The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-02-03
OLD RIVAL IS BEATEN
Georgetown Defeats Virginia
at Basketball.
PREPS DOWN BUSINESS HIGH
Big Crowd Witnesses Dual Victory
for the HiIItOppers-Charlot
Team Puts Up PIucky Fight-FinaI
Score IL 10 2O-BuSiness Loses Out
in Final Minutes of Play.

The Georgetown basketball team came
into its own again last night. and in a
brilliant game. the first of d series for
the South Atlantic title. defeated the
University Of Virginia. SO to 20. before a
crowd that taxed the capacity Of odd
Fellows Hail.
While the varsity made Virginia hit
the floor for the count, the Georgetown
Props in a rolltcing frOlic took the meas
ure of the fast Business High School
team by the score of "a TO I6. This game
was the first of a series Of three for the
scholastic championship of the District.
For the first time this season the Hill
toppers got together and displayed real
team work, and accurate goal shooting.
Capt Jim Collihower and Fred Rice were
the point winners, and time and again
eluded their opponents for clear shots at
the baskets The contest was remarkably
clean throughout. The score at the close
of the first half was 10 to s. in favor of
the home team. Cecil and Kern were
the only visitors 10 locate the basket from
the floor.
Keep Up Hot Pace.
As the second period opened, the pace
continued faster. Both teams passed the
ball with bewildering swiftness. First
the play would be around the Virginia
basket, and quick as a flash some husky
guard would jump up ana grab the ball
and slam il down TO the other end OF the
court
The Colllh0wer brothers between them
landed five baskets before the second half
was ten minutes old, while Coggins and
SchlesSer helped the good work along
with two each. increasing Georgetown's
lead and putting the game on ice.
Virginia also did a whole lot better in
this half, Spratts work being the fea-
ture. He pulled off one of the most SEN
sational shots ever seen on a local court.
tossing the ball into the net while on
his back and surrounded by gray-iersied
opponents. Cecil also played a good
game.
The score:
Georgetown. Positions. Virginia.
schoser. forward. STratt
Martin. Coggius- right forward MAY
center
} Colihower guard. Cecil MeT
e. Ool1h1Wer------rlglt kearue
Goals from fCor-Schlcsser 90, Corgins %, Hice.
J. COllihower g.. e.. CoIifoUer o. Spratt 81,
Cecil, May, keame "a. Goals from free tries-Rice
ca. sUratt, keame. Refsree-Alr Foster. Timers
McssrS. DOTuey and Williams. Time Of hslves-5D
minutes
Props, "a; Business, 16.
The preliminary game between Bust
ness High School and the Georgetown
Props saw a lot Of hard. rough basket
ball. The Stenographers emerged from
the first half with lead Of two points.
due TO Perry's accurate field goals and
four pretty three tries by Frank Davis.
In the second half. Business started
in strong, and most Of the crowd thought
it was ali up with the Georgetown young
sters until about five minutes left Of play,
when the entire Business outfit bIsw up.
They showed the effect Of the gruelling
encounter, and We're powerless before the
Props clever passing. Murphy won the
game by outplaying Capt, Scott, of Bust
ness, and caging five baskets.
Lineup and summary:
Business High. Positions. Georgetown Props.
y.-......-........left forward. ....... 0ehI
Dodge night forward. Trumbla Keryin
Scott.....-.---..-.-.-.,.c center Mummy
RatlbOne.. guard Heiskell
Davis. right guard. .... NyaIdrrn
Goals from f0Or-PGTy l3i Dodge ID. Scott Cd
Tulmbull u). Kerwin o. Murphy %. HeiskeI lzl
Waldro1 lli. Goals from free trss-Daris l6l AIur-
phy %. Extraordinarily. T1mers-AiiIburn and
Bridget scorekeepeT-Joyoe Time Of halves-O
minutes.