The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-03-21
BASKETBALL SEASONS END.

Battery team has won the military
basketball championship for the season
just ended, after a hard, though un-
scientific fight with Troop Il team on
Saturday night, the score being to 3
I'm favor OF the former
There was a large C-owd OF enthusiasts
on hand to see the sport. nor was IL at
all stinted in the amount of praise be-
slowed upon any fast or good play
made
The contest was remarkable for the
few shots for the basket made by either
team. This was due largely 10 the fact
that every man on both teams played
the game of his life following the ball
constantly and covering his opponent to
the best OF his ability.
While IL cannot be doubted that the
better team won. IL Is to be regretted
that cid OF Troop B was not more sue
cessful I'm converting free throws into
goals. This player had no less than IL
chances out OF which number he i'm
proved but three. It is difficult To ex-
plain this poor showing in view OF tho
fact that Neild has been particularly
strong in this department all during the
season.
1t would be difficult to single out anv
one player on either team as deserving
Of more praise than his Fellows. as the
individual play was so uniformly good
Bowen and Greene, the fast centre and
LETT forward of Battery A, were all over
the floor constantly on the ball and
fighting ike demons. The defensive
work was scarcely less brilliant. while
Capt Claftn covered his man so we'll
that the latter had hardly a shot for the
basket Rancourt and Richards Of
Troop r played a remarkably strong de-
fensive game. end the forwards were al
ways 10 be found where the bail was
BY its victory Battery A takes first
place in the league race and is entitled
to the chan rionship cup offered by Gen.
III. 5. Tanner. Troop gets second posi-
ton and the cup offered by the league
board OF managers. while Company A
First regiment, wins the third OF the
league prizes. 2. cup offered by Iieut
~. u. c. Dubois. president OF the league.
The preliminary game on Saturday
evening was between the Hospital Corps
and East Greenwich. While somewhat
echpsed by the main event OF the even
iig. it was an unusually fast game. the
corps winning handily by n score Of
~ 10 T. In previous game at East
Greenwich. the home team was vic
tortous by a score OF % TO 20 and the
pill mixers were. therefore. particular
ly elated at their victory.
BROWN BASKETBALL.
With the close Of the basketball season
az Brown comes the universal comment
upon the playing OF the team and the
general acknowledgment that this was
the best season for the sport at the coll
lege that has ever been witnessed.
Never before was there such general In
trest evinced nor was there ever q season
that ended with n surplus I'm the treasury
as was the case this year. The team
was not phenomenal but played with
such consistency end spirit that the
merits could not but be recognized by all
who love the sport
The general success OF the season IL
due largely 20 the interest taken in the
development Of the team by the student
body at the beginning OF the year. when
there were IS men trying for positions
This made IL impossible for any but the
very best 20 be 'chosen. with the result
enumerated
The individual members OF the team
we're undoubtedly the best basketball
players Brown has ever had Capt. Ahrens
could slvsys he relied upon 10 play an
srectiv. defensive game snd no one has
proven hls peer IN this respect HIS