The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-02-03
GREAT GAME
LAST NIGHT,
SCORE /. 2.7-24.
Ra lily in Final Period
Brings Victory to
Morganites
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~ JIMMIE
one field basket and a foul bas.
ket made after the game was over
REPRESENTS tie margin OF the VIC
Tory won ~ EasB Side high school
over the West Side players in the
Hecond and deciding game Of the
city champ onship series played on
the East Side school gym last
evening" The final score was %
TO 2f
The game was the hardest
fought ana most Interesting game
20 watch that has been played in
this city this. year and q capacity
crowd was out torsthe encounter.
Tho East Side players were on
tdge and we're dressed and ready
Tor The fray as minutes before
Tine for play to begin They
warmed tlp well and then retired
With Coach Grady Morgan for fur
tier instructions.
Coach Frank Ice did not trot his
players out on Me floor until Just
few minutes before time for
action and after a short warming
Up period allf final arrangements
were made and the court was
cleared of all spectators and Re-
fierce Ward Lanbam and Umpire
Hiutz, held a short consul ton
with the captain and the game
was on.
East Side drew first blood after
one minute ot play when Cr,ss
dropped the pigskin through the
big loop and the East Side rooters
started in and from that time on
y was impossible to hear In the
large gym Mitchie for the West
siders dropped q foul in and the
score stood Two TO one. Criss ad.
ded q point for tho East Siders
giving them q two point lead
again All this point Mitchie of the
Vest Siders came through with a
field goal tieIng the score at 8 all.
East Side again forged to the
'front.' hut q foul by MitchIe cut
their leadstoi one and a field basket
by Pierce placed the West Siders
n the lead again. From that time
an until within q minute Of, the end
OF The half the Icemen were lead
ing the score al that time being 10
q 3 IN favor of the West Siders
Two sensa ionat field baskets
made on long shots from way down
uoor put the east, siders In the
lead as the half ended,
Coach Ice gave his men some
good advice during the rest period
and when they returned to the
floor they played sensational bali
and NJ g few minutes had over
come the three point lead and were
leading ~ five points the greatest
lead ever a ktained by either team,
The score being is to is. This
was q signal for the Morgan men
10 dghten up a field goal and n,
foul placed them within two points
% the Ieemen, but at this stage
the West siders came back strong
sgain and forged ahead having n
five point margin with only three
minutes left to play. The score
vas q to51s. q
CAPTAIN Keener OF the East
sidefs Who apparently had been
talang things easy up to this time
called g halt OF hostilities and had
q conferences with his men. When
play was resumed. the East siders
saptpred the ball and Keener loop.
"a one IN from near the center OF
tho noor On the next play the
staiwaft leader OF the East Siders
duplicated his feat and the East
$ de 700 efs went wild. A foul goal
BY eriss tied the score at "a all,
ana While the 1cemen were fight
ipe Ike wkfldc they could not
stop the rush and another field
so9l gave the Morgan mon a two
point lead. With 80 seconds left
70 play the Icemen got three shots
but they all rolled off the ring and
mo game was over. Referee Ian
ham called q foul just as the game
ended ANA after play was over
Crisis dropped the old ball through
he big loop for m additional point
tor his team. Final score, East
Side "a, Fairmont High "a, and the
hcst team won
Line mn and summary:
= Fey Side Fairmont "a.
erlss ..,....... M'tchie
Forward
ia'sliiasl :......,.. Pierce
Forward
iiut lss.t 4. ..i.,..,. Patterson
Center
Guard
Guard
Srhshsutions:: EAST Side: VII.
son for Stealey, Mitchell for Law.
man Eairmont: Garrett for
Pierce.
Field basekta: East Side: Cr,ss
.. Layman 8 Reener 8. Steaiey /
Fairmont Mitehie 3, Pierce 2, Pat
terson ,. Miller 1
Foul baskets 3 East Side: Criss 7
IN II Fairngnt &iitcliie 6 a 10.
Referee Ward Lanham, Yves.
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gmplrc; Btntz, y. NJ. G.. A.
Time q hsises 20 minutes.
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