Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-09
Columbia Basketball Hanover
COLLEGIATE SEASON =
STARTS TONIGHT
Yarmouth and Columbia Came in Hanover VIII Open
1922 Campaign-Penn Starts Whh Yale Saturday
Night-TilIanoua Defeated 27 to %

starting his second season as coach OF
Columbia, has at last found a dependable
foul goal shooter who should keep the
New Yorkers in the running. IL will be
remembered that last year the Morn
ingdalc Heights quintet lost several
league games by narrow margins, be-
cause Of poor work from the 15-foot
mark.
This year Bob Pulleyn, one OF the
members of last years quintet. has de-
velopcd into n second Danny McNichol.
II he continues his pre- league work he
should greatly assist the New Yorkers
in keeping in the running. Captain
Watson at center gave Bill Grave, OF
Penn, merry battle in Weightman
Hall last year. and is said to be even
better this year than he was last
Porter Returns TO Cornell
Porter. who led the league in points
two years ago, returned to Cornell this
last fall and is said to be going better
than ever. He was one Of the best Of
fensive players in the league when Mike
Sweeney, OF Penn, was battling him for
individual scoring honors. Added to
Porter, Cornell has Ripper, Cornish and
Luther, all veterans of last year, who
should greatly aid the big Red in making
undetermined bid for titular honors.
George Zahn up at Hanover has
three members Of the last years quintet
(which gave Penn such battle. In ad-
dition he has two new men who have
fitted In with his veterans as though
they had been playing together for
years. Cullen, Ilecp and Miller, who
stood out as exceptional performers last
year, are the veterans. Al Goldstein,
who earned his basketball fame at Cen
tral High, and Fistere are the new
comers OH the Green Quintet.
The situation at Yale Is Virtually
the same as 10 tcds last season. A
lack of Ueterans and also lack of
capable candidates has greatly
hampercd the tutor Of the Ell
quintet. During the holidays Yale
dropped all sir games played and
most Of them bv big scores.
Had it not been for the removal Of
Jack Ryan, brilliant forward from the
game Saturday night, the record OF
Penn might be blemished today. Villa
nova gave the Red and Blue supporters
many anxious moments and foul goal
shooting though poor, gave Captain
Bill Grave and his mates ~ to %
verdict over the Main Liners.
Ryan Star Forward
Ryan was the whole show in the
first half for Villanova counting two
field goals, one the longest shots seen on
Weightman Hall in long time, from
beyond the center Of the floor, and eight
out Of nine fouls. He made seven
straight fouls in the first half and con-
tinued the second half with two straight.
The personal foul rule eliminated the
forward and Gray. who took up the
work from the 15-foot mark, was able
to cage but one of his four tries.
Both teams scored an equal number
OF goals from the field, six, but the
work Of Grave from the foul line saved
the day for Penn. In the first half the
Red and Blue leader shot nine out OF
twelve tries. He fell off In the second
half getting but six out of eleven,
but they were sufficient to give his team
| the verdict.
The Villanova defense, worked after
the Penn style, prevented all but Hunt
2inger from scoring in the second half,
the tall forward caging the single
doubledecker in the middle Of the sec
ond half. On the other hand Villanova
counted thrice in the last twenty min
utes of play.
Dessen, who sibbed for Miller. played
brilliant floor game and counted one
filed goal The long layoff. almost three
weeks for Penn. made the tcamwori
look anything but of the high caliber
usually found, Coach McNichol says
that the team will be in better shape
Wednesday night and that he looks for
n real reversal Of form against Pitts
burgh, which comes here for its first
game in years.