The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-01-02

ing sport with gentlemen from Phila-
delphia.
~ But Ii was a great basketball game,
nevertheless. Had II not been for
fatal ten minutes in the Grst half,
during which Kleinath and Keifhaber
got away from Mazer and Richards
and rolled in five field baskets in
row, Detroit would have won the
game, for. in the second half. Mazer's
men, with the old FIVE playing to-
gether as OF yore, more than held its
own. Field baskets by the Detroit
star and Shinnick, and four consecu-
tive goals from free throws, put them
only one point behind, and il looked
like an old-time ID. A C.. finish Nc
Nicholl then got away from Lundy
and secured two short shots for the
basket. which gave the visitors a
margin that enabled them to play the
last five minutes with delay the sole
motive.
In this work Kleinath showed to
wonderful advantage. Securing the
ball under the Detroit basket--he
switched himself to guard for that
express purpose-the football quarter
back gave fine demonstration OF the
right he has TO recognition as the
king Of all the college basketball play
ers. He would dribble down the field
10 the center, and, attended by Speer,
would run circles round the Detroit
ers, refusir~ - pass into the melee
under the Penn basket; where the De-
trojt players were all frantigaffy -eoV-
erinZ up.
Cheer after cheer greeted The man
ner in which he would evade the
spasmodic rushes OF one home player
after another.
He handled the ball as IL IL was at
tached TO his hand with a string.
Using both hands, as the intercol-
legiate rules permitted. he dribbled II
where he would and held the margin
OF his team intact until the welcome
stroke OF the gong which signalized
the close OF play.
II Is unnecessary TO make excuses
for the Detroits. Playing virtually
their first game OF the year. and that
against the strongest five they have
ever met, they were naturally at dis
advantage. The intercollegiate rules
under which they were playing for
the first time. as a sportsmanlike con
cession TO the Penn five, were a
further handicap. Joy Miller. who
played at guard in the first half with
Mazer, covered Capt. Fitzpatrick like
a blanket, but made expensive long
passes which were prone to go out
OF bounds at the opposite end. For a
few minutes the home five was swept
Off its feet. and those few minutes al
lowed Penn 10 roll up a margin that
was unbeatable. when the Kelnath
tactics were adopted.
The largest crowd that has ever
seen an outside team play basketball
In Detroit saw the contest and IL was
surely dandy. The final score was
% to IS.
In the preliminaries, Eastern. which
Is rapidly assuming aspects OF in,
rincibility. defeated Western 26 10
ia, and Central, greatly improved by
the addition Of Clarence Bush. trim.
med It's old rivals of ID. u. s.. 20 to H.
I Rough on Lonsbcst
The .unsullied Canadian amateurs
are making a bold stand for, Tom
rongboat, the Indian runner. although,
AZ matter Of confession. there Is not
ian amateur feather in Longboat's war
bonnet Chicago Tribune.
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4 Critics all around the circuit seem
Ito think that Grffnth VIM have one of
the fastest and best hitting fnflelds
lin the country. with Chase on first,
\ Niles on secondsrEiberfeld at short
and conroy on third