The wrong hoop, Contd.

The game then became rougher and rougher, Brown - tall
rangy and strong tried to hold possession of the ball. Brown
and R.I.State lost two players each via. the foul route with
about five minutes of the game to be played. R.I. State lost
Jaworski captain and best player, and Brown players became
rougher - Score 44 to 41 - Platt dribbled, walked and carried
the ball in and got a basket, but the officials said he was
walking, disallowing the basket. Fouls and a basket from the
field by R.I. State put the score 51 to 42 and with two minutes
to go Brown committed four disqualfying fouls. By the way this
is the cnly game that I ever had anything to do with that four
disquaifying fouls were committed. Then again, the Brown Uni-
versity coach sent in a substitute who was abusing the "English
Language" and the officials would not let him play.

In justice to the officials I might say that Kelleher and
Clark are two of the best officials in New Englend, and Brown
agreed to have them in both of our games - in fact, they insisted
on them - and now the coach of Brown says that he will not have
them there on March 4, the date R.I. State plays the return game
at Brown University. Kelleher is or has been Fresident of the
Basketball Officials of the United States of America and is now
Secretary-Treasurer of the New England Basketball Officials.

Of course Oswald Tower was immediately bombarded, by
telegraph, telephone and personal letters for his official
interpretation of the seemingly injustice handed out to Brown
University on the wrong basket - Here is his official decision,
with comments Quote - "Questions have been coming from all
directions concerning that goal by Platt in your game with
Brown. We must admit that the officials slipped momentarily,
although it is a slip that the best officials might make.

The decision to count the goal for R.I. State was correct
and was the only possible decision under the circumstances."