The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-01-06
BUSINESS COLLEGE
BETSY ROSS FIvES
ARE TIED IN LEAGUE

Completion of the first round of the
Community Service basketball league
find the Business College and the
Betsy Ross five in tie for first hon.
ors. Each team has won seven games
and lost two, which gives them a per-
centage of IT'S. The Quaker Maids
are close upon their heels and prom
Use to make strong bid for first hon
ors before the season is completed.
At the start of the league it looked
like a walkaway for the Betsy Ross
five, as they were the first team to
take on added strength. The Business
College five started with a rush and
has been playing about the same brand
of game consistently. They have prac-
tically the same lineup no was at the
start of the season.
After getting away to poor start
the Quaker Maids added few new
players and now have one of the lead
ing teams in the league and have high
hopes of completing the next round
without a defeat. If they should do
this, it no doubt would land them in
first place at the end Of the season.
Games Calming Interest
With every week of play the games
are becoming much more interesting
and the teams are playing much
faster brand of game, due to the fact
that many new players have been add
ed to the rosters of all the teams.
The Beverage five is the only team
in the league which has failed to win
a contest in the first round and they
are the undisputed champs of the eel
lar. The Beverages did win one con-
test, trimming the Motorcycles, but
the game was not allowed as the Bev-
erages played an ineligible man. The
Beverages have added several new
men to their roster and the remainder
of the season will find them coming
out on the long end of the score in
quite few of the remaining games.
Officiating in the league has been of
first class standard, all of the men of
fering their services free of charge
and have handled the games in first
class order. Large number of fans
and followers of the various teams
have been turning out in large num-
bers for the games, which has added
interest. Every Tuesday night the
"Y' gallery is packed to its capacity
with the followers of the various
teams. The gym in the high school
will not allow very many spectators
to witness games, but the gym is al
ways packed for the Thursday night
games.
Tightly Contested.
Practically all of the games are hot
ly contested and very few one-sided
games have been played since the
opening of the league. Several of the
teams have not won as many games
as others but many of the games lost
have been by one or two field goals
Only one overtime game has been re
quired. It was between the Atlas ant
Motorcycle fives.
b The Betsy Ross five has been the
most consistent scorer, making tota
of 1877 points in the first round. Theil
nearest opponents in points scored are
the STAIRS, who have scored AS po 4 :
although they have won only five o.
their contests. Next in points scored
comes the Quaker Maids, who have
piled up a total of 141 points.
Following is the total scored: Bets!
Ross. 1877: Starr, AS; Quaker Maids
al: Business College, 140; Atlas, 139
Gloves, lis; Hills Ladies', 115; Kay
see, 107; Motorcycles, 50; Beverages
"a
Following is the league standing TO
\ fhe first round.