The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-02-05
H.J.C. Bulldogs lDusiIy
Engaged This Week
BY WILLIAM CAT'HEY

Five games this week, all out Of
town affairs, is the situation that
confronts the Holmes Junior College
basketball squad. After travelling to
the den of the Moorhead Trojans for
tits Monday and Tuesday nights, the
Woodworking Bulldog crew will re-
turn to the campus and will enjoy
only one day of rest before depart
ing for Wesson and Summit. On
Thursday evening Coach Lloyd Tho
mas crew will tackle the Wesson
Wolves, while the Southwest outfit.
will furnish the opposition on Friday
and Saturday.
Before meeting the Sunflower lads
this week the Bulldogs had already
suffered pair Of losses to the Nc
Clenehan proteges and desire for re-
venge was very strong indeed. Just
by way of q review, the Delta ag
gregation showed superiority in team
work and goal-shooting to annex the
first clash, ~ to 3S, but the ensuing
night the Holmes boys flashed an
altogether different squad to battle
their opponents savagely throughout
only to drop a heartbreaking SO to
35 decision as Ragland, with only
three seconds remaining, converted
a free pitch to clich the contest.
Little is known of the strength of
the Copiah-Lincoln quintet, but the
Wolfpack usually gives the Goodman
five stubborn fight before the out
come is decided. In tussles unreeled
last season Coach Thomas group
walloped Colin, Al to 81, on the
Goodman floor, but on Wesson's
court loss was charged against the
Bulldogs by the scant margin of 40
to 80. The teams are stin big rivals
in any field of competition, but the
grudge that existed for long time
seems to be disappearing somewhat.
Insofar as is known the Pilots from
Summit have not been up to the
form displayed during the past cam
paign and have suffered a number
of lickings to date, but the Goodman
mentor is not regarding anything IL
Chilly and knows his units must play
heads-up ball to compete with the
usually speedy Southwest combine.
Four victories were chalked up at
the expense of Southwest last year
by figures Of AZ to 80, II to IS, 81 10
40 and SO to 36. with last two tallies
resulting on the Summit hardwood.
One of the odd features of the n 10
As contest was the fact that at the
end of the third quarter the Bull
dogs were leading Al to % and thea
things began to happen, as the Tho
masmen collected 80 points in tn"
final period, while their foes were
gathering 16- Very instrumental in
the affaiIs at home was the gratifr-
ing performances of Clark McMur-
ray, who bagged II markers the first
night and then continued his excc,-
lent exhibition the final evening by
dropping 10 counters through the
hoop. In both brushes combined the
lad sank free losses out of 9.
This week it will be very sad to
know that this same eager will be
confined to the sidelines on account
Of an appendicitis operation and will
be unable to get another crack at his
cousins"
Making the trip for the out-of-
town skirmishes will be Russell Reid,
Joe Baker, Bill Penebaker, Collums,
Devlin, Paul Haynes, Sever Eubank,
Pepper, Lancaster and Wicker. The
probable starters will be Reid, high
scoring lad, Baker, ace defensive bas
kcteer, and Penebaker, Haynes, and
Collums or Devlin, all of whom have
dore excellent work recently.
Remaining home games on the
1912 schedule are as follows: Feb
ruary 10, Wesson at Goodman; Feb
ruary II. Wood Jr. College at Good
man: ard February 90 and 81, Sum
nit at Goodman.