The Washington herald., 1922-02-18
|BUCKNELL TOSSERS
DEFEATED BY C. U.
in THRILLING GAME
Lynch and Dietrich Shine
In Hard Fought Floor
Contest.
BY BILL coYLE.

Before Nentraining for their home
in Pennsylvania last night, Buck
nell College floormen took Catho-
lie University through. forty min
utes of some of the most thrilling
basketball seen in the District this
season, with the Brooklanders earn
ing. the count, 25 TO 20.
Even the scent margin of two
points fails to tell how the whirl-
wind developed in the closing min
utes when the BucknelI passers
uncorked their bag of tricks in a
vain effort to snatch the heart
breaker out of the IRE. Three times
during the closing twenty minutes,
the count was deadlocked.
Though at times the game looked
rough, it was one of the cIeanest
and best played collegiate exhibit
tons of the season. The teamwork
of the Keystone Staters was almost
perfect, with Capt. Johnny Dietrich
giving one of the neatest exhibit
tions of guarding ever witnessed
at Brookland.
Dietrich I'm LimeIIght.
NDietrich's work back there in
smashing Catholic University's stiff
attack prevented the Brooklanders
from winning by a healthier mar
gin. 1t was a battle of wits be-
tween the rival captains. What gave
the Brooklanders the shade was
Lynch's ability TO free himself to
take a pass and then signal his
players to start cutting through the
Held to get in a position TO toss.
Bucknell was a bit tired in the
first half from the hard games with
George Washington and George
town. Despite this slight handicap.
the team was always in the running
and twiqe held the lead. At midway
| the Brooklanders. led, II to IL.
When the gong sent the pack
back into action. "Eabe" Bunting
Sc on cut c. Us lead to a single
point on a scrfmmage basket. 4
perfect shot by the peppery Fasce
and a free toss by Lynch boosted
the Brooklanders' total to Is.
The visitors then hit their stride
4 foul goal and a double decker
by the husky Trcadwell raised
! Bucknelrs figures to Is. Dayhofi
| then tied the score on the most
! spectacular shot of the night, toss
!
| he had dug the leather out Of a
scrImmage under the other basket
A foul toss by Bihl sent B"ck- ell
out in front for a few seconds be-
! fore Lynch tied the knot on a free
| peg.
Yeager Scores.
On a play off center. Yeager sho'
| the ball through the goal in giving
7 ~ hn ads 4 nah la
rooters cheering when he trottet
down the wooden way for his fourti
basket Bucknell called time out
when Coe was sent back TO relieve
Treadwell of his job.
After the fray was resumed
| Lynch muffed two chances to heir
clinch the victory. Bill made one
at the 15-foot mark and shortly
| afterwards Dayhoff broke loose TO"
basket. making the score % to %
1t was tied on a free throw by Bill
| Lynch missed another chance for a
one pointer
Both teams resortcd to every
trick of their trade to add another
I basket and Fasce was the hero who
came through. With less than Is
seconds TO go. Coach Rice yanke
Yeager from the lineup in favor OF
| Corwin. Bucknell's offense in the
last two minutes broke up any at
tempt Of the Catholic tossers to kill
time.
After Catholic University had
worked the ball up near the basket
it wentl cat of bounds and when
! it was btouGht back into play. Diet
rich made a never-say-die attempt
| to even the count. He tore down
| the floor and took a fling at the
| blackboard. Just as the leatheN
went mast the. board the gong
sounded.
Catholic l. Positions BUcknell