Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1923-01-25
BOTH TEAMS STRONG
IN DEFENSIVE PLAY

Largely through the remarkable in
lividual performances of Ira McKee,.
zero Of number of football battles.
md now a star forward of the basket
all outfit. the midshipmen pulled a
ictory over the University OF Penn
ylyania tossers on the armory court
esterday afternoon after a rattling
ast and stubhornly contested game.
he final count was Navy, 81: Penn
ylvania. 90
The triumph brought to the Middies
bountiful measure OF sweet revenge
view of their defeat at the hands
II the Red and Blue in the Penn
sylvania gymnasium January 13, after
hair-raising contest, 25 to "a Yes
terday's game was witnessed by one
of the largest crowds in the history
OF the sport here. and the regiment
of students. occupying bleacher seats
at one side of the court. and other
points of vantage. cheered quite as
Justify and Loyalty, as though a big
gridiron engagement was in progress.
SO exciting was the play from the
start to the final whistle. Both teams
played bang up game on the de-
fensive. but the sailor lads gained an
edge in offensive play.
Mckee Scored 2s Points
Mckee put up brilliant game from
every angle. But the outstanding fea-
ture Of his work was his .keenness in
shooting from the land OF freedom.
Twenty-one chances came his way
and he turned 10 of them into coun-
ters. Not only that, he registered
three goals from court, one OF which
was one-handed toss from a semi
backward position, that won tremend-
Gus applause from the gallery. He
led the offense all the way, and was
here, there and everywhere in defen-
sive play Walshe. big rangy lad.
who was substituted at centre for
Day. shared in the honors to no mean
extent. He made a difficult court
goal. somewhat similar to that of Nc
KEGS, and another after dribbling the
ball through the entire Pennsylvania
defense. The whole Navy outfit was
on its toes all the while, and time and
again broke up the fine passing game
which is one of the main fortes of the
Quaker's play.
In all, the middies scored six field
goals to three by the Pennsylvanians.
the bulk of the visitors points also
coming from foul shots. Goldblatt. OF
Penn. did highly creditable work In
tossing from the circle. being sue
cessful in IL ont OF Is tries. Kneass
played splendid game for Penn at
centre. as did "Posv Miller, football
star, who was in at guard.
Result Long In Doubt
The result OF the game was in Doubt
until play had gone well into the sec
ond half. Foul goals was the best
that either team could get during the
early stages of the battle, and Penn
was leading to after eight minutes
OF time had elapsed. Then the mid
lies began to overhaul them. A foul
goal by Mckee, followed quickly by a
teld toss by Mills. placed them In
front by margin Of one point, 6 to S.
From then on, the teams struggled
desperately, but the sailor lads man.
aged to hold their advantage and were
never again overhauled. The first
half ended with the score reading
Navy, Is; Penn, 10. Soon after the
opening Of the second half, the
Quakers gained couple Of points.
when the figures read 20 to 16, but
after that the middies gradually in
creased the lead. The final point OF
the game was scored by Carmack,
Just as the whistle sounded, when he
tossed foul goal.
While the officials charged numer-
Gus fouls against both, the best OF
feeling existed between the players
and there was no indications OF un-
necessary roughness.
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