The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-02-16
BUCKNELL QUINTET
BEATS HATCHETITE
T0SSERS, "a TO 81
Visitors Nose Out Out G
w, in Fast Game on
Coliseum Floor.
, BY GORDON sHANp.

In vas close and nerve Earring a
game as has been contested on a
local floor this season, the Buckneil
College quint nosed out the George
Washington tossers. "a to 32. on the
Coliseum floor last night. The
game failed to produce much high
grade basketball, but fer speed and
excitement has hardly been rivaIled
this esason.
The Hatchetites' were on the long
end of a 20-to-l5 score at the end
of the first half. but the Pennsyi-
yania tossers came from behind to
knot the count at 2e-all early in
the second session, and then swept
into the van to gain a 29-to-23 ad-
vantage.
Bucknell's failure to consistently
"freeze" the ball gave the Hatch
elite tossers a chance to creep up
again, and Gosnells steady foul
tossing. together with some nifty
shooting by "Dinty" Hughes and
basketers to tie II up again at az
all with hut a minute to, play.
The going here was fast and fl-
rious. Finally Bill. right guard for
the visitors, worked himself free.
took a pass Under the basket ana
dropped the leather in. The game
ended seconds afterwards.
Dayton seerine Ace.
Dayhof was the big scoring ace
for the Pennsylvanians, netting five
baskets from the floor, with Blunt
ing. his sidekick in the forward
line. a close second with four. Both
Gosnell and Bracklow. the Hatch.
elite forwards. were covered close
~, and each was limited to a pair
OF goals from the floor II was left
TO "Dinty" Hughes to top George
washington in field scoring. with
four baskets. two OF them coming
in the last hectic minutes of the
second half.
The game was marked by the
consistent foul shooting OF both
teams Bill, OF the visitors regis
tering successfully on eight on,
OF ten attempts. and Gosnell max
ing good on ten out of thirteen.
Inc Hatchetites gained a 30 ad.
vantage in the early stages of the
game on a long shot by Hughes
and a free toss by GosneIl. The
visitors found their scoring eyes
and on successful losses by Blunt.
ing and Dietrich and a free one by
Bill, knotted the count at five
apiece. the Hatchetites making
their additional two points on a
pair of throws from the l5-foot
mark by Gosnell.
Guide" then proceeded TO give
the Hatchetitcs a four-point lead
on a long shot and two foul losses,
and Bracklow added one from the
side to make it lis. Bill in
creased the Pennsylvanians' total
by single point on a toss from
the foul line.
q. W. Leads at Half Time.
The Hatchetites' fve-poInt ad-
vantage was maintained to the
close OF the lrst half. which ended
Goals. Altrup. Bracklow, Hughes
and Gosnen each adding n two
pointer for George Washington, and
the latter caging a single free
throw. For the visitors, Bunting.
Coe and Dayhoff each Melted cone
from the field. and Bill was sue
ccssful on three foul shots.
Bucknell swept the down town
boys of their feet in the second
session, ringing up eleven points
in the first eight minutes of play.
while the Hatchetites were scoring
rup and another of Guides" free
ones. Bunting and Dayhoff were
the chief scorers in this rally.
each of the duo caginE a pair from
the floor. with Bill maintaining his
steady pace from the foul line. The
squirt left the Pennsylvanians in
the van, 1928.
The visitors further Increased
their advantage by three points be-
fore "Dinty' Hughes and Co. got
into action, largely on spectacular
shooting by the Hatchetite guard
George Washington crept to within
two points on its rival and. with a
minute to go. Capt. Daily made good
On long shot to tie up at 1892
Both teams were woefully tired.
but maintained the fast going. FL
ally Bill worked himself clear and
hooked one in from under the bas-
ket to clinch the game a few sec
onds before the pistol barked to
end the struggle.
The lineup and summary:
Bucknell Geo. Washington
DayhOf. ..R.F. .... Gosnell
Bunting ......L.F. Bracklow