Evening star., 1909-01-24
BLUE AND GRAY
OUTPO|NTS NAVY
In Thrilling Basket Ball Battle
Georgetown Is VIC
t0riOuS.


These, summed W. in few words. is
what happened in the United States Naval
Academy gymnasium yesterday after
noon when the tasket ball teams OF
Georgetown and the Navy clashed for
the third time this year. The setting
was ideal one for the fierce conflict
which took place and which showed the
Blue and Gray 20 be superiors to the
Middics by very slight margin.
complete ampitheater was formed by the
unbrOken of spectators, which eX-
tended several rows deep around the
court. On the east We're the cheering
sections. Georgetown a hundred strong
and the Navy supporters three times AS
many, vieing with each other to see who
Lould make the most noise. Opposite
them were arranged the non on-partisans.
men and women boys and girls. sOmber
hues and fla Shing shades all the time
shaking with excitement. while on the
north running track some more middies
were yelling ont their lungs and sending
their cheers across the field to the oppo-
site balcony, where, they were re-cchoed
by the students of st. Johns, whose gray
uniforms made pleasant contrast to
the Nays blue. 1t was a notable CO.
incidence that the combined colors were
those of Georgetown. whose great day
il was
! But to the game-to the battle royal
like tiends for q victory that settled a
seasons supremacy. Up and down the
floor rushed the men. back and forth
shot the ball. until some one, by clever
shooting or excellent tossing would send
it through the ring of iron and thus put
two points in his teams scoring column.
Navy First to Score.
1t was just 500 when Referee Fisher
sounded the blast that started the men
to battle, and hardly had the hands Of
the timers watch started on their twenty
minutes course before Douglas. the navy's
big center. knocked the sphere into the
basket for the first points of the game
Three minutes passed before more scoring
was done, and a state of coma was set
tling over the audience when beautiful
and difficult overhead shot to goal by
Midshipman Wilson brought all present to
their feet. G. Colif1ower. by two success
sive ringers, tied the score. and kellher.
by making free throw from foul, put
Georgetown In the lead. A minute later
the Navy quint gave an excellent display
of team work, which was ended by Nixon
caginG two-ponter. Keliher made an
other single off of wilson's foul. and the
latter got revenge by easing over pretty
double. Schosser sent the sphere through
Georgetowns net, and again Wilson offset
ii by duplicating the collegian's stunt.
With ten minutes gone by the Navy
lads had the best of the argument, and
their quick passing was puzzle for the
visitors. The only weak point displayed
up to this time by the middies was un-
necessary long shooting for baskets. while
Capt. Rice's men had not yet found their
basket eye. In the next five minutes
Douglas and G.. Collifiower each made
goal. leaving the score at the end of the
third quarter 12-1O in favor of the Navy.
Immediately after, SchlOsser brought
forth great applause by drfveling over
half the length of the floor and caging the
sphere, thus making the score tie once
more. Then the Blue and Gray stock
started TO boom for fair, for Rice, G. Col
lifower and Schlosser came around in
order with two-pointers, making George
town the leader by six points when time
called.
Second Half Was Warm.
But it was the second half that took the
prize for excitement. Navy went in with
Mannock in place of Nixon and the way
the quint went after things from the start
made it clear that they were desperate
10 win Nevertheless, Georgetown was
there with the big spirit. too. and. be-
tween the two, there was some tough
Sclapping. Rice opened the scoring and
the Navy came with Wilson goal
soon after. With five minutes gone the
SpU middies seemed to realize that il was
up to them for like a vast steam Whis-
tie they hurled forth their siren in the
hope that IL would give their representa-
t!ves new life. AS an answer, Sch.osser
and kileher made a couple of . pointers
and tie whole visiting quint began to
play like <hendS against the eager Ad-
mirals.
Tile contest got rough at this point and
continued so until the end OF the half.
With ten minutes gone, the score stood,
Georgetown ~. Navy IA. Then for the
third time this season. the Middies be-
gan to creep up on the Hill-toppers, and
five minutes later their speedy forward,
Wilson. had points added 10 their T.
W he ncvfn IaI
added the points from j Collihowers
ringer. When Douglas added another.
pandemonium broke loose. for the end
looked brighter to the locals. Mannock
became tired at this point and Wenzeli
who made such hit in previous battles
was sent in. despite the fact that he had
hardly recovered from a severe illness.
Douglas got another and a crisis seemed
more imminent, but there was no let
0oWn by the Blue and Gray bunch, who
now adopted defensive tactics with the
result that the only other scoring done
came from Wilson's free throw off of
Schlossers foul. just as time was called
Final score. Georgetown PC, Navy 23.
Then the Band Played.
When this was announced a mighty
cheer went up from the visiting contin-
gent that runs down through the big hall
and was still rebounding in the land OF
echoes when the Naval Academy band
o. the Star Spangled Banner" thus
quoting the .sy gathering, which stood
silent at attention until the last bar was
pealed. and then, like a low-moving mon
Ster. wended its way through the main
door Of The gym. well satisfied with the
treat which had been given.
con Ider-nE the NUMBERS of fouls COM
nlit;ed III the other two games between
tnes' rival schools yesterdays battle was
rrm2rkab ! clean, the total number being
but eight. In the first half luck was
against Georgetown when IL came to
tossing goals, even though they were far
anead ~ futernssion. while in the sec
oad session the pendulum Of fate seemed
10 have swung To the other side
Wilson was the big twinkleI of the
game. with q. Collitower and Schiosser
drawing los for second honors Rice
though handle apped by injured shoul-
der played in his usual good form Jacobs
who had the joo of guarding keiner
proved himself sticker. and il de-erv-
ing of credit for his work. Capt Bunk
ley Of the Midshipmen could not play on
account of srrained ankle which he
received in pra .tice work.
The winning II this game gives George
town the supremacy over the Navy. mas