The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-15
The Y. VI. {. A. Team Defeats short
ridge and Butler Wins from the
VI. Il. II. :. Players.
BOTH CONTESTS BRILLIANT
A LARGE AUDIENCE CHEERS THE
PLAYERS TO VICTORY.
The shOrtridge Girls Basketball
Team Other News of This In
door sport.
STANDING OF TIE CLUBS.

7. n. c. A......-............. 1000
butlTr r. e;'.'...'.'.'''..'.-' 100 ~
S. II. S........................O .OOO
Two fierce games. replete With exciting
features and brilliant playing. marked the
opening Of the indianapolis Basketball
League at the Y. NJ c. y. gymnasium last
night. Y. NJ. c. a. defeated Shortride High
School by score of IS to p. S. H. S. hav-
ing a handicap Of fifteen points. Butler
won from Manual Training High School by
d score of "A to 10. All four of the teams
displayed great team work in the contests.
the work Of Butler and Y. NJ. c. y. being
especially fine.
The gymnasium was well filed with
spectators and they We're given frequent
opportunities to cheer. The most exciting
contest was between Butler and NJ. T. II.
S., and both teams were we'll represented
on the side lines by their rooters. 4 sextet
Of pretty young women. led by girl in a
faring red waist. led the roofing for But
Ter and the screams that emanated from
those girls resembled panic cries when
the Butler players displayed brilliant work.
When the NJ. I. III. 5. lads were near the
coveted basket and about to pitch a goal
from field the sextet gave shrieks of de-
spair that sent chills throughout the rest
of the spectators. They were good root
ers and their cheering gave the Butler play
ers great encouragement.
y STUBBORN CONTEST
The game was stubbornly contested
throughout and il was only by the best
team work and brilliant playing that But
Ter pulled out victory. The work Of Hug
gins and Murray in the first half was very
creditable, Higgins making a toss for the
basket from middeld making the goal
easily. In the second half he repeated
the trick. Murray was in the midst of
nearly al the scrimmages and when the
ball was passed toward the goal he was
on hdnd ready 10 make a toss for the
basket Three times he was successful and
It was through his efforts that Butler
passed into the lead in the second half and
ran away from the high school lads. Ovid
Butler succeeded Wilson at guard for But
Ter In the second half and his work was
fast and accurate. His passing was espe-
cialy brilliant and his goal from field was
ore of the pretty features of the game
H,sgsins pitched six goals from foul.
kaylor was the principal star for the
M. 1. II. 5 His work at center was strong
and two Of the three goals ne pitched from
field were on very hard chances. L. Minor
tossed the ball into the basket twice Max
well and k3ttle played a steady game. while
Joe Minor did good work at forward. The
work In the hrst half was probably in favor
or NJ T. II 5. but in the second half But
lers team work figured largely in the scOr-
Ing and NJ. 7. III. 5. was unable 10 stop the
progress OF the men from IrvingtOn. Kay
Tor started the second half with a beautiful
goal from the field, making the score 10
TO II in favor of NJ. T. II. s. Murray pitched
one into the basket and repeated the trick
few minutes later, bringing the score
70 20 to 70 in favor of Butler. The Butler
seXtet contingent had palpitation when
kaylor made an attempt for goal and
missed by narrow margin, the ball roll
Ing around the edge of the basket. Buffers
goal from field added three for Butler and
ff~.I 4fl red he to
NJ. T. II. s. failed TO score again. The line
up and summary follow:
Butler Positions NTH S
Huggins.......... Forward .........E +. Minor
Murray Forward ......... Maxwell
1Ongley. Center .Kaylor
Mehring ........... Guard .......J Minor
Wilson, Butler. Guard ............... kittle
Summary: Score. Butler "A; NJ T. II. S.,
Butler-GoaIs from field. Higgins. q;
Murray 3; Butler. 1. Goals from foul. Hug
gins s. Missed goals from foul Higgins T.
Fouls. Higgins i; Murray. /; LOngley. 4;
Mehring. ,, Butler. ?; Wilson. ,.
NJ. T. III. S.-GOals from field. L. Minor
2; KaylOr. .. Goals from foul Maxwell. -
kaylOr. ,. Missed goals from field. Maxwell
2; Kaylor 4. Fouls, Z. Minor, 5; KaylOr,
3; J. Minor, ,; Kittle. 8.
Referee. Kelly; umpires, West and
PUrves.
SHORTRIDGE DEFEATED.
Shortridge lined up against Y. NJ c. a.
having the disadvantage of weight and
height against them, but the lads from the
high school played a good game. notwith-
standing the net score shows that they
scored but six points. In the first half the
Shortridge boys played fast ball and pre-
vented the Y VI. G.. ~ from scoring at
critical times The team work of the high
school boys was very commendable and Y
NJ c. A. played a remarkably fast game
for so early in the season -, .
rnAf
he wore out Fleming. his opponent, and
compelled him TO retire from the game
Fleming made great record, however, be-
fore he retired. scoring three goals from
HolsdOn and LafOllette played well for S.
nc ana BfaI derI 1 ele ws a at for NJ
A throwing goals from field with delib-
erite ease. making six before he retired
In fhe second half account OF a slight
injNry due TO falling, his face striking the
foot- He made four goals in quick success
byrFritChard. who aided in increasing the
scFe by making a goal from field. Hester
aG McGaughey did good work Under the
.eague agreement Y NJ. G. n. gave the ).
4 II :. fifteen points handicap. the same as
Y. VI. c. A. viii have TO give all opponents
IN the league. The lineup and summary
follows:
Y. NJ. c. \. Positions S II. 5.
Fleming. Harden. Forward $500. HoldsOn
tice. Pritchard.. Forward ........LafOllette
lcGaughey ........ Center ............ HerZsch
iavin Bates. Guard Masters. Randall
iester-......-...... Guard ........-.... Barbee
Summary>-Score: Y NJ. c. y, IS; S. II
Il.
Y. N. G. A.--Goals from field: Fleming. 3;
ice. 8; Pritchard. /; Hester. ?. Goals from
,ul- McGaughey. ?. Missed goals from
VI: Fleming, 1; McGaughey, ). Fouls:
eming, p Bates. ?.
;. II S.-Goals from field: Holdson. 2
ssed goals from foul; Holdson, 3; La
lette. i. Fouls Herzsch, I; Masters. 4;
bee, J.
INTERMEDIATES LEAGUE.