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BASKETBALL

APRIL 1906
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BASKETBALL
APRIL 1906

DARTMOUTH 44—YAIE 16

The College basketball team overwhelmed Yale in Bissell Hall Saturday evening, March 3, winning by the score of 44 to 16. Dartmouth's passing, shooting, and all-round team work were fast and accurate, while Yale's work was uneven and unreliable. Only two fouls were called, both of them on Yale.

Dartmouth played brilliantly in the first half and soon raced away from its opponents. Captain McGrail, Grebenstein, and Ailing did the best work for Dartmouth, while Murphy was the only man who succeeded in doing much for Yale. The score at the end of the half was 24 to 6.

The home team continued its fast work during the second half, except several minutes' near the middle of the half, when Yale broke up Dartmouth's team work and scored five baskets in quick succession. The home team immediately regained its form, however, and scored a dozen more points before the call of time.

DARTMOUTH 26-WILLIAMS 7

Dartmouth won a decisive victory from the fast Williams team in Bissell Hall Wednesday evening, March 7. It was one of the speediest games ever seen in Hanover. How completely Williams was outclassed is shown by the statement that the Berkshire team failed to throw a basket from the floor during the entire game and scored only a single point in the second half. The score was 26 to 7.

The home team began the game with a flash of brilliant play, Captain McGrail throwing two baskets before the game was two minutes old. Then followed an exhibition of team work which Dartmouth has seldom excelled, if equalled, and which proved too strong for the visitors to break up. The score at the end of the first half was 14 to 6.

In the second period Dartmouth's superiority was even more manifest than in the first, since the visitors seemed to lose all power of concerted action. Dartmouth's endurance was also much in evidence, while Williams rapidly weakened under the strain.

Captain McGrail was easily the star of the game. Although a guard he led in the scoring of baskets, and completely outplayed his opponent, Captain Neild, who, although a forward, failed to score a basket from the floor.

DARTMOUTH 58-TECHNOLOGY 18

Dartmouth closed the season with an easy victory over the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Boston Tuesday evening, March 13. At all times Dartmouth had the best of the contest. Grebenstein alone scored enough points to beat Technology. The score was 58 to 18.