South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-10

Smith and O'DOnnell. led at the end
or this period by score OF p TO
ms.
smith Good Guard.
Smith PLAYED "a star game and his
offensive and defensive work stamu
him as one of the best guards on
the floor. Although small ne fights
hard and gives a good account Of
himself Szabo. his running mate
gave an exhibition of some OF the
best floor work OF the day by his
ability TO wriggle away from an OPP
ponent. O'DOnnell performed no
bly,, especially in the second half.
For fully 10 minutes in the sec
ond half neither team could locate
the basket Donovan broke the ice
when ne got away from Milliman
for "a minute and boosted the ball
( through the net Cochevety fol-
lowed him with a pretty long shot.
Smith and Sabo kept close watch
of the Interlaken marksmen and
forced them TO make long shots.
McMurdo and Mishier performed
best for the Interlaken battlers.
South Bend will play Mishawaka
at s o'clock this morning in what
should be the most interesting game
of the tournament, for although the
locals won from the Mishawakans
twice before this year. Mishawaka
showed brilliant basket shooting
, proclivities in their contest with
, Lakeville
LaPorte Eliminated.
LapOrte and Michigan City
FLASHED in the o'clock battle and
the game was one Of the prettiest 10
watch from the spectators point of
view. Neither team was able to do
much scoring, the final count be-
ing 16 to 10 in Michigan City's ia
! vor
Both teams played practically the
| same kind of ball, dropping the
guards way back and letting the
/ forwards and center do the floor
work. Magnuson, the Laporte cen
ter dropped back to guard and re-
lieved Putnam. Michigan Citys de-
Tense proved impregnable until the
/ last few minutes of the first half
when Capt. Young and Danielson of
Laporte pierced it for two goals.
Before that Dittbrenner. star scorer
of the game. had shot two baskets
/ for Michigan City and Young had
added a foul.
Laporte Gets Lead.
In the second half Laporte got a
good lead when Danielson and G.
| Young registered Young counted
for Michigan City. making the score
TO Z, LapOrte Precious went
i'm for Shelley and his comrade,
| Young, shot a foul called on Put
nam. Bender dropped a basket and
minute later shot a foul. Precious
, got in a basket and Bender landed
another foul on a foul on Putnam,
Young missed the goal but Dittbren-
ner hoisted the ball in for two
counts.
Precious shot a basket a minute
| later With three minutes 10 play.
| Bender shot a foul. Young of Michi-
/ gan City scored "a pretty long one
| after a dribble. The score was now
/ 10 10 IA in favor Laporte. A foul
on Magnuson gave the prison lads
a chance TO tie the count but Young
| missed. Three seconds later Dit
/ brenner scored the winning basket
on an easy shot.
MiSh9waka Wins.
! The Observation-Disclosures game
which was played at 900 O'Clock
went 20 the Mishawaka high school
] quintet. Lakeville was never in the
running. the final score being IS
10 5.
During the early part of the first
/ half the Mishawaka lads had con-
siderable difficulty in locating the
basket but once started the game
/ took on the aspect Of a shooting
practice for the Mishawaka crew.
| Miller with II baskets and Shreve
with 10, were Mishawaka's leading
point getters. Richards made three
Of Lakeville's points which were
the result of field goal and free
throw.
Union Mills Loses.
Nappanee defeated Union Mills
30 20 u. in the fourth game on the
schedule. During the early part OF
the first half neither team could
locate the hoop. Nappanee was the
first 10 recover and succeeded in net
ting Is points for its half time total
while the Union Mills outfit had e
be content with four points.
! The second period was real bat
tie, both teams displaying a grea
amount OF team work and clever
guarding. Mishler. with seven ring
ers and Hartman. who had foui
baskets 70 his credit. were Nappa
nee's chief point getters. while High
who Melted three field goals. and
White. who had a pair OF them. per
formed the best for the Union Mills
Some clever basket and fou