The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-03-29
PRINCETON TAKES
BASKETBALL TITLE
Tiger Five Defeats Penn in
intercollegiate Play Off
BY % to %.


intercollegiate league basketball cham
pionship with a % to 20 victory. The
Orange and Black held the lead through
out save for the first four minutes and
won by superior teamwork and passing.
Johnny Klaess and Stock Gaines with
their brilliant work under the cage were
the chief performers.
The Princeton defence during the first
half was of iron. Not a single Penn
player secured a field goal or was free
70 have a clear shot. In the latter part
of the second half. after substitutes had
gone in, Rosenast broke loose and Sc
CURED q pair and his team mates Wal
ter H0ntzinger and Goldblatt one each.
Capt Bill Grave of the Quakers, how
ever, kept his team in the running for
the first three quarters of the game by
his foul shooting. Outplayed on the floor
by Stock Gaines. the Princeton center,
who was in rare form. Grave aided
nightly from the foul line.
The victory Of Princeton was due
more to combined effort than individual
work. but the brilliant Klaess, working
with Gaines and Loeb on the attack.
sounded the title holders defeat early in
the fray
Jefferies and Foster. whose tight de-
Tense kept the Quaker score down. were
scarcely less responsible for the victory.
Record Crowd Sees Struggle.
The largest crowd ever seen in the
gymnasium here. some 5000 spectators.
were wild with excitement as the game
went on and the resulting applause was
deafening.
Penn struggled desperately through
out, but was never really threatening as
the game drew on.
The result gives Princeton the first
intercollegiate league championship ever
held here In basketball, while 1t Is the
first break in PENIS successive titles
since 1917.
Precisely at 8 :33, with the referees
opening whistle, Grave tipped the ball
to Rosenast and Penn took the often
sive. A foul by Princeton. Of which
Grave took advantage. shot the Red and
Blue into the lead, and a moment later
he repeated the feat. making it 2 to 0.
Loeb missed his first chance on the
foul line, but made good the second.
The ball went into play and. following
long attempt by Gaines, Klaess cut
sharply under the basket and tipped the
ball In for the first foul goal of the
game, giving Princeton the lead. Loebs
foul shot soon ofterward made 1t to
Q. Penn never secured the lead there
after.
Grave succeeded In his next attempt,
but this was more than negatived by
Klaess's second remarkable field goal
from under the basket. Grave again
got foul goal. but an easy basket by
Gaines made 1t to 4. A Tiger play had
worked perfectly and the big Princeton
center was perfectly free to take his
time.
Grave made a fifth point for Penn
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Loeb equaled him. The Penn captain
fault and again Loeb repeated on Penn
error. Seidensticker went In for acting
Capt. Jefferies OF the Tigers
Penn cheered Justify as Grave made
his foul record Z of s, of 9 and OF 10.
The Red and Blue had been depend
ent throughout on their brilliant cap
tain. AS Loeb missed his next opportun-
ity from the rs foot line. the lank
Gaines tipped the ball in, making the
count IL to . in Princeton's favor.
After vigorous contest for the ball.
Foster was forced to leave the game
on personal fouls. and Daley was sent
In on the latest Tiger error. After the
time out was over Grave secured his
tenth point. The ball had been in play
only a few minutes when the half ended
with the score Princeton IL. Penn 10.
Penn had not secured field goal as
yet and Grave alone represented them
on the scoring sheet.
After brief skirmish at the start OF
the second half. technical foul gave
the visitors their first chance to score.
but this they failed to improve. A
minute later Seidensticker's long shot
from the side lines brought the crowd
to its feet Rosenast made Penn's first
field goal a minute later when he drib-
bled down the court and slid the ball
into the cage. Grave was now missing
his foul attempts. having failed on three
straight. The score was IA to IL.
Double Foul Is Committed.
Loeb Gagged two foul shots in a row
now and Penn needed rally. The Red
and Blue adherents were shrieking to
Grave and Huntzinger for the needed
points. Seidensticker was hurt In an
encounter with Rosenast but came back.
In the scrimmage following the tossup a
double foul was committed. Graves at
tempt bounced off the rim. but Loeb
succeeded. making the score IL to IL
in Princeton's favor, with twelve min
utes to play.
Penn stands became blue indeed lit
tie later when Rosenast, their brilliant
forward. called time out because of a
bump on his bad arm. The bandage
was readjusted and the game went on.
Loebs next foul attempt was bad.
but Gaines emerged from a scrimmage
with the ball and got It In. Huntzinger
made two foul shots and a field goal in
as many minutes. Loeb halted him
with foul shot OF his own. The score
now was 90 to 16.
The game now became battle royal.
each team carrying the bal down the
floor In desperate rushes. Coach Danny
McNichol sent in Goldblatt for Dessen
TO speed up his five. Loeb missed
foul shot but picked the ball up for
field goal.
Rosenast gathered in his first basket
and gave Penn Is to Princeton's 20,
with only three minutes TO 90. Gold
blatt contributed a foul goal and Penn
cheered up. But Johnny Klaess or the
Orange and Black dribbled All the way
down for field goal. A foul had been
committed on him as he .eaped for
tho basket and on his first shot Loeb
made II. His miss on the second hurt
none at all. for Scott Gaines tipped II
in as the bali came down, making the
scoro 81 to 10.
Penn gained another foul goal and
Goldbatt made a beautiful basket from
nidheld. Jefferics and Gaines went out
on personal fouls and Goldblatt made
another point. The score was q to
20.
One more foul shot by Loeb and the
game ended with Princeton leading by
rs to 20.
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