Evening star., 1909-01-24
FORGE TOWN BEATS NAVY. LEA TRIMS BELvEDERES
IT|M0RE CRACKS
|. LOSE T0Y.M.C.A. TEAM
Basket Ball Champions of the
Monumental City Defeated
by Score of "a to IS.

The Belvedere basket ball team chams
pions of Baltimore entitled to wear that
fact proudly emblaZoned in orange upon
their black jerseys, went down To defeat
before the very fast basket ball quintet
of the Washington Y. NJ c. A. last night.
the score being - to IL. At least four
points which the Y. NJ. e. A. team gain
ed were due TO the fouls of A. Schmidt
of the Baltimore team. The other TWEEN
ty points were chalked up after some Of
the best playing that has been seen here
this season.
Both teams started out to play a eau
tious game. They played warily. watching
one another every second. for Belvedeie
defeated the local boys two weeks ago.
and each team wanted this game badly.
There was a lot of earnest playing, and
some fine passing. Hubbard. who is gen.
orally goal winner for Y. NJ. c. a.. could
not find the basket last night and missed
many a chance. Fowler. Roberts and
Crogan seemed TO be the real things last
night. although Hubbard played an excel
lent game except in tossing goals
\ foul on A. Schmidt gave Y. NJ. &. \.
its first chance but Hubbard missed the
free toss. \ minute later Jones was
doubled up on mat. Then Belvedere
got three fine chances to score and "a /
but got the ball in. Hubbard had moro
| chances. but failed. He finally scored
point when Schmidt fouled him.
Schmidt redeemed himself moment
later with a fine toss from the center
Of the floor After this Belvedere was
bewildered by the side-line rule that
gives the ball to the other side when
a man throws the ball out of bounds.
The members Of the team confessed after
ward to losing the game on that ac-
count
Roberts Plays a Great Game.
Roberts played a great game. He
caught one ball on the bound as he was
coming down the floor like a flash and.
without checking his speed, tossed in
goal that brought roars of applause
Hubbard did something that the ref
| cree did not like and Belyedere gained
a free toss thereby. Roberts again proved
| himself a hero by throwing goal that
looked impossible. Hubbard tried long
throw, but missed 1t entirely. Then he
/ tried one that looked so easy that il
was almost impossible to miss, and again
| fai ed
Y. NJ. c. A. then buckled down 10
work, and there was team work that
! cannot be beaten. The ball flashed from
one player co another diagonally across
! the floor. and Belvedere could not stop
! it. The quick impact of the ball in the
| players hands sounded like the quick
| pad -pad-pad of fast boxing match.
Roberts slipped the ball to Jones. who
| simply put it in the basket while the
whole Baltimore team stood and looked
! at him. The next play was a great one.
Fowler grabbed the ball from Belve-
dere player. threw it far and nigh 10
Hubbard, who smashed it to Roberts,
who tossed it in with a leap in the air.
Two Belvedere men held the ball ana
another one talked back to the referee.
Two fouls came from that but Hubbard
made only one point from the tWo
chances ct free toss
Belvederes Aroused.
Belevedere's fighting blood was at the
| boiling point and it started in to play
in earnest. w. Schmidt by the quickest
kind of lodging. got a goal. Then Hub
bard obtained the ball and tried four
times for a goal, without success. The
first half ended with a wrestling match
between both teams over the possession
OF the ball, which had fallen from Hub
bard'S hands
Crosan went in for Roberts and put
some ginger into the contest ~
Schmidt got a quick goal for the BaIti-
more boys, and Hubbard missed another
one. A. Schmidt for Belvedeie, and jones'
for y. NJ. c. A, had little wrest ing
bout, and a foul was awarded to eacH
side, but neither team could take adj
vantage of it. There was very fast pl ~
ing in the second half. Under arms. under
iegs over heads. the ball fiash=d, II at
it was impossible to follow it. Each
team played a strong defensive game. EN-
twice, when an uncovered goal gave Y.
NJ {. \. A chance To toss d long hall to
Crogan. who took his time at goals.
Crogan proved himself master of the
game When he jumped high into the air.
knocking the bail to Fowler who tossed
it in. Hubbard redeemed himself a see
ond later by slapping one in with the fiat
of his hand. and again by throwing the
bali from long distance to Crogan. who
got the shot easily.
The prettest throw of the game WAS
made by {. Schuerholt of the Belvedere
team. 1t a clean goal from the cen
ter of the floor \ more. accurate throw
has never been made in Washington.
The last score made by Hubbard might
have been prevented if A. Schmidt had
not failed TO cover Hubbard.
The lineup:
Bnlvedere Position. Y. NJ c. A.
A. Schmidt Left forward Jones
&. SchuerhoIz 80. R't forward Roberts. .Crogan
Granger Center ............. Hubbard
w Schuerholz. Left guard ........... Reyes
W. Schmidt Right guard Fowler
Goals-A. Schmidt. c. Schuerholz 60. Granger,
W. Schmidt o. Jones, Roberts t3l, Crogan 81,
Hubbard ,2i. Fowler. Free tosses-A. Schmidt,
Crogan. Hubbard t2,, Reyes.