Evening journal., 1914-01-17
.DENERl FAST
FOR LOCALS
BrOWnSOn Again Held Under
a 26 to 20 Score on
Home Floor
VISITORS SET TIE
PACE FROM START
BY aEddiev RlmIinger.

In one of the liveliest exhibitions of
real, scientific basketball displayed
since the old philanthropist Pop
Brownson. first hung out his shingle,
the cyclonic assemblage of DeNeri
world beaters again triumpheu over
the nashy Brownson contingent by a
26-20 reckoning last night. Burly Joe
Fogarty was back in the visitors line
up and the Quaker leader made his
presence felt in every play. He tore
open hostilities with a heave from the
free line and il was his heady passing
that carried the victors through tue
few dangerous spots Of the game.
The initial half was as pretty a
struggle at tho national indoor pas
time as has over been witnessed in
this state both Quintets battling for
sixteen minutes without spinning one
through the net from the field During
this period the passing and dribbling
Of the struggling cage artists was fast
and furious, each side carrying the
ball from ono goal to the other tins
and again. only to have the rally nip
pen by some clever guarding on tho
part of Brady, Kincaide, Walsh and
G. McDonough. Fogarty and Burke
had a duel from the foul shooting line
while their mates were vainly trying
TO land from the field. and the leader
Of Tie bouncing wonders came out
ahead of the local lad, lading six to
Johnnys ive. With but four minutes
of the beginning stanza left. the Rus
sellites felt the strain of the active
efforts, and DeNeri came through
with a vengeance. the last four nom
ents being Dark and gloomy one.
for the home battalion. the hustling
dribber OF the Quakers dropping in
quartet of tosses in as many minutes
ending the period 14-5, with the
Fogarty clan holding the high reins.
Dark's four tosses were the only ones
of the first session and we're the re-
suit OF some of the clevercst team
work that could be desired.
Dc Neri blow open the final half in
a whirlwind manner Fogarty, Dark
and Winnie Kincaide dropping in a
heart breaker apiece to the discom-
future Of the loyal band that packed
the hail. Brownson rallied al this
stage. Mark McDonough snaring a
neat stab, the locals first. and a mo-
mont later Haney followed suit. A
couple of fouls by the same McDon-
ough and Johnny Burkes timely two
pointer sent the gold and blue up the
ladder. and then the Southwark crew
! bcstirred themselves once more,
Brady and Dark Tipping past the
home defense and tallying Mark Me-
| Donough brought lis striving mates
closer 70 the speeding leaguers by two
spectacular aerial visitors 10 the ill
used net, and this pair OF thrillers
fixed the count at 24-2O with Foga- ty
and his mountaineers still on tae
summit with the spectators pitched
TO the highest point of excitement
and Brownson within four points OF
the pace settlers. Winnie Kincaid,
put the little contest into the unre.
lcallable past by slipping in the fna'
field shot Of the game, sending the
locals heroically down to a 1920 de-
feat.
The contest put down two great
events In the chronicles OF Delaware
basketball Neither side tailed from
the field in the first 16 minutes ane
Newman. for the first time in five
Years failed to score a field goal. Marl
McDonough put up a dazzling article
banking the high scoring Newman
and spinning in their remarkabl,
stahs. Tho lightning kid Darl
sterred for the conouerors with nv,
field goals. Every Brownsonian hg
ured prominently IN the forty minut,
engagement. Charley McDonough
Walsh and Haney staging SOM
great floor work. with Mark Melon
ough and Purkc bearing the brunt o
tho scoring duties.
Between the halves the diminutiv
artist. George "AIidgc' Alexander. drcy
out three names for the winner Of sli
that was offered bv the library. Darb,
Tougher. Of No. COO West Fourth street
got the money
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