The Washington herald., 1918-02-10
G.W.U.T0SSERS
BEATEN BY Gu.
Brooklanders Grab Of I'm
portant Game from the
Hatchetites.
BY JACK HAAS.

Teams w. L. Pet.
George Washington. 8 .75O
Catholic University. 3 .T5O
Gallaudet College,. 2 2 500
Maryland State...... o 900
Games this week-Saturday night:
George Washington VS.. Maryland
State: Catholic University va. CAL
iaudet College.
In one Of the fastest games Of the
season in the intercollegiate League
Catholic University defeated George
Washington University, 81 TO Is,
last night in the Y. NJ. c. A. audi
torium. That little old pill Travelled
up and down the floor so fast that
one could hardly keep track Of it
Both teams were in prime condi-
tion, as one could tell by the fast
pace they kept up. There was no
let-up in speed from the time the
game started until IL was all over.
Catholic University won simply be-
cause their shooting was more ac-
curate, they followed up their shots
better and at least four men trav-
eled up towards their basket to-
gether. This was one glaring fault
in the Bun and Blues play. Time
and again one OF their men would
dribble the ball as far as center
when he was stopped and found no
team-mate to advance It
While they followed shots much
better than in previous contests yet
Catholic University always gained
the advantage by getting up in the
air after the ball on fits downward
course. The Hatchetites are not
very adept dribbIers and this lie one
feature OF the game that the Red
and Black excelled in.
There were 81 perzlties in the
game and not a ms n was disQuali-
fed on account OF the four personal
fouls rule. The majority OF the fouls
were Of a technical nature for run
ming with the ball and illegal drib-
bling.
George Washington had a epIen-
did chance to tie up the game II
they had only been able to tally on
their free tosses. missing ls times.
just the margin to tie O'Brien was
right at home when shooting from
the 15-foot mark. He did not miss
a chance in the vesper period.
scoring on the seven chances offered
him.
o'Brien was the first to score and
Tailed a one pointer when White
was penalized for holding. He
quickly followed with a double
pointer from directly under the
basket White, OF George Wash
ington then scored two for his
team. and then Witt put one on the
score board on a fowl. This was
the only time that George Wash
ington came near enough to Ca
tholic University to cause them any
extra heart beats.
This was the first game In which
White, formerly Of Central High
has been started. He should have
been played regularly for his work
was far superior TO that OF bis
teammates. White scored four OF
the six field goals made by his team
and was In every play from start
to finish.
The score at half time was Is 70
IL in Catholic UniversIty's favor.
but when the final session started
the Bun and Blue threw a scare
into their ranks by scoring a field
goal and then one from foul be-
fore Catholic University got going
again After this Catholic Univer-
sity gradually drew away from
them through the splendid fowl
shooting of O'Brien, and Donovinls
two double pointers.
Both teams were very careful in
their aggressivenss in order not TO
be penalized, for they realized that
every point Tailed counted one
more against them.
For a game. the winning OF
which meant q chance for the title.
il was the cleverest that has been
played in the league this season.
White. Allen and Witt played a
fine game for George Washington,
and IL was mainly through their
efforts that Catholic University did
not run up a larger score. When
George Washington got the ball at
c. US end OF the court all FIVE
of the red and black quint immedI-
ately fell back on defense
The Catholic University team
played much similar TO the style
Of Georgetown University. Drib-
bling the ball down past center.
then passing and going into the
basket for a return pass. Wilde
and Glassott were here, there
and everywhere on the defense
and the other three members OF the
Quint helped out considerably and
then would rush back on the o1en-
sive. O'Brien's playing was the best
he has done this season.