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CUNNINGHAM, BARDWELL GIRLS LOSE DOUBLE-HEADER – 1926

Extra Five Minutes Play Required to Decide Murray Clash; Lynn Grove Girls Make Fine Showing. Yesterday's Results. • Boys. Murray 19; 'Farmington 18. *Calvert City. .17; Bandana 13.1 Lynn Grove 23; Tornado 18. Girls. Lynn Grove. 15; Cunningham 3. * Basketball fans who thronged the : gymnasium. of Augusta Tilghman high school yesterday afternoon, witnessed two close affairs between the: Murray. Black and Gold quintet: and the l'armington high school five; Calvert City boys and. the "Tobacco Devils".of Bandana and a loose contest between the girls teams; of Lynn Grove and Cunningham. It was a great surprise when the • fast little Farmington, men held the strong Murray. team to a close score,. Murray winning by only one score. • The final. score was 10. to 18. * Despite their fighting ability and determination, the Tabasco Devils of: Bandana were eliminated from: further rounds in the championship, contest yesterday afternoon, by the sturdy. Calvert City. five, 'by a score of 17 to 13. Bandana led through ut the entire game, until the last quarter, when Calbert ully. retaliated and won the contest. • Two' extra five-minute periods were played to determine the winner "of the Murray-Farmingtou contest. Murray led in the first half'of the game easily, but in the last few minutes the score was, tied, 13 all. In the extra tivé-minute period, Jeffrey for Murray made one goal on the foul, but Mangrum for Farmington scored a fielder. Alton came in: with one point more when a F'armington player fouled him, and when, the whistle blew, •the score was 16 to 16. Players on both 'teams fought with a determination in the last five minutes, but the players were worn out. The final score was 19 to 18 in Murray's favor. • The fast girls. 'quintet of the Lynn? Grove High schoul advanced, to the semi-finals in the tournament yesterday afternoon ir. an easy victory over the Cunningham girls. The final score was 15 to 3. Galloway, with eight points, was the outstanding player of the game. Immediately alter the game the drawing for a bye in last night's contests was held and the Lynn Grove girls drew the bye, meeting tonight in the finals. Lynn Grove-Cunningham (Girls) Lineups and summaries: L. Grove 15 Jos. Cunningham 3 Sims s 1'. Donaldson 2 Galloway 8 l'eebles 1 Jones 2 C. Mabry E.. Galloway 2 G. Tibbs Parks G. Partin Tilghman-Bardwell (Girls) Rompers 10 Pos. Bardwell ell G Tate * F. Wilson 2 Stancil. * 1'. Kendall 3 Dycus. C. Stephens 1 Wickliffe 11 G. Sullivan

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