Then in taking running notes during the game, one has to write only, "4 around 5 10 yds.," "2 through 7-8 to 20-yd. line," etc., filling in the names of the players after each half.
240. Basket-ball.—The accepted method of reporting a basket-ball game is much like that of football. Because in basket-ball the scores run high and the relative standings of the opposing teams are constantly shifting, it is customary in detailed accounts to give the exact score of each team at the end of every quarter. The following is a terse story of a game:
BOYS' HIGH WINS CITY TITLE
The Boys' High School captured the city basketball championship of the Public Schools Athletic League by defeating the Bushwick High School on the former's court yesterday by a score of 18 to 17. It was the second defeat sustained by Bushwick, the other reverse being administered by Eastern District, which, however, was downed by Boys' High. The ending was a sad one for the Bushwick team.
The Bushwick team showed good sportsmanship by failing to enter a protest when it was alleged that the final whistle was blown ten seconds too soon. The matter was put before Mr. Aldinger, the referee, who decided the game officially ended.
Boys' High came through with a strong finish. At the opening of the game it scored four points before Bushwick finally entered the scoring column. The game was bitterly fought until the end of the first half, which found Boys' High holding an average of 6 to 4.
In the second half Bushwick launched an attack that soon placed it in front by a score of 15 to 9. Boys' High then carried the fight into the enemy territory, and, with successive field goals by Bolotovsky, Gindee and Bonoff, the score was tied at 15-all.
The score then seesawed until Bolotovsky shot the winning point with a free goal from the foul line.
The line-up follows:
| BOYS' HIGH | BUSHWICK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fd.g | Fl.g. | P. | Fd.g | Fl.g. | P. | |||
| Bolotovsky, rf | 4 | 4 | 12 | Robinson, rf | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| Gindee, lf | 1 | 0 | 2 | Edelstein, lf | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Bonoff, c | 2 | 0 | 4 | Cherry, c | 3 | 0 | 6 | |
| Brown, rg | 0 | 0 | 0 | Dorff, rg | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ratner, lg | 0 | 0 | 0 | Billig, lg | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 7 | 4 | 18 | Totals | 7 | 3 | 17 | |
| Referee—Aldinger, H. S. of Commerce. Time of halves, 15 minutes each.[29] | ||||||||