El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-04
TIGERS lose To.
AGGRESSIVE
BANKERS
By JIM BRAIN.
Ia MI a Championship brand
basketball, Sag Shea's First

0LAILNG a Championship brand OF
basketball. Sag Shea's First Ma
tional Bank team scored a q TO
p victory over Coach Coblenz's High
school five last night, at the Y. NJ
C. A Through their victory the
Bankers brought gloom to the Tiger
camp and crushed the hopes of the
IlgerG and their supporters of an
other championship. With each team
having but five games TO play, there
Is little hope OF the Tigers overtaking
both the Bankers and Popular.
The game was the nercely
fought. spectacular affair e1-
pected, vieinE with the recent
game between the Popular and
Tiger fiVes as the most aenEa-
fionnl OF recent years. Excepting
when time was called for injuries
TO playerHs there WIS not n mo-
ment's lull in the excitement.
Even between halves this excite
nent was maintained by two
youngsters who gave a neat lit-
tie exhibition OF the manly art.
Coy Friend, stellar forward OF the
Bankers. captured the individual hon
ors by a decided margin
The powerful Banker defence
proved just the stumbling block ex-
pected Schumacher, Gaylord and
Carson held the Tigers off in great
style Although the Tigers scored
tacular shots, the Banker defence
held them TO eight goals from the
field. And with Coy Friend staging
MS sensational offence. in which he
vas ably assisted by Sag Shea, this
defence proved ample
TIGERS on Aggressive.
The Tigers started With their usual
rush ana held good lead by the
middle Of the first half The fans
had already begun to figure on the
hopelessness OF even classy veterans
attempting TO hold off youth. speed
and team work, aided by constant
practice Then Sag Shea and Coy
Friend went into action.
Finding that Friend was goin~ big
shea would pass TO Coy whenever he ]
obtained the ball nea- the Tiger bas-
ket Through this system the Bank I
ers gradually closed up.
In the second half the Tigers went ]
back keyed up to fight the Bankers ]
off their feet And nObly they fought. 4
even when il was apparent that the ]
game was almost at a close and VIC
tory beyond their grasp.
Schumacher Cut Of Game.
II was just al this time that the /
giant Schumacher injured his Shout
DER and was forced to retire from
the game At this great cheer
went up from the Tiger rooters, for
they believed that with this power
ful defensive player out OF the game 4
the defence OF the Bankers would be /
shattered and the Tigers would Whirl /
through to victory.
But they had figured without
Jimmy kilbuEu. Instead Of the
Tigers going into the lead, the
bankers gradually moved out OF
danger. VITA less than a min
ME TO play, Coy Friend shot n
sensational basket which einched
the game.
Nanny Ponsford was the big point 1
maker OF the Tigers, getting four
field goals and six successful free i
throws out Of = attempts.
The Hneups and scoring were as
follows: Bankers: Shea, RI S:
Biefer, R-F-, 3; Friend, If, Is; Schu-
macher. c.: Kilburn. C.; Gaylord.
RG-s 2; Carson, LG. Total, p. High
School. Cohen, RF, 4: Richardson.
R-F. Williams, IF. and c, 2; Spring /
er, C. and re- p Ponsford, RIG. and 7
LIZ and c, Il; Talbot LG.s Schiller.
LG. Total, p