Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-01-17
SPIDERS TAKE GAME
BY SCORE OF 27-TO-25
Gamccocks Put Up Hard Bat
tic, bu, Fail to Register
Victory.
z1EGLER STARS FOR Local
Dobsonitcs Pull Ahead After Visitors
Jump Into Lend During second
IInlf for Dangerous Advantage Over
Them.

In n basketball game, too close for
comfort. the University of Richmond
squeezed out n victory over the Uni
versity Of South Carolina last night
on the Westhampton floor by II 2I-to-
25 score. When the initial half end
ed. tho Spiders were but two points
ahead of the visiting GameCocks, and
in the final period the points were
even. IS all.
Richmond opened hostilities with a
dash and were apparently headed to
wipe up with the South Caroiinians,
but Sparkman negotiated two long
shots that put his team in the run
ming. Sparkman was the only mem
Der of the visiting five to have much
success at point scoring, scoring
seventeen OF the twenty-five points
that his team made. And !our OF
his sin shots were noticcahly long.
ZieGlcr IIirh-roint Mnn.
on the other hand. the Rod and
Blue FIVE had its points well distri-
buted between the center and for
wards ZeClcr was high-point man
for the winners, with thirteen points
seven Of which were made on shots
from foul. Fray. who started the
season so cOnspicuously against
Bridrcwator. made four baskets. hut
missed At least as many more. and
several times both spider forwards
were wide open when they failed to
catch passes to them.
South Carolina jumped into the
lead when the second half was be-
gun. and held a dangerous advan-
tnce over the home club for several
minutes. when they were tied and
then finally the Dobsonites pulled
ahead with shots by Fray. HIcglcr
Carlton and n distance throw by
Bethel.
Coach Dohson's men were again
strong on defense. and when the
Gamccocks discovered this. they
opened up their long artillery with
telling effect. In addition to Spark
mans four long shots. Gasquc reg
is,ered from midnoor once.
Spiders Have BiE Edge.
From the standpoint of pcnctrat-
'n- the defense. the Spiders had a de-
.ded edge ON their opponents and
rad they gained apparently easy
Nuts. the outcome would not have
mainod in doubt until tho final
istl" South Carolina missed not
many shots as the home team. but
,y had fewer.
y number O. fans motorcd out to
Hampton To- see last nights bat
University of Richmond plays two
re contests this week. Dobsou
laEcs his men to Ashland Friday
SHIT to meet Randolph Macon. and
uT saturday nigh, the Spiders meet
Western Maryland on the Wcsthamp-
ton court.
The lineup:
L. OF r. Position s. c.
Zicgler. ..... forward .Gasque
Fray ........ forward .,.S inElcton
Carlton ...... center go. Srarkman
Bethel! ......., guard ....... Wallace
Allcn.... $500. guard $50. .l.illiS
Summary: Goals from floor rnlvcr-
sity OF Richmond Zierlor CD. Fray
ca, Carlton 60. Bethel; University
Of South Carolina Sparkman 60.
Gasquc C2l. Wallace. Wincard. Goals
from foul, University Of Richmond
Z!cglcr, on, az II: University of
South Car"hna-Spnrkm out of
Z. Substiiuti"ns. University OF Rich
mond-Nonc; University of south Car
olina Abrams for s.illis: Winrard
for Abrams; Vaughan for Singleton:
. 1.illis for Vaughn. Edmuuds for l.illis.
Referee Billy, Gooch. virginia.