The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-01-21
CATHOLIC TOSSERS
RALLY TO DEFEAT.
.HATCHETITE, 24-l9
George w ashington Quint
Nosed Out After Lead
ing at Half Time.
By BILL coYLE.

.'fS>oiSfih the sScoho hait ffoH
George Washington University on
the Coliseum floor last night in "a
sloppy and rough basketball game
by a 24-to-1s count.
Barring a few minutes in the
second period. when the Brookland-
ers steadied themselves long enough
to forge to the front. neither team
showed much basketball 1t was
a rough affair, with the
players on each team following
their man. rather than the ball. :,
The Brooklanders would have
won the game by an overwhelming
margin IL they could have focused
their eyes on the baskets on soft
shots. especially IN the first half.
They displayed enough speed in this
period to get the ball in tncre."
but shot like a team of near sighted
men when near or under the basket.
Even when the c. L. sharpshooters
were free. they neglected to tim /,
the shots. The same may be said
of their passing. They shot wild.
and half the time the leather wen.
INTO the waiting hands of George
washington player.
Catholic U. pocketed little Guide"
Gosnell. and he was held to a pair
of baskets. The absence of Gosnell
broke up the Hatchetites' offense.
The other players of the Bryan
Morse squad feed. Gosnell. and IL
he is unable to free himself 10
shoot. the club suffers.
Lynch Has Target Practice.
- On the other hand. Capt. Lynch,
of Catholic u, had a target prac-
tice at the iron rim, but the best
he could do was one double decker
His floor work was all that cou,d
be-expected. but the brilliant guard
could not locate the basket. Fascae
save Lynch a, fight for the fooT
honors. and there was littis 90
choose between. them at the end
of the AFFAIR
George Washington played a
steadier game in the first half and
enjoyed 14-to-l1 lead when the
session ended. In this frame they
outscored their opponents from the
field, to 8.
Bracklaw was the hrst to score
when the second half started. He
managed to go down the field and
grab the ball after Lynch missed
a foul toss and took IL to the other
end for /, points This bulge was
cut down when Fasce came through
with a field goal through his work
In drawing the G.. w. backheld men
away from the basket. After Fasce
made his basket the. Hatchetites
committed a foul and Skipper Lynch
made the toss, putting the figures
at 16 to is.
After Gosnell fell down on a pair
of free throws Lynch sent his team
ahead for the first time with bas-
ket. II, broke away from the pack
in a scrimmage, and was waiting
under the basket to receive long
pass. This play was made when
there were nine minutes to 60.
lead short Lived. -
Catholic University's lead. was
short lived, however, as Gosnell
tied the knot on a free, peg. A
shift was then made in, George
washington's lineup, Woodbury.
going in for Bracklaw. Lynch
muffed a chance to put his drib-
blers into the lead when he failed
to ring one in from the 15-foot
mark. He followed with an ac-
curate pass a minute later, putting
the Brooklanders in front again. IS
to II. Gosnelt repeated with foul
toss, knotting tho figures
B." On the next play the Brookland-
ers worked the ball to the basket
and had at least four chances be-
fore Lawlor batted It in. In order
to prevent a basket the Morse men
were penalized twice. Lynch made
one OF the two tries.
With the score 81 to Is. Catholic
L. managed to get the ball after
Gosneli had blown" a peg at the
basket. Yeager came down and
tossed in the leather. This was
the last field goal of the game.
Gosnell had two more tries at the
rim and failed to score. Lynch
also had two attempts and made
one.
With about a minute to 60. Capt.
Lynch ordered his men to resort to
the cold storage game" BY
clever bit Of passing trey managed
to freeze to the leather until the
pistol signal ended the game.
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