The Washington herald., 1920-02-07
Referee Schlosser Puts
Three Players Out Of
Fray Which ,Hilltoppers
Win By 36-to-2l Count
D. JOHN A. DUGAN.

Georgetown University basketball
team obtained the decision over the
Johns Hopkins University tossers last
night in Ryan gym by count of 50
to 91.-The game. which likened unto In
door football or a ten-man battle roy
al. was halted on three occasions for
rough tactics used by the Plays OF
both clubs. while three men were ban
ished from the fray by Referee
Schlosser.
The heated rivalry between the
CUNTS was evident Immediately after
the first jump off. and after eleven
minutes of actual playing. the Hop
kins team called for time-out, and
protested against the rough work OF
the Hilltop quint. The game was con-
tinued. with Schlosser doing his best
to catch all fouls, but still both clubs
insisted on infringing upon the code
as laid down by the rules committee.
C. Z. Leads Mt Half.
Through consistent foul shooting Of
Freddy Fees from the foul line the
Hilltoppers had all the best OF tha
first half as this session ended with
the Blue and Gray out IN front OF an
Is to 9 score. In the second half the
game began 20 get away from Referee
Schlosser. although he was working
overtime in calling fouls and at
tempting to keep down the general
rough-house that was going on be-
tween the players.
Hopkins made squirt that placed
them within three points of the HUI
toppers when Bill Woods in lett
guard was forced from the fray for
what Referee Schlosscr believed to be
sIugginS This started both teams
lighting harder for victory, and also
started the PLAYERS putting gentle
punches when Schlosser was follow
ing the ball.
FIaFin Hits Blow.
Joe O'Connen. the Hill:opper big
center was shortly run from the game
with four personal fouls and F!avin
moved over to jump. Captain Bill Du-
dack made his first appearance CT the
season with the Quint taking up Fla
WINS duties at forward. Jack at the
covering position was all over the
floor and when Captain Weinard of
the visitors body-checked him he
went down in a heap.
Flavin jumped to his feet and
took a punch at the former Yale
star. with lnc TsfHuiN ludl Illcy "tlI
into a clinch. Freddy Fees and Gu
neo then got tangled up acting as
peacemakers. while Capt. Dudack
and other cooler heads soon separat-
ed them only to have Flavin once
more charge his opponent.
Referee Schlosser put both wein-
ard and Flavin out Of the game.
claiming that both were equal Of
tenders After the game once more
got under way Schlosser had but
very little trouble, and the final re-
suit was never in doubt.
Two OmciaIs-
Georgetown athletic authorities
and not the players are responsible
for the trouble. All big college games.
where there is the rivalry that ex-
lists between Georgetown and Hop
kins, always use two officials, and
II is out of the question to ask one
man to catch all the fouls while
even with two men working the
writer has witnessed foul after foul
that got by without being called.
The game was so rough that any
player who attempted to protect
himself was perfectly justified al
though every one knows the un-
sportsman like ruling of hitting an
opponent. especially when he is a
visitor.
Weinard Put Out.
Can't. Weinard stated after the