The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-30
GEORGETOWN too
MUCH FOR Y. NJ. !.
Blue and Gray's Quint Takes
Close Game From
Cadets Five.

Washington, ID. c., January %
GeOrgetowns basketball team drew
one game nearer 10 the goal Of tho
South Atlantic cham pionship when IT
defeated the Virginia Military Institute
FIVE last night at the Arcade Rink.
u was game well played and hard
fought all through. with the figures
20 10 H.
Victory Of the home team can in the
biggest measure be attributed TO its
superior defensive playing. In all other
departments. with the possible excep-
ton OF the Blue and Gray also having
the edge in passing. the two teams
battled on pretty even terms But
when 10 came 20 having clean chances
10 make d try for the basket. the visitors
were found 20 suffer.
As has been the case i'm all its games
this season. the guarding Of the George
town quint was Of the highest order
Every one Of the regulars. all OF whom
were kept ia the fray until the last two
minutes, were on top of the ball every
second. and the only way the Virginians
could shoot al all was under the worst
sort OF difficulties.
Georgetown. though. did not do all
the playing in this line. the basketers
from Lexington being little inferior.
and a large number Of the home team 8
baskets were run up from random
distances. and we're Of the brilliant
variety. Campbell was the real factor
and practically the margin OF DIFF
ference between the rival forces. his
half dozen true shots all being made
from angles that were far from easy
and at least three were overland losses
II was pretty much OF a stand-on
in the first half of the contest. which
ended - 10 9 in favor Of the Blue ana
Gray players. They we're of TO
four point lead. and never reiinGuisned
the van position at any stage. out
after taking this advantage first one
team and then the other would score
All the points tho invaders could muster
in the second portion of the game came
from free losses, while the home per
formers kept up their persistent work.
registering one basket less than IN the
opening stanza.
II was d contest that did not lack in
speed and aggressiveness, as rs wen
attested by the total OF twenty-five
fouls that we're called By Referee
Hughes. each team being guilty =
like number OF times. Georgetown proht-
ing four times on its opportunities,
and the Nirginians going one better
WaidrOn and Ewing making most OF
the attempts.
with the game safely tucked away.
Coach Jim CoilIno wer. Of the George
town squad. sent in an entire new set
of faces ia the closing period, but the
reserves did not figure in the scoring.
Y NJ I also made two substitutions.
bu. they could not urge their team
mates 70 take a brace or aid in adding
20 the total.
GeOrgetowns next home game IS with
the University Of Pittsburgh al the
Arcade next Monday night. In the
meantime the Ifilltoppers will travel 20
Charlottesville on Saturday night 70
battle their old rivals. the L niversity
of Virginia. Lineup
Georgetown Positions Y. NJ J.
j. Martini. II. +. --.---- Leecn
Waidron ..- J. r. ..-.-.-. living
Campbell -.- {. stroud
Foley -.-..-. r. O. $500 Clarkson
Wetzeil .....--. l.. @. ..--.. Lowry
Substitutlons Lane Tor Martin :.
Graham for Waldron; Marurn for
campbell Kelly for Foley. ". Martin
for Wetzeli Hardaway for Stroud :;
Clarkson for Batten. Goals from
floor Waldron. ?, J. Martin. 2; Camp
boil. s: Wetzei. Ewing. Stroud. Lowry
Goals from fouls: Walcron, 4; Ewing,
5. Goals from fouls missed Ewing.
t. Waldron. 5 Campbell. Lane Fouls
committed Georgetown. II ' NJ ].
H. Referee. Hughes Time OF halves.
twenty minutes.