Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1914-02-09
NI0DIES WIN THREE OF
FOUR SPORT CONTESTS
Basketball, Fencing and Gym
Teams Ail On lop
,TAf URESILERs TARTAR.


The midshipmeu athletes captured
three Of the four sporting az snts that
took place az che Naval Academy on
saturday The basketball team COM
inusd it's winning streak hg downing
St. Jo5n's. OF Brooklyn. NJ. ST.. the
gymn SIS won from New York Uui-
iersity, the foiismen hested Harvard.
but the wrestling team went up
against Q worthy ioe % Pennsylvania
State College as lost
The midshipmen uuueaten bas-
ketbal five overwhelmed st. Joha's.
BrooRlyn. 90 90 18 For the drat
i've minutes Of The opening ucriol the
visitors held their opponents score-
less, and for I've minutes more were
iu tne running, but the middies rot
away with q jump and did their most
rapid scoring DO the latter taD mine
ntes Of the opening half
Smith and Adams exhibited some
wonderful team work The ate doing
the large part Of thc scoring. lhough
smith dri0biug and passing were
very effective. Overesch played
remarkably aggressive game for
guard, some OF HE shots being from
middle comt. The second half end
cd. Navy, 49,; ST. John's, 8
The midshipmen did not play quite
So fast a game in the second period
and did not pile up the score SO rapid
BY, though they easily excelled ia an
departments of the game throughout.
Jolon. center, was the only player
Of the visitors who ives dangerous,
and on account Of the aggressive
work of the mi5shipmen, he was com
PEELED TO do most OF his shooting from
far down court one Of his goals being
on remarkably long shot Casey of
the visitors, was disqualified for
having our personal fouls marked
against him.
The Naval Academy fencing team
won from Harvard tn dual engage.
ment by 20 3 bouts. Tho result is
particularly gratifying to The naval
contingent, o view of the fact that
Harvard won fr0m the Universtly 81
Pennsylvania Friday night by score
Of to 2, oAd an three Of the teams
are members Of the intercollegiate
association, and will compete in the
linsls Of the tournament Oh lee held in
New York early 80 April
The work OF the midshipmen hoW-
ever, was not entirely satisfactory
They showed plenty IF grit aad 6ph
which are valuable assets in fencing,
but they still have o great deal 70
learn ii they expect TO win ip New
York Hans, che Navy captain, did
not feace as well as usual, though De
won his two bouts His low attack
a0d wide position Oh guard, made
many 81 bic efforts abortive
Gleunou ana Hslpine fought hsrd
5nd deserve credit but they did not
reflect upon their teachers 10 their
general form and headwork Peck, a
new man, was given che bout and
made q very ereditabie showing The
I summary
First Round Hons. Navy, defeat.
ga Damon, Harvard; Halnint. Navy.
defeated Ayleu. Harvard; Putnam,
Harvard. defeated Glenuon, Navy
Second Round Damoa. Harvard,
defeated Halpue, Navy. &c 4 CLEFT
non, Navy, dsfeAted Aylsn Harry I'd, 2
to u Hans, Navy defeated Putnam.
Harvard. 9 to 6.
Third Round Glfnnou, Navy, de-
fsated Damon, Harvard j18; Peck,
Navy, defeated Aylen. Harvard, g To-
6: Putnam, Harvard, defea.ed Hal.
pine Navy, 20 81
Although defe ated bv o score Of
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