Evening journal., 1912-02-19
MT. VERNON
DEFIANCE TIE
Extra Periods Fail to ShOw
Team Superiority in Sea-
sons Best Cage Game
LACEY KEEPS CREEK
BOYS IN THE GAME

AlbeT DdlIlnB ike uenOnS lot Two
extra five minute periods yesterday,
with neither team scoring, Defiance
and Mt Vernon decided to allow the
third game of the series to stand as
a 1915 tie. The deciding game will
be played next Sunday. Yesterdays
contest surpassed anything ever seen
in this city in the basketball line.
Every minute was full of sensational
plays and there was not a mothers
son of the many present who with
drew his gaze for a moment from
the lighting Cuin.crs. The eyes of
all were riveted on the ball frcm
start to finish and the inflated sphere
was followed by Eagle optics il its
every flight.
The fair sex were as enthusiastic
as their bubbles and the pretty
damsels yelled like bleacherites for
their favorite. The hall was packed
to its capacity and playing room
was at a premium. The crowd was
lined around the floor in triple rows
and both teams were unable TO get
= away with any passing on account of
the close quarters.
John Lacey started activities by
caging a pretty back shot and then
the merry struggle was on. Elder
had missed several foul tosses, but
Lacey's goal gave him the necessary
incentive and he dropped one in from
the fifteen-foot line.
Salmon Shields then made good on
a free toss and gave Defiance their
first boost in the scoring line. Doc
Haney came to the rescue with shot
hurled the entire length of the floor
and evened up matters. Kelly. who
jumped ceWer in McCulloughs place,
managed to elude Casey and a two
pointer resulted. Shields next pro-
ceeded to show his ability as foul
shooter and annexed a trio of goals
Abby Buccannon tore off a Micky
Cannon from the extreme side of the
basket and Elder and John Lacey
added three fouls to the mountaineer's s
first half and the Defiance contingent
rested easy because their representa-
tives led by an 81 count.
The second session developed into
a shoot-as-you-get-it struggle. Pass
ing was an impossibility and long
distance Haney and McDonough sent
several pretty ones from midfeld. but
the ball always rolled out. John
Lacey heaved one sideways from the
center of the floor and the stab
nearly resulted in a two-pointer.
Buccannon aroused Mt. Vernon in
the second period by hurling in a
one-hand roller from the side of the
basket. Haney shared one for De-
iance and the city youths assumed
the lead by one point Jack Lacey
put a dent in Deiances aspirations
by slipping in his second goal of the
game. Brother Joe followed his ex-
ample and rolled in a welcome tally.
Charley McDonough came up the
floor and did not return until he had
registered a field toss. This raised
Defiahce's total to fifteen and Mt.
Vernon was in the rear by four
points.
All Of the Mt Vernon rooters
looked heavenward and whispered
good bye to some of their hard-earned
shekels. The victory seemed safely
tucked away under Defances wing
and the Purple and Gold following
was in its glory. The often-men-
toned Lacey again raised havoc with
the city lads hopes by tearing OFF a
pair of counters from the foul line
Defiance was still in front by two
points and played a close guarding
game. Little time was left and the
bacon seemed to be secure in Def
ance's possession. Toner'S aggrega.
ton were unable to get a chance tC
score and the city boys were playing
desperately for time. Lacey and
Haney battled for possession Of the
ball underneath Mt Vernon's basket
and Maxwell blew his whistle.
Silence prevailed as the husky
guard and the peerless forward leap
ed in the air. Lacey kept one eve
on the basket and the other on tn,
sphere He batted the ball with ,
mighty and accurate stroke and i
went spinning through the net. Thi,
mastery stab tied the score at Is ant
the timekeeper's doleful whistle an
nounced the end of play.
The two captains conferred for
few moments and decided on an extr;
FIVE minutes. Both teams went at /
with tooth and nail but neither sid
scored. Defiance had a chance to VIII
on a foul, but failed. Another ses
sion was commenced and the almos
exhausted players we're forced Il
travel around the floor for FIVE NOR
weary minutes. McDonough, Kell,
and Buccannon had several unfortun
ate shots, and both sides were agah
blanked. These additional portion
Of time told on the players and the
were all in at the end of the extr
ten minutes. Managers Toner ant
McDonough decided to postpone th
game until next Sunday and anothe
heart-rending struggle is expects
then.
The contest was about the pretties
ever staged in this state and Joh
Lacey was the man who enabled M
Vernon to stay in the running Al
the members of both teams played
fast and clean game. The lineup:
Defiance Mt Verno
Haney. y....... forward Bucanno
Lacey....... forward ....... Edle
Kelly......... center ..... Case
Shields. guard ....... Lace
Lacey. ...--..... guard .. Andrew
Field goals-Buccannon, 2; job
Lacey, 3; Haney, 2: Kelly. 1; No
Dongh, /; Lacey, l. Foul goals
Edler. /; Lacey. 4 Shields. 5. Reft
ree-Maxwell. Timers-Carney an
Russell.
HERZOGG AT OLD HOME.
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
SEAFORD. Feb. 19.-CharIes He
zogg, third baseman OF the New Yoi
National League team and hfs WI,