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PAGE SIXWASHINGTON DAILY NEWS, WASHINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY1951*Basketball Tonightt«^ The most amazing cue ball artist we have ever seen, appeared at the Mecca Pool Hall yesterday for two exhibitions of cue ball magic and turns about the table with one of Washington’s best shots,.Leon Yonders of Baltimore, MdL,came to this city Sunday afternoon spent the night in the Louise hotel, and at 2 o’clock sharp yesterday afternoon entered the Mecca Pool hall carrying his favorite cue stick and cue balls.In, an exhibition of 100-ball runWashingtons Bach Sellers defeated the distinguished visitor by a coun.t of 100-75.But the good natured Yonders took, it in stride and congratulated his victor for a fine exhibition, of pool.Yonders makes the impossible possible; that is, instead of playingthe game in a conventional style he plays with the cue stick benind his mack. He is the only player in the game that, plays haskwards. He calls himself 100 Years Too Early”' and if you could have seen the way in which he controlled the cue ball you would understand why.His record of 180 balls back-- wards is tops. The present fort-ward record of 309 straight runs is held by two men, Ervin Crane and Willie Moscami, the man who claims to be champ of the 1950 pool artists,. . 'Yonders has defeated five world Cham peons frontward style. The 45-year-ol,d • artist defeated the great Ralph Greenleaf back in 191,9. Greenleaf was: IS times champ. Yonders paid him a high tribute by calling him the greatest and most amazing champ ever to hold a cue stick in his hand.Other champs defeated by Yonders are George Kelly, Jimmy Caras, Thomas Hues ton, and a manP. SL Jonas at Belhaven at Roper. Farm Life at Rath. Aurora at HotnuckemIInamed Ponzi.In calling the game one of our greatest sports. Yonkers said that too many people have been mislead who didn’t understand the sport.'That remark made by the Baltimore artist is certainly true. Pool, like any other game of sport, can and Is just as clean as sitting in your own home playing a game of bridge.It has been true many times that pool, has been kicked and knocked around just because someone next door heard that - a certain youngster was down at the local pool hall, in any city, associating with bad company.Such nonsense and. seuttlebut has ruined many a decent pool hall. And. a gentleman by the name- of Leon Yonders will vouch for it.But getting back to our artist friend, he never uses a bridge or sits on a table,, Everything he does, every shot he makes must be from strict control of the ball at times.far as tasting defeat from young Sellers, that is what makes the game great. A mfc-cue, ling table, a speck of dirt, numerous other inciden talsandcanmess up any Yonderscrowd an a-PARK-VIEWmazing exhibition of cue ball artistry. The Mecca Pool hall went to a lot of trouble to bring such a man to Washington. Just last week another great name, Jimmy Caras, visited the same place.Yonders loves the game. He loves the impossible shots,.,,., makes them too. If you miss this exhibition maybe in the future the Mecca will bring others to Washington... Make no mistake bout it, the game is clean. ATheTURNAGECoach Bellamy's Quint Drops First GameOf Season, 58*56, To Darden High GagersYellow Jacket SextetCaptures Fifth Straight,BOX SCORES-18, From. Wilson Team,(Boys)In one of the wildest and most talked about games of the 1950-51 basketball season last night, Darden High' of Wilson turned back P. S. Jones’ quint after two hectic overtime periods, 58-56,In the first game of the sehed-' uled twin bill last night in, the P. S. Jones' gym, Coach Marcel Beasoii's Yellow Jacket sextet, squad defeated a game but outclassed Wilson team by the score of 41-18 'thus protecting its- five-game winning streak without a single setback.In the tilt between the Two quint squads, Coach .Bellamy’s Yellow Jackets were sporting a 17-point lead at the close of the third period. but fell apart the last quarter as Darden. High closed the gap to end the regulation ball game at51-all.Two overtime periods, were played, In the first, each team scored five points to send the game into another period. High school, rules gave the game to the team, making the first, basket. Darden High Struck first and that was the ball game, 58-56, handing P. S. Jones its first setback In five games this season.Much controversy arose when the visiting scorer’s 'book did not talley with P. S. Jones’ record. According to Coach. Bellamy, the officials stated that 'the visiting scorer was the official scorer. According to Washington’s coach, the. visiting high school scorer had Wilson on the long end of a 48,-47 count at the clow of the regulation game but. discovered a mistake and claimed ’that the two clubs were tied at 51-all. Coach. Bellamy’s records showed that his club was on the Iona end of the score. 51-46IN «P, S., JonesLittle, f .. Rogers, f , Gorham, c . Small, g Buck, g *Hill, f ♦Morgan, e•Daniels, g ♦Askew, f *M„ Little, f , ♦Downing, f .. Daniels, g• »sK«. *» mm * ** • * *G53 94 2 2FFMPTP©20* »01301200104 104 8 0 185 9m # « *|» 94** » •• *i!#00§000 911117O'0000000 0 01Totals(*) Substitutes'6 5 17 56captured its fifth straight victory without a setback last night in the P. S., Jones’ gym at the expense of Darden High of Wilson, by a 41-1.8 count.Mrs. Beasonu’s lassies, after a low scoring' first quarter, 8-5, turned on speed and 'basket accuracy to ran up a 10 point, 18-8, lead at halftime.The Yellow Jackets found the range at the start, of the third period and swished in eight points while holding the visitors to one field goal for two 'points as P.. S. Jones held a third period, 26-10, lead over Darden. High.Not satisfied with 'the score. Coach Reason's lassies swished, in 15 points in the final period while the Yeltow Jacket guard* were holding 'the visitors to eight points. 'The score at the end of the game 'was 41-18 with P.. S. Junes, note h-HIits fifth straight gh scorer for the winners waspoints. Two girls, Tinder and Dew, ovito nine points each were high for Wilson.Best defensive players were: Washington, S. Flowers; Wilson,Yellow Jackets Win Fifth WithoutmFRONT ROW, left to right: Rosa Latham, Margaret Randolph,, Velma B lac Wedge, Velma. King, and Emma Ehron... Back row, left to right;Johnson, Neva Boyd, Martha Little, Annie Leary, Hattie ■ Ore, Christine Shirley Flowers;.IN»*«■*Christian, EpiscopalSquads Emit VictorsNewly Organized Church• * „ . • . ' * . . |Basketball Leag*Ue GetsDavis.E ptseopal - Rapt is t'The Episcopal-Baptist contest was even closer than 'the Christian-Methodist eon. test. 'The six boys who saw action for the Episcopal church garnished 14 points in turning back toe battling six from the Baptist group. • The losers were 'defeated, by a score of 14-12.:reelt;'COO]WalpalTcfau moiI; — a*Underway In WashingtonThe newly organized Church .League qf basketball got off to a rousing start in toe Pariah House of the Episcopal church this past Saturday morning with toe Christian, and. Episcopal .squadsnotching thf* first wins of th« sea-Doc Kugler with, six, points paced Episcopal’s scoring followed byMitchell with four points;, Whttford and. McCotter with two points, each. Warren and Grim.es also saw action for the winners.MU, Keel 'with six points, Bobby Edwards, with four, and Bill Farter with two points did the scoring for the Baptist squad. Sheppard, Harris,, and. Simpkins saw actionfnr thi* In«4»r.M
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Tue, Jan 23, 1951
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