Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-17
SCRAPPY GAME WON
BY LOCAL CUNT
Baltimore Central Y. N. c. A.
Basket Ball Team Defeated
by 20 to IS.

What a scrappy game The cities OF
Washington ana Baltimore certainly do
have two of the most aggressive basket
ball teams that ever donned the short
breeches. But as scrappy as Baltimore
was last night, Washington managed to
take away two games from the gentlemen
of the great city just a ways over the
pike. scoring a total of 50 points in the
two contests to the visitors total of %.
OF course the big game last night was
that between the regular teams of the
Washington Y. NJ. c. A. and the Balti-
more Central Y. NJ c. A. With a game
apiece to the credit Of the teams there
was lots of blood in the delightful battle
that ragged in Washington last night
Real blood, too. 1t was no little pink tea
affair where some one comes up and
hands YOU a slice of very toothsome cake
and some Oolong and a slice of lemon. 1t
was a fierce battle, where arms and legs
looked like pin wheels they revolved
aroundsa bunch of players determined to
get the ball and toss a goal with 1t.
There were times when heads bumped
the floor and the rest of the team sat on
those heads. There were times, frequent
too, when foot ball. base ball, tennis and
were introduced into half-second dis
pute over the possession Of the ball.
And Washington Won.
But Washington beat 'em to the tune
of % to 10. The Baltimore contingent
in the gallery claimed frequently that
Washington city was made up of a pack
OF butchers, and it is only fair to say
that Washington rooters had the same
idea of Baltimore. When the game was
not claiming the attention of the two
armies of basket ball fans they were
exchanging personal compliments and
singing songs, in the choruses of which
what was going to happen when the fa-
vorite team really burst loose.
And play! Those two teams did more
playing in one half than most teams do
in a month. Every known trick was
resorted to, and scarcely goal was not
fought for desperately. Baltimore had
but one weakness and that was in let
ting its goal remain unguarded at times
Washington. playing the hardest game
1t has been called upon to exhibit for
some time, grew wild at times. Hubbard
missed some easy goals and Jones threw
the ball too far more than once. But
those were merely slight errors COM
pared with the excellent playing the local
team put up.
Who Won the Honors.
Hubbard, Croghan and Jones for Wash
ington claimed the honorS in the scor-
Ing, and Fry, who made the entire Bal
timore score in the first half; Krieger
and Henderson turned the trick for Bal
timore. That Krieger was certainly a
willy person. He had Reyes Of Wash
ington guessing to the full limit every
minute. Reyes forgot himself long
enough to push Krieger almost all the
way back to Baltimore after one small
argument, and Krieger retaliated by
hanging on Reyes shoulders the rest
of the evening, to the great discomfort
of the Washington boy and the bowling
delight of the contingent from Balti-
more.
Baltimore fouled some, but so did
Washington. One free toss went to
Washington's credit because a Baltimore
man persisted in talking too much to
the referee and Baltimore got three
points from Washington on account of
holding and similar tactics, and had
chances at two more, which they missed
utterly.
1t was a game that both teams will
remember for a long time to come.
Every man did his full share. and every
man got all that was coming to him in
the way Of hard knocks. 1t was no lady's
game.
The lineup:
YM. C. A. Position. Central Rezs.
Jones. Left forward ..........- Fry
Crcshan. Right forward Henderson
Reyes. Left guard ........ FREDERICK
Fowler Right guard Roberts
Goals-Jones az, Fry (5). Croghan (5). Hender-
son. Hubbard "a. Krieger t2). Free tosses-
Hubbard H). Fry (3l.
Quite a Contrast.
The smaller game between the reserve
teams of the two institutions was so tame
in contrast that it almost seemed shame
to take the score of 10 to 10 in favor of
Washington in real earnest. 1t was a
game where one player would get the ball
and say:
Now, fellows, I'm going to try to make
goal, don't stop me, pray, or l may have
to go right home and tell the folks" and
all the. sort of thing. If Baltimore had
not played so Imply Washington might
have shown the regular snap and go that
Becketts boys have in them: but as it
was the Baltimore five played pingpong
instead Of basket ball, and made ping
pong score.
The Baltimore team was out Of the rum
ming early. Washington scored % to Bal
timore's in the first half. In the second
half the ginger bottle was opened by the
visitors about half an inch, and Balti-
more managed to gain seven more points.
but it was Washington's game all the way
through.
The lineup:
Wash. Rsvs. Position. Central Rsvs.
Duncan ........ Left forward ......... Foltz
Allen. ........... Right forward .Lipnick
n