Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-16
BY H. c. BYRD.

The basket ball team representing 81.
Johns College Of Brooklyn Is much above
the average of the quints In this section.
The quality of play exhibited last night
in the game against Georgetown was
evidence enough that with the exception
of the Navy the schools below the Mason
Dixon line do not put out teams of the
caliber of the New York aggregation.
Almost in every department of play the
five that wore the Red and White last
night showed itself the superior of any
thing that has been seen on a local Moor
representing a southern school IN long
while. The northerners play an open'
free game that is never seen In the WORK
of teams in this section. and the players
seemed to possess Individual qualifca-
tons for just such a style. Being espe
cialIy adept at handling and passing the
ball, each man seemed to have an eye
for tossing it into the basket once ne got
near enough to make the. attempt. tina
made the team exceptionally strong as
an offensive combination. Besides being
able to perform all the requisites Of good
offensive play the team was gooo oe-
fensive machine, the players covering at
the required time with an ease that was
surprising.
Iner6 IS not h 0OuDL LuoI 0ls '~VasAt =
would have at least an even cnance 70
win from any team In the country. DAT
ring the professional organizations. Ger
tain 1t Is that there Is no Qulnt IN tnlS
section its equal unless 1t be the Navy,
and according to competent judges VINO
saw the contest between the Midshipmen
and the New York five the Sailors Wouid
not have won had it not been Tor the al
vantage derived from continual p1ayins
on their own floor and an error OF Juos-
-
last minute OF play, when It was leading
by two points. With less than two min
utes to play and the score two points IN
its favor, st. Johns continued It's OF
fensive play. instead Of holding strictly
to the defensive game. Two minutes is
not long to keep the ball out Of the bas-
ket when a team is trying to do nothing
else. and had the Gothamites tried sucn
tactics they would have probably Won
from the Midshipmen.
Because Georgetown lost last night is
no reason for believing that II mas NOT
shown great Improvement over the FORM
displayed in its first two games. the
game Of basket bali last night than 1t
has in either of its three previous con-
tests. 1t was simply outclassed by bet
ter quint. one that is so much better
section that to make the showing In this
did against 1t In the nrst nan was quits
an accomplishment. Georgetown passed
and handled the ball with much q eater
wear and what few real chances 1t had
for the baskets it nearly always made
them good. There were times when plays
taught the Blue and Gray team by Jim
Colliaower had the New YORK crew COM
without any other man than the one In
tended getting his hands on the ball.
And the team work of the Georgetown
quint was somewhat poorer tnan &C would
have been had one OF It's pest H1en' VINO
was out. been in the lineup.
Had Gorge Collifiower been in the game
for Cseorretown last night the Hluc and
C:rav would have held st. Johns to a
much cIoser score. ColHfiower is the
hest defensive player on the team. and
in every game this year he has shown
his ahiiitv fO prevent scores, recovering
the bail and breaking up plays time and