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PAGE SIXWASHINGTON DAILY NEWS, WAIPORTONESBy ‘Yank * StallingsBasketball TonightThe most amazing cue ball artist we have ever seen appeared at the Mecca Fool Hall yesterday for two exhibitions of cue ball 'magic and turns about the tablewith one of Washington's best shots.Leon Yonders of Baltimore, Md.,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 ami cue balls.In an exhibition of HMrball runWashington’s Bach Sellers defeated the distinguished visitor by acoun.t of 100-75,But the good natured Yonderstook it in stride and congratulated his victor for a fine exhibition, of pool,Yonders makes the impossible possible; that is, instead of playing' the game in a conventional style he plays with the cue stick benind his mack. He is the only player in the game that plays baakwards. He calls himself “100 Years Too Early1” and if you could have seen the way in which he controlled the cue ball you would understand why.His record, of 180 balls backwards is tops. The present fort-war d 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 worldcharnpions frontward style. The 4 5-year-old a rtist def ea ted the great Ralph Greenleaf back in 1919. Greenleaf was 18 times champ. Yonders paid him a hightribute 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 Hueston, and a manP. 8. Jones at Parmele BaHftaveo at Bo per. Farm Life at Bath. Aurora at Hoimcken.Coach Bellamy's Quint DOf Season, 58-56, To Darenamed Ponzi.’In calling the game one of our greatest sports. Yonkers said that too many people have beenmislead 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 your own home playing a game*Yellow JacketCaptures Filth. Straight,-18, From Wilson, Team,lIPARK-VIEWToday and Wednesdayi*nwithDIANA LYNNThursday and Friday!in. r r u ir* n in r- m it ir n w -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 scuttlebut 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 from strict control of the ball times.far as tasting defeat fr young Sellers, that is what mai the game great. A mis-cue, a ling table, a speck of dirt, .and numerous other incidentals ■ can. mess up any shot.Yonders gave the crowd an a-mzing 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 a-the game is clean. .Anyone of the wildest and most talked, about games of the 1950-51 basketball season last night, Barden High, of Wilson turned back P. S. Jones’ quint after two hectic overtime periods, 58-56.In the first game of the ached* ' tiled twin bill, last night in. the P. S. Jones' gym. Coach Marcel Beasori'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 gapend the regulation ball gameP. .Little, Rogers, Gorham Small, Buck, •Hill, I •Morga • Daniel•Askew *M. Lil •DowniI DaiITotal(•) SuTheTURNAGETod.ay and WednesdayTwo 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 whenthe 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 48-4.7 count at the close of the regulation game but. discovered a mistake and claimed 'that the two clubs weretied at 51-all. Coach. Bellamy’s records showed that his club was on the long end of the score, 51.-46 at the „ close of the regulation game. -,Sextet Squad WinsCoach Marcel Season's Yellow Jacket sextet basketball squadcapturewithoul the P. pense « a 4:Mrs.. low s«turned curacy lead atTherange'period, iwhile 1field gtJones 1 lead ovNotCoach '! 15 poin the Ye holding 'The sec was 41-ln.g its High Little i Tinder each w Best WashinDeans,unpleasantness is usually the result of poor management combined with rowdy characters,., but the Mecca Pool hall does notpermit such goings-on. It: was afeather in the ca.p' of the proprietor to have Caras and Yonders hem We hope they will 'visit us a~ gain.CANC1 CHE! 10-year from a cap, t.i fund, pithat, cc in a. ] friends signatu—worm;sour—This ed ironvillage Bar re 'V
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Washington Daily News
Washington, North Carolina, US
Tue, Jan 23, 1951
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