The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-14
IN SUNDAY SCHOOL LEAGUE
Three Teams Have Lost Only Ono
g& Game Each This Season.

Interest in the Sunday School Bas-
ketball tournament continues as in
dicated by the attendance at the games
which are played on Tuesday. Wednes-
day and Saturday nights in the Central
Y. NJ. c. A. gymnasium. And the
rivalry between some of the teams is
very intense.
~ A large crowd watched and cheered
plays and players of the teams that
were scheduled for Saturday night,
and two of the four games were very
good.
The first game was won by the First
Presbyterian juniors from the Central
Park Christian juniors, % to 10.
The second game, between the First
Methodist juniors and the Westminster
Presbyterian juniors. went to the
Methodist team by the score of 81
to 10. This was a hotly contested
game, more so than the score indi-
Gates. The first half was 8 to in
the second half the Methodists in
Creased their lead on account of the
particularly good playing of Fred Wat
con. These teams played tie the
other time they met and the Meth
odist team lost in the playoff. The
by the absence of Jack Brewster. who
is now on the Topeka high school
squad and not permitted to play in the
Sunday school tournament.
The third game was a close seasaw
affair between the United Brethren
seniors and the Central Park Chris
tan juniors. AT no time during the
game was there more than three
points between the team and each
team was ahead t different times
during the game. The first half ended
to and the final score was ) to 4
in favor of the United Brethren.
The last game of the evening was
between the Oakland Presbyterian and
the United Presbyterian teams and
was won by Oakland, 81 to ] s.
The Evangelical, Oakland Presby-
terrain and First Presbyterian teams in
the Senior league have lost only one
game each and the schedule this week
will be sure to send one and maybe
two of these teams down in the stand
ing. On Tuesday night the First
Evangelical and Oakland Presbyter-
ian teams meet in what Will be one
of the decisive as we'll as hard fought
and interesting games in the tourna-
'ment, and will probably indicate which
will finish the tournament in the lead.
Then on Saturday night the First Bap-
fist team plays the First Presbyterian
team and in case the Baptists win it
will shove the Presbyterians down in
the standing, while if the First Pres
byterians win it will leave them close
to the top in the standing and give
them a chance to win the tournament,
probably. if they defeat the Oakland
Presbyterian teams the following week
which closes the schedule.
other games scheduled FOR the week
are:
Tuesday-Westmi Presbyterian
juniors and Central Park Christian
juniors; Lowman Memorial seniors
and Central Park Christian seniors.
wednesday - First Presbyterian
juniors and First Methodist juniors
United, Brethren seniors and Central
Congregational seniors: United Pres
byterian seniors and Westminster
Presbyterian seniors.
aturday-Lowman Memorial Jun
Tors and United Presbyterian juniors;
Trinity Methodist juniors and FRS
Christian juniors; Trinity Methodist
=eniors and East Side Methodist SEN
Tors; First Baptist and First Presby-
terrain.