New-York tribune., 1922-01-22
N. \. y. Five Forced TO Rest
On Account of Examinations,
Violet to Resume Cam
paign Next Week; +; Ford
ham Five Doing Well

The New York University basketball
! team, which has suffered only one de-
feat tins season, is resting on its past
!aurei5 preparatory to the second half
Of most strenuous campaign The
mid-year examinations have forced Ed
Thorp's charges to leave the court more
than two weeks, and the Violet will not
be seen in action until February 8,
when it tackles Swarthmore.
n. y. U. annually arranges one of
the shortest basketball schedules Of
any Eastern college, but its opponents
arc always selected from the best col
legiate ivcs in the country so that it
is always possible to compare the VIC
let's strength with that Of any league
quintets.
Thus far the University Heights col
legans have defeated Yale and Colum-
have vet to play Cornell. The quin-
tets sole defeat came at the hands of
the strong Army five ten days ago.
Has Great Scoring Team
The local FIVE has what is undoubted-
~ one of the greatest scoring com mbina-
lions in the country. Captain Frank
Coeller and Hatterer, The forwa rds, are
unusually skillful in tossing field goals,
while Blerce, Bates, Toorock and Dorif
are almost on a par with their team
mates.
N. Y. U. should face real test when
II tackles Rutgers early next month.
The New Brunswick five, it will be re-
membered, defeated the Crescent A. c.
AS the local fves are gradually get
ting into their best form, the choice
Of the citys leading quintet becomes
more difficult At first N. Y. u. and
City College we're the only teams con-
ceded any chance for the mythical
honor, but now Fordham's quintet
looms as another possibility
Fordham, starting With defeat at
the hands Of C.. G. n. T., has gradually
shown improvement, and would nov
have a much better chance against its
conquerors than when it lost after only
d few days practice.
Fordham Five Improving
Fordham boasts of long string Of
victories. and improves with every con-
wonderful and its strength may be
estimated from the fact that Damico
has been unable to win regular BERTH
alth ough he was considered one of New
York's best forwards when he played
with st. Johns.
prnccton's unexpectedly good showing
has been the sensation Of the lntercol
legia+e League season thus far. The
Tiger quintet surprised college basket
ball followers by defeating Dartmouth
and then swamping the Columbia team
jE their only league contests. AS
result Princeton is at present tied with
Pennsylvania for first honors and is
conceded to be the only five capable of
forcing the perennial championship
Quaker outfit. The break is sure to
come when these leaders meet on Feb
ruary a.
Despite the agitation for the rev-
sion Of scoring rules in basketball. the
present system is likely to stay in
vogue for at least some time TO come.
Two plans have been forwarded to in
crease the value of the goal from
scrimmage. One advocates points
for field goal and the present system
of point for goal thrown from foul.
The other would give 3 points for a
field goal, 2 for foul resulting from
a personal penalty and l for a tech
nical foul.
Present Scoring Rules Best
The agitatcrs claim tha. the present
rules place too much premium on foul
shooting, SO that team with good
all-around team.
This is no real argument, as a coach
should aim to develop at least one good
e-thrower. as the University Of
Pennsylvania always has done. The