Evening journal., 1920-02-19
DELAWARE
T0PENN, 1921.
Blue and Gold Gave Inter-
Collegiate Leaders Hardest
Game of Season
HAD QUAKERS ON
RUN FINAL PERIOD
speeIaI 10 Ma EvenIng JournaI.

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defeated q to 2i. Delaware College
basketball team played a wonderful
game against the star University Of
Pennsylvania team on the latter's floor
last night. More than 500 Delaware
students. alumnus and friends who
witnessed the contest, while disap-
pointed that Coach Shipley's great five
did not win, were satisfied with the
great effort made by the Blue and Gold
aggregation.
Delaware's disadvantage OF playing
on a strange floor more than Offset the
difference in the score. The Penn floor
IN Weightman Hall, Is twice as large
rs the Delaware cage, with out or
bound rules for both sides and ends
OF the court, while Delaware has out
" bounds only on the ends. Persons
who have watched Penn play all se1-
son said the game last night was the
hardest that the Quakers have had
This year. and many wondered what
would be the result should the two
teams meet on a neutral floor or In
ne Delaware College cage. The gem
eral impression seemed TO be that Del
awar would win under such circum-
stances.
Penn IS a member Of the Inter-COl-
legiate League and has not lost a game
his season, defeating such teams as
Ysle, Princeton. Columbia. Cornell.
Dartmouth and others. Tie game last
night made the Quakers' thirteenth
consecutive victory. II was also Del
aware's thirteenth game and second
iefeat Of the season.
Both teams displayed wonderful team
work during the entire game and
the passing OF the Quakers was won
derful while the Blue and Gold players
excelled in the drIbbling game. Penn
has evidently been closely coached by
Jourdet in this passing game and has
Il down 20 a science on the big floor.
The rapid fire passing OF the ball
across the floor often put Penn players
In a position to at least take a crack
at the basket. Every player on the
Penn team demonstrated that he is
dangerous II given an opportunity 20
shoot. Most Of their field goals, how
ever, were long ones as Captain B. Car
ter, Willis and Rothrock guarded them
too close 10 get many chances TO shoot
when near the basket Wills was put
ont for four personals and RotcrOck
finished the game. Graves and Nc
Caughan had a great battle in the CEN
tire position. The former Is consider
ably taller than sank" and Penn most
ly got the ball on the jump or. Al
though Graves tried to hang on to Nc
Caughan every second the latter man
AGED to shake him Off 70 shoot four
field goals and put up a remarkable
game.
In McNichol and Captain Peck. Penn
has a wonderful pair Of guards. They
had Delaware's forwards covered every
second, but at that Gray Carter and Al
exander managed TO sneak In a field
apiece. There was some criticism OF
the refereeinG Of Cartright but on the
whole the officiating was probably all
that could be expected on an Oppo-
nent's floor. Il Is doubtful, however. II
NIcNichol and Peck and especially the
former would get away with some OF
their tactics on another floor. The two
guards. time after time, rode on the
backs OF Delaware's forwards. There
was so much Of this that 1t was the
general opinion more fouls should
have been called on Penn's crack
guards. They got away with that kind
Of play. however, and consequently
kept It up.
Never in the history OF Delaware
College has there been such a large
number Of alumnus aud friends and
also students at a game away from
home. Delaware supporters occupied
nearly the entire western section OF
the big hall, which seats more than
1900, and there were also many alum
nus scattered in other parts Of the hall.
Delaware was Loyalty supported by
this crowd OF more than 500. Both
Penn and Delaware had their cheer
leaders out and there was more pep"
in the game and more roofing than in
any previous contest In Weightman
Hall this season.
Delaware pl7yers appeared a bit uer-
yous when they first came on the floor
following a game between Penn Fresh
men and ST. Joseph's School. which the
former won by large score. The
Blue and Gold men were given an
ovation by the Delaware contingent and
soon worked off the signs OF nervous
ness. While sank" McCaughan. by
getting four Of Delaware's field goals,
n9de himself a hero, the great work
)f Alexander, the big forward. was
lne OF the outstanding features Of the
yame. Under the Delaware system OF
play as coached by Shipley, Alexander
ioes not get many chances TO shoot |
inder the basket, but he managed 10
leL one twO-pOnter. II was his floor |
work. however that attracted so much |
attention. No team that Delaware has |
net this year has been able TO stop !
Alex's drlbbling, and Penn was no ex-
'eption. Several times he dribbled the |
,all nearly the entire length OF the /
lall through Penn men and put the |
,all in position for at lest a try at |
he goal. McNichol was paired of 1
With Alexander, and as stated. he got 1
way with some stuff that would prob
bly put him out OF the game by dhe /
,ersonal foul route on neutral floor. /
Gray Carter IN another player who
Id some fine floor work and shot a
'eauty field goal. Carter also shot Q
ut Of 50 fouls, while Sweeney made
out OF 70.
Delaware got the jump on Penn when
sank" McCaughan got a pretty two
Oinier one minute after the game
tarled. A foul by Gray Garter a few
ecouis LATER made Tie score 2 Ia n |