The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-03-12
WHEELING HIGH
WINNER IN THE
STATE BATTLE

UInIL UNI L.
WELLSBURG AND THE
MOUNDSNILLES WIN
Chicago Tourney Invites VIM
ners to Participate IN
National Contest
Special Dispatch - the Intc.iE"ncer
EI'CKHANNON. w. Va, March IL
In one Of the most exciting ana inter-
est!uE games OF the opening day or the
state Basketball tournament to-n!sht'
Wheeling high schools five won from
the Clay bunch. by the score OF -9-l4'
The Cold and Blue toSsHrs were slightly
off form in the first half. but canleoacN
IN the second frame with renewed ener-
p,v and simply run away with the boys
from Clay county. RrinkUan and Bue-
leke were the best performers, the Tor
pe- scoring seven field goals and Gag
ing . out Of - attempts from the TOUT
line. Line up:
Wheeling. ONy'
Brinkmaa ...............' .--'' Nhe''0'n
Forward.
Siyitz .............. SUMMERS
Forward.
Byrd Dauoenspeck
Center.
Bueleke ................ "NSoh
Guard.
Steinbecker ..............''.'. hau'F1|N
Guard.
Subs: Wheeling. U!rtch for siS'1'
Field goals. Brinkman !. BYRD = h"e-
IeEa. shelton >. Summers. pauoenspeck'
Foul goals. Brinkman out OF = HV'e]
/ out uf /, Shelton out OF ~
pr-cEHANNON. w. Va. March IL
Tho. seventh annual West Virginiastatc
hosEetball tournament began here TINS
morning with MoundSville and PARSONS
engaging in the initial contest. Mounds
willie defeated its opponent % 70 l..
E,urfcrn games were played up 70 the
nigh, session and four Tonight 4heFc
as - rares to be played and every
bou- will be filled until late saturday
night. Rluefield. Charleston. "hee4lnE.
BrcEhoDnon and Parkcrshurg looKed
like winners to-day. These fTes are
thn class Of the first games, however
and there are many more hiFh ''aSS
fiveS soon 20 play. foTlS-eIs"N - ANS
are present Summary:
Moundsvillc. %: Parsons. II. -
Nriddlehourue. IS: BelinEton. is.
Terra Alta. Il: Wellsburg. So. =
Thomas. II; Salem, 43. -
Weston. 80: Elkins, -. :;
R,uerIrld. IS; Fleetwood. l.
Turnstton. 10; Victory %.
Eramwc!l. II: Kingwood. -.
c-,<,o, 70. Buckhannon, 2S. O.
Pennington. II: Fairmont, 20. :
sht,os,on. II: Parkersburg. 03.
Charleston. 81: Piedmont, :. !
Fa;rview. IS: Welsh. 10.
pennsboro. -; ToIlansh"e, IL.
Night Games.
Wheeling. 90; Clay. "a.
ClarEsburr. 20: Smithf!cld, -
Nv Cumberland. 81: Cowan. ~.
T.umbcrport. -; Jane Lew ~
IN. following telegram was received
~: director IIymcS today In regard 10
tns national tournament wh'E" - ~
held in Chicago next week:
..,,hiraro has asked BRISTOL rnr reiet
,-c,, PREVIOUS tentative arrangements
Account YOUR stat" association rulings.
F>1pect your tournament winner 10 rep
rnsIn, YOUR state without fail.
Parkersburg- shinnston.
Tho hic- red OF Parkersburg had ltttie
,ra,,b,. disposirc Of Shinnston. When
.he finals were turned in ShinNston nan
Scored but II points. while ParKerSourS
had registered 80. Bell. Kelly ana w n
son scored almost a. will. while FunK
and Foreu assisted largely to the victory
By their team work.
Charlsston-P Piedmont.
Charieston's big smooth working ma
chine scored 81 points on Piedmonts
-, Oh ~ ~
scores during the game. The game was
soc, for the Capitol city. and at only
few times did they appear 20 make any
nyccntionI speed. DnCher tailed nine
times and Hendricks Tailed half dozei
in the first frame. Heisers guarding
was very outstanding.
WEIGH
F'aIrvicw completely outclassed WEIGH.
consequently the Marion county boys
never cut loose with their fast pass
work which they have used so effective
" throughout the season. SnodgrasS
and Ammons were the stars or the
game. The score was 1913.
Pennsboro- Pollansbec.
Pennsboro triumphcd over For1ansoee
in the most evenly scheduled game OF
day Neither team showed much basket
hail. but the score resulted IN a see-saw,
Pennsboro winning 1913.
Lumberport-Jane Low.
T.umberport took Jane Lew into camp
without extending themselves IN the
first game OF tho night session. score
@7-l0 SwigNr was the star OF the game
with five field goals and eight foul
counters. Starkcy and Robinson also
played good ball for Lumberport. For tho
losers Jackson was the best bet OF the
lot.
ClartsburH- Slnithnel
Rv tho count OF 1920 Smithfeld fen
to ClarSsburg in a well played game
featured by team play on both sides.
Tn" game was by mere chance won by,
Clarksburg. yet Smithheld sprung
surprise by playing good basketball
throughout tho contest. hshs work