Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-04
BEST GAME Of
YEAR PLAYED
Georgetown and Princeton
Teams Give Fine Exhibition
of Basket Ball.
FOLEY'S DEFENSIVE
PLAY Is BRILLIANT
Blue and Gray Guard Puts Up
Best Game of His Career.
St. Johns Beats Culver.
BY H. C. BYRD.

HE best game of basket ball that has
been played here this year took place
last night at TIE Arcade between George
town and Princeton. The contest WAS
much above the average and gave evil
dcnce of q more capable style than has
been shown in any in which any local
five has figured on a local court this
sea SON
Georgetown was primed to give Prince
ton a struggle and it was predicted that
1t would have at least an even Glance
to win That is just what it did have
an even chance. No two asket ball teams
ever played on more even terms. as far
as the scoring was concerned. than did
the Blue and Gray and the Tigers. 1t
might be mentioned that during the
greater part of the game Georgetown lad
a bigger advantage in the floor play than
is shown by the score. The Hilltoppers
had many more chances to shoot goals
than did their opponents, and had their
work been a little more accurate along
that line the margin between the scores
would have been grea ter than .3 to 10.
In all fairness to Princeton. it must be
stated that the unfamiliar floor worked
greatly against it. The players did not
seem able to stay on their feet, and the
difference in the way the baskets We're
hung puzzled them somewhat.
Great Victory for G. U.
1t was a great victory for Georgetown.
and had it played the same kind of game
all the year that it did last night there
is not much doubt as to where the South
Atlantic championship would so. There
is no other five in the south that would
be able to win from the Hiiltoppers if
they played the same kind of ball they did
against Princeton. No other team In this
section has put up brilliant Il style of
defensive and offensive play as did
Georgetown last night, and it deserves
every bit of credit that 1t is possible to
beStoW upon 1t.
If ever a man played a brilliant game
of basket ball, that one was Foley ana
the time was last night The Blue and
Gray guard did the best work of his life
He has never played we'll as yester-
day. and even when compared to the
stars with whom he was playing against
his play stood out. 1t was a fine exhibit
ton of defensive work he gave: an eX-
hibition that has not been equaled here
his year. and probably has not been sur
passed in this section in mighty long
while.
that of the other men. the whole Blue
and Gray five played as though their lives
depended upon the result of the contest.
They did their best and their best was
ABOUT the most DTlllldIt eAiilDlti VI the
sport seen here in years.
Georgetown Takes Lead.
Georgetown took the lead right at the
start of the contest and held it throughout
almost the entire period of play. There
was one brief moment when the score was
tied. but it was not for long. Princeton.
in the latter part of the last half. did some
of it's best work. and tailed four goals
in succession. which placed it within one
point of the Blue and Gray total Then
it threw a goal from foul. and cvened
matters. Two field goals in as MANY
minutes though, gave the Hilltoppers the
lead. which they held.
The game was marred considerably by
it's being stopped several times because
of disputes. Time vas taken out often
to discuss some matter under question.
and it was nearly two hours after the
game was started before 1t was finished.
entirely too much time to take in playing
forty minutes of basket ball.
The ST Johns of Manlius. y. Y, and
the Culver Military Academy played A
game OF basket ball last night in the
gymnasium of the Young Mems Christian
Association. The New York lads and the
men from Indiana showed themselves to
be great rivals. although the latter were
outplayed. St Johns had decidedly the
stronger team.