Evening star., 1933-01-22
EXTRA PERIOD TILT
GOES TO ST. JOHNS
Invaders Come From Behind
Six Times to Conquer Co.
IoniaIs, 36-35.
MID a bedlam of excite
\ ment that sent 300 thrill

A MID a bedlam of excite
" ment that sent 300 thrill
n soaked spectators stumbling
into the night, the cool,
calculating sharp-shooters Of st.
Johns College of Brooklyn, N. Y,
nosed out fighting George Wash
ington University five, SO to IS,
after an extra period of play last
night in the Colonials' tiny gym
naSium.
In winning their twelfth straight VIC
tory as against nary defeat for the
on no less than six occasions to tie the
score or edge out in front by one or
two points. The regulation game ended
with the score reading 80 to 80, just 20
seconds after Jack McGuinness, for
ward, sank follow shot that George
Slott, guard, made possible by deliber-
ately missing a foul toss.
GEORGE WASHINGTON, led by its
" dimunitive forward Forrest Burgess,
gave the visitors the hardest battle
they have encountered yet this season.
Burgess. for several years one Of the Dis
trict's best court shots, netted a total
OF Is points to earn individual scoring
honors for the night.
This keen-eyed youngster was matched
against the outstanding st. Johns play
er, Nat Iazar, and completely outplayed
the visiting ace in all departments of
the game. Especially in the late stages
Of the contest did Burgess make his su-
periority felt, for he twice handed his
mates lead in the waning moments
Of the regulation 40 minutes and pulled
them up to 1886 less than a minute
before the final whistle Finding the
Colonials using fast breaking style Of
attack, the Saints were forced to run"
more than usual, and this extra effort
plainly told on them, as attested by the
fact that they called time out" the
maximum number of times allowed.
THE early going put the spec
L tators on edge and kept them there.
st. Johns snatched the lead at
the outset but soon found the Co1onials'
Of the first period George Washington
grabbed the advantage, and despite
their opponents uncanny long distance
shooting, held 1913 lead at inter-
mission.
G. WIS dreams Of stopping the famed
Brooklynites grew roster with the pass
ing OF the first five minutes of the
second half. when Burgess and Wick"
Parrack, elongated Colonials forward,
pushed the score to "a to 10. In this
advance the home players worked the
ball in close to the basket and seemed
to have their foes befuddled by their
fast passing and cutting"
But the Johnnies had plenty of stam-
ina and scoring ability left, fact that
McGuinneSs quickly showed by coolly
dropping in pair of charity f1ips and
which Lazar further demonstrated by
sinking a beautiful toss from near mid
court. Then Jack Hill, burly center
stepped up to the free-throw line and
sw1shed the cords with another charity
shot that deadlocked the score, "a to "A.
HAPT. OTIS ZAHN came through at
~ this stage to send G. w. ahead
once more when, with hands and
eyes as steady as rock, scored two free
shots while the roaring crowd implored
him to make good. However, Slott. the
visitors leading scorer, squirmed loose
for a goal beneath the basket to tie
matters at 1926
With two minutes remaining, Bur-
CESS duplicated SlottS feat, aided by
Parrack's pass, and then Slott fired one
home from side court, making it 1928.
Again the Parrack-to-Burgess combina-
tion worked successfully, and the little
G. w. star whipped the netting while
travelling at top speed, but the dogged
visitors. thanks to McGuinness, were not
to be denied.
Marchesse. a substitute, and Slott
rapidly counted goals in the extra pc
riod to give st. Johns what seemed like
an insurmountable lead, and when
La1ar holed q couple Of free shots,
G. W.'s cause became practically hope
less. Then for a fleettng moment hope
sprang anew within the home rooters
as zahn bagged a goal and charity
throw and Burgess potted q long one,
but time ebbed completely out before
the new Colonial rally could reach its
peak.
Summary:
st. Johns Geo. Washington.
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