Evening journal., 1913-11-15
BROWNSON
COPS FIRST
Locals Start Basketball Sea-
son With rs to rs Score
Over Garnet
SALESIAN UNI WINS
OVER BR )WNS0N KIDS

IN contest featured u9 eeHShNiVh "a
playing by both teams, the Brownson
Library Basketball Team defeated
Garnet. of Philadelphia, last night
20 to Is. 1t was the first game OF the
local basketball season.
From the time Referee Bobby Max
we'll blew his whistle for the start
Of the game until the whistle of Time
keeper Russell announced the clos
ing of the game, the result was al
ways in doubt
Red" Walsh. the big guard of the
Brownson team got into a scrimmas
in the first minute of play and ha1
the second finger of his right hand
( badly split and was forced to retire
from the game, Joe Lacey tlkng his
place Or. Spruanoe placed tive
stitches In the finger. It is net pros
able that Walsh Will get lack int
the game before the first of the year
At the beginning Of the second
half Ehlers OF the Garnet team coll
lided with McDonough and struck the
floor with great force. dislocating his
left arm. Or Spruancc was asain
called In and set the dislocated arm.
Ehlers will not play again this sea-
son.
Story Of the Game.
Hoover out-jumped McDonough
and shared a wonderful shot from
middle OF the floor Haire b1tted one
in out Of a scrimmage Dener shot
a foul. and Haney broke away from
Ehlers, scoring the first field goal
for Brownson.
Diener got another free shot. max
ing good. Ehlcrs dribhlcd up the
floor and counted one, Hocver dup
licating. Haire got the ball in rs
corner and counted another two
pointer for Garnet making the score
- 10 2. McDonough slipped awaY
from Hoover and registered a two
/ pointer for Brownscn. Lacey took a
long shot which gyrated arc-rd tho
baske, but finally jumped out. Burke
scored another held goal for Erown-
son. Hairc slipped another counter
in. Honey closed tie initial period
by making one Of his famous shots
from the middle OF the field Seors p
FIRST half Garnet is; Brownson. 10
Both rurke and Diener were on Ia
their foul shooting. Burke falling "a
get one out Of five attempts.
Second Halg.
McDonoueh started the half by
caging one from the corner Diene1
managed TO slip one In from the mid
die of the floor
Burke tailed one. Immediately az
forwards scoring foul goal Nc
Donough then decided il was time e
start something and Gagged three In
succession. Score tied.
The large crowd of rootcrs were
! on their feet yelling for Brownson is
break the tie but Diener again reg
( istered field goal and afterwards
foul. but this only made BrownsOr
work harder and not a field goal wa
scored by Garnet until the last minute
Of play. due 10 the great guarding O
Rigney and Lacey. McDonough mad
; his afth held goal of the half. Burkl
made his second foul shot o. die IA
For few minutes one Of the great
Z est exhibitions OF close guarding eve
seen was then given by both teams
Several times each team had the bal
near its own basket hut before
shot could be taken somebody on III
opposing side would pounce on tn
/ shooter Haney finally got away an
scored the deciding shot of the game
Haire followed Immediately wit
! another but Il did no good, as "Bili
Russell's whistle closed one OF th
fastest games ever witnessed in Wi
mington.
McDonough's great floor work an
his FIVE field goals in the second hal
featured the game. Haney also pu
up a great exhibition Of how hel
goals should be made Hoover's sen
sational field goals and great foo
work kept his team in the running
The score: