Show I 1 IN tIE OF SPORTS I BEAT DET CRESCENTS I IN J FINAL SPURT SPORT I Champions Lose to Y IV M. M C G. G A. A by 25 to 23 After After Fast Game 1 1 j nearly oi one 8 oC pl PIn McConnell s the tho x wInning goal ie for time the Yo Y M. M A A. A basketball In team ni lust hl cn clinching the victory of the time lo ho- ho tC ls O oer Oel el the Crescent Live lve o of Evan tOil Jon III I by a score pf pC 25 5 to 23 3 it Was the time first defeat of ot time the Eastern five in 1 nearly J thirty and aud wa was gained on only I after I a desperate Played Il a Rm In Tho tim tho S first half as UN compared to their Jowell near the time t the close of the lie contest COI n nf and spurt uti- uti locals a lead or of f 1 to 7 1 tI IC was all In Iii tue c halt alf however realizing that th they were up against one of or the time strongest teams team in the country Cai- Cai lain tain Orr sent Ins his mon men out Ut to win win iid a. a d they came caine iu-ar iu turning the time trick Time rhe locals were WE-re e practically Poetically exhausted nf nt M Ul tio time the i ml middle or of J l time thc c second half while ti tho timo Evanston live five was Just getting citing warmed to their work worl In iii n quick sucCession sucCession suc suc- cession Orr antI and Osborne dropped field fiehl baskets that quickly I pulled the time lead down and enabled the Ci Crescents to tie lie the time score at 2 23 to 10 21 when final time was called Th Time The play pIa was carried at it l a n terrific clip In ln time Ulc ov overtime rt n and amid twice the thoi Crescents Crl barely missed field goal McConnell failed at three foul Coul tries hut but redeemed himself soon afterwards s with a u pretty basket asket at a difficult angle aft art er cr l a u pretty pass from Mac It H was wn up to McConnell to land that lint winning goal goul too He lie was way off his Imis game especially In the second half and during the time whole game threw only nine goals out of a n possible 31 il Osborne was the chief chic offender on the Evanston team and amI got away with only a L few row bad ones Drown coach o of time the Y M. M I. I C. C A. A an and Flynn coach of oC the time Crescents Crescents Cres Cres- cents did the officiating and arni were fair In their decisions Brown refereed durnS' durnS dur dur- ing nS' nS the time first half haIr while Flynn Plynn acted as umpire In the second half the time of- of were reversed In Iri the floor loor work the time association hall hail nil all the tho advantage The They worked harder all but during the last five rive or ten minutes and showed better passing But nut they were wild In landing basl baskets c. c with the exception Ion of or hot Hof I mann the time big center rhey They had about I two chances to I the he Crescents Crescents' one for Cor i Held field baskets and anti nearly three to one I Ion On fOUlS Couls But nut Il When n tho 1 hn shot shunt at tho basket bask ct they y came e pretty close to making thorn them count cOlin teach each time 1 Iho he locals worked themselves es to death Ileath In the first half haIr and were wele not able to hold haiti the time pace pt throughout the time game frame am Had tho time visitors gone sona lath Into the game ame with the same speed that lint the they displayed ills dis played during the time last half bait the they would probably have carried off the time victory victory- but hut tIme the they It Jt was WEIS one of the fastest fastest fast fast- est elt prettiest and mind most exciting games gaines over t. seen In the time state stute and amid clean considering con con- the speed Cr n Return Jf Jt may be he that tho ho Crescents will ploy pitty lucre here Friday nJ night ht Instead of oC going going- tp to Los Lo Lon Angeles n Tonight they Ih play piny the time Apollo ton a at Pork nn aim l r thoV y meter meal tho n. n Y Y- 17 tT loam fi nt 1 0 Anti And they will be he trU rv n run for money at al L tho l though h. h ht they will probably lr defeat the American n five t The second teams oC oS tho the Y M. M C. C A. A V mill anti 1 L I t 1 D. D S. S played a curtain r w In u n victory for the 1 l bya ya score e o of rr 7 to 16 The rue I i. 13 D. Y ft O 1 H. H team luul l the K it a m 6 won from t tho start up mp I nc for tuo Uta big u game Crescents Positions Y M. M r. r C. C A. A l I ft st Forward nl Young McConnell leCon night flight Forward Orr k b Wright Center nUBle Hofmann Left Guard Guar 1 Osborne Gunn Right Guard Lee Iee Clark ClarkField Field n Baskets Hofmann 5 McConnell lI 2 Wright ht 1 I Orr OrT 3 Hu ey 2 Osborne 3 a C 5 1 Goals from Foul Foul l 0 D out of 31 81 Orr 6 out of 11 Officials OfficIals- of the Y I M. M C. C A. A nail and Flynn of or the Aha Crescents Score Sore end of or first half half- I Y Y 1 M. M C. C A. A 15 Crescents 7 Final Y rori Y M. M C C. A A. 25 Crescents 23 Attendance At At- Ij COO |