South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-10

HNAAA Atllu lArN 1NANNt ueAaNN--
ball FIVE will play in the state tour
nament at Bloomington next Friday
and Saturday.
Before a crowd numbering fully
"a thousand. the tan and blue wa
riors won the right 10 represent
this section in a hard fought game
with Plymouth. which resulted in
- 10 Z score al the Y. NJ. G. A.
gymnasium last night
Played Hard Fought Games.
The sectional champions had hard
going throughout the entire tourna-
ment, meeting Michigan City run
ners up last year. In the opening
round. Nappanee, a scrappy five.
although light. in their second
game. the fast and rough team
from Mishawaka i'm the semi-hnais,
ana finally PlymOuth, which team
has an aggregation of basket
shooters Of no mean value.
The victory last night was earned
by hard work. Plymouth had play
ed New Carlisle in the afternoon.
and had used mostly second string
men. saving her best players for
she final contest. South Bend. play
iug agains, "A harder foe. could not
do this.
Plymouth SETS Pace.
AZ the start things looked rather
bad for the local boys. Plymouth
chalkinE FIVE points i'm rapid order
and holding the tan and blue boys
scoreless for several minutes.
Pifer. PlymOuth's speedy forward.
started the scoring by dropping one
I'm from the middle of the court;
Kizer rang up a point on a free
throw and again Plymouth's wonder
contributed, this basket also being
of the long type.
south Bend at this point Of play
took "a decided brace, and led py
Mohn and SabO, started 20 overcome
Plymouth's lead. four baskets be-
ing marked up i'm rapid order. To
MOhn should go "A good share o.
the credit Of winning the game. The
little center. when South Bend
chances of victory looked gloomy,
dashed from one Plymouth man 20
another in an effort to get the ball
into the locals territory
Tan and Blue Rallies.
At the end of the tan and blue
rally the score stood 10 10 in the
locals favor.
The second half found South
Bend playing an entirely different
brand Of ball After a few minutes
Of scrappy play, i'm which they
marked up three baskets and a free
throw. they played "a defensive
game. that is five men IN the Plyrl-
ouths half of the floor
Plymouth battled desperately to
obtain points i'm the second half,
for when the visitors would get the
bali i'm their own territory they
were charged by South Bend. every
Plymouth man being covered and in
no position to get a shoot at the
basket.
Mohn Shows Speed
Mohn. playing a fast floor game.
contributed two baskets and figured
in nearly every play that registered
points for the local school. Sabo
fought continuously. breaking up
many Plymouth plays and checking
I'm three field goals and a free throw.
Smith. al the left forward position.
also worked i'm most Of the PLAYS
when South Bend scored. He OBJ
tanned four field goals The guard
ing of South Bends speed rner-
chants Award and Waters. was
fanltless. this pair NOT giving Plym
outh what might be termed an easy
shot
Pifcr. Plymouth Msinstay.
Pifer. Plymouth's mainstay, play
ed the usual brilliant game that has
marked his playing i'm all the tour
nament games. The little forward
was all over the floor and made
four of Plymouth's seven points.
Snyder. despite the fact that he was
used I'm the South Bend half OF the
court most of the time. came down
the floor and Gagged one Kizer. who
s. considered one Of the best guards
an this section of the state. due 20
his ability 10 ring up long shots.
played a fast floor and passing
game. but was not given the chance
30 make any Of mis- long shots. be-
ing covered every time ne was IN
position TO shoot
Lineup and summary:
south Bend U9) Plymouth 90
Sabo .-...-.-.-.- -.-.-... PifCr
Forward.
smith -.....---.--- ---..... Brugh
Forward.
Mohn ............ .......... Snyder
Center.
Walters ............. ........ Hahn
Guard.
Award ...-.-.-...- .......... kize-
Guard
Baskets-Snith. A.: Sabo. g.:
AIohn. 2- Pifer. ., Snyder. T. Free
throws-Eizer. Sabo. f. Referee
fIipskind- Odicial scorers-F[ Kelsey.
Rowe and cooper. Time OF halves
30 minutes
The Scmi-EinalS
Mishawaka could not stand the
fast pace set hy the tan and blue
in the semi-fnal game Yesterday