The Washington herald., 1909-02-23
GEORGETOWN VICTOR
s
Defeats FOrdham Basket ball
Team by q to 10.
GOGGINS IS STAR OF CONTEST
Diminutiye Forward on Winning
Aggregation Plays Strong Game
and shares Honors with Capt. Rice.
SpUrt in Closing Minutes Gives I.O-
Gals Long End of the Score.

In q game sizzling with roughness the
Georgetown basketball team showed the
way 10 the Fordham College five in the
Odd Fellows Hall last night, winning by
beautiful squirt toward the close OF the
contest Score. q 10 l9.
With the exception OF many pauses
caused BY poor officiating. the game was
fast, and IL was not until late in the sec
ond half that the Blue and GRAY team
was able 10 pull away from the Gothan
nve, both teams playing a stubborn game
up until that time. The failure Of Ref
cree Moriarity 10 respond promptly with
MS decisions was the cause Of much de-
iay' and during the first half made the
playing slow throughout
Respond with Rush.
Although possessing a slight advantage
al soal-shOoting. the visitors were no
match for the lccals al the other features
ot the game, and toward the close Of the
second half when the wianing combina-
ton struck its stride, some Of the best
basketball seen here this season was
exhibited. About three minutes before
the close of the last half the Fordham
quint managed 10 tie the locals. 70 10 10.
and II was then that the Blue and GRAY
responded nobly with a spu-t which soon
dlspelled all fears Of its followers.
with the opening whistle the clash
started, and after that the hammer. and
tongs style was never absent. the largest
audience which has witness a game in
the Odd Fellows Hall this season being
Kept standing almost throughout. The
winners were outweighed. and by the
strong defensive work Of the visiting
hacks were unable 10 get fairly started
until The closing minutes. and even then
IL WIS the backs and center OF the
Georgetown team that pulled the game
cut Of doubt
A player. who has been coming for
some time. but who has never before
loomed up in bis true proportions. came
10 light last night IN Goggins. forward
for Georgetown A psper-weight. he
mingled with the biggest on the floor. and
il vas through the indivusl efforts OF
this player and the free tossing OF Capt.
Rice. that tne locals came of with the
big end OF the score GOggins weighs
slightly over 110 pounds. and when the
fact IS considered that he was playing
against one Of the heaviest teams whiCh
has met Georgetown this season the sum
maries viii show his work 20 be nothing
short OF sensational Not only az the
goal shooting game was the dimingtive
forward much in evidence. but also in
defensive playing his clever recovery
and passes time and again bringing the
roofing bodies 20 their feet
Capt. Rice. OF the winners. showed 20
advantage and greatly boosted the score
OF the winning team by tossing nine goals
from the foul line For the visitors. Ma
hCney proved most consistent. and IL was
upon him that the bulk OF hOnOrs for The
losers fell 3Iahoney is cool al AL stages.
and. although outclassed by Rice in de-
fensive play. he more than made up FOR
this lacking by his accurate goal shots.
All Of the goals chalked up 60 the Ford
ham captain were scored from far down
the floor and at dificgif angles.
Considering that the visitors had just
finished a game with the Navy team IN
the morning. their showing last night was
excellent and IS deserving Of credit.
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