Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-29
TIGERS G|yfPENN
.LESSONIND Defense
Stockton Gaines Proves Big
Factor II Princston eas-
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RosENAsT's PLAY LAuDED

T WATCHED the Princeton basketball
1 team give Penn 1 lesson in defense
first intercollegiate Basketball pennant,
lowered the colors Of the Red and Blue
1928. and blanked them without field
goal in the first half. -.
There was no huke attached to the
triumph and the game was won solely
on its merits. did not have the
privilege Of witnessing the last meeting
of the two clubs. but had been tipped
off to watch Stockton Gaines, the Tiger
From the very start his work
proved the big asset IN the Tiger
triumph. He was high scorer Of the
night with four baskets, and two Of
these were made by, following up shots.
lie was not the only Princeton
player who took advantage Of scoring
In this manner. The. first. two field
goals were made by Jack Klaess, and
both were directly due to his persistence
in following the ball.
Tapoir Big Help
Penn was at decided disadvantage,
because they were on the defense after
every play at center. A. Princeton
forward or guard invariably secured the
ball, but on general teamwork and pass
ing the Red and Blue was the equal
Of the Tiger throughout.
The intercepting Of passes by Prince
ton also played,ra prominent part in
the victory. Time and again when q
Penn goal seemed certain the ball would
be gobbled by Tiger and the play start
in the other direction.
Penn lacked much of It's teamwork
and cutting for The basket, which l
hnve many times previously observed.
Their play, as usual. was started in
the backfeld and with their short,
vance the ball to midhoor.. where the
dribbler, as a rule, was either covered
or took wild shot at the basket.
Twenty. nine Minutes Of Play
While the game was forty minutes
long, the fans observed but twenty nine
minutes Of actual play. There were
forty one fouls called, but six min
utes in the first half and five in the
second half were necessary to toss the
one pointers.
Referen O'Brien and Umpire Has
tings' work was very good. The Prince.
ton boys being much heavier. fouled
repeatedly. and on many occasions un-
necessarily. w. y
When Penn had possession Of the
ball. the Princeton man covering the
dribbler invariably charged from the
rear instead of trying to secure the ball
by playing him from the side or front.
Rosenast Was Game
The work Of Emil Rosenast stood out
above the rest of the Penn players. Not
having fully recovered from an injury
received in the Dartmouth clash at
Hanover, he gave wonderful exhibit
tion of gameness, although think a
mistake was made in playing him the
entire game. After he made his first
field goal his left arm dropped to his
side. and he practically had the use Of
only tho right arm thereafter.
The turning point came with only
five minutes to play. The figures were
% to 10. Klaess scored field goal,
and a moment later Loeb counted on q
foul.
On the next jump at center Gaines
raced straight to his own basket for his
fourth and Princeton's final field goal,
making the score 27-19.
At this juncture with such a comfort
able lead observed the inability of the
Tigers to kill time or freeze the bali -"
Instead of following the usual custom
of passing to the backfield they adhered
to the fallacy of trying to 20 through
for a score.
They generally missed the shots, thus
giving Penn the ball. This gave the
Red and Blue an opportunity for one
of its regular rallies near the close of
the game.
1t was a thrilling game, we'll played,
and the winning Of the championship by
Princeton, should make for another
great, race next year, as Penn will no
doubt be out to regain her lost laurels.
Too much credit cannot be bestowed
on j. Hillman Zahn in his first year OF
college basketball. The determination
and morale he has instilled in the play :
ers went a long way in landing the
championship.
In talking to Zahn after the game
he said: II am we'll pleased in havine
won the championship. II was n good
one to win and hard one to lose."