The Washington herald., 1918-02-23
FIVE
Is NOSED OUT
Lafayette Tossers Take
Hard-fought Game from
Brooklanders, 10 to 5.
BY JACK HAAS.

! In one of the fastest and hardest
College trimmed Catholic University
Is to Is yesterday afternoon in the ''Y"
Gym.
Catholic University played their
best game of the season againt the
boys from the keystone State They
| were in the game every, minute.
! passing. blocking and advancing the
ball with short dribbles. The visitors
used the bounce-pass, that is, when
relaying it to each other they would
bounce it. This style of play Is very
deceptive and baffled the Brook
landers, especially in the opening pc
Rod
Both teams went through the en-
tire game without a substitution. No
player was eliminated because of the
I four personal foul rules. The Lafa-
yette team had Sam Miller. a local
| boy, jumping center for them and ne
did his work to perfection, getting the
jump on McDonough and placing his
taps right into the hands of one of his
teammates. Sam is a former Tech
nical High School star. and more re-
| Gently a student at Tome Institute.
| Miller made quite a reputation while
at Teck and Tome as a pitcher and
all-round baseball artist.
Anderson, the far-famed star Of the
Lafayette five., was only able to ring
| up three goals from the field, landing
them all in the first session. O'Brien,
| Catholic US great little forward, the
star of many a contest, WIS only able
| to land one double-pointer. Both these
stars had many chances to increase
the score, but were overanxious and
could not land.
The visitors started going as soon
! as the game opened up, although
O'Brien was the first to score on a
foul toss. The up-staters quickly fol-
lowed with a beauty by Anderson.
shot from his port side while Clos
colt was covering the opposite side.
Miller was the next to score. get
ting the ball on a rebound from the
blackboard after Anderson had missed
his first chance from the foul mark.
Anderson followed with a beautifully
placed shot from the center of the
floor which did not take time to even
| touch the rim before 1t went through
the hoops.
1t was just exactly ten minutes
after the game started before Cath
olic University was able to land a
| field goal. McDonough getting 1t
from deep under the basket after
O'Brien's relay.
The visitors scored five-sixths of
their total number of points in the
| fist half. and it was a good thing for
| them, because Catholic University
| outscored them three to one in the
final session. C. U. was in the rear
nine points at the end of the first
period, the score being Is to 6, in
favor of Lafayette.
Coach Rice must have Injected
some kind of spizerinktum fluid into
his charges for they came back at Laf-
ayette in the vesper period deter
mined to do or die. They died all
right. but not until after putting UP
one Of the greatest exhibitions Of de-
fensive playing ever witnessed in the
South Atlantic section.
The Black and Red team did not do
much on the offensive, but believe US
they certainly did get after the visi-
tors on the defense. Lafayette SIM
ply could not get a free chance to
score a field goal, as they found them
selves covered by one two and three
men. They took many chances at
long pot shots but they were so hur-
ried that none landed
II the game had lasted a few min
utes longer Catholic University would
probably have been returned a win
ner. They made nine points to La
fayette's three and were going beau
| tifully. their progress toward victory
being stopped by the sounding of the
gong ending one of the greatest con-
tests of the season. Lineup and sum-
mary: