The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-21
BEATEN BY THE BASTERNS
Corcoran Cadet Basketball Team
Loses TO the Athletics.
The FinnI Score 10 to 1.-THE Result
in Doubt Until the Inst Moment
Rough Play throughout - Angry
Pnrtisans Nearly start Fight.

in Doubt Until the Inst Moment
Rough Play Throughout - Angry
Partisans Nearly start Fight
| After forty minutes Of the scrappiest
| kind of play at Washington Light In
| fantry Armory last night, the basketball
| team of the Eastern Athletic Club de-
| feated the Corcoran Cadets by a score of
| l6 to II. Better basketball has seldom been
seen in, Washington. The result was IN
| doubt until within minute of the call OF
| time Then Eastern tackled on Garrison
| finish, and two goals from the field gave
| them a fairly comfortable margin. SIX
| hundred enthusiasts saw the contest
Eastern's tendency to adopt pugiiistic
tactics, as exempliied in their recent
| game with the Light Infantry, caused
many to look for something that would
border on the precepts of the squared
circle. The game was. however, remark
| ably clear of foul tactics, although at all
| times the play was rough. This was
| doubtless due to the efficient work of the
| umpires, who promptly penalized all In
| fractions of the rules The only approach
| to trouble came in the second half when
! an overzealous partisan, displeased with
a decision of an official, jumped over the
| fence surrounding the field. Quick In
reference on the part of players and Of
ficials averted what might have developed
| into general fight.
Three times during the game was the
| score tied The main feature of the con-
| test was the close manner in which the
| players of both teams followed the ball.
| The scrimmages were fierce fights for the
| possession of the ball. But in spite of
| this there We're times when brilliant
| passing on the part of both teams brought
| the audience to its feet, frantic with de-
| light Corcoran was-the first to score.
| Pearson gathered in a hot pass from Mo-
riarty, and. turning. tipped the ball into
| the basket. The ball was tossed up once
more. Several smart scrimmages ensued,
and the Eastern rooters were given rea-
son to cheer. Thompson dropped a goal
| from the side of the field Score. -.
| There was no let-up to the hot pace when
play was resumed. The ball shot up and
| down the field. Evans. of Eastern. finally
| emerged from a scrimmage with the
| leather. and the next moment there were
| two more points added to Eastern's score.
Easterns stock was now steadily rising.
1t took another upward squirt when
! Shorty Hughes. after few futile at
| tempts, landed the ball in the net. Score,
| Z. A. G.. 6; c. {. c, ..
Instead of becoming disheartened, the
nervy Cadets took a brace and for "a few
| minutes there was all kinds OF swift
| work on the floor. Players frequently fell
| to the floor with their arms and legs en-
tangled and the ball was followed so
\ closely that It scarcely for moment was
| free from the eager grasp OF player.
| Mastin was laid out for a minute or two,
| but grittily resumed his place. Thomp-
| son made himself dear to the Eastern
| adherents by scoring another goal from
| a point just under the basket He made
a bad break moment later when he
| held Moriarty. The umpireS detected
| the FOUL and Pearson made the goal from
free throw. Score: f. y. G, S; c. c. c.,
3. An exchange of free throws without
results closed the half
COrcoran started in with plenty OF gin
ger and played Eastern to a standstiil at
| the opening of the second half Moriarty
scored a goal almost as soon as the ball
] was put in play. and CorcOrau yellS nled
the air when Mastin made the Cadets
| score a total of seven. Evans committed
I "A foul, but Pearson missed the oppOrJG-
! nifty to tie the score Eastern played n
meet with the net. Thompson tried to
/ trip an opponent, and Pearson converted
his free throw into goal Score-E. A.
| g, 9: G. &. c. g. The Corcoran rooters
/ nearly raised the roof with their eXultant
yells, and their enthusiasm was doubled
when Brick grabbed the ball at the end
of a splendid ZigZag pass and shot II into
the basket. Score-C. c. c., 10; L. A. c.,
Thompson proved again the savior Of
Easterns hopes, when he tied the score
with a well thrown goal. As the result
of q foul. Pearson coolly dropped the
| sphere into the basket. the goal from free
throw putting the Cadets u single point
to the good.
A moment later the only trouble of the
evening occurred Some Eastern player
| threw the ball the fun length Of the field
| and over the fence. An Eastern partisan
| knocked it back and Thompson. catching
| it, threw it, unmolested. into the basket
| The umpire. quite properly, declared it
| no goal When this decision was made
| a below of rage came from the Eastern
rooters. A large man in shirt sleeves
/ clambcred over the fence to the field i'm a
! threatening manner, and started toward
J the umpire who made the decision. Sew
eral others of smaller stature, but of no
| less Valor. followed. Players and officials
! interposed. and the shirt -slecved man
| went back over the ropes. accompanied
| by the other would-be combatants.
The day proved adverse to the Cadets.
| however, when Thompson with his Gus
tomary readiness. made another field
| goal. The Essterns now had an even
| dozen points to their credit. and two more
| from goal by Mofiltt. just before the call
/ of time clinched their hold on the victory
| Score, +. A. c, II; {. G. G., II. The line
/