Evening journal., 1919-02-13
Penn IN SECOND
half BEATS DEL,
Coach shipley's Team Lead
Quakers at Half Time, But
Finally Wits
ONE OF BEST
PHILA. GAMES

A loyal band Of students from Della
ware College had the Joy Of their young
lives last night when they found their
fast basketball team leading Penn
champions Of the intercollegiate Cage
League, in Weightman Hall, Philadel-
phia, at the end Of the period, 1912.
But It was a short-lived thrill. Com
ing along with a rush, just as they
did against Yale last week, the Red and
Blue swamped the Delawareans In the
second half and finished when the score
was 3O-i9, with Penn on The long emo.
There Is no gainsaying the fact that
the Delaware five played big league
basketball. They threw q scare INTO
Penn for the entire FIRST period ana
for a considerable share Of the second.
Then they blew up. While Delaware
hoped 10 win the game, as matter OF
fact they did not expect 10, in view
OF the fact that Penn has defeated some
OF the biggest college fyes in the East.
Alexander, a product Of Girard COL
lege, and Gray Carter, who IS named
after Judge GRAY, a son OF Delaware,
shone Ike two bright stars Tor tne
u
what had happened. Carter had starred
his team on the road 10 apparent VIC
tory with a brace Of fleld goals. lhen
Alexander produced two more IN rapld
succession and Delaware was leading
Penn, 90.
A neld goal. the first in the game.
by Andy Stannard, Penn's star forward
and a foul toss by Mike Sweeney, con
stltuted Penn's three points at this
iuncture. d,
The rest Of the Penn players had
been idle. shocked perhaps by the
ferocity Of the Delaware onrush. Danny
McNichol was the FIRST 10 recover his
composure. He Gagged a double-decker
and then Sweeney followed with an
other two-pointer. bringing Penn's total
to seven points. Three foul losses
brought Penn's score to. twelve points
az half time, but Gray Carter, who
seemed 10 run wild. meanwhile had pro-
duced two more field goals for Della
ware. and the half ended with the Blue
AID Gold leading by one point.
Between halves the 900 students root
ers from Delaware-almost the entire
college enrolment and the largest
crowd Of cage game rooters that ever
left Yewark-augmented by q hundred
companions OF the fair sex. were in
high spirits. They had visions Of vic
tory and made Welghtman Hall echo
and re-echo with cheers and songs eX-
tolling the glory OF Dear Old Della
ware" They easily outcheered the Penn
crowd
Gray Carter. who had surprised every
body with four field goals In the FIRST
half. was outclassed in the second half,
Alexander addeda third fleld goal to his
record and that was the only time
Coach Shipley's men scored from the
floor IN the last period. Gray Carte7s
who had done poorly IN foul shooting
the first half, making only one success
ful shot ont Of 1--WE tries. did better In
the second session and Gagged four out
OF six tries. These four points. with
Alexander's field goal, gave the Della
ware lads the six meager tallies In the
closing half.
Penn. on the other hand, was very
busy. McNichol scored three feld goals.
making his total for the game four.
sweeney also Gagged three two-pointers.
making the total four. Stannard and
Lardie Davis each contributed one field
goal during the fnal half, making the
total sum Of their efforts during the
game two field goals apiece. Only Peck
failed TO get into the scoCing list. He
had too busy a time watching Gray
Carter.
Bayard Carter. brother Of Gray. also
put up a crackeriaok game. So id
Marston. the Delaware captain. Al
though the smallest member Of his
team. Marston showed lots Of pluck
when he refused to leave the floor In
the second period after his knee was
wrenched. All the Penn men played in
sterling fashion. McNichol end Sweeney
were the particular stars.
Coach Jourdet. Of the u. OF p. team,
said. after the game. that Bayard Carter.
of the Delaware College team. was the
best guard that ever had appeared on
the u, Of p floor
The official scorer for Delaware furs
nished what he said was authoritative
Information that Delaware College has
been asked 70 meet Penn on the grid
iron next Fall. The date will be either
October 4 or 9.
Penn. Delaware College.