Word: basketfuls
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Starting practice on November 27 with a squad of 28 players, Coach Chase stressed the fundamentals of the game. The principle of the five-man defense and the four-man offense were mastered, with practice consisting mainly in continued short passing and only short shots at the basket. After the defeat by Tilton in the opening game of the season, the Crimson won from the Boston Y. M. C. A. team and followed that by overwhelming the M. I. T. Freshmen...
Within half a minute after the opening of the game Pite, Yale's right forward and one of her high scorers this year, opened the attack of the Blue with a basket after a short pass from the center of the court. Two free throws by Suisman made the score 4-0 in Yale's favor...
After Pite's goal Gordon began the scoring for the University with a basket, but before the Crimson could tie the score Conklin had shot two goals in succession giving the Blue a good lead. Baskets by Suisman, Conklin, and Lowenthal brought the score up to 13-8 in Yale's favor, with five minutes of the first half left. Here a shift was made in the Crimson forward line, Gordon taking McLeish's place as forward and Miller going back to center, but no marked change was visible and the half ended a few minutes later with the score...
Suisman with a basket and a free throw brought Yale's lead up to seven points in the second half before the Crimson could score. Towards the end of the game the Crimson rallied and carried the score up to 14-18, but in the short time remaining could not reduce Yale's lead. On the other hand, in the last four minutes of play. Suisman and Pite both caged baskets from the center of the court...
...Francis again tied the score early in the second half, 16-16, and again the Crimson took the lead by a free throw. Another free throw and a basket by Gordon brought th score up to 20-16. St. Francis was dangerously active, but after a dribble the length of the court, a short pass, and a goal by Miller, the Crimson began to draw ahead. The game ended with the score 35-23 in favor of the University...