The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-23
,rhnnlinr.s two haskethall teams rep-

wheelinr's two basketball teams rep
resentlng the boys and girls. opened
their i920-2l season last evening on
whelmins Victories over Mount Pleas
ants quintets. From the first whistle
the Gold and Blue lads and aSsleS
passed with great SIKH and BASKETS
seemed 10 be on every angie or tue
floor as the Leaihered sphere was con.
stantly dropping through for one point
after another.
With Captain BILL" Bculeke leading
the Gold and Blue tossers, Mount Pleas
ant fell an easy victim to the heavy on
slauEht Of shooting and the pass work
that the locals were succeeding IN wors'-
ing out. The Bculekc TO Br!nSman pass
seemed 10 be working smoothly ana
from every other formation me 10Y 10Y
tossers surrounded the basket win
trials for = held goal. many looping the
;oop and then falling safely through
the net for another goal. Aiter piIinE
up tremendous and onc-Sided score
Coach Ross started TO send his subs into
the fray. and before the game was end
ed every sub on the S!delinc had re-
ceiyed a chance 20 show his wares. The
final score ended l0I-ll in favor OF the
Gold.
Brinkman was tho leading point get
ter for the locals, and although this
youngstor did not display quite the
wonderful form of last year, he COM
pleted some very nne work in the OPEN
ate and 1t times ne missed Easy shots.
but nevertheless. he made up for this
in password, and Whenever tho ball was
under the locals basket 1t seldom
, changed hands withou. the Gold for
wards getting At least three shots be-
fore IL was taken the other way.
Brlnkman tossed in nine out Of six
teen fouls. but Is capable OF doing bet
ter than this. as shown by his record
OF last year. He also Gagged fourteen
perfect field goals. making 81 points
for the evening.
Captain BculcSe looked ike tho orig
nal million dollars" last evening and
his pass work during the entire game,
could hardly have been cNcelled BY the
best paSScrS In the state. one surpriS-
INK change that Coach Ross made wit,
the toyS. was the shifting OF the leader
to-a forward position. where he showed
himself worthy OF the job. He checked
Up n:ne field goals for the evening
work and one fou! shot. for total OF ~
points.
S;einSicker's guarding was another
feature OF tho game. this younEster
showing the earmarks OF conner, and
he will. no doubt. cause any OF the WIS.,
itinE forwards trouble. as the Mount
Pleas ant ads were only able TO secure
one field goal through the wonderful
defense % lhe locals. HiSenbauSh al"
played = consistent gam" at the Su;.r'l
position. Robinson. Byrd. Spring, and
Watkins also put up stellar game Tor
the Cold
Another Championship Team.
After watching Captain Elizabeth
s,ein0icker lead the girls through an
sb-3 victory over the Mount Pleasant
assl~S last evening. Il looks like an
other state championship for the fe-
males who are under the careful coach
ing Of Miss Taylor. Shooting from
every angle when underneath the basket
the Gold and Blue forwards rolled Up 4
total score % 50 points. while the WISH
tors were able TO secure foul shots.
which E-;ted them only ; counters.
Captain Stc!nb!cker easily showed
herself an eQua, to Ssran Brovcrman,
great forward at Wheeling last year.
and the Gold and Blue leaders work was
easily the outstanding feature of the