The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-06
EAST SIDE TEAM
LOSTHARDGAME
Morgan's Team Show Up
Well in Game Staged
Last Night

The Harrington high school has.
ketball quint continued its win.
ming streak last night when 1t de.
feated the East Side high school
five in a hard fought and interest.
Ing game played before q record
breaking crowd Of fans in the now
East Side high gymnasium by a
score OF SO to 27.
Playing fast aggressive gama
against the much.touted Farming.
ton lads Coach Grady Morgan's
boys gave the fans a real surprise
BY holding the score down and for
time threatening to win the game
and II the breaks had been in their
favor, the Pennington lads would
have been sent home with defeat
instead Of a scalp dangling from
their helts. The showing made By
the East Siders was very encourag.
ing and Coach Morgan will have q
quInt in short time that will be
heard OF In the Monongahela Val.
ley league.
The visitors had more finished
team and in the long run that Is
what won the game for It, the local
boys showed more real fight and
aggressive playing than the visl.
tors. In the first half the Farm.
ington lads were handicapped by
oVerconfidenee thinking that they
had an easy prey but when that
period ended With them leading by
a scant two point margin they real.
lied that they had a worthy opp6-
nent and their play in the last half
was more snappy and aggressive.
Tho defensive work Of the local
boys was good but they ware weak
on the offensive, the forwards miss.
ing a number Of easy shots after
clever work had carried the bail
down the floor for them. Galllen
who tossed fouls for the visitors,
also was in better form than Crisis
who performed for the East Slders.
The lanky youth from Farmington
made 10 points out of twelve trials,
from the Is foot line while the best
Crisis could do was to add seven to
his teams total out Of the same
number Of trials.
dalllen. Quaenan auS Capt.
played the best game for the visit
tors the first mentioned player max.
Ing Is OF the 36 points scored BY
his team. Criss OF >the local auint
was the high scorer Of the game
caging six field baskets and drop.
ping the ball through the big ring
seven times from the foul Zine for
q total Of 10 Of the 81 points made
by his side. Stealey who starred
on the East Side football eleven
also played a great game, his de.
fensive work being largely respon.
stble for the low score made by the
Harrington players. All or the
East Side boys with the exception
OF Layman who seemed to have an
on night played a great game.
Layman played a good floor game
but HIS shooting was veSy poor. He
missed a number OF easy shots that
would have kept his team in the
running. Arnett who replaced him
did not get in the game in time to
make any field baskets but made a
good showing while he was in
action.
The East stders showed lack Of
practice and at times during the
contest were up IN the air and the
more seasoned Pennington players
took advantage Of these spells
which made It possible for them to
win; This condition is not the
fault OF the players or Coach Nor.
gan however as the East Side boys
have had only Is days OF practice
while their opponents have been
working for the last two months.
Backers OF the East Side quintet
however are well pleased with the
showing made by their players and
feel confident that thew VIII como