Word: basketfuls
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Crimson court squad ran into an early lead and with the exception a desperate Brown hurry in the first period, were never headed. The Providence basket tossers were weak on the attack, and were forced to take the few shots that they were allowed, from long range. In the last session Coach Wachter relieved his first string players at frequent intervals and the reserves held the invaders on even terms. Jones, who was scheduled to start at left forward, injured his leg in practice Monday night and was unable to play. The starting Bear line-up played the entire game...
Following the initial goal from the floor by Smith, Barbee, who was second high scorer with five baskets and who played a strong defensive game, counted with a short shot after a fast play which carried the ball under the basket. Immediately after this the Crimson guard counted again, when he tipped the ball in after Leekley had missed a foul throw. The losers broke into the scoring column on the next play when Reed, the speedy Brown right forward found the strings with a shot from near the center of the floor. Danzell, the Bear tip-off man, scored...
Smith put the University quintet out in front on the next two plays when he dribbled in to score a short shot and followed this with another goal from under the back board after eluding the outer Brown defense. Barbee, Coombs, and Smith all found the basket in quick succession, followed by a Brown rush which netted two tallies. Just before half time Reed scored for the losers with a clean toss from the middle of the floor and the teams left the court with the Crimson five leading by a 20 to 15 score...
...second half the University players started with a rush, when Barbee took the opening tip-off and dribbled under the basket to score his fourth goal. The University captain counted twice for the Crimson five in the early part of the second period with pretty shots from the side of the court...
After hitting the top of their schedule last week in a close win over the Eli quintet at New Haven, the University basket tossers are faced with the task of maintaining their stride against the Brown five in Hemenway Gymnasium at 8 o'clock tonight. The Providence court squad will be the last opposition of the season at the University and the last game before the final contest at Worcester Polytechnic next week...