Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-03

C. v. CUNT WINS
BASKET BALL Title
Defeats Catholic U. for Dis
trict intercollegiate League
Championship, 27-25.
GALLAUDET BEATS STATE
BY h @. BYRD.

By Il Q. BYRD.
George Washington University
last night won the championship
of the District intercollegiate
Basket Ball League by defeating
Catholic University in a brilliant
finish, by d to Is. The contest
was marked by some of the most
stirring scenes ever witnessed in
a basket ball contest in Wash
ington. Catholic University led
until three minutes of the time
for the regulation period of play
to end, but in that time Heron
and Boteler dropped the ball in
the basket for g. w. u, scoring
the four points needed to tie up
the game and necessitate an ex-
ira period.
c. q. Is First to Score.
\
| extra period. Kcndrick, last substitute
sent in by the Brooklanders, turning
the trick. Shortly after that Witt shot
a long one from the floor, which again
tied up the count. "a to "a. Referee
Hughes called a foul on Boteler and
O'Brien dropped the ball through the
rings. putting his team in the lead
| again, this time by one point. 1t was
not ten seconds after that, though. be-
4 fore Witt again evened up things by
L tossing a goal from fo,rl
than fifth of a minute to play il
| looked as IL the extra period would end
IN tie, but Witt got down within
about twenty-five feet of the basket
Hatchetites the two points by which
they won. -
It was brilliant Individual work By
| witt which gave the Bum and Blue its
| championship. In the closing moments
| OF the contest-durfng that extra period
he stirred the whole George WASH
| ington team to new lease on life
and himself scored the five points
| ties
Toward the end of the contest play.
| efs were going out on account Of per-
sonal fouls so fast that il made the
heads of spectators swim to keep track
OF them, particularly Z. L. partisans.
| Ghe hrst man to leave the game WAS
aaiStead, who started at center for
1 apouL the mlQQle OF the second
half he was elected, and Kebler, who
took his place, tried wrestling and
| rushing men to the wall, and It was
only q few minutes before he was BAN
| ashed to the side lines. Gleason, for
| ward. was the first c. U. man to get
his. but he had not been out very long
| pe1ofe the word went in that Donovan
also must go. because he had reached
Election Novelty for Glasscock.
Just after the extra period began
Glascott. star guard of Fred Rice's
quint. was informed for the first time
IN his life that he also was through for
the evening.
1 George Washington scored first, Hal.
stead throwing a goal from the door
shortly after the contest opened Erdall
soon followed that with a basket from
the foul line, giving the team thnps
points against none FOR G. Z. However.
it was not very long before the Brook
land aggregation got under way, after q
orihant bit of work by McDonough
which ended in goal from floor. and
went out in front. c.. U. maintained =
good lead until the last two minutes Of
play in the closing half. when shots by
Heron and Boteler gave the Hatchetites
the chance In an extra period. which
they made good. The first half ended
with the score standing IA to in favor
OF c. u: and. about the middle of the
second the Brooklanders were leading
by IS to II.
1t seemed all over, but the shoutins;
but George Washington was lucky to
| have a couple Of men put out of the
game to make room for better play.
ers- the new men gave the Ratchet.
ties new lease on life and against the
| University had in the game at the end
| mad comparatively easy sailing.
| George Washington men kept O'BrfeA
pretty well covered in his door game,
L or5S hot f~v, T. 80
| the foul line. Glascott did some dnS
work for the Brooklanders and Nc
Donough at center also put up a very
creditable exhibition. Allen, white and
proved big factors in G. WIS team,
they being fast enough to work well
| with Witt. The Hatchetites put I'M
their fastest article of ball in the final
moments.
Gallaudet Beats State,
In the first game of the night Gal.
| laudet wiped up Maryland State by
beating administered to any team dur
| ing the entire league schedule. The
Kendall Greeners played rings around
their opponents, there not being a
single moment when they were not
showing their superiority. The line
ups and summaries:
Gsllaudet. Position Nd STATE
Wilson, Sanders. Right forward 800. Eisemap
ferguson Center, Stone, C1endanieI
lsoncnard. Right guard .kann, Gardiner
Wiliman- Left guard ........... Moran
Goals from held-Eiseman 49, Berlin Wilson
t2l. Dohrman go. Houze. Ferguson ts). Bouch-
ard az: whitman IA. Goals from fouIs-Fer-
guson ~. Bouchard ca, Whitman. Eiseman (.),
Berlin. Heferee-Mr. Haas. Umpire-Nr.
Hughes. Time of halves-ao minutes each.
Gath L. Position. G. "
Brien -........ Right forward ........ Witt
Donovan, Left forward Erd.iI Hal
]. McDonough. stead Allen
p. McDonough - Center ~ Haisfesa WHITE
Gleason, Milde.. Right guard .Under,-ocd
kebler. Heron
Glaseott. kendriei Left guard .......... Boteler
Goals from neid-witt 10. Halstead ca. Keb-
Ter Heron Boteier, White. o'Brien. McDob-
ough CD. Gleason, Glascott. Kendrick. Goals
from fouls-O'Brien t10l. Erdan 90. Haistsad
~. Witt. RefereeAf Hughes Umpire-Mr
Haas. Time Of halres-2O minutes each.
Keiserling, Memphis Pitcher, Dead.
STEUBENvILLE, Ohio, March a.
George KeiserlinR. age fWenty-NiUn