Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-02-05
O|sPOSES OF CONTENDER
FOR CITY CHAMPIONSHIP
S"p'urcs Game at Blues Arnur,
by the Score OF
~ to rs.
TEAMWORK BRINGS VICTOR,
Imposing Five Unable To Penetrate
bcicnsc Displayed by East End
"rs--Mcrchants Beat Blues, 30
To II, In Thrilling Battle.

!uiGHu I'M Athletic Club. which
rT1'nTita thG amateur baseball III"
tl'nnl"hh last summer, last might
~ 'hu"i i'S march to the top Of tho
"t local cunts ana tho inh.pcu-
I n"Th'iea!l chnmpionship OF Rich-
N,bIii., 'y dgi"niiuG "a" kichrnnnd
."nn' VA li' :"nturc attraction OF
''"ubt. oucrinE IN tho Blue Ar
Y ~ Frha"ts' National Bank H.
- ,PPG"ins game by the score y,
rhe Victory 81 the East End team
c,ni, mi%ni practically gives that or
Nh.Gh J., defeated is regarded rs one
hhIth' "'iohEcst in RlcnnOud Church
,,c o, |., h"a I" play s.v"ra! % the
= clear title 10 thc city cham
9.h, ~ ny It's victory last night
Winners Display T-nm~"rL.
.HP''i't teamwork hy rv. OF
,hheFienc"h BASKETBALL players. wAp
,"Nt h-cn drilling Tor several wo,<s.
!!,ga''yH IN victory for Church nm.
.e Richmond Athletic. Cluh team
.S"h unable 10 keep M win tho rast
,r3f work aud macbinc-ilkc "&nlUl-
vs. ~ n"' Mn by IL Past Endcrs u,
usi"i'.d: Every mcmbcr OF tn"
-'ct S.hiH OF basketball experience"
En'i'E OF II" church IN! team 20
y IT ~
''fI member Of the team handling
Hph"f", resulted in the crowd Wit
S"ihI on" oi thc greatest cyhihl-
,"l- 'i team playing seen hero in
i,hl 5"'IN Each Of ia" church
.i. cdter- playcd an important part
,nt N'.l"il and ~ would he I'M
S'lp.. nam" any individual ~
'', star ~ ttr contest.
~ pi"n'' q" ruhllN over the s.or.-
g 5'' ana h'b that ,laudc Woodward
49,, ''',eh h"lH goals and iour ;onl
Su'''. on" would Judge that tho
huTcE I'M lcf, forward was the
fhr " WIS tHc Inc display OF team
"'Tk though that resulted H. Wood-
's"h being able 10 make his shots
i,.'Nyi' n'I"ss credit IS du" the former
J"hn Marshall IiiGh school player.
Tor ne displayed excellent shooting
Wharton Guarded closely.
l'iIIN wharton, Woodward, rum
hi'- mate. was watched closely bl
'f'arGros. and Rawlings. the opp0s ing
guards ana during the gam. Gagged
't4t one hcld goal. II waa Wharton.
lApuGh. who played I'm Important
uari in TIA" paHSluG ana the general
rurk Of tao church Hill team
While Richmond Athletic CIuu va
HHt"stcd and forced In take n DO
2Hei beating. never one" did the
team give up ~ every stag. 81 The
contest they fought hard FOR SIC
'nr5 bat could not break az, Us.
l'sHinS 81 their opponents TO "En!,'
Hon"h and Bob Brown. Hl.hmuii
forwards, must be- given Tia" honors
~ their team. THE pair also dis
played cNc"lleu; bn- kotball ability.
t"'a IN locating the basket and in
:loor WORK
Merchants National Bank tool, Tho
0"u'nS game from ia" BiUss' Bat
talon tlvr by tho score o; =. to q
.ThIs contest proved 10 he It hard
Fought battle and during the game
Asst one team and then the other
'rol the lead. The more experienced
bank seam triUmph-i, however. rrar-
aggregation il q younGstcr aud The
Showing tho soldiers mad. against
.Merr han's' WAS crcdltabic.
Punk Pcndl"'on and Euttcrworth
team, while Mckee aud Smith did
the best work for tho Elu.s
las, nights game was the ipal
'eoutcs, FOR Church IIill hcfor. they
MAY Virginia Tech here T"esd"y
scores OF las, nights games follow
church H. Position. Richmond
sHioodward lcft forward Brown
ic4mona ;o .G"ntns u, iisnhi
Ehmig right guard Rawlings
summary: SmDstitutions - Graham
fpr Ehm!.. Harris for RIA wings.
Goals from ncid--Gooch. .; Rawlings
Woodward II: Wharton. Richmond,
ThmiE = Graham Brown I Goals
'rom foul Woodward. { in >: Brown,
aiui Referee lIargrnye tN. l.. -.
Time uf haivcS-20 minutes.
Merchants. Position. BlUcS.
pardlcton LETT forward . Smith
,'ardw"il right forward j klisc
. p.viuc ..Ccutcr......... itOe-
- pcvin" 30. left guard ..... Nero"
Euttcrworth right guard Mckee
summary: SubStiiutions ~ Dudley
,or McRcc Goals from lold--leudl"-
,uu. q Cardwc!i. 1 j. Dcvin" =;
smith. s. Mckee. {; kiisc. Ross.
MCRcc. l. Goals from fnul-rcn-
ti,tou out q. iSutt-rworth, in 3;
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