Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-03-02
TAsT-END CAGERS AGAIN
WIN INDEPENDENT TITLE
Church Hill Athletic Club Defeats
Terminal, 20 TO I'D, in De-
Gliding Contest.
LOSERS SPRING SURPRISE
Fight Desperately and at One Time
Came Within Few Points OF
sss Taking Lea d Wharton and
Bethel Divide HonorS.

g, Church Hill Athletic club once
more has won the independent bas-
,skethali championship OF Richmond
The team which coppcd this honor
snight in the howitzers' Arnory by
" Cheating the Richmond Terminal five
IsAby the score of 80 to 10. 1t was
sSthe final battle Tor Church hin with
SAwas completed the East End team
II had ended the season with a perfect
sTecord in the series 10 determine the
" leading independent hvc OF Rich
Ssmond. No local tive was able to Sc
u cure n verdict over Church I'M end
She Inc, only team 10 win from the East
S,rictory church Hill met with Il sur
4 prise las; night for the Ter'n:n?!!
ait has not shown IN recent contests.
81 The. railroaders Tough; their oppo-
;@nenss every inch OF the way ard
time. near the eud OF the contest
u Il appeared as IL Terminal would win
y the game and title. but they failed
Ito display the necessary punch 10
- overcome an early lead obtained by
: he titlchoiders.
4, Both Guard Closely.
s. Close guarding by bo;h teams
e characteriacd the early stages OF the
: game ami several minutes o: the first
(, half had ELAPSED hefors either side
y ham form VirGn!. Tech basketball
, player. but now one OF the Church
K aill guards. broke away from the
field ana with q pretty hi; or drib-
y bling brought the ball under TcrEl-
nafs basket and rcgia;crcd The frat
goal from court.
snurred on by this bit of scoring
Church Hill opened an offensive on
the Terminal basket and began scor-
Ing with lightning like rap!dity.
Woodward matched Graham's shot
h
"c fh ""S again 'rom 70, the Sonr, Will Will.
the bail for his second eoal from
court. Basket followed basket ana
me Fast End caeers soon brought
their score to thirteen points. In
The meantime T"rWinal had regis
tered three markers. and II seemed
as II Church hin would win in q
Terminal Displays Fight.
II was then that Terminal dis
played a igh,ing spirit they have
Ihis season. The railrcaders opened
rally which nearly swept Chnrch
ttiiii OH IT'S feet and advanced within
low low points Of their opponents. Tho
lchulng hv" then took a brace and.
l-ehgaEed two more shots fro,s th,.
co ~, wh.a the half ended the scor1
SSiinn2" Is 10 II in favor OF Church
WA, Of the initial period Church
III, III began by registering scv.rai
-''''N', ',''! iN' IT'S total To twcntv-
IiEa before Terminal could score
Li9re Terminal launched another
orlEe on the Church Iil basket ANA
came, dangerously near taking ihr
lead Their guarding also improve,I
tahd Church iiil was Kept away from
criminals haskct Woodward. how
ever broke the spell and Church nm
aeain started scoring with ,Ll rcsuI,
>that terminal could not get started
again and The game ended
~ Bli wharton played one of the
.h ,,,S, games Of his career for Church
EIiiii. Will" Bethel. University OF
1 Hichmond guard. did the hes, work
u for the Terminal team.
III The lineup:
< II i'--l9. Position. G. II \ C-eu
Eel .... left forward Woodward
Holiday. center Richmond
hi,L,, .'.'.., left guard Mellhany
- Goals from field: Wharton. 4:
~ Woodward t. Richmond, .: Graham,
a|% Bell. 8: sharp. .; Holiday. =:
q Isethel. ! Coal. from foul Wood
s% SI : in >: ioi!aAas. 3 IN G. Ref
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