San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-16
ST. MARK s IS
BASKET WINNER
.BY ONE POINT
Barrett's Goal in Last 30
Seconds Beats Luther
ans for Title.
FINAL SCORE IA TO IS
Winds Up Senior Series;
Prospect Hill lnterme-
dates Victors.

st. Marks Episcopalians won the
senior Sunday School basket ball
championship of San Antonio by one
point Saturday night when they de-
feated the Grace Lutherans, IA to
Is, on the Y. W. C. A. court in the
fifth and deciding game of the twelfth
annual senior "world SERIES"
Eddie Barrett threw the winning
goal over his head 80 seconds before
time ended.
The Lutherans had just nosed ahead
for the first time during the games.
The lead was not held for more than
fifteen seconds when Gish passed the
ball TO Barrett VINO was under the
goal and Eddie tossed it in.
Hill Starts 1t Off.
Hill started things off for the
Episcopalinns with two long field goals
early in the game which gave st.
Marks a lead of four points before
the Lutherans scored. Nathan Brown
ing was the first Lutheran to loop
basket. st. Marks was saved in
the first half by the miserable goal
shooting of the Lutherans who had lots
of chances but missed nearly all. The
half ended with st. Marks leading,
5 to 4.
st. Marks continued to lead In the
second half until Wendland and ;.
Browning looped a couple of baskets
each and started crowding the Epis-
copalians.
The Lutherans showed considerably
more stuff against the Episcopalians'
first-string men, who were back in the
lineup. than, against the crippled
quintet which they downed in two pre-
vious games. but were unable to over
come the Episcopalian offensive.
Barrett Highpoint Man.
Barrett was the high-point man for
the winners with three field goals
and one foul. Hill played an out
standing game at forward. He shot
two field goals and one foul. IL was
his work on the offensive in the first
half that put st. Marks ahead. limp
son played we'll Mt center. Engclbert
at n forward position showed the eff
feet of his long inactivity from sick
ness but battled hard on the defensive.
Gish went in the game for one brief
period with a bad ankle and had the
satisfaction of valuable assist" when
he passed the ball to Barrett for the
winning goal.
The Lutherans displayed consider
ably better teamwork than they have
showed for some time. Individually,
Sterling and Nathan Browning showed
up well on the offensive with Janert
playing a consistent game at guard.
Lutz played n fast floor game.
Browning's Lead Scores.
Nathan Browning looped two field
goals and foul and Sterling Brown
ing and Wendland each got two bas-
kets.
The lineup: st. Mark's-Hill,
Gish, Engelbert, forwards; Timpson,
center: Barrett, Albaugh, guards.
Grace Lutherans-S. Browning, Wend-
land, forwards; Nathan Browning,
Treuter, center LutZ. Janert, guards.
Harry Hamilton refereed.
The Prospect Hill Methodists won
their third consecutive game i'll the
intermediate "world series" Saturday
night by defeating the Mckinley Ave
nue. Methodists, IL 10 D, in game
that was close all of the way
through.
A. and ]. Ycltman did great work
for the Prospect Hill Methodists at
guard positions with Hamlet doing
m)st of the scoring on two field goals.
J. Veltman got one field goal and one
foul and A. Veltman, Hub Friery and
English each found the basket
once.
Rees Mckinley Star.
Recs played the outstanding game
fov the Mckinley Avenue Methodists.
He also did most of the scoring with
a field goal and n foul TO his credit.
Stone made the only other mckinley
point with foul in the last half.
Prospect Hill led. . TO q, at the end
of the first half.
The next game in this division will
be played Tuesday night when st.
Marks meets the Mckinley Avenue
Methodists. Thursday, st. Marks
plays Prospect Hill Presbyterians ana
the Saturday following meets Mckln-
ley in another game if necessary to de-
eide the championship.
The line-ups:
Prospect Hill Methodists: Hamlet,
Elkins. Friery, forwards; English,
center: j. and A. Veltman, guards.
Mckinley Avenue Methodists:
Ducharme. Wright. Recs, forwards;
Stone. center; Jones, Hargraves,
guards.