The Washington herald., 1918-02-24
Blue and Gray Lead All Competitors, with IA
Points Margin Over Nearest Rival
Indoor Classic Draws Big Crowd.
HILLTOP FIVE
GET REVENGE
Blue and Gray Trim Lafay-
cite in Fast Basketball
Contest, 43 to 28.
By JACK HAAS.

Georgetown University got revenge
on Lafayette College last night de-
feating them l3 to 2S, In Ryan Gym
nasium. They more than made up for
the game against the visitors on their
Northern trip which they lost by 2
points.
Lafayette showed their lack Of
"spizerinktum'' (meaning "pep'O,
caused by having played four games
in the last four nights. The Key
stone State lads have not done SO bad
On the trip at that. The University Of
Pennsylvania team defeated them on
Wednesday night, % to 81. This must
have been a great match for Penn has
gone through the season without the
loss Of a game.
On Thursday night the Lafayette
lads journed down into Delaware and
walloped Delaware City College; FRI
day afternoon they took Catholic Uni
versity into camp. IS to Is. Two out
of four away from your own back
yard Is considered a very good record.
Getting back to last nights game,
Lafayette showed the effects of their
previous contests and did not have
the speed and accuracy in shooting
field goals that they are capable of.
They played a wonderful game up
until the last five minutes, when the
Blue and Gray quint ran Up 13 points
in quick succession.
It was one of the fastest. cleanest.
and best exhibitions OF the floor game
seen In the District in a long time.
The first session was alarmingly close
all the way. First Georgetown would
be in the lead then Lafayette would
gain the top rung of the ladder. There
were spectacular shots galore.
Georgetown scored right at the start
of the contest when Fees sneaked
away from King and received a pass
from O'Lone for a free double point
er. O'Lone followed with a left-hand-
er from the sidelines. Then "Blondy'
Keating put his team in the running
with two pointer.
While Georgetown's defense was
trying to stop Anderson. Keating
snitched another, tying up the count
at all. Big Jack McNulty brought
his team to the front by landing one
from a sSrimmage near the loop.
Georgetown quickly ran their total
up to Il, but through ,Anderson's 8
good work on the foul mark and an
other field goal by Keating the score
was again tied up at Il points. Then
Sam Miller, formerly of Tech High
and Tome, put his team in the lead.
when McNulty forgot that he was In
the game. This was the only time
that the visitors were out in front
and they did not stay there long for
Bobby O'Lone again tied it up with
another from his port side. Bobby
was putting up the game Of his young
life and put his team out in front
with another double pointer, the Blue
and Gray team never to be headed
again, the first period ending 20 to
IS in their favor.
At the start Of the vesper period
Georgetown went into the fray fresh
as daisy, while the visitors lacked
their usual vigor. Louchak, George
towns midget guard. came down the
floor with a hop, skip and a jump
and landed a beauty while he was
in the air about four feet. Freddy
Fees then switched the sphere from
Keating and with a short dribble
landed one through the hoop.
Lafayette still continued to fight
hard for victory and put up a won
derful exhibition against George
towns better condition. The score
was 80 to 81 when Georgetown
pulled the throttle wide open and
landed a total Of thirteen points
in the last six minutes while
Lafayette was only able to garner
one from the goal mark.
Anderson outshone Fees in shoot
ing from the 15-foot mark. Ander-
son upheld his reputation as being
the best foul shooter in the East
by scoring fourteen out of his
fifteen chances.
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