Word: foul
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...HAVEN, CONN., Feb, 26--Jumping into the lead early in the game as the result of a goal caged after a foul, dropping behind shortly when McLeish did the same feat three times for Harvard, then coming to the fore again as the result of an agggressive attack, the Yale basketball team was able to retain an advantage throughout the remainder of the game and to defeat the Crimson quintet 36-28 here tonight...
...shooting throughout the first half was wild, whereas the Crimson men confined themselves to shooting from short distances and led at half time 20 to 15. Coach Chase's men went ahead in the second period but their lead finally dwindled to a narrow margin, due largely to excellent foul shooting on the part of Tully...
Captain Gordon and Lowenthal starred for the University, while McLeish scored five of a possible eight shots from the foul line. For the visitors the tallying was more evenly divided...
...beginning of the second period. Leading a bewildering attack for the Engineers, Berry kept the University five actively on the defence, and Worcester slipped into a three-point lead. Here its string of fortune broke, and a field goal by Miller followed by a basket from the foul line by Gordon, tied the score. In the eight minutes of play that remained, Gordon and Lowenthal scored a number of goals that gave the Crimson the lead which it retained until the end of the game...
Berry was the individual star for the Engineers, showing speed and skill in his attack and passing, but falling down on his shots from the foul line, where he made only four successful shots out of 11 trials. White, at right guard, also played well for Worcester. For the Crimson, Captain Gordon and Lowenthal were the outstanding players, although team play was more in evidence than individual starring. McLeish, who has been suffering from an injury to his ankle, played most of the game...