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METEOR
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EDITION
FEBRUARY 13, 1930
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FIGHTING GARNET
RUNS WILD TO GET WIN
OVER LEXINGTON QUINT
Lexington Is Held to Three Field Goals By Airtight Defense
Led By Luck
With 10 Points-fo His Credit and Harris Next ·
Garnetmen Cut Loose With Flashy Passing Array But Poor Shots Mar the Game
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HOBBS V. E. S. STAR
Bishops Lead at Half 15-14; Score Is 26-26 at Beginning of Extra Period
1 the
of 30-29. The game was a nick and tuck aff~r from begin~ing to end,
a five mmute extra period being re- qmre~ to settle the squabble. Poor shootmg and good passing on the p~rt of both teams were outstanding.
Time and time again both teams got
beneath the others basket only to
lose a. possible score because of the poor shooting. ·
Hobbs was high point man of the affair, leading the field with fifteen pomts while Charlie Harris veteran
V . E . S . f o r w a r d , garn~red t e n counters. Morgan and Heaf of E. H._ S. tied for third place with six
DESERVES USED
FREQUENTL Y
Poe and Harris, C., Lead In Scoring With Eight Points Each, and
Lead Offensively
The Barksdal~ Gymnasium was on February 6th the scene of a complete Garnet and White victory over Lex- ington High School by a score of 33-9. After the first five minutes
the decision was never in doubt and the V. E. S. reserves played over
JOHN MAYBANK
\Vho is playing a consistent game at guard
But Blue and White Comes Back to Win
A perfect barrage of mis ed snow- birds in the last quuter sent the V. E. S. Bishops down to a 20-19
defeat at the hand of the Lynchburg High School. The Lynchburgers were superior to the Garnet and White when it came to slinging bas- kets, a large number of Bishop scores coming from foul shots. Stump, L. H. S. forward, was high point man with ten points to his credit. Har- j ris, C., was high scorer for the Ridge
\V. A. IIOBBS
ll'ho starred in the E. II. 8.
game
half of the game.
The game though
a rough and tumble affair was rather
team, garnering six counters during
the contest. Luck was the defensive WOODBERRYNEXTTEAM star for the Garnet and White and
mitted.
Charlie Poe and Charlie Harris
SUCCESSFULINLEAGUE Haas was the shining light in this department for Lynchburg until he
OPPOSINGGARNETMEN
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VIRGINIA EPISCOPAL SCHOOL, LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA
LYNCHBURG HIGH GAINS DECISION OVER GARNET
BY LONE POINT, 20-19 Stump of Lynchburg Is High Scorer
free from fouls, only nine being com- JUNIOR TEAMS FAIRLY
·• Bishops Are Ahea!l at Half-Time
At
V. E. S. basketeers overcame Epis- copal High School for the second time in as many years by the score
tied for high scoring honors with
eight counters apiece. They were Boys Headed For City Champion- was removed on personal fouls. The Bishops Also Meet F. U. 1'4. A. and pomts each.
followed by LaLance with six. Cap-
tain Zimmerman of Lexington gar-
ship; Juniors Not Faring Well score at the half was 14-10 in favor of V. E. S. However, the Hilltop- On Saturday, January 25th, the pers came back to clinch the game
A. 1'4. A.; R.-1'4. A. Ends Season The first quarter. ended with the &core 6-4 in favor of E. H. S. V.
When the Garnet and White E. S. came back in the second peri- quintet goes into action against od and Harris, C., and Hobbs to-
nered four points and was high man
for his team. On the defensive Cap- Presbyterian Orphanage Juniors de- by this slim margin.
tain Luck of V. E. S. played his feated the V. E. S. Juniors 16-7 in The game opened as Maybank their old rivals, Randolph-Macon ·gethcr piled up eleven points to lead
usual steady game at stand~ng the Barksdale Gymnasium. The made one from the center of the Academy, at Bedford on February the Cherry aggregation 15-14 at the
guard, and kept down the scormg 8f the scarlet jerseyed forwards to
floor. Maniates evened things up half.
_26th, several Garnet court warriors Fig~ting agai_nst an entirely new
Presbyterian!\ did not show their
a minimum. The Lexingtonians real strength until the second quar- Haas made a free throw good. held her own and the score at the
when he made one from the side. will have donned the red jerseys for team m the third period V. E. S mede but three field goals during ter, in which they scored half of Stump made one out of his two foul the last time. Captain Luck, a
the entire contest. their points. The Orphanage had shots. Harris also made a foul, standing guard of the highest cali- end was 20-20. The fourth period "The game opened with W arner of a smooth running team, with Cap- which process he repeated as the ber, will be playing on the court for caused some desperate shots by both
l.eJ:inston getting two chances from tiY fue throw line and making one
quarter closed. teams, few of which were successful V. E. S. for the last time. May- and when the extra period began the
tain Lagare and Downey as their
Zimmerman then put one stars. Smither, R., and Thomas the basket. He then made a foul
under the basket, putting were outstanding for the Garnet and good. Poe made one from the free play another basketball game for V.
in the lead. Hobbs then White. Lagare led the scoring, and
throw line. Leys made a shot from under the basket. Haas then got a beauty from the side. Hobbs shot one in from the center of the floor.
