Word: basketfuls
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...more than a minute, but Stevens evened up the score soon afterwards. At the end of the first half Coach Wachter's men led 18-13, keeping the play well up in their opponents' territory. For a part of the last half the Freshmen spurted, throwing a volley of baskets from all parts of the floor, but towards the end the regulars tied the score and shot the winning basket in the last second of play. Gordon led the scoring, sinking six baskets and making 7 out of 8 free throws. Tyson and Fitts were responsible for most...
Sending his men through light formation work and defense practice, Coach Wachter closed a hard week's work in preparation for the Worcester Polytechnic Institute game which is to be played at Worcester tonight. As Worcester is reported to play two men under the basket when on the offense, the Crimson players were drilled especially in breaking up this formation. All of the University quintet are in good condition and are expected to give the strong engineers' aggregation a stiff fight...
...shooting of the University players was woefully weak, every man repeatedly missing easy chances from under the basket. The Freshman forwards on the other hand continually furnished thrills with their brilliant shots from mid-floor. Coach Wachter's best combination seems to be Fitts and A. E. McLeish '23 in the forward positions, H. B. Tyson '23 at center, and J. R. Tolbert '22 and S. B. Chase '21 in the backfield. When Fitts is shifted to center the team appears to lose most of its offensive power, for he is naturally a forward and lacks the defensive power necessary...
...Freshmen opened the second half with a perfect fusilade of shots at the Crimson team's basket, but the University players managed to hold the lead until nearly the end, when the score was tied...
...overtime period, Gordon was first to score, on a foul which he quickly followed with a basket. Jenkins added another two points and the game was over...