The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-04
FIGHT AFTER THE GAME
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS CLASH
WITH FISTS ON STREET.
Training school Won Exciting Contest
from ShOrtridge-Y. VI. C.. A.
Easily Defeated Butler.
NJ. T. H. s.. 10: S. H. s.. II.

Y. M. G. A, AZ: Butler, ~.
In the most exciting game of basketball
ever played in this city Manual Training
High School defeated the Shortridge team
at the Cyclorama building last night by
score of 13 to Il. The game was not de-
cided until the last few minutes of play in
the last half, M. T. II. S. going into the
lead after Shortridge had jumped to the
front. s. III. S. tried hard to win and also
to prevent their opponents from taking the
lead, but the best team won.
1t was hard game for Shortridge to
lose, and the defeat was bitter one for
the supporters of the blue and white to for
get Supporters of the two schools, that is,
a part of them, who are always looking for
a scrap, gathered together outside of the
building at the conclusion of the game, and
the usual fight occurred. s. II. S. boys felt
the sting of defeat and were anxious to
settle their grievances in street fight. M.
T. H. S. boys never did permit themselves
to be called towards, and they accepted the
challenge issued in the form of Shortridge
yells. A crowd of about one hundred
gathered on each side OF Market street
and at Illinois street the belligerents halted:
They faced each other in the middle of
Illinois street and the Shortridge boys gave
vent to battle cry.
went out in all directions. Boys fell in the
mud and slush, and when the crowd was
dispersed by two police sergeants many of
the boys were hatless, while others carried
bruised faces, bleeding noses and black
eyes. 1t was only few minutes before
the two crowds clashed again a little fur
ther east on Market street, and the second
scrap was even more serious than the first.
One of the Shortridge boys, who was
prominent on this years football team,
was in the thickest of the fight. He went
down and out, and as there was no referee
present to give him the count and protect
him against his antagonists he was given
more damage while on the ground. he was
carried out of the crowd by some of his
friends and revived. His face was badly
swollen and his left eye closed. He said his
eye had been jabbed out, but this did not
prove to be the case. The police arrived
again and separated the warning students.
STORY OF GAME.
The game was exciting enough to make
the youths blood run hot. When the first
half was completed the score stood to
in favor of NJ. t. III. S. When Shortridge
went to the field in the second half it was
plain to see that there would be something
doing. Both teams roughed it little, but
most of the fouls were caused by a desire
to prevent scores being made rather than
with evil intent TO do bodily harm, although
Gipe did rough 1t entirely too much with
Raffensperger. Shortridge played fast and
soon took the lead by one point. Two
more points were added on a goal from
field and the game seemed hopeless for NJ.
I. HI. s. Captain Shideler called to his
placed Training School but two points be-
hind. Then came a goal from field that
tied the score and Appels foul gave Train
ing School the chance TO go into the lead
which was accepted.
Nearly every seat in the large polo build
ing was occupied by supporters OF the two
schools and a few friends of the Y NJ C.
A. teams. which in, he
other game. Shortridge rooters occupied
the east half of the bleachers and NJ T.
III. S. supporters the, west half. Students
less enthusiastic and teachers from the
two schools with their friends sat on the
north side of the building. There was a
continual uproar of roofing while the game
was in progress. and teachers entered into
the spirit of the contest and gave the school
yells- The large building echoed and re-
echoed the awful din.
Shortly after the first half started Raft
fensperger committed a foul, but Posey
failed to throw goal. A moment later a
foul was called on Gipe and Bohnstadt
rst pont Posey made goal school no R the
fenspeger's second foul. tying the score
On Shideler's foul Posey again threw goal.
s. III. s. taking the lead by one point
Churchhil caused great enthusiasm among
the s. n S. .rooters by throwing a goal
from field. Spohr duplicated the trick for
M u: h 5, and Raffensperger placed
Training School in the lead with a field
goal. Bohnstadt made a clever field goal
and moment later threw another field
goal. making the score 3 to in Training
Schools favor On double foul both Posey
and Bohnstadt missed, and the first half
ended with no further change in the score
EXCITING LAST HALF.
Bohnstadt missed three goals from foul
I'm the first few minutes of play in the sec
ond half and Posey missed one. Posey
threw field goal and on Bohnstadt's foul
Churchill threw goal. Raffensperger
fouled and Churchill again threw goal
placing Shortridge but one point behind
Posey made a brilliant goal from field and
snortridge took the lead amid the widest
eoai and Snortrfdge went two more points
10 The 3ood. Bohnstadt threw goal after