South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-06
LOCAL QUINTET
MAKE OVER S|X
HUNDRED POINTS
Allen Sets a New State Record
With 369 While the Team
Set a New Mark by Making
100 Scores in Game.

With one state and one school rec
ord broken, but with two defeats
against them, the high school basket
ball sharks" finished their season
and ran up COS points while their be-
nighted opponents We're struggling TO
amasS a count of 369.
The state record for individual
baskets was wrecked by Capt. Leslie
Allen. when he rang up &c baskets in
the game against Knox high school.
The school record was also smashed
in this contest. when a score of 1O9
points raised the record number four
potches. over that made against Co
shen last year.
But two teams. Lafayette and
Charlottesville, were able TO take the
measure of the tan and blue this year.
These teams, who put up the hardest
fights at the tournament, seemed to
have a LINK" on the locals, and hit
the team in the middle Of bad slump.
Mishawaka, Findlay, KokOmO and
Gary put up some classy basketball
against the tan and blue. Findlay
especially threatened to land the
scalp OF the local battlers, KokOmo
being trounced by a margain of
three points while Findlay was within
two points of South Bend at the final
whistle. The majority of the other
fives were easy for the tan and blue.
Never FOuled Man.
Capt. Allen closes his high school
basketball career with the unique dis
tinction of never having fouled an
opponent this year. His playing has
always been fast and clean, and few
guards have been able to hold the
little blonde leader. To him belongs
the credit of having scored over one
half of the total points made by his
ha
of the sos counters annexed, Allen
has been instrumental in securing 80
of them, 127 field goals and 90 foul
shots. This mark will probably stand
for several years at least, as few men
are possessed of the knack Of making
baskets with their eyes shut, as many
fans accuse Allen of doing.
Big Herb" Forster. the crack CEN
ter. follows his captain in the num-
Der of points scored. with 90 notches
on his basket-shoOting gun. Motor
cycle" has always been on top speed
and never slackened up for curves.
but played his great game throughout
the season. and on many occasions the
credit for a tan and blue triumph can
be placed at his door. Big and husky.
he has been outplayed but once or
twice. and then because he was suf-
fering a slump, and was not in form.
He is another member Of the squad
that bids adieu to high school basket
ball this coming June.
Is Good Feeder.
Jimmie" NanDenBOsch, playing his
first year as a regular, distinguished
himself at the side Of his leader by
his wonderful knack Of feeding" or
of getting the ball TO one OF his
teammates in better position TO shoot
for a basket. Time after time Jim
mie' would slip the ball 70 a man
Jess closely watched when ne himself
could probably have landed a baSket
He was the one man on the whole tan
and blue squad that could be depend
ed upon for floor work. and with For
ster and Allen rounded the scoring de-
partment Of the locals. Jimmie" OF
James closed the season with an
even so goals 10 his credit. Besides
these he grabbed two free throws.
Forest staples, or "Stapes.' at right
guard, has shown many qualities that
would rank him with the great Brug
Of last year. He is fast and adopts
nearly the same kind of Chain
Cessful. Staples was only able 70
cage the ball nine times. but every
shot came at the right time 10 Put
the tan and blue ahead
Working with "Stapes,' as standing
guard was Elmer "Cottie' Cottrell
Cottrell has many times saved the To-
Gals from trOuncings by his close and
clever guarding. and few times, has
he ever been outplayed. His basket
eve was a little better than his team
mate. Staples. and ne secured = goals
during the season. NanDenBosch
Staples and Cottren all played the