The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-02-02
FOUL GUARDING By.
SPALO|NGs CAN 7
STOP D. A. c.
Sport Shoppers Take Advantage Of
Lax Officiating, But Lose
BY Big Margin To
Mazer's Men.
Sport Shoppers Do Everything But
Bite in Vain Efforts To Stop Steady
Hail OF Field Goals.
BY PAUL HALE eRUsKe.


Some evening a couple OF consci'
entous basketball officials are going
to rise up in their might and, working
in harmony. are going TO make an
apparent fasco of some important
piece of competition by calling at
least half the fouls which are com
mitted.
On that evening the crowd is going
to wax indignant. in all probability.
Players will deliver impromptu adj
dresses. There may be scenes OF vio-
lence to other objects than the Eng
lish language.
But there will be a chastened spirit
when that game is over,
During the past two seasons there
has sprung up in Detroit a species OF
guarding which is illegal foul and
contrary TO the cardinal principles of
basketball To great extent il has
been fostered by the liberality of the
officials who have become increasing
~ lax I'm their desire 10 see a fast
game and TO keep the crowds proyid'
ed with continuous entertainments.
A striking instance OF the retrogres-
sion OF the game was given last night
in the ID. A. C.-Spalding contest
which the ID. A c. won. u 10 s.
spaIdings' Work Raw.
The Spaldings entered the game In
tent apparently, on playing rigidly
on the defensive. Each Spalding man
devoted his sole energies to his Delta
via-a-vis. He usually tried TO keep a
tight hold of his opponents arm.
When the latter had the ball, the cor
responding Spaldingite always tried
to hold both arms. Failing in this,
good waist-hold was second choice.
To entwine a set of Spalding fingers
in ID. A. c. hair was a favorite pas
time. A neck or a leg hold would
do. when others failed. The recovery
of the ball and its progress toward the
Spalding basket was a minor consid-
GRAFTON. In fact, the inflated sphere
hit the Spaldings oftener in the back
of the head than in any other part
OF the anatomy.
That the d. A. c. five succeeded in
scoring up no less than eight field
baskets despite such tactics is re-
markable That the Spaldings quit
the evening content with two field
goals indicates that they were lucky,
rather than otherwise,
During the first half. zach Frye,
of ID. U. S.. oficiated as referee. The
'Spaidings took his laxness for grant
al end a major share of the .;1ling
was done in this period, which erded.
10 To 2. in favor OF %. A. &. In the
second half, with AL HGebner presid-
ing, the Sport Shoppers were bit
more observant of the rules and spirit
Of the game. \
Individually the ID. A. c. ont-classed
it's opponents, as had been predicted.
Rox borough for the Spaldings played
brilliant game in the center, and
comparatively clean one, "a com
rared with that OF his comrades. He
kept Boosey from field goal all eve
ming though the ID. A. c. man was
far more active in digging IN the
ball. The same result was N evil
dence i'm the duel between McDiGrmid
and Ulbrich Walker, Kinsel ard the
younger Roxborough III tried IN vain
and by relays to cover MaZer but
Jake emerged from the game, cover
ed With scratches and glory.
Miller Tames Merz.
The d. A. c. guarding was clean
and effective. Joy Mile showed con
clusiyely that he has forgotten none
ot his old ability at the indoor game.
He had Merz tanned from the start
and did some most effective shooting
without mperiling his defensive work
in the least.
Mazer injected Fred Shinnick into
the game at forward in the closing
stages and the veterah slipped no
.ess than three baskets on Seddis in
less than as many minutes.
The Y NJ. G.. A. PLAYERS returned
the u. A. c, mems vis't OF Monday
nj cht and agreed that the ex-champs
were In shape TO give them stout
battle for the title-a view shared nv
everyone else who saw the game, In
clud.Eg the Deltas' opponents o. the
evening.