Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1921-01-20
A Real Winning Streal

Inc shepherd College basketball
team added three more victories 10 IFS
string the past week, and as a resuI,
the boys feeling in mighty good trim
Tor the game against Martins burg High
School Friday night Last FRIDAY the
team, in charge Of Coach Vim. B. Sny-
der, journeyed to Winchester and thers
met the Shenandoah Valley Academy
five on their home floor. Our line.up
found Bell at center. Lowe ami Davis
forwards and Knode and Maddox
guards. Shepherd College took the
lead right in the start of the game and
at the end of the first half the score
was 10 to IL in our favor. At the be-
ginning of the second half s. V. A
came back with the determination ia
win and showed great form. but cu-
own boys had also hal a consultation
between halves and decided that the
could and would show the ACADEMY
boys some real team work, and wher
the final whistle blew Shepherd Col.
lege led by a score of al to IS. The
whole game was fast one and as clear
as basketball can we'll be, and but sew
en- fouls were called by the referee
during the game. Bell and Davis led
in the scoring for our team, Bel
getting nine field goals in all and
Davis eight. Davis turned his ankle in
about the last minute of play and Rob-
inson was put in to finish the game.
Saturday morning the team left by
bus for Berryville and there took the
train for Front Royal, where that af-
ternoon they met their old rivals
Randolph-Macon Academy Again
Shepherd College took the lead right in
the start Of the game, and at the end
Of the first half the score was l6 to
Is in our favor. In the first two
utes of the second period Bell Gagged
three baskets in fine style and that
took the heart out of the opposing
team, and we were able to score almost
at will. The end of the game saw
Shepherd College in the lead, Al to p
Nine fouls were called on each team
and for us Bell shot FIVE out of the
nine, besides getting nine field goals
Davis repeated his performance of the
previous dav and got eight goals from
the field. The game was good, fas'
one and those who saw it were agreed
that il was the right kind of basket
ball, and our boys we're complimented
both at r. M. A. and S. V. A. upon their
good PLAYING and excellent team work
Yesterday the team went to ST
James, Md, and played the school
there. The lineup had been shifted
slightly for the invasion. Captain Lowe
having been moved up to forward am
Edward Johnson taking his place p
guard which added considerable weier'
10 the average of the teGn. Coacf'
Stark Of ST. James had but one Of last
years PLAYERS back this year. and has
had to build an entirely new team, an5
with our own team going so well, and
this being St. James first game, We
had a pretty easy time Of it. The first
half of the game was a disappointment
for both teams were slow, and while
we kept good lead the form of neither
team was anything like it should have
been. At the end of the first half we
led by the score of % to s. The last
half was better for some substitutione
on St. lanes part. and while we ran
I'D the score still. the game was much
faster. During the last half Captain
Lowe was taken out and Bell went tc
forward. Folk was put in at center
and Knode took .Iohnson's place at
euard-and still our scoring went on
In the last few minutes Robinson went
in at Forward and Bell back to center.
Folk retiring. The final score was 81
to IA in our favor
In the matter of points scored we
are way ahead for the entire season
having scored 1875 points to our o.
ponents' 81, Bell and Davis having
been the chief point getters in each
contest.