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1930 COURT SCHEDULE
E. S. But before R.-M. A. the V. E. S five must face others equally formidable.
Woodberry Forest School pentagon
in quick succession to send ftt ahead. Poe slung one
on page 4).
PROSPECTUS
Smither and Holberton each rang up a field goal to tie for the lead
among the home team. In the first half no fouls were called but they were issued frequently in the second, with Holberton and Newell each
Woodberry Strong
season will be over having three to their credit at the Jan. 11-Bedford High School
(Here) 19, V. E. S. 72.
Jan. 15-Lynchburg High School
will invade Barksdale Gymnasium
to have it out with the Bishops. country. On the Georgia Tech, who Woodberry has an excellent record but Vance Maree, a substitute tackle
end of the fray.
intends to issue a The game started slowly and had
with but one defeat and a number won the California game when h~ of victories to their credit. To open blocked the kick that would have
of the month, and
candidates on the been in progress for about three
(Here) 18; V. E. S. 19.
Jan. IS-Danville Military Insti-
put the Golden Bears out of danger? lost five games V. E. S. This ended the scoring tute (Here) 31; V. E. S. 26. defeated Miller School 36-20. Thi Thi season in basketball Coach
&fur March 18th. minutes when Holberton scored for
the season the Orange and Black
of one run. This for the first quarter and the ball
Jan. 25-Lynchburg High School was followed by a 24-14 victory over Bond has had such a raft of good (Lynchburg) 20; V. E. S. 19. Lane High School of Chariottes- second, string men that the first
February 1-Episcopal High ville. They then met their lo11e de- tea~n has had a tough fight to keep
stayed in the Orphanage's possession a very successful sea- for the majority of the remaining
prospects seem to
b e letter men back time.
School (Alexandria) 29; V. E. S. 30.
February 6-Lexington H i g h School (Here) 9; V. E. S. 33.
feat thus far at the hru1ds of the the1r places. "Bucky" Harris, dimin-
The
quite a creditable started in with a rush when Lagare
McGuire's University School 17-15.
the University of Virginia Fresh- a11d 1s a sure shot from any angle.
Presbyterian
developed. Peck threw a pair of double-deckers into
squad, and with
boys then
the hoop to put his quint into the February 8-Fishburne Military men into camp, 27-19. Their latest
captain and cap-
the mainstay in lead. Then Rodden put one in and
Harris who Lagare again counted as the half
School (Here) 22; V. E. S. 28. February 10-Saint Christopher's
game with Danville Military Insti- tute to be high scorer. Conroy Wil- Ron, la11ky center, has played ex- ceedingly well whenever he has been
r-r may also be of the pitching.
eemmand of second
Bamne:r will be in
~te end of the
tield John Gray
who did well
School (Richmond). Academy (Blackstone).
February 15-Woodberry Forest School (Here).
February 19-Fork Union Mili- tary Academy (Fork Union).
ended.
The V. E. S. pentagon seemed to
be bent on a comeback in the last half but Captain Lagare saw to it
that the matter turned out other- wise. The fouls were flowing thick and fast and there were quite a few free throws made good, Thomas,
boye will be Newell and Downey sinking them Academy (Bedford). for the Orphanage.
Minor, Patterson and Woolen will cause trouble for the Garnet quint.
February 22-Augusta Military The usual the Bishops and Lagare, Rodden, February 26-Randolph-M a con
Lassiter a run for the scoring hon- ors, especially with men like Luck and Maybank to hold the Tiger scorers in check and Harris, C. and W.,Wilson,andPoetodothescor- ing the Garnet and White puts forth
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against Danville. If anything should happen to Charlie Poe the Bio- Boy from the Tidewater could m~ke a creditable showing against any team.
Another outstanding substitute is LaLance, a student who has just (Continued on page 4)
are also quite a
~toshowClemmens,andHauffscoringfor Academy(Here).
Lassiter and W eave r are their out- February 11-Blackstone Military standing performers, but Clay,
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Garnet Garnering&
The strength of a team lies in its On February 15th the strong reserves. This fact has been proven
utive forward, is as fast as any of Led by Captain Lassiter they took the p_Iayers we have met, passes well,
Although he ha not started any victory was over Shenandoah Val- game , he ha shown up extremely
ley Academy, 36-24. Captain Bobby well, garnering nine points in the
However Charlie Harris can give railed upon, being one of the stars
Alexandria on
F ebruary
in the ca es of numerous teams throughout the state and in the