Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-03-13
RICHMOND SECURES EVEN
BREAK IN COURT BATTLES
John Marshall Five Wins Over Ports.
mouth Team, but Lyncliburg Sc.
cures Victory From Church Hill.
10TH CONTESTS THRILLED

AiOuth 1C6AuS OuL DC
cures Victory From Church Hill.
BOTH CONTESTS THRILLED
high School Boys Will Play in
Final Affair in Charlottesville.
Church Hill Team Fought Hard
to Win.
Richmond split fifty nifty in the two
Championship basketball games. played
ass BE A II the cub nus @on IS
Athletic Club. and captured the In.
the five from the John Marshall High
School upheld the basketball honor OF
mis- city by winning from tho Wool o.
score OF 81 TO 81, in u game for the
State High School Basketball Title.
. Doth games were witnessed ny one
fairs in this city and each contest was
replcto with thrills throughout.
The. prep school battle, though
between the larger .aulnts and was
featured by spectacular shots on the
part OF the Portsmouth players, who
by long range shooting. Close, guard,
Ing on the part OF the Marshaliltes
guards. Ryder and Marin. forced the
were chance SHOTS. more or less, but
the Tidewater forwards and Jordan,
center. appeared 20 have been drilled
especially in this manner OF shooting
and managed TO locate the basket
several times beyond the middle OF the
court.
ners AMI secured Two. goals from court
before their opponents got busy. The
Richmond boys failed TO hold this lead
for any length of time though and
Port S1nouth forged ahead, result
of the long shots. The teams hattled
hard Throughout the FIRST half ,,,, but t
team was leading IL to Is. Some OF
the fastest and scrapp!es basketball
playing OF the season TOOK place In the
hard and the. Portsmouth team was
confident az time was called.
Wilson Leading When Half Opened.
With their opponents leading them
by three points tho hIarshallites re-
turned for the second half with
spirit of determination, ana held their
opponents TO i've points. three Bonis
Portsmouth appeared TO weaken as
the second half progressed. and the
shooting OF It's forwards was betoW
was exactly opposite, and Carroll, one
OF its forwards. hung up tour goals
from court. and the same number
Throughout the entire game John
Marshall depended upon team work az
to work the bail TO It's baske, by short
passes and hayo Carroll waiting TO toss
II In. CARROTS offensive WORK stood
playing. OF Ryder again featured for
the Richmond team. On numerous oc-
dasl9ns this guard was sli SS epoa
the opposing players and enabling Car
r9l 70 make Th, his sho!s Tne pleyins
was steady throughout and the big
boy worked hard all the time.
For Portsmouth the all-round work
sars e @as eaS BY Todd.
who was heavier and taller, but the
visiting boy fought back hard and
was the most accurate goal shooter for
.n BY losing a the game 10 Iohn Mar
mated from the State High School
bask. tbail championship and the Mar
final battle at chariottcsville Under the
auspices OF the Virginia High School
da team AND % pay Che The Oh he
Lynchburg- Bristol battle tonight in
Blacksburg.
Church Hill Lost Hard Game.
Church Hi! lost hard game to the
affair OF the evening. and the Richmond
boys likew!se lost the Independent
Of IS TO 81 illustrates clearly the tn S reae
tive strength OF the teams. The visit
ing aggregation was just a shade the
better OF the TWO CUNTS and won.
Never in the history OF this city has
a team fought as hard TO win as the
the Lynchbu.s 'tam showed the effects
of the battle put up by the local boys.
hynehburs got on 70 an early .ead
ended 20 to I2 in favor OF Lynchburg.
second half and for a time it appeared
as IL the East End team would stage
comeback and win out. Woodward
and Pendleton, Church Hill forwards,
aided by their teammates managed TO
locate the basket and at one time dur
ing the second half were leading by
however. woke up and overcame the
lead Of the Richmonders, and never
were headed again.
Carroll JamIson. forward for Lynch
burg, who made his initial appearances
OF the season with the Lynchburg
team. failed to. como up to expecta-
5Sns Mho nine Tine e esrts
that lie, Gagged the ball four times out
of the five opportunities he had.
No individual on the Church Hill
team stood out above his teammates.
the boys worked together and the
between the two forwards. Woodward
and Pendleton. Lee led the Hill City
five in scoring.
The lineup:
Church Hill. Lynchburg.
woodward. forward .Jamison
, Pendleton... forward -. Lee
Metcalf. ....... center ........ .Shaner
Ehmg..... guard johnson
Wallerstein. guard ........ Smith
Goals from court-Woodward, 4:
Wallerstein. 1: Lee, 8: Pendleton, i:
! johnson. 2; Shaner, 2; Metcalf, 4 :;
Iamison, 4. Goals from foui-Wood-
ward, 3 out of 8; Johnson, 3 out of g..
Referee-Hargrove, V. p. l.; time OF
halves, 20 minutes.
John Marshall Woodrow Wilson
Carroll. ...... forward ....... Moore
Hicks......... forward Manning
Todd ......... center Jordan
4 Marin. ........ guard 49,. Richardson
Ryder. guard .Bagby
Substitutions-Owen for Jordan,
King for Richardson, Holiday dor
4 Todd.
Goals from cour@Carrol Z; Hicks,
Tndd A Moore. z. Manning. 1 Jor-