RHODE ISLAND 57. PROVIDENCE COLLEGE 45 As usual, the annual I'. C.-Rhode Island game attracted considerable interest and a sizeable crowd. Although P. C. bail nol been rated very highly ihis year, il was known that the Friars would be sure lo put lip tbe slaunchesl of fights against R. I.: the I'riars did nol disappoint as they played one of their best games of the season. Trailing by 10 points, the Rams bv virtue of a third period spurt came from
behind to d,-feal ibeir intia-stale rivals in ihe rough gain,- plaved at the Rhode Island Auditorium. Twenty six finds yvere , alle.l against tl- Providence leam. and tbe Rams ma.le good on 15 ot ihese. supplying them with th,-ir margin of victory. There laitblul Rbode Islanders who thought that Rhody was going lo lose this wore on an.l the scon- didn't change, bul towards the end afier two P. C. men bad been eliminated on fouls. R. I. began to click an.l pulled the game onl of the bag. were one
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Jaworski was again high scorer with 20 points, followed by Conley with 12 and Caprielian witb 10. The fine defensive work of Warner Keaney was outstanding as he played both forward and guard during the game. He scored 9 poinls and was a lower of strength under ihe defensive backboard. Kwasnewski and Dense made good use of tbeir superior height and caused the no little trouble in getting tbe ball off both backboards. Kwasnewski scored to lead P. Cs attack, while Dense scored 10.
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