Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-04
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BEST Of SEASON
Quint Which Beat Georgetown
Last Night CIeverest That
Has Been Here.
ATLANTIC CITY POLO
TEAM HERE TOMORROW
Comes Rated as Exceptionally
Fast Aggregation-0ther
Athletic Gossip.
BY n. C. BYRD.

the best that has been seen here this
season. Individually it is composed Of
very capable players, and it has the
passing game to such degree that il
will prove a dangerous combination for
any other quint to face.
The Pittsburgh men won from George
town last night simply because they
played a better passing game, and also
committed less fouls. The Blue and
Gray started off the second period six
points behind. but came up on even
terms and went two points in the lead
by tossing four goals in rapid success
sion. That was the only time it en-
joyed the lead, though. because Pitts
burgh got in some excellent work in
passing the ball which placed it in posi-
tons where the goals could not be
missed hardly by such accurate shots
as were its forwards
The Pittsburgh team was about the
easiest playing aggregation seen here
in long time, while it gave an eX-
hibition of basket ball without its
roughness. playing the passing game
almost entirely.
There has not been seen a more ac-
curate aggregation of goal shooters than
that which represented the Smoky city
school. Every man on the floor seemed
able to cage the ball at any time he got
near enough to make the toss fairly easy.
That the Pittsburgh five was able to
fensive aggregation as Georgetown SHOWS
just how capable it is on the offensive.
1t was not because the Blue and Gray
was off in it's defensive tactics. but rather
owing to the fact that the opposing men
were exceedingly clever, individually and
collectively. that it was defeated.
With two forwards who were the most
accurate in tossing the ball into the net
seen here this year. a pair Of guards who
play a clever defensive game as Well as
handle the ball and toss goals, and a
center who was fairly consistent, the
Pittsburghers present a front that will
not easily be penetrated by any of the
quints 1t is to meet on this trip. 1t came
here with the best reputation any Pitts
burgh five has ever had. and 1t bids fair
to uphold it on its trip through this Sec
ton.
Yesterday morning the manager of the
five stated that his men were more ca
pable than last year. and limited that he
thought they would win from George
town in a close contest. He knew what
he was talking about. all right. because
the game could hardly have been much
closer. except during the last few min
utes of play, and his team got away with
it by a short margin and by playing
much better basket ball than 1t showed
last winter, when Georgetown was the
victor over it,
You do not have to be a big man to
play basket ball, not if that Pittsburgh
team is any criterion. 1t is composed Of
smaller men than any who have made up
any other five that has appeared here.
Both forwards were very small men. The
man who held down the left forward
was hardly larger than a good-sized mid
get. He was the smallest man who has
ever been seen here on a college five.
Neither We're the guards big men. al
though they could play the game well.
If there was one weak spot on the
Pittsburgh team it was the center. He
appeared to be the poorest player of the
five. although he was by no means a
SLOUGH. Campbell of Georgetown out
played him during every minute Of the
game. There was not a. time when the
Blue and Gray pivot man was not doing
much better work than his opponent.
And right here it might be mentioned
that that lad Campbell is about the best
center playing the game in this section.
There is one man who is probably a more
capable performer than he-McReavy of
Navy. 1t is said that Campbell can play
a wonderful game at forward. even better
than at center and Coach Collifiower has
said that If he had a man Of enough abil
ity to play center he would place him at
one of the forwards. OF course, If the
Navy team is considered. McReavy will be
given the job as all-south Atlantic GEN.
ter. but otherwise Campbell will be the
man to get the play.
One of the reasons why the George
town five did not score more points in
the first half was because the men did
not follow up their shots. Many a time
they stood fifteen feet away from the
basket and tossed the ball toward the
net and. instead Of following up the play.
stood there apparently hoping il would
go in. The result was that when the
ball fell it landed in the arms of two or
three waiting Pittsburgh men. and they
got it out of the danger territory mighty
quickly, once they got their hands on ii.
What will probably be one Of the hard
est fought and most interesting basket
ball games played on the Arcade floor
will be that scheduled between George
town and Virginia. The cloSeness of the
contest played in Charlottesville presages