Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-02-02
M. & NJ. School News

Captain Bob Tombaugh, presiding
judge of the Muskingum Valley
League, called in his four battling
jurors, last Friday night to assist in
prosecuting Crooksville's Ceramics
charged with shooting with intent TO
score, futile attempt, monopollZa-
tiOn of the ball and maliciously
breaking the law of averages, which
definitely and precisely states that
nc rival shall at any time or under
any circumstances hold in their pos
session score more than half as
barge as McConnelsville's. Crooks
vile denied knowledge of the first
charge, but was tripped up by the
last Luckily for her, the Big Reds
are a very kind hearted, sympa-
thetic bunch of boys who cannot bear
to see anyone suffer defeat unless
they themselves are doing the defeat
ing Since this was the second
time this season that the Ceramics
have appeared in Judge Tombaugh's
basketball court of justice, lenien-
cy was out of the question after
short deiberation. during when
time chief-witness Steward took the
stand and scored twenty-one points
for the defense, q 1851 decision
for Mt. Airy was handed down by
Tombaugh with an added penalty of
from ono TO ten days in beWilder-
ment of Crooksville
There are two outstanding char
acteristics that are noticeable i'll all
the Biz Red s games: first, they al
ways start slowly; second they al
ways win.
During the first five minutes of
the game. Crooksyille probably eyed
the clock speculatively in order to
figure out how long she would have
to walk around this slow team. The
next quarter the Ceramics began to
wonder where the wildcats came
from: and to reflect just how COM
Portable home would be at that par
ficular moment One would hardly
say that the Ceramics appreciate
centers who catch balls above their
heads as if they were picking apples,
either.
The Big Reds used the first
quarter to get warmed up for the
three following ones, sinking ten
points to their rivals five just to
keep in trim.
All formalities and introductions
over. however, the misguiding leth-
aray shown in the first materialiZed
into explosive force in the second
stanza
Two nigh spots (each we'll over
six fooD in NJ e Ms defence were
Steward and Tombaugh with the
latter situated under the enemy'S
basket to pull the enemy passes
down from the ether and shoot them
to the former under our own basket,
the score keeper was necessarily a
very busy man We did not say that
Steward made every shot but rather
that if the score did not change ev-
cry time he got the ball, it was be.
cause the score keeper wasn't look
ing.
During this quarter the Ceramics
tried to draw the Big Reds out of
position by playing a waiting game
III the center of the floor, occupying
themselves by calmly scanning the
sidelines. TN every direction except
that occupied by the scoreboard, in
which they were not particularly in
terested.) The Big Reds nailed
down their positions. however, and
We're not to be taken out-foXed.
NJ &. NJ. led 24-9 at the half.
The third quarter was an exact
repetition of the first The two
teams were alike inasmuch as they
used the same ball: there the resem-
blance stopped. The invaders played
lot of ball for all they got out Of
it. M & NJ S score gained impetus
with time, and Mt. Airy was in front
42-19 at the three quarter mark.
Crooksville started back the hard
way in the last eight minutes Gf
play, but she started too late Her
most valiant efforts were futile
against her opponents.
Now as the Biz Reds come
laundering down the home
stretch, there is no one behind IN
any position to threaten her d~ain-
ion, and only two entries ahead who
are not ahead but are 50 far behind
that NJ & NJ is pulling around for
the second time If NJ. & NJ. loses a
friend every time she wins game,
she VIII soon be friendless. The
Big Reds entertain New Lexington
here tomorrow in the last home
league game Of the season.
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