The Washington herald., 1922-02-10
S0UTHERNERS' BAD.
GOAL TOSSING AIDS
BRoOKLAND QUIST
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able to Solve Locals
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Inc Catholic University basketers
administered q crushing 37-Is de-
!, feat to virginias heretofore un-
beaten quintet on the Brookland
moor last night The Catholic eoss-
ers displayed the smoothest fioor
Rame they have thus far shown
this season and the visitors were
never dangerous save in the open
ing minutes Of the first half.
Deliberately passing the ball
around In the backfield until one of
their number could sneak down the
moor and Ret in position TO shoot.
and then rfning the leather to that
Individual under the basket. the
Broo1anders were well nigh un-
oeatabie last night. Virginia was
utterly unable to fathom their at
Though the virginians displayed
creditable floor game, their goal
shooting was miserable, and shot
after shot was missed from easy
scoring distance. especially In the
hrst half. In the second half. the
visitors depended mainly on long
tosses. which proved uniformly un-
successful. 1922.
Held to Three Field Goals.
In fact. Virginia scored but three
held goals all through the game.
and that their defeat did not reach
the proportions of a rout was due
to the clever foul tossing of Car
rington. who Gagged ten out of four
teen efforts. netting six in success
slon in the second half.
Though Capt. Eddie Lynch was
In nearly every play last night, II
was Right Forward Yeager who
earriad ~ fha 6atd 1ooI honors
Yesger rang up FIVE two-pointers,
four of them coming in the second
session.
The entire Brookland team
played well together last night, but
especial credit is due to Pep"
Fasce for his aggressive work on
the offense. and the effective defen-
sive efforts of Lawler, who broke
up play after play.
For the virginians. Hankins
played a better-than-ayerage de-
fensive game and scored two of the
visitors three field baskets, both on
pretty overhead shots.
Pop" Lanigan's tossers took the
lead at the start, when Darlington
Gagged a free toss. but Lynch put the
locals in the lead on a pair Of free
oones. and the advantage was never
relinqulshed- Lawler tossed one In
from under the basket to make IL
Al. and Darlington scored from the
foul line to put II at 4-2
Then followed one Of the pret-
tiest plays of the game, when Lyncn
pegged to Fasce and tnen took q
pass from the same player under
the basket and dropped it in. Sex
ton dropped in a "snowbird." ana
Darlington brought the visitors to
within one point of their opponents
total on a free toss. but thereafter
the Brooklanders had them hand
cuffed." --. -.-..
vIr<inians outcIassed.
Two one-poInters by Lynch. and
a quartet of field baskets. one each
by Lynch. Fasce. Yeager and Law
Ter, were registered before Tfr-
ginia scored again, once more on
q foul toss by Darlington. Just be-
fore the half ended. Fasce dropped
one IN from the side TO make the
count. 1876.
The opening minutes of the sec
ond half were devoted to a series
of long losses by Virginia, none OF
which were successful. Then Cath
clio opened up and increased its to-
tai by points before Virginia
scored. The game at this point
showed symptoms OF QeNelopinB
INTO a farce. but a trio Of free tosses
by Darlington and an overhead goal
from the floor by Hankins advanced
the visitors total to IL.
From then on the Catholic tossers
rapidly drew away from their op-
pcrents. and in the closing minutes,
crashed the baskets for six field
goals and two free tosses. while the
| visitors were netting scant 5
points on another overhead toss by
HankIns and a trio Of 1-pointers
| By Darlington.
Yeager was the big scoring ace
| ia the dying minutes. two OF ms
three successful tosses being Of
the leng-dIstance variety. Gagged
from the extreme side of the ioor.
Lineup and summary:
Catholic. Virginia
Yearer ,..R- F.. Oppleman