The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-28
BUFF And BLUE WINS
G. W. L. Beats Georgetown
at Basketball
DECIDED IN FINAL MINUTE
With a Blue and Gray Victory APP
pRrentIy Inevitable, whiting
shoots Goal which Gives Hafehet-
ties Their Only Triumph Ever At
tanned Over n Blue and Gray Team.

/ Alter years OF deieat at BdSeDdils tcpt-
ball. and on field and track, George Wash
ington last night won the first athletic vic
tory in her history over Georgetown, when
the buff and blue basketball team tri-
umphed over the Blue and Gray quint in
Carroll Institute gymnasium by IS TO l6.
Not only was the game notable in that
4 it was the first time that George Wash
ington defeated her arch rival but the
game itself was one of the most exciting
ever witnessed in a local gym, and was
: only won after the Hatchetites mad sue
ceeded In tielng the score with less than
a minute TO play and then winning out
when Whiting shot the ball into the mesh
/ for the goal that sent GeorgetOwn's
chances glimmering just as the final
whistle announced the end Of the struggle.
! Seldom has a larger crowd been seen IN
/ the Carroll gym. The gallery surrounding
/ the court was filed with the cohorts OF
the two universities, while the overflow
/ of spectators watched the contest from
1 the foul lines. Each team seemed to have
an equal number Of enthusiasts. and botn
quints were we'll supported by their fol-
/ lowers Toward the end Of the second
half, when the issue was in doubt. the din
was so great that il was impossible to
hear the referees whistles, and the Off
cials were compelled 70 signal when they
wanted to stop the play
G. Va L. Handicapped.
/ George Washington won because she
had the better team. Starting play under
the handicap OF having two Of her regu-
/ laTs-Capt Fred Rice and Gable-out Of
/ the game. the Hatchetites put up game
/ fight aud IN the middle OF the second
period Of play. when defeat stared them
/ in the face refused TO give up hope, bat
continued 20 play hard until victory fin
ally crowned their efforts. For three days
Capt Rice was confined 70 his bed with
a severe attack OF grip. and it was an
nounced yesterday morning that he would
not be in the lineup. Whenthc two teams
trotted out on the floor the George Wash
ington captain came into the gallery. and
AT the end OF the second half with tire
score J. 20 against him ne decided 10
jump into the fray. Although he did not
shine as prominently as in previous
games. his presence seemed II inspire his
teammates Toward the close. when IL
seemed that a George Washington defeat
was inevitable. Rice shot a goal which
tied the score. Then came Writings
score which decided the issue Late yes
terday afternoon the George Washington
faculty barred Gable under the eligibility
code. which has lately been put in effect
Capt. Downey AZ center. and Bill Rice.
the big crew captain. were easily the most
prominent Georgetown men. Downey
I seemed to be all over the field and IL was
his clever goal shooting that put the blue
and gray in the lead Just before the end
OF the first period OF play. Rice. at guard.
proved good match for his namesako
and he covered the Hatchette leader so
closely that neither were able to 90 muct
in the line Of tallying. although the
Georgetown player shot the goal which
put hfis team one point To the good ust
before George WasEingtoH's fnai score.
Details OF the Game.
George Washington started off with
rush, EicheIberger shooting goal almost
Immediately The bail had no sooner
gone up Ia center than Prospect grabbed
If and passed to Eichelberger, who sho;
another goal Downey fouied Pros
/ peri and EicheIberger threw the goal.
This made the score TO for the
Hatchetites In a scant four minutes Of
play. After some fierce mixing the ref
/ cree called foul on Schumm, bat Eich-
elberger failed 20 connect for the point
a foul was then called on Dowuey. and
again Eichelberger missed the basket I'm
the scrimmage which ensued Schumm
aimed for the basket and connected. but
Referee Gass' whistle had sounded. and
the goal did not count. s foul was then
called on George Washington for having
two men on one Blue and Gray man.
SchUmm tossed goal
After the toss-up Whiting got the ball
near Georgetown's goal and started up
the hall toward his basket. but he was
declared TO have fouled for dribbling with
both hands. and the bail went TO Schumm.
who missed the free throw. The Buff and
Blue then fouled again. Schumm this time
landing the leather safely in the mesh.
Georgetown fouled and EicheIberger
missed the basket Time was then taken
out. owing TO minor injury TO Prospect.
After play was resumed Whiting fouled
Schumm. the latter failing to connect for
the basket on the free throw which re-
suited. With the score 5 TO in favor OF
the west end boys. Pallen and Downey
shot goals IN rapid succession. and time
was called, the half ending with the score
OF y to Z in Georgetown favor.
In the second half Rice replaced Duffey
at forward for the downtown men, and
Johnson took Ncwhousers position at
right guard. There were no changes in
the Georgetown lineup
Schumm started off by throwing a diff
cult field goal, and Pallen was penalized
for dribbling with both hands. Rice
I missed the basket. Then DOwncy fouled
and Rice missed, losing another oppor-
tunity to annex a point for the Ratchet
ties
EichelberEer star.
Eichelberger then further distinguished
himself by shooting two goals IN rapid
succession making a total of eleven
points that he scored for his team. After
some fast playing. Fred Rice lost the
bunch and connected for the only field
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