Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1920-02-12
OLE MISS and A. AND
N. DIVIDE GAMES
TWO FINE GAMES PLAYED.
Ole Miss Wins First Game 23-10, and
A. and NJ. Comes off Winner in
Second Contest 21-15.


i Two of the fastest and best played
games of basket ball ever witnessed
on the campus were played Friday
and Saturday nights of last week.
They are games that will long be re-
membered and that were marked by
the splendid team work of both sides.
: A. and nj. took the floor confident Of
walking over the light Ole Miss ag-
gregation which was outweighed at
least ten pounds to the man, but any
victory was quickly dispelled when
the pretty team work Of Ole Miss be-
gan to show up. Morris and Scruggs
gave as pretty exhibition of close
guarding as has ever been seen here,
The Ford brothers for Ole Miss play
ed excellent ball and were important
factors in the victory. Henderson at
center for Ole Miss was the chief
point gamer for the home team and
: made remarkable shot with his left
hand while an A and M. guard was
attempting to cover him. He made
two more difficult shots during the
first game and hoped total of five
field goals during the first game. The
first half of this game ended with
Ole Miss leading by the narrow mar
gin rs, but all doubts as to the re-
suit final, were quickly dispelled soon
: after the second half began and the
Ole Miss quintette displayed her abil-
ity to keep the ball in her possession
most Of the time, piling up sixteen
: points in the last half. A. and III.
scored five points in each half-had
: good team work throughout, but were
outplayed in the first game. The sec
ond game began with both teams de-
termined to win and with A. and M.
showing different line up, Bowers
having been moved back to guard and
Clayton going in at center, Ole Miss
again played good game, but luck
seemed to break against her for time
and time again, our boys hoped 'em
only to have them roll lazily around
: the baske and then fall out. The first
half ended with A. and NJ. leading
1T. She scored ten more points in
the. second half and Ole Miss got
eight, making the final score 21-15.
All Of the A. and M. team showed up
well with Bower starring at guard,
and RED" Hughes at forward. Ole
Miss missed foul goals, which would
have led the score. A remarkable
thing was that in the second game
there were two pairs of brothers from
the same town playing forward on
opposing teams, for the Ford broth
ers as well as the Hughes brothers
hail from Sullivan's Hollow. A. and
Nj. also had another man on her squad
from the same place. The interest and
enthusiasm manifested by the student
body at both games was very graft
flying and helped the Ole Miss five
a great deal in putting up two such
game scraps. The next games are on
the campus when Howard College is
played this week end and then Ole
Miss travels to A. and M. to tackle
the cowpuncher in his native haunts.
The box scores and summaries of the
games follow:
Firct Game.
Ole Miss % A. and NJ. 10.
J. Ford. 49,. Forward. 49,. Hughes
c.. Ford Forward. -. Clayton
Henderson ....Center. $500. Bowers
Morris ....... Guard. -. .f.... Burns
Scruggs 49,. Guard. -. Laird
Summary: Field Goals, Henderson 5,
Scruggs 2, J. Ford /, G. Ford /,
Hughes 8, Clayton l. Foul Goals,
J. Ford a, Henderson /, Hughes 2.
Second Came.
Ole Miss Is. A. and NJ. q.
]. Ford. -. Forward Red Hughes
G. Ford. ~. Forward. -. Hughes
Henderson -. Center ...... Clayton
Morris Guard Bernard
Scluggs $50. Guard $3.50. Bowers
Summary: Field Goals, Henderson
8, J. Ford 2, Scruggs 2, Red Hughes
4, Hughes 2, Clayton 2, Bernard 2,