The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-21
.ENVIABEE FLOOR.
RECORD made BY.
FIVE THIS YEAR.
Team Picked to Win Tour
nament Here Thursday
and Friday
/ 500 FLOOR RECORD
On cLARE.

With only The tournament left to
psplayeds tie Fleming School bas-
kstball team Is closing one OF the
bIsgest and best seasons OF It's his.
ss 50 tay Tor the present season
tney have not met defeat. going
through the entire Grammar School
League race without defeat, win
ming the high honors in this league
without much trouble. The team Is
now ready to go into the big tour.
nameut 10 be held at the Y. NJ. c..
4 on Thursday and Friday OF this
week 10 decide the city grammpf
school ehampi onship. The Wiz.
ginia avenue boys are the big favor.
ties % win the silver loving cup toI
be given to the winners Of this
event The team at present is hi
the pink Of condition and will go
INTO the tourney determined to-
keep rs slate clean.
The Fleming School five will
hold pTact tee session at the Miller
GYM tonight. This will be the
list hefore the games at the tourua-
ment.
Clark Is Coach.
Under the capable coaching of
Clark 81 the Fairmont High School.
the Fleming School has been play.
ing some wonderful ball and has
shown the way to the grade school
losers The manner In which they
vent through the Grammer School
f4eague cleaning up everything in
the3r path, was excellent, and this
alone gives the local fans an idea
OF the caliber OF the Virginia ave
nue. boys Coach Clark comes in
Tor much praise for tho showing
that the boys have made this year.
Ills h1rd work Of drilling and show.
tnE the boys the fine points of the
game was no easy task, and the To-.
al man should be given credit for
HIS success In making the Fleming
School five the champions OF tho
Grammar League.
IN tie Fleming limo, there will
be found one of the best players
that has been turned out In years
from the local grade schools. This
lad is no other than William Vigna,
better known to the basketball fanS
ast Bin He is captain and center
OF the Virginia avenue five, and
the wonderful playing Of this boy
gas without doubt one OF tho
main factors In the winning of most
g do games.
At forwards will be found Dom.
mic Spadafora and Silvio Scag.
nelle. Both have been playing
some wonderful ball this season
and should be given little atten-
ZION at the tourney. Sam Cimlno,
subforRard, is another lad that has
shown some good floor work, al
thouBh he has not been in many
games.
At guards the Fleming School
i've has the best two that ever
wore the gold and blue colors and
the best pair OF goal defenders in
grammar school circles. These two
stars are David Sloan and TONY
Nigna. These lads have always
Kept the opposing forwards well
covered and have made It easy for
Tie Fleming School to take the Of.
fsnsiye. One great example c;
their guarding was when they
piayed an exhibition game at Mo
nongah. The Alonongah boys failed
"a even register a score, the Elem.
ngltesm winning 20. In the White
and Miller contest, they also showed
9ne good guarding. Charles Gard.
per, safeguard, has not had much
chance to show anything outside OF
practice games, but Charles will
likely get a chance in the tourney.
Summing II up, the team is one o.
the best that has ever worn the
gold and blue colors OF Fleming
School and all Fairmont should be
proud of the record they have mado
during the closing season.