Evening journal., 1923-02-14
BY POLLY HY

Wilmington High School made II
two straight in the basketball series
with Friends c1hool yesterday after
noon on the Highlet court, 80 to IS.
The final margin came in the clos
ing minutes of the game when Lich-
tenstein and Roman sent the leather
through the strings
Friends School Indicated 'they can
really play with their star scorer
Chess" Moore in the game. II was
his field work coupled with the foul
shots that made the game so close.
The hard working pilot "Cy" Pyle,
7 although not up to his usual stand
ard managed to see that the high
scorer was being constantly fed with
the bali.
The large crowd was kept CON
stantly on edge. with only three
minutes 10 go the score read 20 Ia
INTO frenzy when one Of their play
ers Melted a goal. Then IL reversed
/ 10 the high school side. So IT went
until the referee announced the end
of the battle.
Yesterdays game was by far much
closer than their first battle. Al
though they made their utmost
efforts to keep in the running the
Quakers could not stop the demon
Lichtenstein. Things were evened
up in Moore and Lichtenstien. the
two high score Eetters facing each
other for he honors OF the day.
Both managed to register the same
amount of points. %.
Neither team resorted to any of
their five-man defense work as they
were reported to have worked out
TO perfection. on one or two oc-
casions did the Friends and Will
mngton lads make attempts to
form one but on each side there
was a crack shot and the only
thing left was to play each man. In
this way many shots that were tried
failed
In the very first second OF play
when Green got the tap off. a pass
from Lichtenstein to Roman which
looked like a sure shot failed. This
did not discourage the players for
they fought harder and soon this was
made up when Spruance was chalk
ell up with a personal which the
Cherry and White leader converted
into two points
Then Moore sent the leather
through he basket clean without
touching the ring This made the
count even snd was only time but
once later that the score was a tie.
Two more fouls 10y Bchtenstein and
a double-decker by Roman gave the
Highlets the advantage. Johnny
Romans counter was all the more
remarkable because the lad circIed
twice the leugtht OF the floor before
his opportunity came for him TO
cash the ball.
Both teams resorted to different
tactics for the next ten minutes OF
play which resulted in only one two
pointer being mace. Lecarpentier
turning the trick. Two successive
personals sent Spruance to the
bench. In his place Coach Bucknel
named Coy, who put up a wonder
fu. guarding game. Some Of his
soccer ability came in handy when
in several instances he leaped into
the air to stop a pass.
The score was slowly being piled
up by the two quintets and the Della
ware avenue cagers made il point
10 be in the lead. When half time
was called the Cherry and White lads
were leading, % to Il. This was
short lived when the teams went
into action again, for the QuakerS
changing their passing game. regis
tered in this quartet OF counters.
Time out vas called which gave
both teams a chance to plan their
play. Back they came fighting
harder and harder. But the close
guarding OF the Blue and White
cagers could not stop White and
Roman.
on the other side Reese got past
the Cherry and White line and add
ed more points to the Quaker score.
Load" Stirlith strengthened some
the guarding posts and aided with
his mate LeCarpentier. This was his
first full game since his injury.
Lichtenstein and Moore We'd for |