Evening star., 1909-02-14
LOCAL Y.M. CA.
TRIMS WEST BRANCH
BaItimoreans Go to Pieces in
Second Half of Basket
Ball Game. !.

The West Branch Y. NJ. c. A. 9Quint OF
Baltimore fell victim TO the crack bas-
ket ball five of the local T.. NJ. C. A. in
the latter's gymnasi last night to the
tune Of 46 to %.
The score does not indicate the close
ness of the play, however, as many times
throughout the contest the local men were
practically played off their feet by spas
medically brilliant work OF the visitors
Last nights game was but the third
played since its reorganization-. by tire
West Branchites, and If their work
against the local men is criterion for
that of future contests the team is bound
to become a winner.
The large number of points scored by
the local quint was due principally to the
visitors suffering from bad case of
stage fright or some similar ailment dur
ing the first part of the second half.
wnen they went to piec- 5 and permitted
their opponents to run up twenty Or more
points before they settled down to work
again. AS it was the remarkable rally
under the most adverse condit oi,S
showed the true caliber of the Tam and
won for them many words of prais..
Owing to the rapidity of ay the game
was Al times somewhat rough. rne takIn-,
out Of two of the players was due IL
their being winded or with the idea az
giving substitutes an opportunity IN get
into the game. But three free throws
were made. all by the visitors in the
middle Of the second half.
The first half started by both teams
scoring few minutes after the call OF
time, and from then on the prettiest sort
of dribuiing and team work was exhibited
by both uuints. The local boys gained
the advantage and held II through, but
otter with a small margin to spare. The
passing of the West Branch men MAS
except .onally fine, and at times completely
fooled the Washingtonians. The half
ended with a score OF Is TO II in favor
of Washington.
For fifteen minutes or more Of the sec
ond half the West Branch men went
completely TO pieces and permitted the
home team TO score a will. Goals were
made in rapid succession, and il appeared
for the time being that the visitors had
played their game in the first half and
were utterly unable to Withstand the at
tack directed at them In the second
period.
They gradually got themselves together
however, and, starting with pretty pass
ing from one side OF the field to the
other In working the ball toward their
opponents goal, and then scoring by long
side shooting, they succeeded in scoring
three baskets in rapid succession. 1t
was at this stage of the game that the
Washingtonians side-stepped the fouliHE
rules and permitted the visitors to gain
three free throws. The game ended with
the West Branch men playing for all
they were worth and keeping the locsl
team on the jump TO prevent further
goals. The score for the second half Was
IS to IL in favor of Washington.
The summary follows:
Wash.I M.C.A Position. West Branch.
Jones ,capt.b.... Left forward Disney
Crugan. Right forward ....ksuffman
Hubbard. Center .BarthOlow capt.
Cum nj ms
Fowler. Roberts. Right guard Nin.dn
Reges. ........... Left guard ........-.. Boi,b
Baskets-Disney 49,, Kaufman e. Barthog9w
~. BObb. Jones ~. CrOsnn t1. Hubbard t6D
Fowler Is, and Reyes ~. Free throws Disney
60, Wintun. Zine OF huIves-,2O minutes. Ref
cr-e-Mr. Gass of Iehigh. Timekeep-r-Mr SreN
VI Washing :vn. Scorer-Mr Long Of WHib-
instou. ....