive trOuneinE, in spite
Popular team e. confident that
Francis Broaddua can stop Nanny
PomSford and that Bruce BeTans
and Hiocky Fuller viii be able TO
hold the Tiger forwards Whether
or not they are right Viii be
The Hne1ps last night were as fol-
Fl Paso boys, Cohen. "A. r; Rich
ardson. 4 II. POuEford, p. II; VII
iiams, IA, c. Talbot. rgi Bloomberg.
L.; Springer, 2 lg.
Chavez. RI Martin. 2. II; Lewellen. p
c. I.ucero, rg; Parker. ig-
Referee, Groom; timer. 9. Schwartz
FL Paso girls, D. Price, 4. r. z. /
Boone, l9, If F. Kennons &c: T stock
ton. re; II Edwards, g; G MeCor-
Las Cruees girls. B. Cox. 6. n; N
Graham, II; c. 1slas, Jci ]. Thompson,
re- v. Thorne, re- A les, re- P Gar
R r Kiss Brick: timer. C.
Schwartz