South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-08
n. D. WINS WARM
ONE FROM AGGIES
Gold and Blue Five Battles
Farmers to IS to q
Victory.
by Chas. W. can.


some excellent basketball then
brought forth some play that closely
resemblei football. finally winding
I'D with a bit of pugilism, Notre
Iame defeated the Michigan Az
sizes" last night n the Noue Dame
gymnasium. - TO Z2 The gradual
decline u the play may be recog-
nized by noting that go points were
scored in the first half while but l.
were registered ia She second period
Not more than three points sepa-
rated the two teams at any time
throughout the contest. and the
cIoseness served TO bring out all toe
fight that was i'm the men. over
anxiety cropped out in the last few
minutes Of play when Higbee, after
scoring no less than seven baskets
for VI. A. G.. got into a melee wi:l
Hayes. a Notf. Dame guard. A
free-for-au slugging match was
a. erted 10y other players, and Ref
cree Cock sent both men from the
game.
NJ. A. G. jumped into a momen-
taEy lead AT ths7 outset Of the con
test, when Higbee Gagged a goal.
Ronehetti and s8ahan sent Notrs
Dame into the Dead with a basket
apiece HigbeeE sent a long one
through the net from the middle Of
the floor culy 20 have Slime ring ore
Up for NOtre Dame from behind the
middle of the court. Murray shot
the second and fourth baskets
scored for NJ A. G.. and Higbee fol-
lowed with three more, but not until
after Bahan, ROnchetti and Hayes
had sent as many into the NOtre
Dame score receptacle. ROnchetti
was Just able 20 maintain the lead
Tor Notre Dame in the first half by
his foul shooting. He made four
out Of FIVE while Murray missed two
and made only one. The half end
ed is TO II in favor of Notre Dame
second Half l. Furious.
There were no substitutiOns be-
tween the halves. and the teams
came back onto the floor keyed for
a terrific struggle But the brilliant
shooting that made the first half so
spectacular was not forthcoming.
and the teams battled up and down
the hoor with little or no attention
paid 10 scoring baskets. Murray
finally scored a foul and tied the
count. but this only served TO fur
Their excite the two quintets The men
raced madly about. more often div
ing for the bali than catching 70
standing Up Bahan finally fought
his way through the NJ. a. g. de-
Tense and rang up a pretty goal from
beneath The basket. Higbee retail
ated for NJ. A. Q. with "a couple
OF long distance counters but Rom
chetti Immediately evened il up for
Notre Dame with a pretty goal from
the side OF the court. Murray had
the better luck from the foul line
ie the final half counting half the
time on his four shots while Ron
chetti was hanging up an average
or 1888 on his trio of chances.
Higbee was the scoring marvel
Of the battle His seven baskets ali
but carried his team TO victory lie
was the only man of the visitors who
could score from the field i'm the
final half Bader found a tartar in
CARAT the NJ. 4. c. left guard. and
could not score. Slime played a
wonderful defensive game for NOtre
Dame Besides allowing his man
not a single basket ne was the main
cog i'm the Notre Dame pass work
that sent the BAH flying ir the di-
recuou Of the gold and blue goal
after 81. A. G. had missed cOnnec-
tions on the way TO the visitors
haske- Bahan and Eonchetti. ably
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