Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-11-30
TERMINAL TO BEGIN
SEASON DECEMBER 10
Railroad Qnint Will Play Peters
burg Team in This City-Othcr
Games Being Arranged.

f.IlploEcs OF me Richmond Ter
minal Railway Company plan 10 open
their regular basketball season De
ccnhc- 10. when the qu!u, will meet
the team OF the Petersburg Amcri-
can Legion IN this city The uuin-
tcj u!Irady has engaged in two games
with the \. NJ. .. ~. All stars win
iiuS on" OF the encounters and los
.ns the other. These battles were
regarded AS practice affairs by botn
cunts. and the raiirCStd organization
VIII meet the potcrsrur,. aggregation
III thc irSt regular game III IhiS ci;y.
hon Bel. on" or the oldest and
most experienced basketball! payer;
oi Ricnnond. is piayin; and coach
inE tae Terminal uuint. Inability to
secure gymnasium Tor practice has
ARRANGEMENTS are being made TOR Il
iloor and the coach plans 10 keep his
cam going at = lively pace from
tl.lS time ON.
his squad. and from them he viii Sc
Irct capable five. Bel. who for
incrly played ON the Church IIill Ath-
i"uc Club and Y. NJ. .. y. teams as
mond, rs playing one OF the forwards
for the Terminal team and his work
IN previous games tais season has
demonstrated that he Is not through
as :, basketball player by any means.
Five Marshniiitcs ON 0uint.
For forwards. Terminal Will have
Carroll and Atkinson. in addition to
Tell Todd. Harris and toiladay are
the crnirrs, and +. Marin. j, Marin,
Bethel and Mcfarland. Five OF these
mcn--Todd. Carroll. +. Marin. Ho!la-
day aud Eethcl--wrrr members OF the
John Marshall High school basket
ball team last year. when ;he Rich
mend five won the state high school
championship ny defeating Lynch
burg High school In Chariottcsvilie
This year VIII bc tdc third that
these men have played together, and
the coaching they received under
Tucker Jones. director OF physical
education in tn" public schools. is
expected 10 hc Of material help TO
players - work the ball 10 their on
ponents goal by short, quick passes.
rather than TO take chances OF miss
ing long shots. was 4 feature OF their
work last season.
With the five high school men as
much lighter than !, would he ether
Terminal Athletic Association aas
placed a basketball! team In the tie ID.
and tn" work OF the quint will be
watched With interest. The company
broke into The athletic l;meligh, OF
Richmond two years ago Will. an or
eanizei baseball league composed OF
the s".cr,i Offices located at the Union
ganizaiion that Terminal placed "A
team IN tho Commercial! League last
season under In. Amateur Baseball
Commission of Richmond.
Officials OF the COMPANY Will back
the Gunt. and ARRANGEMENTS already
have been made for several games
out OF town as wei! AS contests here
with strong Iuints OF Virginia.
First Trip january IA.
The first trip the team will make
probably will be TO Portsmouth on
January -, when /; meets the Park
view .AJhl.tic club. The team OF the
Newport News Shipbui!d,ug Company
also viii be played on this trip. The
date OF this contest has not been de-
tcrnincd. however. ;urnrs also ar"
being arranged with William and
Mary College. the Norfolk rrc1s and
tn. DrcadnauCht Athletic cub. Of
AicNandria. AL OF these battles VIII
Ne staged away from Richmond. Re
turn ram"s here, no doubt. VIII oc
booked Win ih"s" Cuints.
one OF ~" biggest games OF the
schedule Will b. that 10 bc played be-
tween the local team and the MacC"-
bee CLUB Of Washington. No dat"
mas been set for this contest. but il
l. probable that IL wiil take place
early in January. In addition TO
these games the Terminal team will
play the Medical College. Church Htll
Athletic Club, John Marshall Athletic
cub and Merchants Rank teams OF
this CITY.