The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-21
HIGH SCHOOLS DID WELL
Nj. T. III. s. DEFEATED Y. M. C. A. AND
s. III. s. WON FROM BUTLER.
Butler Tied the Score Often, but
ShOrtridge Was VictOriOus-Y. M.
c. A. Not at Its Best.

NJ. T. -. S. 35 Y. NJ. c. A. %, and Short
ridge 16, Butler Is, are the results of the
games in the Indianapolis Basketball
League last night in the Y. NJ c. A.
gymnasium. A large crowd cheered the
teams and both games were intensely 'ex
citing, if not brilliant. The outcome of the
contest between the Y. NJ. c. A. and the
Manual Training School was a great sur
prise and the Improvement of the high
school team over a week ago was notice
able. All of the teams put up a much
better game than in the previous contests,
although the Y. M. c. A. had an off night
The first game was between Butler and
Shortridge and was one of the prettiest
games ever seen in the gymnasium be-
cause of the even fight between the two
fives. Neither side played extremely well,
but the contest was hard fought one
from start to finish. In the first half it
was nip and tuck. and when time was
called Shortridge was only one to the good.
the score being to Z. The team work of
the High School five was somewhat better
than that of their opponents and in the
early part of the second half the S. H. S.
boys pulled away from the men from
lrvington. Aided by the earnest roofing
of the fair supporters from Butler, the
college five again got within hailng dis
lance of the Shortridge team and for sew
eral minutes before time was called it was
toss-up as to who the game would go to.
Luck was with the High School team, how
ever, and when the whistle blew the score
was 16 to Is in their favor. Guffin and
Mauzy played the best game for their side,
while the work of Masters, Churchill and
Appel was conspicuous on the S. H. s.
team. The guarding of Masters was one of
the features of the game. Following is
the summary:
Butler. Position. Shortridge.
Murray. Forward ....... Churchill
Guffin. ............ Forward ....... Mckinney
k1ngsbury...... Center ............... Pratt
Mauzy... Guard Masters
Wilson. ............ Guard .Gipe, Appel
Butler-Goals from Field-Guffin, 8; Muir
Quinn n g. Mupray /; wilson iaas IRON 70: Missed Kissed
Goals from Foul-Guffin, 6; Murray, g Will
son. 5. Fouls Commissioning, 2; Muir
Shortridge-Goals from Field-Churchill,
2; Pratt, 2; Masters, l. Goals from Foul
C Churchi e. Misses ea Goals from Foul.
ney. 2; Churchill, 3; Pratt, q Masters, Z;
! Gipe, 2: Appel, 1.
Referee-Jones. Umpires-Walters and
Haynes. Timers-Horne and Kelley. Time
| of Halves-Twenty minutes.
The game between the Y. M. c. A and
the Manual Training High School was an
exceedingly lively one and caused much
enthusiastic roofing among the spectators
M. L. III. s. was given sixteen points at the
beginning of the game instead of ten. The
outcome of the contest was a great sur
prise, and the pace set by the High School
lads was a very swift one and at the be-
ginning of the game the big five immedi-
,ately left terra firma. and when the first
half ended the score was 2S to in favor of
the M. L. II. s. The officials were de-
cdedly strict in calling fouls. and this
made the older team somewhat nervous.
Nj. L. H s. went into the second half with
feeling of confidence and set a fast pace.
| The contest at this stage was very lively,
much like a football scrimmage. AS the
game progressed the Y. NJ. c. A team got
| together and made the score more even.
Raffensperger played the star game for his
side, and Jack Shideler and Ayers also put