South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-03-09
SEMI-FlNALS

The first game was between
South Bend and Michigan City at
2 p. m, the locals taking the game
slow and easy so they would be in
good trim for the evening final The
local team on whole has done sur
prisingly good for the difficulties
that have faced them in The tourna-
ment: First comes the news about
Capt. Waters infected shoulder
which hinders the center from hav-
ing the aim that he usually exhibits
then came the news of the illness of
Wedel and last of all the cash in
O'DelTs head, this leaves the team
with two cripples and Orly two subs.
With this problem facing the
coach he found excellent protection
in his stall play, keeping the local
cripples from getting h-rt, both of
whom were playing, and. also saving
the rest of the team for the final.
This clever trick was started as
soon as the locals got a decent lead
on their opponents. the I'VE taking
the bail down ind n the Michigan
City lads basket and having the
time OF their life passing il around
TO the joy of the crowd and to the
anger of the lake city lads who were
foiled every time they tried 10 take
the ball away. After many OF these
failures the Michigan City lads re-
fused to come down che floor after
the ball and many minutes passed
before the teams We're in action
again. This finally happening when
Buntman, sitting down on the floor,
gave Feferee Quaint the chance of
calling a jump ball.
The game from the START lid not
have the pep that has been seen i'm
the other local games. the Renders
just playing hard enough 10 have a
good lead Or their opponents NyikCs
of the local team displa wing his best
form of the season at placing the
ball and covering floor. Waters
and Olsen also staged some clever
shooting while Buntm2n and O'Dell
guarding took the lake nity crew off
their feet. For the Michigan City
! five, Mackenzie was the mainstay
his team making Il points TO the To-
calls %.
Lineup follows.
South Bend (23) Mich. City u2)
Nyikos ............ e.. Mackenzie
Right Forward
OlSen ..ssss...... ...s.s l4Ofu6 II
Left Forward
Waters ..........-. go RuTkhari
Center.
Buntman We1g maj
Right Guard.
( O'Dell ......-...--.. I4andworth
Left Guard.
Observation-Disclosures .. Nyikos 4
Olsen .. Lorden. Free Throws
Nyikos 4 out of Z, Waters 1 out OF
8. Mackenzie out OF Z. referee
Quaint.
ElI1hart-Laporte Came.
The last game of the afternoon
was not the game that vas expected
/ to take place, LapOrte taking the
| lead at the start and remaining
there the rest Of the tilt The crowds
that were present from the two
neighboring cities We're so large
that all the seating and standing
! places were packed To the limit
these cities having a gay old time re-
turning yell for yell. The machine
work of Hamilton and Capt Daniel
/ son gave the game TO the Laporte
crew, these two men working as il
I in one each one knowing where "a
\ find the other. then sending the ball
straight for the basket. Parker. the
other LapOrte forward, also show
/ ing good form at basket shooting
heading the list by placing six. The
I Elkhart team didn't seem to hit the
stride that they had set in other
games Swayne and Evans the only
men showing their real colors. al
though his wasn't anything extra
+ The final score was "a 10 Is.
Ell&hart (1S) IanOrte (3i)
7 Evans ................. Hamilton
Right Forward 90. o..
Wambaugh ........ . Parker
Left Forward.
Swayne ... Danielsor
Center.
, Russell ..--......... Nuetzmar
/ Right Guard
PaulSOn -..-....--.-- johnson
Left Guard
Baskets-Parker 6, Hamilton 3
Danielson 4, Evans Swayne 3
Hess. Russell. Free Throws-Dan.
\ ielson Of Of :, Evans out of s
Substitutions-Hess for Wambeugh
Refee-Neenkir
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