The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-04-12
ATHLETICS END
in JUNIOR HIGH
Basketball FINALS Close the
Season in Manning
ton School


bali season here last evening with
the end Of the tournament staged
at the Burttown gym" by teams
of the Junior High School. 1t ID
probable that there will be nc
more basketball played in Man.
hnington until next winter.
The games last evening were
anals to determine the cham.
pi6nship team OF the boys and
girls teams Of the seventh and
eighth5grades. Both the IA and
TB boys and girls were eliminated
During the tri and semi-lnals last
week. and the games last evening
were fought between the two
\ classes Of boys and girls Of the
Nktght grades. The SA boys de-
Nkated the 8B boys in a very excit'
game to tho score OF 11-6.
while the SB girls won from the
SA9g1rls 6 to A. Both games were
fought with the greatest Of enthu,
siasni, and players Of all teams
were doing their best that the
donors might go to their class
Clean aportsmanship on tho part
of those who took part prevailed
throughout the contests and
people who attended them said
last evening that they were the
best played by the Junior teams
this season.
Knots Of the SB boys was the
outstanding player for his squad
and fought hard that tho game
might he won, but he was covered
Rby8the 8A boys at all times aud
was too well guarded TO do much
when he did get the ball. Des-
pite this fact, he made two Of the
three tield goals scored by his
team. Rush, another speedy play
er of this team, was not in the
best of form last evening, the re-
suit OF severely hurting his knee
While playing the semi-fnals last
week. He worked hard at all
times, though, and had the ball a
great deal Of the time. Shine, fof
the winners, played a good game.
dropping. two field goals into the
basketSapd making five fouls. A
long shpt from three-quarters the
4 1ength5b be the floor to the basket
was made by Ernest Longstretll,
and with this basket the score was
tied 6 too. The SD boys failed to
make any other baskets after the
score was tied but their oppon-
ents. followed with five more,
aBill" Jones, Of the high school
baseball squad, coached the 81
boys, while the others were under
the dictatorship OF Edward Nc
Garnes, also a member Of the base
ball squad.
The two eighth grade girls
teams opened the tournament with
the 8B girls lending at the end
with the score G to 4. at tho end
Of the thirteen minute half, which
formed the halves the girls teams
played, the teams were tied 4 to
An extra session Of five min.
utes was played and still nc one
had scored. Two minutes time
was taken out and another ses,
sion started. Not more than Q
minute after the whistle footed.
! starting the new session, Davis, q
very promising young basketball
player, dropped in a field goal
and from then, on to the end It was
plain that the SB girls would b.
ffe Nctors. The battle was moi
IN any means over when Davis
tade her field goal, however, and
Several attempts were made by tho
SA class to tie the score again
but to no avail. The game ended
with the championship title going
to the B class. This game wal
well played, and it Is believed
from the showing made by somt
of the girls last evening that they
twtnihaye places on the high schoo'
s3squad next year. Carr, for the
losing team, made the only points
for her team, and all those were
fouls. not one field goal being
made.
The crowd at the finals wat
small, considering the fact thai
the tournament closed the season
here, Several boys and girls Of
the Junior HI wero ON hand anG
yelled for their teams, but only
a few townspeople were to be seen.
Those Who failed TO take adyan,
tage OF seeing the younger boys
and girls in action missed some
excellent basketball last evening
There will be no baseball teams
formed in the Junior High School
this season, Coach Jerry" Blake
stated yesterday. However, the
local boys will undoubtedly have
their Junior league again this
year and many OF the students
win take part In the baseball
games n the city league. The
Junior City league has also attrac.
ted Considerable attention In Man.
ningt6ny and the boys have always
zone into baseball with no small
amount Of pep. The different sec,
lions OF the town will have their
cams and the Junior HI students
will get their baseball playing in
fhis way instead Of in a school
team
Boys Came
Eight A. N Eight b. {
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