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Tl1e 1·emaindcr of the game was very close and intercstino- bnt Fishburne's superior shooting did the work and the ga;; ended with our opponents on the long end of the score. The line-ups arc given below:
~RR ~ER ~achmau ..........................................R. F....................... O'Keefe (Capt.)
~;~Y_::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::.a..~:.:.:. ~~~~ rown (Capt.) ...........................R. 0 .................................................... Smith Lee .........................................................L. G........................................... Lindburg
v.E. s.,26; L. n.s.,29
Probably the best and closest game that has ever been played in tho Barksdale Gymnasium occurred on February 23, when the Virginia Episcopal School basket-ball team fell down iu defeat before the Lynchburg High School baskctocrs, by the score of 29-2G. The :fi1·st half was made interesting b~ the excellent passing and playing of both teams and ended w1th the score 15-14 in the visitors' favor. During the last quarter the score twice came to a tic but the last few minutes of play decided the outcome in Lynchburg High's favor.
The line-ups are given below.
~RR ~rrR
~;t~·~~=~:~:-=:=-~6.~:=:= -= ": :~::~_-~!f. rom1 (Capt.) ..........-..............R. G.......................·-················· J. Oliver Lee ··-············-···-··············-··-············-··L. G........................................... N. Oliver
Although V. E. S. did not win the greater part of the games played, ·we can not say that 1921 basket-ball had an unsuccessful season. In spirit and fight every V. E. S. team is successful and the past basket-ball season was no exception to the rule. In point of games lost we must take into cousid-