The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-20
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BY TRAINING SCHOOL
Fast Red and White Five Played
Y. M. c. A. Team an Even
Game and Won.
BUFFERS GREAT FINISH
College Lads Defeated Shortridge
Just Before the Whistle
Blew.
BUFFERS GREAT FINISH


Two things developed in the basketball
games Of the Indianapolis League last
night at the Y. NJ C. A gymnasium. One
is that the Y. NJ. c. A. team cannot afford
to give the other teams a handicap of ten
points and the other is that Butler is a
formidable factor for the championship OF
the league this year. BY a beautiful ex-
hibition of basketball in the last half OF
the game. the Butler I'VE overcame a lead
of four points and won the game from the
Shortridge High School by as many more.
the final score being &c to p. Had It not
been for the accurate tossing Of goals from
fouls by Riddle. Shortridge would have
been badly worsted. Out OF seventeen
chances Riddle accepted thirteen OF them
In a rough and scrappy game the Manual
Training High School not only defeated
the Y NJ. C A. team by one point more
than the handicap, but outplayed them at
almost every stage of the game. The
Training School did most Of the team work
and at the same time did some excellent
guarding. Although the Y. NJ. c. A put
IN three fresh men in the second half, they
were unable TO maintain any degree or
team work or land the ball I'm the basket
often enough to overcome the handicap
The game was unusually rough, especially
in the last half, the Training School players
big center. although he fouled repeatedly,
in the game from start 10 finish and
was responsible for many OF the Training
Schools points.
Both games were hard fought to the end.
The Butler-High School game, however,
was the redeeming feature Of the evening,
and from start TO finish kept the spectators
the last few minutes Of play, when Butler
made a determined squirt and won the
game. the excitement was intense. Kings
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uTes of the Butler five, both finding tho
basket repeatedly. Riddle carried on the
honors for the High School Throughout
the whole game but four goals from Held
were made by the High School. Two or
these were made by Riddle, who was re-
sponsible for eighteen out OF twenty-five
points credited TO his team.
In the first half High School led by virtue
of Riddles goal throwing from foul. AL
though the Butler team put up the better
game IL had hard luck in locating the
baskets. Murray secured a goal from the
field on hard throw from the wall and
Kingsbury followed IL by one from near
goal from field in the first half by a diff
cult throw by Riddle, who was credited
with all the scoring in that half for High
School The score stood II TO at the close
OF the half.
BUTLER'S FAST GAME
Butler started the second half with fast
pace that was not relinquished for one sec
ond until the whistle blew. Shank replaced
Michael at guard for the High School.
Kingsbury started the scoring by beauti-
full goal from the center of the field. Brown
followed with a field goal from the extreme
side. Riddle located the basket a hard
chance from a mix-up Immediately under
the goal. On throws from foul he accepted
four chances without missing. Kingsbury
added one q foul and Brown followed
with a goal from field. The play was hot
and fast. Both teams were running abous
even, Shortridge slightly in the lead. But
Ter had started its team work and was
keeping the ball at its end OF the floor.
Kingsbury added two by field goal and
Anthony tied the score a minute later with
a goal from near the center of the field.
On foul Riddle put Shortridge one point
In the lead. Kingsbury tied the score by sc-
cured a pretty field goal from center OF
the field. Time was almost up and IL APP
peared as If Shortridge had the game on
Mckinney's throw. However. in a hot and
furious squirt Anthony found the basket
and tied the score. A second later Brown
sent a pretty one home from the center
of the floor and Kingsbury added one on
a foul by Shank just the whistle blew
In the second game Manuel Training
School led at the start and secured i've
points before the Y. M. G. A. players locat-
ed the basket. Bohnstadt found the basket
for two field goals and accepted as many
throws from foul. Gibes, Kittle and Bates
each made a goal from field for the Y. M.
c. A. while Hardin added five points on free
throws from fouls. Bohnstadt and Spohr
secured field goals near the end OF the half.
The half ended with the score "a 10 IL In
favor of Training School.
In the second half Gibes replaced Hardin
at forward. Higgins replaced Reeves at
forward, Reeves took Zimmerman's place at
center and Hass replaced Kittle at guard
for the Y. NJ. c. A Neither team was able
to start it's team work and the scoring was
largely by difficult throws from mix-ups.
The Y. NJ. c. A. was still unable TO make
Roadway on the Training School and I'm
ished the game eleven points behind its
opponents. Although the Training School
put up a strong defensive game IL was weak
on goal throwing. Bohnstadt and Spohr did
the star playing for the red and white.
while Bates and Hass did good work for Y.
NJ c. A. The final score was "a TO .. The
lineup and summary of the teams follow:
Butler VS.. Shortridge.-
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