Word: basketfuls
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Breaking a 30-30 tie with but three minutes more to play, Coach Wachter's basket-men staged a last minute spurt Saturday night and in a whirlwind finish downed the Yale five 33-30 at the Hemenway Gymnasium, thus triumphing over the Blue quintet for the second time this year and bringing to a victorious close the second season of organized basketball at the University, a season which numbers in all 17 triumphs out of 22 games played...
...opening whistle when Captain McLeish tallied on two free tries, but Yale seized the lead immediately after as Cooper ringed a foul and then scored from the floor. McLeish evened it up with another foul and the University again jumped into the lead when Lowenthal tallied his first basket after a pretty pass from Fitts. The Eli five came back, however, and the lead continued to shift back and forth for several moments. Finally the Crimson players managed to hold an advantage and although hard pressed by a last minute rally went off the floor at half time with...
...first to one end of the floor and then to the other. Coming on the floor the Yale five scored six points in as many minutes and at once from 15-18 the score jumped to 21-18. McLeish made it 20 all with a free try and a basket; then Fitts put the Crimson again two points ahead. Yale came back with two foul shots but again the Crimson jumped ahead and it looked as if the game was won; Yale rallied, however, and with three minutes to go closed the count 30-30, only to fall behind...
Tonight at 8 o'clock at the Hemenway Gymnasium Coach Wachter's basket-men will meet the Eli quintet in the final game of the Crimson season...
With but four more days of practice remaining before the final game of the season with Yale on Saturday, Coach Wachter's basket-men will get their last chance against outside opposition when they meet an informal five from the Business School this evening at 8 o'clock at the Hemenway gymnasium. No admission will be charged...