Word: basketfuls
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...back the championship Worcester aggregation last week, Coach Wachter's men swept all before them during the greater part of the first period, amassing a total of 15 points before being halted. At this point the Granite State team, led by the sensational Perry, commenced to function and sank basket after basket in the Crimson net, their furious rally ending only with the call of time. Through the early stretches of the final session, also, the University team seemed bewildered by the impetuous attack of the visitors; but with 10 minutes to play the Crimson forwards staged a remarkable come...
...last night. Using to good advantage their experience against the Engineers on Saturday, the University team completely bewildered their opponents by the dazzling speed with which they passed the ball over the court, most of the Crimson tallies resulting from a rapid criss-cross in front of the opposing basket. In addition to sound court tactics the Crimson total was swelled considerably by a succession of remarkable distance shots by Fitts and Gordon, the former especially excelling in goals from difficult angles...
...defence and accounting for 23 of his team's 33 points. It was largely due to his accurate angle shots that the Granite State players were able to make their last-minute stand in the first period and gain the half-time verdict by the margin of one basket, 19-17. For the University, Captain McLeish was again high-scorer, closely followed by Fitts and Gordon with six baskets each. The Crimson leader was responsible for 17 points of his team's score, counting nine times from fouls and tallying four baskets from the floor, while Fitts especially played...
...feature match of Saturday's double-header at Hemenway Gymnasium. It was, however, no mere turn of fate that gave the Crimson Victory over the New England champions, for from the opening whistle when they took an early lead Coach Wachter's men steadily increased their advantage, piling basket on basket for a total score of 31 points against...
...favorites. The visitors, however, were out-classed from the start, and through the entire contest seemed unable to take the offensive, while the University forwards found no difficulty in solving the Engineers' vaunted five-man defense. Not once during the first half did the Engineers succeed in caging a basket from the floor, their lone four points during this period being the result of penalties. Although the University led at the end of the first session, 9-4, it was not until the final period that the red-jerseyed men showed their best form...