Evening star., 1908-01-19
FORDHAM QU|NT
BESTED BY LOCALS
Georgetown University Basket
Bail Team Wins One of the
Best Games of the
Season.

ol" oil the best basket ball games OF
the season was played last night when
the Georgetown University team defeated
the Fordham University team at Conven-
ton Hall, before several thousand specta-
tors, the score being % to Il.
BY the defeat of the Fordham team the
basket ball quint of the Georgetown Col
lege has added another feather to it's cap
The team work of the Blue and Gray
team was excellent. due to the coaching of
Prof Maurice Joyce, who has worked
overtime with the locals during the past
week. The Fordham boys played a strong
game. but did too much individual work
In the individual work, the Collifower
brothers and Fred Rice played the best
game for Georgetown. while Fitzpatrick
and Cassasa were the stars for the
visitors.
After the First Toss.
On the first toss-up the ball was passed
from first one end and then to the other
of the court before Rice finally got it,
and on Il pass to Crogan the latter made
the first goal. Casey fouled shortly after
the next toss-up. and Crogan missed the
goal. Fitzpatrick got the ball and made
fine throw for goal. but missed George
Collifiower recovered it, and passed to
Rice. who returned 1t to G.. Collifiower
and another goal was scored. Fitzpatrck
drubbad the ball down the court, but G.
Collitiower blocked the throw. and in do
ing so, foued. Fitzpatrick tossed the goal.
Casey was the next one 10 FOUL and Gro
gan tossed the goal. After the next toss
up the bali went out of bounds four times
| before Casey called for foMing. Gro
gan missed the goal.
CaSSdsa was caught running with the
ball. and Crogan got another free toss but
missed. Fitzpatrick fouled by holding.
and Crogan tossed the goal. The first
field goal for the visitors was made by
Cassasa on a long pass from Fitzpatrick.
Casey again fouled. and Crogan tossed
L he goal. The Georgetown quint at this
point showed it's team work, and every
man handled the ball before Jim Colli-
flower finally tossed goal. Cassasa got
the ball out of bounds and made short
pass To Fitzpatrick. and another goal re-
suited.
and made fine throw. but it fell short
and f. Rice got it. He made a quick pass
TO G. Collifiower, who tossed the goal
The first half ended with score of II to D.
The Second Half
Shortly after the beginning of the sec
ond half Cassasa made a fine goal from
the center of the court. George Colli-
flower missed an easy goal. after which
there was considerable passing by both
teams. Crogan finally got the ball and
scored two more points. Crogan missed
two free tosses on fouls, but scored a third
one from Fi;Zpatricks penalty.
Jim Copifower scored two goals in quick
succession on some fine teamwork by the
Locals. Then he got the ball and
passed to Downey, who sent 1t over the
court to Crogan. and another goal re-
suited. At this period McCafferty went in
the game in place of Casey. Crogan made
d free goa. from Cassasas foul. Fied
Rice made the best goal of the game,
while on his knee, from a short pass by
Downey. Mahoney scored d good goal
after some fine drubbing down the court
Rice and George CollinoWer carried the
ball down the court, and the latter scored
Two more points. Jim Colllfiower was
called for fouling and Fitzpatrick tossed
the goal. The summary: