South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-20
N. D. TRIMS KAZOO
QUINTET Il TO A
Game Played in HeatleSs Gym
But Players Later
Warm Up.
BY Chas. ". Cali.

fuel goes the no heat" edict OF
Mr.. Garfield Notre Dame never
theless made things plenty warm
enough for Western State Normal
college in a basketball game yes
terday afternoon in which the
Mtchiganders were beaten II 10 IA.
The mercury stood at 25 degrees
above zero in the big gymnasium
at Notre Dame when the two bas
ketball teams took the f0or. Kala-
rnazoo was late in arriving and the
spectators resorted TO various means
10 keep warm. Once the play was
started. however. there was enough
action 10 make the onloOkers for
get that they were enjoying
seamless day
Players on both teams seemed TO
be bothered somewhat by the lack
of heat at the start of the contest
and the game was four minutes
old before a point was scored. Hayes
and Bader then cashed baskets on
two successive long shots and the
NOtre Dame attack was we'll under
way Ronchetti had shot a foul 20
brig the gold and blue total up
TO hve before the Kalamazoo team
had registered point. Olson kala-
mazoo's Oliphant. and also nine
tenths Of the basketball team. met
a worthy foe in Pete Ronchetti
and the rival centers battled away
at a fierce clip throughout the first
half Neither scored a basket but
Eonchetti spent most of his time
guarding the celery city star OF
son. chagrined at his failure TO score
his usual quota OF baskets, commit
ted three personal fouls during his
tusslc with Rouchetd, and only
when one more such ofense would
have meant his removal from the
game did ne let uE in mis- dashins
attack
Harper Make shifts
Late in the half Coach Harper
TOOK Pearson from the game, shov-
ed Hayes from forward 10 guard,
and put Brandy i'm at left forward.
Brandy electrified the Notre Dame
PLAYERS by his brilliant floor work.
and he had SO many of the kala-
mazoo team chasing him about that
they neglected almost entirely TO
shoot baskets Four points was
their total for the whole first half.
Just one goal and two fouls. Bader
lOoped another long basket just be-
fore the half was over and Ron
chettTs second foul totaled eight for
Notre Dame.
Referee Cooper warned Olson be
tween the halves that he would send
him 10 the sidehnes on the COM
mission OF one more foul When
the game started again olson
changed his tactics, and only grim
ned when a %otre Dame player,
conscious of his prediCament, would
use him the least bit rough 1t bet
tered his play also, for he Gagged
two baskets i'm the last period,
which was just two more than he
scored In the first half ROnchetti,
however. continued To hold things
even 10y scoring two baskets for
Notre Dame Westgate and HOus
ton added four points for -kalama-
zoo by ringing long shots as the
game ueared the end With Bader
hurt Harper sent i'm smith TO re-
place him at left forward. only t.
hurry NcGrain in TO supplaut
smith "a few moments later 10 was
McGrain who rose 10 the occasion
Whom the score stood - 20 "a and
sent the BAN through the basket ON
to extended shot that meant TWO
points and victory for Notre Dame.
showing l. surprise.
The showing of the gold and blue
was surprise To- everybody With
in two weeks Harper has developed
combination that plays a whirl-
wind game. The pass work was
GOOD. and the shooting fair. Notre
Dame received 1ut minimum of
opportunities TO cash baskets he
aeath The blackboard. and most all
sr her points were scored ON shots
yer ng on the spectacular. Hayes
ana Radcr. though handicapped 10y
slender physiqucs. stood up we'll un-
der the gruellmg play forced on
hem by Kalamazoo Hayes. in
particular. refused 10 give an inch
IL groutd throughout the contest.
slime was the defensive star of The
day.
The score:
Kazoo ca Notre Dame Ct0
ANGEL -...-..-.-.- Hayes
Left forward
West gate -.-.-.-.-.-. ---.-.-- BaOet
Right forward
Olson ............. Ronchetu
Center.
Houston .-.-..-. .-.-.-....- sumo
Right guard
. Nroag ..--..-- ...-.--.. Pearson
Left guard
Coals-Hayes Bader. .: Ron
chetti. 2 Angel. Westgate Olson.
9. Houston FoulS-Ronchetti 4
out OF g. olson. out OF @. Substi-
tutions-Notre Dame. Hayes for
Pearson: Brandy for HAYES. Smith
for Bader. McGrain for smith Time
OF halves-20 minutes. Referee
Cooper. Springfield Training school
Timer-ROCkne