El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-01-27
STATE MINERS BUSY
PREPARING FOR THE
ROSWELL CADET GAME

MANAGER PHIL CORDOYA. Of the
ifl Texas School OF Mines basketball
team has arranged royal ticbir
for FL Paso basketball fans, In the
nature OF a game 70 be staged On
Wednesday night at the i. n c A.
The Miners VIII face no less an OPP
ponent than the New Mexico Military
institute players, who have come down
from Roswell to show that they are
as capable at tossing baskets as they
showed themselves in scoring touch
downs during the football season.
VIII welcome visitors.
It is practically assured that e
Paso fans viii turn out en- masse 70
greet the Roswell team. for the Ca
diets endeared themselves TO all lovers
Of sport through the splendid spirit
they exhibited in football. They
showed then that they know how to
fight hard and still remain thor
oughly clean. As the basketball team
is an exact replica OF the football
eleven in this respect, It is assured
that they viii stage a great game to-
morrow night
There VIII be a somewhat dIf-
ferent aspect to the basketball
game than was the ease when the
tive Institutions met on the grid
iron. For the football game the
Miners went out with do or die
dissemination TO hold Roswell to
4 close game. Even their most
ardent admirers had no hope Of
victory. In the basketball game,
however, h r. vastly different.
Both the members Of the team
and their followers realize that
they have \ Hard battle before
them, but all are confident OF vic
tory.
Those who have followed the Miners
closely give good reasons for being
confident Of defeating their Cadet
rivals. At the outset Of the season
there were few who conceded them a
chance OF success, especially IN the
City league. But with each start they
have improved, until Saturday night
they showed a game as strong as any
team in the league has shown to date.
Where they were thought lightly OF
when the season started, the other
City league teams now hold a whole
some respect for the Miners and grant
that they viii be dangerous for any
team they may meet
Miners Have Slight Edge.
II the performances OF the two
teams against the one opponent both
have met were taken at face value, it
would appear that the prospects OF
the Miners are more than ordinarily
bright for victory. Both teams have
met the New Mexico Agricultural col
lege. the Miners once and Roswell
twice The Miners held the Aggies
even 10 within half a minute of the
game. when the latter walked off the
Hoor and forfeited In both games
with Roswell the Aggies won and
took both By a fair margin.
The games which the Miners
and New Mexico 5Iilitary fnstf-
tute-hnve played against the Az
gies may be a true criterion. The
Miners met the AgEiea on the
y NJ c. A. floor. A this may be
considered the home floor Of the
Miners, they had some advantage.
Roswell, on the other hand, played
the AEEies on Its own home floor.
Tonight the First National Bank
and Myers teams VIII meet in what
promises TO be another fast game.
Although they were defeated in their
opening appearance last Saturday
light the Myers team showed up
well Those who witnessed the game
are convinced that they VIII give the
Bankers close rub tonight. in spite
OF the fact that the Bankers have de-
Ieated the Miners, while the Miners
IN turn defeated the Myers five.
should Be Good One.
When the Bankers defeated the