Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1913-02-10
hIDDIES TOOK THREE
OUT OF FIVE CONTESTS
Triumph in Basketball, Wrestling
and Gym" Meet.
LOST TO NEW YORK FENCERS.
And Washington Y. NJ. C. A. Lads
Proved Better Water Dogs Than
che Sailors.

Victories in three of the FIVE con-
tests was the way the midshipmen
finished in Saturdays series of inter.
esting athletic events.
They won the basketball game from
the fast team of Swarthmore. and
easily bested Columbia University
athlstes in the gymnasium and wrest-
ling competitions, but could not cope
with the strong bladesmen of the
New York Fencers' Club, and also
were defeated in the swimming
events
Although the score of 81 to II is
quite decisive the Navy basketball
team encountered a formidable foe in
The quintet representing Swarthmc re
College, Of Pennsylvania. The Mid
dies were the first to score after hos
Titles We're opened. and they were
never headed, but at times the visi-
tors showed flashes of brilliant work
particularly in the second half. in
which they scored twice as manv
points as in the first.
The sailor lads, however. pJaved
fast and consistently throughout.
In fact. their team work was of the
same high order as has characterized
their play all during the season, but
their one particular fault of the dav
was their inability to locate the bas.
ket quite as successfully as hereto
fore. But at that they were a 2-to-I
shot on the visitors.
On the other hand, the defensive
work of the uiddies was of a fine or
der. This forced the visitors time
and again to shoot for goal at great
distances, and their tries generally
went into failures, with the exceD-
tion of McKissick, who played at left
forward, aud who by the wav. was
the quarterback of the Garnet foot
ball team that forced the Middies TO
taste defeat on the gridiron last fall
This little fellow was ia the plav ali
the time and his work was very ag-
gressiye.
Twice he Gagged the ball from long
distances Once he made a success
full throw from several feet past the
middle of the court. He got in his
best work ia the second half He
Gagged the ball four times thus netting
all the points scored by Swarthmore
in the closing engagement, as the
score of the first half read: Navy,
ID, Swarthmore, 4. For the naval
lads Smith and Wild were the par
tieuiar stars. the former getting
six goals and the latter five. and
each also played strong defensivelv.
The Midshipmen were defeated in
their own element when represen-
tatives of the Washington Young
Mems Christian Association won a
dual swimming contest in the gym
nasium tank by the score of 81 10 26
points. The Wsshingtonians also
bested the Middies in a meet last
winter.
The Christian Association lads took
frIt place in FIVE of seven events in
Saturdays program, viz: 40-yard
dash; plunge for distance, 6O-yard
dash, 6O-yard back stroke and the re-
lay race. The Middies got firsts in
the 100-yard swim aud the 22O-yard
dash. Probably the mott interesting
event of all was the relay race, which
the visitors won in the fast time of
one minute and twenty-seven seconds.
Rutherford, of Washington, per-
formed finely in the 60-yard back
stroke contest, while Cults, also of
Washington, beat Marshall, of NAVY
in both the 40 and 60-yard dashes. A
large crowd of spectators gathered
in the balconies around the natator-
ium to witness the contests. The
summary:
40-yard Dash--Cutts, Washington.
won; Marshal, Navy, second, and
Hern lon, Navy. third. Time, 81 2-5
seconds
Plunge for Distanee-Brunner
Washington, won; Wood, Navy, sec
ond, and Belts navy third. Distance, 60
feet.
1O0-y ard Swim--Vail, Navy. won
Bamman, Washington, second, and
Ansley, Washington. third. Time, l
minute 6 seconds.
60-yard Dash Cults, Washington,
won; Marshall, Navy, second. and
Rutherford, Washington, third. Time,
S6 rs seconds.
220-yard Dash--Low, Navy, won
Bamman, Washington. second, and
Shears, Navy. third Time, 2 mil
ates Sc 3-5 seconds
60-yard Back Stroke Rutherford,
Washington, won; Bodfish, Navy, Sec
ond, and Borden, Navy. third. Time,
as seconds.
l60-yard Relay--Cutts, Ansley.
Bamman and Rutherford, Washing
ton, won: Earle, Herndon, vail and
Marshall, Navy. Time, / minute 27
seconds.
The officials were Mr.. c. L. Hard.
ing. of Washington, and Lieutenants
Cabaniss and COlman, of the Navy;
referee, Lieut.. A. W. Fitch; starter,
Mr.. Mang: timers, Messrs. Beckei
and Sutton Of Washington.
Tne Naval Academy wrestlers wor
from the mat men Of Columbia b,
taking FIVE of the seven bouts. Co.
lumbia won one Of the others, anC
/ one was tie. Notwithstanding ths