Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-12-12
MERCHANTS QU|NT TAKES
CAME FROM sAWBONEs
Bank Five Downs Medical College
Cagcrs, 81 to 23-Church Hill
Beats Seminary, 40 to IL.

The Merchants National Bank bas-
ketball team defeated The strong
Medical College of Virginia team last
night at the y W. C. a. gymnasium,
%. the score of u 10 %.
-, INC c, game relieved the one between
the Union Theological Seminary. and
proved 10 he one OF the hardest
fought puint games ever seen on a
!oca! Hoor. The crowd was one OF
tho largest In recent years
score stood 70 u in favor Of the
second half the "Huniicrs" came in
with great exhibition Of passing.
guarding the goal shooting and put
For the winners. it would be hard
TO pick the individual stars The en-
IRE team worked smoothly through
out, the guarding of Captain nuitcr-
worth and Ollie Dcvine being brill
liant, while pcndleton and Cnrdwcll
dispiaycd beautiful work in the for
ware positions. the latter caEing the
p pla seven times from the court. Jesse
bevine played his usual consistent
game at center and contributed In
ADDITION. some good guarding and
For the losers. the work or Captain
;nusEay STOOD out above the rest; Gag
ing the ball sin times from the field.
he easily led his team in scoring. one
!nieht say tina; he played a combina-
ton guard and forward position. and
f maj he played u well. The work OF
-, al guard and II. caravati
~ center deserves mention The
Whoio team played a great game, n
| hshtlng game and. although they lost.
shame about -
1t was the first game OF the season
| between TWO. teams that We're con-
Sn evenly matched and while
50 for game between two strong
! teams on small court.
Merchants National - cardwcll.
RICH, forward: Prndleton. left for.
right guard: Devinc. o., left guard,
Medical College OF yirginia--Mur-
ray. right forward. Moreland. left
vaii &, left guard; Dickerson. right
| guard
| Field goals-Merchants' National
C ard I; ,rendleton, ~; Butter
| lege-Murrav, 6: Dickerson. =: More
land. / c. Caravati, /. Foul goals
Merchants STANDARDIZATION, 1
out of four. Medical Colleec-Mur-
ray, three out Of ten. Rcfcrcc-Gra-
ham G. IL. y. a. c. Scorcr-Thoma
Time keeper Evans. Substitutes
Medical colleGc-Tyler for Morcland:
Lcahman for Caravati.
Presenting n vastly changed line
up over that which represented them
last year the Church Hin Athletic
Club made AN excellent showing in
its game against the Union ThcoloEi-
cal Seminary quint and defeated the
preachers. 40 to II. 1t was the
first game of the season for tho East
End caGcrs and naturally the smooth
ness with which the quintet worked
las; year was missing. as the present
members Of tie team have not been
working together long.
Claude Woodward. star forward OF
last years Quint, was I'm the lime
light last night and scored nine Held
goals. Wharton. the former Nir-
gin!a Tech star. registered four
goals from the field. The preachers
| put up an excellent game and in the
| FIRST half held the Church Hill team
to close score.
Lineup
Church Hill Position Seminary
Wharton left forward Richardson
Woodward right forward. Alexander
Richmond center. Buckets
Graham 49,. left guard. 49,. Craig
Mcllhancy right guard. -. Moore
Summary: Suhstitutions-F.hm
for Mcllhancy. Mctcalf for Richmond,
IIarErove - Graham, Dcvinc for
Woodward. Patterson for Wharton;