Evening journal., 1913-02-15
BROOVWA|NSON
NOSES OUT
The TIGERS
Local Five WaIIOpS Eastern
LeaGuerS in Best Cage
Game Of Year
M'DONOUGH SAVES
DAY FOR HOME BOYS


they downed Trenton. a real dyed in
the wool product oi the Eastern Lea
que. and sent the professional Jersey
ites down TO glttering Sl-2s ueIeaI
Long before play was started the
floor was crowded and minute after
the toss up, Getzinger put spice INTO
the fray and shared a foul. for the
initial score A moment latter ne
came back with a neat held goal
raising the figures 30. Burke then
got into the running and made
Brownson's first point by a heave
from the free line Haney tied up af-
.fairs by toss with the versatile, May
ham clinging to his back Hough En-
Elished one in and the towering cen
terman followed suit
The locals kept right at the visitors
heels and another two pointer by
Haney mixed with four fouls by
hurke. changed the figures TO 1919 in
frenton's favor Then the Royal
Bengals started, Hough tearing down
The wooden way for a one handler,
and Lennie Frost swapping in a long
bank shot from the side, The sand
men played faultlessly az this stage
+ working the fake shot scheme TO per-
fection Mayham and Hough. would
canter around near the basket make
a supposed stab for the net, drew a
guard away from the gigantic Getz,
md then bounced Il 70 him, from
whence il would result In a counter.
Trenton was at its best during this
period and had the locals on the go,
and some we'll timed heaves by the
sandmen soon gave them a handy
lead Their clever passing and fast
shooting notted them % points, and
the best Brownson could do was 10.
Lacey was injured after about ten
minutes OF work and Bucky McCul-
lough finished the first session IN his
stead
The glorious. long 10 he remem-
s nered second half found Mark Nc
Donough back into the engagement
after an extended lay-oif Mark had
been out of the pastme FOR six weeks
md his temperance heightened
Brownson's chances. He was hardly
into the frev VIXEN lt Was seen that
bis coming made q new team out OF
the locals. He WIS an incertiue for
hard work and the locals playing in
this stanga was "a revelation
With a twelve point cad TO over
come the librarians started on the
varpath aud came back IN the same
manner as they did the last time
against the learners The ever de-
nerdcble Harcg sent the enthusias-
he crowd Wild by dropping one in
from tho side.
a minute later after a desperate
attempt he duplicated and pandemon-
ium broke loose. Bure contributed a
double-docker to the cause. raising
the librarians fund to 16. Getzlnger
dropped one in making the Houghires
total "a Haney Burke and McDon-
Ough came along with timely tosses
and they soon drew up on Trenton.
The Brownsonians were playing the
greatest game Of their career, out
passing and out-generalling their op-
ponents and had the Tigers COM
pletely bewlldered.
The believing Bengals we're all
around the floor, snatching for the
sphere, but the elusive Haney and
the ever watchful McDonough were
always In possession OF the much
desired ball When the river lads
would get Il there were always a cou-
pie of local guards ready to block
the shot and Rigney and Walsh broke
up pass after pass Brownson grad
ually forged up on the leaders and
with the numerals 24-22 one OF the
neatest ten-minute battles ever seen
in this city was enacted. Gctzinger-
dropped In both a field and a foul
goal boosting the figures TO 27-22 and
It looked like Trenton for few min.
utes.
Haney and McDonough raised the
4 .
free toss, after the visitors Their
mometer had gone up to twenty-nlne
With the gold and blue clad men bui
two counters behind. Fitzpatrick.
tribe took their last final squirt of the
contest and held the Eastern Lea.
guers scoreless. They broke up all
kinds of passing and shots. and sc
hard was Trenton pushed that Frost
was caught slugging in an effort tC
get the ball Burke, confident anC
cool, slipped over TO the fifteen foo
line, planted himself firmly and care
fully eyeng the distance, took aim
and fired Two hundred pairs OF eve
were rivited on the floating sphere
1.-TWO hundred were broathless ant
hopeful as the sailing leather flew
through the air and went swishinl
into the net This timely snap mad
the score 29-2S I'm the Tigers favo
and gave the locals an ultimat
chance TO win out
With both sides guarding for dea
life, Walsh slipped down from his de
fence position and took a try, the bal
creeping up the wall and yirsuan
climbing into the net The lowi
Brownson amateurs now held IN
high hand 1929, and the swelterln
professionals were completely los
They tried all kinds Of shots but coul
not connect and Burke put the fina
dent into the fray by another one O
his fouls.
With a minute to go and Trento
hovering all around the basket, Mar
McDonough. who had been the stim
ulator Of the entire engagement, gC
Che ball and began dribbling aroun
the pathway with Frost at his heell
Lennie dove and clung to Mark bu
the Tenth Ward favorite kept turnin
and twisting. always bouncing N
pill out OF the way OF Trenton's out
stretched arms. A second after Nc
DOnoughs neat piece OF floor worl
the final gong rang. and the Royi
Tigers, roaring and groaning WEI
sent back into their Jersey lair
without a sleep victim and with
Sl-29 sparkling defeat rammed dow
their throats. Brownson had al lal
downed an Eastern League aggregi
ton. and were in their element.
The reliable Haney. again delivere
the goods with Z goals. and Burke
foul shooting was the best he hi
puiled of yet