Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1922-02-14
EASTERN FIVE WINS
FROM WESLEYAN AGAIN

Eastern, basketball team de
featcd the Kentucky Wesleyan
FIVE in the lattcr'S gym al Vim
chester Monday afternoon hy Z
score Of 80 10 q. This was tht
second meeting Of the two team
Eastern having Won over kentuc-
IS Wesleyan IN the first game OF
the season. In Mondays game
Eastern was handicapped by the
smallncSS vi Wesleyan gym and
did not get her passing under
headwav al all during the game
except al thc start. Eastern start
eel oil with a rush. making seven
r.oints before the Wesleyan team
cot on IL, icct. Wesleyan then
called time out. Aitcr a short
rouial. Wesleyan again came on
the floor with revived spirits.
They held the locals To nothing
Tor while and themselves came
within striking distance OF ov-
grooming :astcrn's lead. This
VAS toward the last OF the first
hall. Just prior 10 the whistle
sounding the close of the first
hall. Eastern rose To- thc occasion
and piled MP "a >aic lead for the
bic zine. When the first half
closed The count stood l. L. . IN
The Maroon and White lads iav-
or
With the starting oi the second
hall both team, began To- fight
harder than ever. Wesleyan
moved within three points OF the
local, score twiee but both times
the Eastern men met the circum-
stance, >quarcly in the face. put
ting several points between their
score and that Of Wesleyan. The
lat RALLY of Wesleyan VIA, in tn"
iiuaj minutes of the game. They.
carried their score mp 10 the 2
mark while Eastern had IT that
time 2n. Here Wesleyan stop
ped. To make the thing a GER
tainiv. Eastern scored two more
field goals. These were made by
\mburgcy who substituted tori
Clark who was shifted To- guard
toward the last Amburgey's twuI
"nal, were we'll shot lie seem
cd L. be- covered but made both
ui them.
Clark VA, the high scoring man
fpr Eastern. Ills total points
va 10. This total came from
the hnniimg OF three field goals |
and four free ones. Clark play
cI li, usual nice door game also.
.hnwiu. much skill IN making hisI
iilc. baskets from The field
Byrd and Stephenson were next
vilh riuht points credited 10
each Both made inur field goals.
made three of his inI
ihe first hall while Byrd contrib |
uted three 81 his IN the second
half. ENrd shot two al hiS field
Goals from The CENTER oi the floor
the second hall when they |
ere needed very badly. He play |
fast on The floor a. usual |
stephenson made most OF his !
shots Al close range. He led the
sudden attack in the first icwl
minutes which swept Wesleyan
oil their feet. Stephenson made
his last goal in the first hall when
lie tipped the ball in the basket
while jumping from the tie bali |
position near the basket.
MainouS. Williams and Hall did
nice work from the guard posi-
lions. They broke up the IVES
Icvan pass many times and re-
turned the ball To Eastern terri
tory. Williams went in when |
Hall was forced the quit the
game on personal fouls but him
self was forced 20 retire soon
when he hurt MS bad knee again.
This game marks the beginning
Of the return games that EaSternl
has scheduled with the teams she
has already met. The lineup: |
Eastern-Clark 90 ri: Byrdi
~ If: Stephenson 81 c: Main
,us re: Hall lg.
Wcsleyan-Clark G2l RI: IIar-i
lin - II: Beverley ~ c: New
and - re-; Carroll lg.
Substitution Eastern: Vii
Jams for Hall. Amburgey for
for Wesleyan: Scoble
Tor Carroll.
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