South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-12-11
OPEN SEASON WITH
/. BIC SCORES At Y"
Commercial League Games
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Counts-Captain Grant of
Spiro'S Proves Star.
Scores.
Hellers, SO: Clauers, IS.
Spires, SS; Bagbys, is.
Peerless Press 81. F,Ihels II


Lop-sided scores featured the open
ing games Of the Commercial Basket
Ball league at the Y. NJ. G. A. gym
nasium last night. Otherwise the spec
tators witnessed some fast basket ball
on the part of at least three teams and
considerable fighting spirit on the
part of all.
In the opening battle between the
Clauers and the Hellers the furniture
quintet proved too fast and precise
for their opponents as is evidenced by
the SO TO Is score. In the second
contest the Spires by a beautiful pass
ing game and excellent defensive tao
tics piled up a score 3S TO 10 against
the BaSbys. In what appeared to be
a slightly better balanced tilt the
Peerless Press five whipped the Ell
bells by a tally of 81 to II.
Capt Grant Of the Spires proved the
principal point getter in the three
contests and displayed startling abil-
ity in carrying the ball. He garnered
/ i field goals, four in the first half
and seven in the second and popped
in one free throw out of five chances
for a total of 3 points. Eager and
Witt of the Hellers divided honors
with Il points each while Vanden
Bosch was the feature of the battle
with the Elbels he counting 19 points
I
Eager displayed brilliant skill both
on the defensive and offensive in the
opening session between the Clauers
and the Hellers. The Heller center,
last year with the Mishawaka high
school five worked consistently
throughout both periods, netting two
field goals and a pair foul throws in
each half. c. Witt, right forward,
also worked we'll with Eager, garner
inn l,r~an hos IL, nI. frd
debrand put up a good defense at left
guard for the visitors while r. Eng
dahl aided in his spectacular passing
skill.
Morrison, left forward for the
Clauer five and A. Witt, center prov
ed the strongest men on the losing
quintet The former landed two field
goals and a free throw for five points
while the center shot true three times
from the floor. Superior team work
won the game for the Hellers.
Grant and Butcher, the Spiro for
wards, outplayed their opponents, at
almost every stage of the game, the
Bagby guards being unable to solve
the shooting passes and travelling
speed. II. O'DOnnell also played a
good game at center, while Stanley
AMI Fassnacht were strong on defense.
Collmer did not display his old time
Bagbys although he netted six points
for the losers Whiteman secured a
field goal in the last period Jimmy
Wolf, played at right guard in the first
half but went into left forward in the
second. He displayed considerable
more speed in this position, netting
two field goals and two free throws.
YOst was substituted by E. Elbel in
this half. Speed and uniform team
work was also responsible for the vic
tory of the Spires in the second tilt
Vanden Bosch. r. O'DOnnell and
Vermande played a wonderfully fast
offensive game for the Peerless Press
five in the closing contest against the
Elbels. Bacon proved the crack man
on the defensive while Rose took his
share of the credit by erratic bursts
of speed. This tilt started with honors
practically even and when the first
period ended the victors were leading
by the small margin of to 5. Yer
mande, O'DonnelI and Nanden Bosch
became thoroughly organized in this
period, the center and left forward
both landing four field goals while
O'Donnoll pitched over two. Bacon
in addition to proving a strong barrier
Z gainSt the ruShes of the Elbels drop
ped two baskets during the contest.
Lack of organization handicapped the
Elbels although each man played q
good individual game. Mueller, Gar
field and Burger each Melted single
field goal while d. Elbel placed two.
TOURNAMENT Is OFF.
MEMPHIS. Tenn, Dec. 1.-THE
southern golf tournament called for
Atlanta in January has been declared
off A new date will be set later.