The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-11
An Enthusiastic Crowd Witnesses the
First Game of the Season at Y.
VI. &. A. Gymnasium.
BRACE OF EXCITING GAME
FIRST Y. vi. G. A. TEAM AND VI. T. II.
s. TEAM THE WINNERS.
Championship Season VIII Open Sat
urday Night-Other Local Sport
ing Events.

That basketball will be the popular in
door sport in indianapolis this winter was
attested at the Y. NJ. c. A. gymnasium last
night, when every inch of space was
packed with enthusiasts to see the first
games of the season. The contests were
preliminary to the opening of the city
league next Saturday night. There was as
much enthusiasm shown as there will be
when the league games are started, for the
supporters of the four teams that partici-
pated in the contests availed themselves of
the slightest chance to root.
There was a great deal of Inconvenience
to the players because the spectators were
crowded to the outer, line of the field, and
many times during the evening those who
occupied seats near the line were made the
stopping point for the PUSHES of the play
ers. The double-header furnished plenty of
sport. The first game between the NJ T.
II. S. and the second Y. M. c. A. team re-
suited in a victory of 10 TO u in favor of
the Training School. The other contest
was between the Y. NJ. c. A. first team
and the Meridian-street Church team. re-
sulting 70 to IA in favor of Y. M. c. A.
In the principal game--Y. NJ. c. A. VS..
Meridian-street Church-the contest was
fierce, the players of both teams having
nearly all been on the same team at some
time. All of the players are members of
the Y. NJ. c. A, and the ones that played
with the Meridians were nearly as strong
as the team that represented the Y. NJ. c.
A. McGaughey Rice and Fleming were
fortunate in throwing field goals for the
Y. NJ c. A, while Harden, Pritchard and
Hester scored goals from field for the
Meridians. In throwing goals from foul
Fleming missed more chances than any of
the other players who attempted to pitch
goal during the evening.
The new rules were followed, and, as
expected, there were more fouls than ever
witnessed in a game before. This was due
largely to the players attempting to pre-
vent an opponent from scoring a goal from
the field, which counts three points, and
also to the strict ruling of Umpire Kelly,
shouldered, pushed or held an opponent.
Umpire Kelly was criticised by the players
Tor being so strict. but those VINO watched
the game from the side lines believed he
was not unfair and established for himself
the reputation of being a precise official.
In the game between the Y. NJ. G. A. and
Meridians the teams lined up as follows:
Y. NJ. C. A. Positions Meridians.
McGaughey. Center ............ Harden
Fleming.......... Forward Pritchard
Rlce.......-...... FORWARD .....-.-.....O ogden
Bates................ Guard .............. Hester
Blossom, PurveS.. Guard ..............G Gavin
Summary. NJ. C. A: Field goals, Nc
Gaughey. /; Rice 2; Fleming, / Goals
from foul, Fleming. 4; McGaughey,. 8.
/ Missed goals from foul, Fleming, IL; Nc
/ Gaughey, 2. Fouls, Fleming, 8; Rice, 3;
/ Bates, 9; Purves, 2. Meridians: Field
goals. Harden, /; Pritchard, /; Hester l.
/ Goals from foul Harden, 8; Pritchard 2
Missed gouls from foul Harden, 8: Pritch-
ard, Z; ogden, 2. Fouls. Harden, 8; Pritch-
ard. 3; Ogden, /; Hester, 2; Gavin, IL
Jones, referee: Kelly and Robinson, UNI
/ pires; West, timer.
/ The prettiest feature of the game between
the NJ Il. III. S. and the second Y. NJ. c. A.
| teams was the goal thrown from field by
Ralph Bauman, of the latter team. The
play was made in the second half, Bau-
man tossing the ball into the basket from
| midfield. Kittle succeeded McCullum in the
second half for NJ. T. II. S.. and, while he
did not make as good record he did in
| football, he showed that he will develop
| into a star player. Kaylor made a beauti.
full goal from field after the ball was Sc.
| cured on clever team play. Maxwell threw
four goals from field for Training School
The teams lined up as follows:
Mt H S. Positions. Y. M. G. A. C2)
Kaylor ............. Center ..............Raucf
Earl Minor. Forward .........Romingel
Maxwell. Forward .......... BaumaI
Joe Minor. ......... Guard Dyer
| McCullum, Kittle. Guard ...Geckler, Barker
Summary-M T. II. s.: Field goals Kay
lor, 1; Maxwell, T. Goals from foul, Kaylor
4 Missed goals from foul, Kaylor. 10. Fouls
Minor, A. Kittle. 2. Y. NJ. c. A (2): Field
goals Rauch, /; Bauman, l. Goals from
foul. Bauman, 6. Missed goals from foul
| Rauman, 10. Fouls Rauch, 6; Rominger. 3
| Bauman, 2; Dyer /; Barker, l. West, ref
cree; Kelly and Robinson, umpires.