Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-02-06
CHURCH HILL CAGERS
MEET tech TUESDAY
Basketball Game Will Feature
Opening OF New How
tiers Armory.
MILITARY EIvEs no CLASH
Veteran HowitZcr Outfit Encoun-
tcrs blues In Preliminary Con-
tcSt-fast End Bnslictccrs Have
Excellent Record.

church liitl Athletic CLUB. consider
ed by followers of basketball in Rich
inond to be the best uuint assembled
IN ms city in recent years. is ready
To meet Virginia Tech in Richmond
tuesday night ut the HowitZcrs' Ar
monry II Will be the first appear
ihc. Of big university Basketball
team IN Richmond this year. and tn"
game is attracting much attention by
those Interested IN the popular Indoor
sport mere.
That the Virginia Tech live will
meet opposition, and strong oppoSi-
non. is a forcEonc conclusion, and
this statement is not without founda :
lion. IN" record, of the East End
i've and the caiiher OF players COM
POSING, II has resulted IN optimism
prevailing among members of the
1--we and those Interested IN lts wei
rare.
The game Tuesday night will mark
the opening Of the iIowitH"rs' Arinory
and VIII BE- preceded by the establish
i,nl!ltary organizations of this city.
Veterans OF the Richmond How'll
h.rs championship Tuint or several
blues battalion team. The IIowlt-
z.rs were To h;tv" played the Mer-
chants National i'ank team in the
preliminary game but this was
changed at the last minute.
Miiitinmcn old RI,nIs.
since athletics bcCaur" firmly on
trcnchcd In this city, there has been
spirit OF KEEN rivalry among the
military organizations OF Richmond.
The H6witzers and the Blues former.
~ played I'm important part in tins
rivalry. 1t will he u veteran out :
~ That the !lowitzcrs will put on the
moor against the Blues. Frank Rowe.
Jones Fclvey. John Ryan. MctcaIfc
and Bob" Bell probahl" VIII loo the
members of IN" Veterans There !s a
pnsSihiiity ot Harry Tucker r. and
The floor.
Every. man on Church nm has
shown himself to he ~, individual star.
Dhi Inc success Of the team N PAST
o"ntssls las been duo largely to nc
niachinc-iikc precision with watch
the team works. In every cont.s,
| me EAST Fad outfit has exhibited the
! inuch -iaikrd-of ''fivc-man" defensive
| with unusual success
! II easily can be said that the .cam
| which faces Tech is composed o.
! star" players. for each is a vet.
ran OF the court. but not in the
! point OF years.
Taking tho two forwards. CLAUDE
| more capable forwards could hc
found in the state. Both have been
| playing basketball sine" their gram
| mar-school days. and have played to.
| Ihcy first started with the o,d g
g. y. team. later went 10 John Mar
shall: and for four years played or
| the fv" OF that institution. Whartc or
entered virginia Tech ana casil.
made the Orange and Maroon five
Wharton returned Ia churcn Iiiil al
| the oDcning Of the present baekvtball
| season. and the WOodwa Td- Wharfo
| combination has had much TO do with
the success OF tho team.
Guards Are Star Players.
In Graham and Mciihany. Church
flill has two guards who's. record in
the last few years has resulted IL
both being declared TWO OF Tn" best
defensive players in the game. Bot.
are former iiampdcn- Sidney players
Graham went to Virginia Tech from
IIampden- Sidney and was Il member
nf the Tech five. Since leaving IN.
Farmvilc Institution McIlhuuv hn.
had several, years OF coaching *.
pcriencc. He coached the August
+ Military Academy team for one year
and last year held similar pos!tio;
at the Chambcrlayne SCacC for Boys
near Wcsthampton.
When Manager Archie Evans called
the candidates for the five last fall
"a dark horse" came out for the pD-
sition OF center. This man was David
Richmond While new 10 Church
Hill. his basketball experience had
preceded him. but there were those
who were dubious over the prospects
Of him beating out Mctcalfe for cen.
Ter. Richmond accomplished this