Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-12-27
WAGON co. BREAKS EVEN
IN A DOUBLE HEADER

Christmas were the double header
basket ball games at the armory rc
tween the famous Mendel Tailors of
Columbus. and the still more famous
Wagon Co. of this place In the af-
ternoon the Tailors won by a score
Of 20 to II; in the evening, the
emerged the victors by a
score of 20 TO 20, so it will be noted
that while it was an even break so
far as games go, for points Wagon
Co. won In the afternoon game the
local team-especially in the first
half. were badly off form, and their
playing was q distinct Gisappoint-
ment to the large number of fans
present who had watched closely the
fine playing of this bunch in the
past However in the second half,
they showed some symptoms of their
old time form, but still not up to
their standard. In the first bat off
Deedrick for Wagon Co, registered
a field, starting the game off in good
style, but soon the Tailors made two
foul throws good. From that time
on during the first half the locals
only Gagged single field basket,
leaving their score at that time only
4, while their opponents had made
IA. In the second half Wagon Co.
13, however the Mendels kept the
lead throughout the game. Lineup
and summary:
Nendels-27 Wagon Co.-2O
Shidecker. Pat White
+. f.
Vincent. =. -. ... H. Deedrick
!. f.
Boniwitz. :. .... Bingham
c.
r.g.
Substitutions- Herb Lewis for
Simeral.
Summary-Shidecker, l field. and
2 fouls out of 2; Vincent, fields,
and / foul out of 8; Boniwitz, 3
field and fouls out of 2; Wyman,
1, and Shell fields.
Wagon Co. - White, 2 fields;
Deedrick, 6 fields; Bingham, 2
fields.
Evening Game
In the evening game the same
players We're used. Whiting who
had been expected to be present at
both games did not show up. owing
to the fact that he sprained his ankle
the day before. However the posi-
tiOns were shifted with Jones r. f.,
and White |. e., and during the
game Herb Lewis substituted for
SimeraI After the game started it
was soon apparent that Wagon Com
SO were their opponents. and the
game proceeded at break-neck speed
the score for the first half running
very close, being tied several times.
The first half ended Is TO II in
favor Of the Columbus quintet In
the second half the score ran nip
and tuck for better than five min
utes, when the Wagoneers began TO
lead out. After Deedrick made a
couple of long shots from back of
the center, the Wagoneers steadily
increased their lead, and at no time
did they slacken their speed, since
lHtlT opponents were putting up a
wonderful brand of basketball and
not until within few seconds of
the final crack of the pistol were our
boys on easy street.
The summary of this game fol-
lows: Shidecker, 4 fields; Boniwitz.
l field, and / foul out of /; Shell. 4
fields and / foul.
Wagon Co.--Jones, 8 fields: Deed
rick. 7 fields, and fouls out of 4
Bingham, 2 fields, l foul; White, 1
field
Ralph Kennard of the O. u. was
referee, and did good job, especial
ly when the speed of the two teams
is considered.
These games make seven that the
Mendel Tailors have played here
Wagon Company has won four of
them. They had but five men with
them this trip, and each showed up
in great form. This was the opening
game Of their season. There is no
better method of judging Wagon Co.
than to take into consideration their
ability to defeat such team as the
Mendels. Both games were well at
tended.