The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-20
COLUMBIA BEATS PRINCETON. !
Local Team scores 10 to Ia In Lively
Basketball Game.

Columbia's basketball team opened its inter
collegiate season by gaining a hard earned
victory over Princeton in the local gymnasium
last night before one OF the largest crowds
that ever witnessed a game on the local floor.
The final score stood 20 TO IA after the Orange
and Black had completely outplayed tn
Morningside cOllegians in the second half
Fully $500 persons saw the game. packing
eVery bit Of available space about the play
ing floor.
Columbia started OF well and at the end
OF the first half the score stood 10 to z. Up
TO that time the game had been remarkably
clean. the referee having few occasions to
blow his whistle for fouls. In the second
half Princeton started OF with a rush and
almost succeeded in evening up the score.
As the game became more exciting it be-
came rougher and some tactics strongly
resembling those used in football were seen.
Had Smith. who tried 10 throw the goals for
Col umbia, been able to seize every advantage,
the score OF the Blue and White would have
been considerably larger. As IL was he
succeeded in getting only two out OF seven
tries. Ryan. for Princeton, made two out
OF three tries.
Columbia was the first to score. Soon after
the game began Melitzcr got the ball on a pass
from Hurley and ~cleverly dod ging his man
applause had scarcely died away when Clark
duplicated the trick for Princeton. Prince
ton was soon caught holding. but Smith could
not throw the goal. 4 moment afterward,
however. Melitzer added another for Column
blA on a long shot from the extreme left,
This seemed to take the heart out Of the
Princeton men, for they Gagged the ball from
the field only once more in the half, while
Cuthel, smith and Hurley rolled several in for
Colum ia. The Blue and White five had been
covering their men closely and had showed
some good team work In passing.
This good play disappeared in the second
half. Time and again White and Neither
left their men uncovered while the whole
Princeton team played harder than ever
and succeeded in putting in enough baskets
70 come within two points of tying the score.
Tho. Columbia five. unable to bring team
almost anywhere on the floor. These attempts
looked pretty. but Melted only one goal. This
was when Hurley. who led the mbia
five last year. Gagged the ball from near the
centre OF the floor while the rest of both
teams stood about and watched him.
Toward the end Of the half time was taken
out while White of Columbia got his wind.
Two minutes were allowed and he took II
all, after which he played better. Smith.
Columbia 3 new man, played u steady game,
scoring two field goals and following the
ball closely.
The Princeton FIVE out weighed Columbus,
but were weak at goal shooting, many OF
their tries going wide Of the basket. Ryan
was the man most in evidence on the Prince
ton team. making six Of her fourteen points.
The lineup follows:
Princeton. Position. Columbia.
Mclean. .......,. Right forward ........ Melitzcr
Thompson".......Lett forward Cnthel
Clark .......... Centre. ...,........... White
Halliday ...........R Right guard '.'.'.'.''' smith
Score -columb ls, 20: Princeton, Il. substitutes.
Hagenbach for Mclean. Goals agsnbach,
ThOppson' claIE; Halliday, Rysn CD Mel!t.sr
from ~fouls-Ryan ~. Smith ~. Time Of halves
20 minutes. Reieree-A. a. Lochnuller. A, A. U.