The New York herald., 1921-02-17
COLUMBIA BEATEN
BY PENN, 19 TO 1S
Victory of Quakers in Exciting
Game Gives Them Lead
in League.
STAMPING OF THE TEAMS.

Pennsylvania defeated Columbia and
| jumped into the lead in the Intercol-
| legiate Basketball League last night in
the greatest exhibition of collegiate
basketball ever seen In the Morningsde
Heights gymnasium. The final score
was 10 to IS. The two teams were so
evenly matched that not even the most
skilled in the game could differentiate
between the two, and it was only fatal
niscue by Capt lyman in the last few
minutes of play that prevented the
Blue and White from assuming the lead
A goal by Huntzinger. who went In for
Miller. decided the issue.
Both fives depended almost entirely
on a close guarding game In the OPEN
ing half, with the result that the first
basket OF the contest was not made until
the battle had been on over fourteen
minutes. Neither team was able to break
through the stone wall defence that was
put up against II, and 1t seemed that the
contest would be determined solely on
the comparative merits of the foul
shooters, McNichol and Johnson.
Penn scored first. when McNichol
who was in his usual marvellous form.
sent the leather through from the foul
line. johnson came back a moment
later and tied up the count. The Quaker
leader continued his unerring exhibition
OF craftsmanship and netted four con-
secutive fouls, while Johnson failed as
many times. Voegelin sent the sphere
through the net for the first basket of the
seto on lightning pass from McNichol.
Miller counted five minutes later on a
side court shot and lyman ended the
scoring In this half when he Gagged a
difficult angle basket after fast pass
from Johnson. The half ended with
the intercollegiate champions showing
the way at to 8.
The Blue and White came back with
determination In the closing canto and
after McNichol had made good foul.
Johnson sent the crowd, who filled
every nook and corner of the gym
nasium, into ecstacies Of Joy when he
took the ball off the blackboard and
scored. The colored star again counted.
taking the leather down the floor with
pack hanging on his back and
jaInmed II through the cage. The same
player made good shot from foul and
Watson sent Columbia into the lead
with a long blackboard shot from
quarter the length of the floor. Penn
took time out and the cheering kept up
during the entire rest period.
McNichol and Johnson each scored
via the foul route and Penn again as
sumed the lead when Pulleyn fouled
McNichol scoring twice from foul.
johnson tied up the game and Reilly
sent the rooters wild with difficult
angle shot. lyman. who played the
game of his life last night carried
Blue and Whites hopes to the sky
when he carried the ball the length OF
the floor and Gagged the leather Co
lumbia leading 16 to II.
Penn crept UP TO within three points
Of Columbia on a basket and foul Ty-
nan got loose under the basket and with
a sure score in sight misjudged and
missed Grave counting a moment later
and sending the Red and Blue ahead.
johnson tied the score at IL to II, but
when Huntzinger was left unguarded
under his own goal he decided the battle.
johnson scored from foul as the whistle
blew and Penn had won, 10 to Is.
Columbia outplayed the visitors In the
second half. broke through their defence
for five askets, but Johnson's failure to
shoot from foul in the opening half.
coupled with Tyhan's fatal miss of a
sure shot, turned the tide for Penn.
The score:
D.. 10 ftoIt tpaht