Page 20 - 1951 VES Meteor

From the Sidelines
By George Smith
The V. E. S. basketball team having
finished its campaign and with Spring time on the way, the sports activity of the school now turns to the coming baseball and track season. This year the Bishop nines will be coached by Mr. Johnston and Mr. Lee, with Mr. Bartol handling the track and field chores.
With only two returning regulars from last year's team, outfielders Horace Ray and Doug Van Noppen, who are also the Co-Captains, the prospects are somewhat uncertain, and the team will probably be made up of several younger and inex- perienced players. Counted upon to form a nucleus of the team are in- fielders Frank Gilmer, Bob Lambeth, Bill Stokes, George Whitfield, and letterman Billy Thompson, catcher. Besides Ray and Van Noppen, the outfield will have Fred Schilling and Steve Quillen, with "Socks" Sibley, Ed Bell, and Blair Farinholt pitching.
The future looks bright for the track team with letterman Co-Cap- tain George Barlow, half miler, Tom Creasy, miler, Sam Peirson, hurdler, and Co-Captain Len Muse, the star "five event man," returning. Also ex- pected to show up well are J.ohn Thomas, high jumper, and we1ght men AI Shortt, J im Hunter, and Bar- clay Bondurant. Counted. on for +.he sprints are Mac Procter, J1mmy Fan~­ holt, Dave Wilson, and also Dav1s Lamson, a returning half miler.
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Finale
The Bishops traveled up to Alex- andria, Va. and lost to a surprising Episcopal High School team by a 47-32 score. Jim Davidson led the scoring with I I pts. In the final game of the season the V. E. S. cagers were defeated by powerful St. Christ- opher's five in the King Memorial Gymnasium by a 45-29 score. The tall and rangy Saints couldn't be stopped, with 6' 5" Clay Coates pouring in 22 pts. Davidson and George Smith again topped the point producers with I I and 9 respec- tively.
Following the season's end, the following boys were awarded letters in Varsity basketball.
Jim Winston, Co-Captain. George Smith, Co-Captain. Len Muse.
Sam Peirson.
Jim Davidson. John Thomas.
Bill Bob Peel.
Bill Stokes.
Barbour Frye, Mgr.
Davidson and Frye were the lucky boys, getting their first Varsity letter, and were the only V-Ciub "goats." Both survived the initiation, how- ever, and are now enjoying full mem- bership!
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J. V's.
The 17 and under J. V.'s have done much better in J. V. competition thar in the city league. Their record in the city league is 1-4, while in the J. V contests they have won 4 and lost I They have scored two wins over Lov· ingston, I each over Bedford ana Temperance High of Sandage. Thei loss came at the hands of a complete ly different Bedford team than th• one which they had previously beater in Bedford. In the city league stand ings they have dropped three close ones to Holy Cross, West End, ana Guggenheimer. In their only win they topped Rivermont 29-20. So far this season Snavely is high scorer wit· 78 points followed by Hutter with 69 points, and then Stieglitz with 65 points. There are two games remain- ing to be played.
15 and Under
As the Meteor went to press the 15 and under basketball team had compiled a 5 and 5 record for 1951 The remaining game was scheduled
for March 8.
A look at the score discloses tha the so-so record of the team wa1 d u e t o its losing some very close oames. Two point losses to Roberl E. Lee and Miller Park, and a three point loss to Holy Cross preventea the team from achieving a very sue· cessful season.
An unusual burden was placeo upon a V. E. S. boy during the For• Hill game. Ben Grady of Lynchburq who transferred to V. E. S. in Febru ary, was unable to transfer his a• legiance from his Fort Hill basketba team because the rules of the leaque do not approve such action. Th' meant that Ben had to play against his school when it met his team. He played an excellent game althougf his team lost by a 22-17 score. One of the referees remarked that the V. E. S.-Fort Hill game was one o• the best played games he had seer in league competition this year.
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