Evening star., 1918-01-20
C. W::ST|LL HOLDS
BASKET BALL LEAD
Hatchetites Trounce GaIIaudet
and Maintain Clean Record
in College League.
C. U. WINNER OVER STATE
BY n. C. BYRD.

tercollegiate Basket Ball League
by trouncing Gallaudet College,
80 to %. The Kendall Greeners
fought the Hatchetites hard dur
ing the first half, but in the sec
ond the latter forged ahead and
won comfortably. Catholic Uni
versity broke the tie it had with
Gallaudet and went into second
place when it trimmed Maryland
State for the second time during
the series. The score OF that
contest was IS to II.
Erdalrs shooting from the foul line
was the factor which gave George
Washington a two-point lead IN the
opening half of the first game. The tai
center Gagged the ball six times out OF
seven attempts, while Whitman got only
four out of eleven for Gallaudet- That
margin was sufficient to keep the
Hatchetites in the lead. Erdal1 also
scored one goal from the field and gen.
orally played good basket ball In the
second there was no deterioration In
his performance. and three goals from
the fioor were Gagged by him.
Gallaudet Below Standard.
GalIaudet's play fell below the stand
ard it produced in the contest with
c. U. last week. The Kendall Green
did a week ago, and it failed to play so
effectively in its general floor game
Particularly was the passing of color
work by one or two individuals, but
never did the team show as well as
whole.
George Washington did not put up a
game so greatly the superior of that
shown by Gallaudet. but it did evidence
at all times just that little margin
which produced for it the winning
count. That bare margin of victory
was with it during almost the whole
contest.
Dofrman, at forward for Gallaudet,
did some capable work. and SO did Will
man. The effectiveness of both players
was noticeably on the defensive and
offensive equally. Bouchard, one of
the Kendall Green guards. was put out
Of the lame by Referee Colliflower for
having too many personal fouls called
on him.
officials Are More Strict.
To tell the truth, Colli1ower and
Hughes were much more strict than
usual in their officiating. They were
compelled to ouSt several players of all
tie teams because of too many fouls.
There was no especially rough play. but
the men were a little too lax in their
efforts at guarding, minor holding and
blocking being the main infractions of
the code for which punishments were
meted out.
Winning of the game gives George
Washington the lead in the league
standing with three victories and no
defeats. Catholic University is second
with two victories and one defeat and
Gallaudet third with one and two.
Maryland State brings up the rear
without having a single contest in it's
won column.
Eiseman's throwing of fouls kept
Maryland State in the running in the
first half of its game with c. L., seven
points being scored He also threw
one goal from the floor. The opening
chapter ended with the count II to II.
with c. U. on the long end, but the
the way. In the second part of the
contest. though, the Brooklanders got
going, McDonough doing some splendid
offensive work from the center's posi-
tion.. After the tap-off he would go
over toward the side line and straight
down and come in under the goal from
an angle. The play completely mysti-
fed his opponent and he counted three
times on it from the floor almost in
the space of as many minutes.
i Score on Another Play.
Another play on which the Brook
landers scored well was the guard COM
ing in fast. taking the ball from CEN
ter and carrying 1T straight down to
the basket and making the shot HIM
self. Milde counted two baskets in
about as many seconds in that way
ho h oh
for c. U. each dropping the ball in for
counts five times. That does not take
into consideration the goals from foul
line by OBrien.
. McDonough of c. L. played well at
center and ELECTED much favorable
comment on his work in that position.
He showed an aptitude that is not
usual, to say the least. Kann and Nor
State. and Eiseman did very well at for
ward. States five slowed up consider
ably in the second half.
Play on the whole was better than in
any of the previous contests. CAL
laudet did not do quite SO well against
George Washington as the week be-
fore. when 1t whipped c. L., but even
with that the four teams evidenced
very perceptible improvement. Two
contests are left on the schedule be-
tween Catholic University and George
Washington, and both should be hard
fine struggles, as they will be the de-
IdCtOTS LOT the CnamDlOn-
ship in all probability. There is pos
sibility that one of the other auints
may cut in with an unexpected vic
tory, but it looks much as if C. u
will be compelled to beat George
Washington twice in order to get
the title.
Line-Ups and Summaries.
CIV. Position. Gallaudet
Allen. Roberts Right forward .. Dohrmsn
Witt. Hansen. Left forward ..... Wilson
Erdall. Wilson Center Ferguson
LAnsche. Right guard. .Bouchard Shawl
underwood Sanders
Goals from feId-Dohrman t3). Wilson fe,.
Whitman (2). Roberts t3). Witt t2l, Erdall a,
Boteler. Goals from foul line-Willman ia
s:rdall t9). Referee-Mr. Collifower Umn;re =
Mr.. Hughes. Time of halyest20 minutes .eacb
Catholic o. Position. Md State
0'Bren. Right forward . Eiseman
Donovan. Left forward Berlin
McDonough. Center ......... Griffin Stou,.
Clendaniel
Miide. Right guard ....Kann, Lawson
Gleason. Left guard .......... Morgan
Goals from neld-o'Brien (5), Donovan q,
0eDonough %, Milde (5). Eiseman t2) Ber.
lin. Goals from foul-Eiseman 49, Berlin
O'Brien (5) Referee-Mr. Hughes Umpire
Mr.. Collinower. Time Of halves-oO minutes
each.