South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-01-26
SPORTS
AGO MEN
DEFEAT N. D.
'Iery City Boys Get Away
With a Close Victory.
BY CHARLES A. CRIMES.

Two point victories over Notra
lme are something OF a fad with
klamazoo basket ball teams. Kala-
azce college came TO the uniyer-
, y two years ago and put over
n by a lone basket from the floor.
sterday afternoon Kalamazoo
[estern came 10 the gym and re-
ated. Notre Dame lost. 81 20 %.
j kalamazoo started off in big
ague fashion in yesterdays game.
be Celery city boys had the Gold
a Blue tossers gasping e'er the
tier had fairly gained their court
rs. Notre Dame came back strong
the last half. however. and had
e game gone another 20 seconds.
Guild have IN all likelihood pulled
II a win.
| The team the teachers brought
bwn was far superior 20 that Kala-
azoo college showed at the gym
| 81 Wednesday. And NOtre Dame,
|hcouraged by its first win. was go
z bigger and better yesterday but
be ball refused 10 stay basketed
! hen IL kissed the hoop. and a loss
as the result. In team work as we'll
in individual play. Notre Dame
Isplayed marked Improvement and.
lespite the defeat. Dorais, ROckne
the y. d. following are conf
the team will shortly hit a mid
on stride.
Sotre Danes sensational but be
ed windup in the game yesterday
Jas something OF a repetition Of the
|ames Of yesteryears. With two
Iinutes 20 60 in the last chapter and
be score 81 10 % i'm Kalamazoo's
|vor. Notre Dame staged a rally
hat rocked the gallery. Bahan.
fipp and Co. ripped UP the Kala-
Iazoo defense and tore through for
|as,iets. For that one brief spell
bame Fortune smiled on NOtre
bame's efforts and the Gold and
blue succeeded in dropping the ball
three times for six points.
|ipp and Bahan were under the bas
ct ready to drop in the count that
|Eould tie as Eddie Meehan's stop
batch licked the end.
Shepard's long distance shooting
Tor Kalamazoo was one Of the fea-
ures Of the game. He had the ac-
|uracy Of an artilleryman and more
han once brought avs and "ahs"
rom the crowd or spectators.
Capt. Bahan for Notre Dame en-
|oyed another big day. Had not
half Of the Kalamazoo team harped
bn his trail throughout the greater
part OF the contest he would have
Undoubtedly added further TO his
Total. As il was. he scored 16 points
FOR the Gold and Blue Gipp. con-
tinuing 10 show Improvement, was a
lower Of strength both on offensc
pnd defense His opponent scored
pne lone basket. while the pride Of
calumet dropped two i'm on his own
b rock "Old Reliable" slime was
once more all over the court. md
i although his man got away with half
a dozen baskets mosy Of them were
from way down the floor. Ward
went in FOR Bader fin the second
half and played hard and consist
ent game His passing was partly
resDonsible for Notre Danes ninth
inninC" rally "Dud" Pearson re-
lieved smith i'm the last few minutes
a~d played his opponent to a stand
still
shepard opened I'm vhirlwind
fashion for Kalamazoo. The game
had hardly started e'er the Celery
city teachers had a six point lead.
ba fled Notre Dame for a Few min
utcs. Then Rahar Gagged one from
the floor after Bader had broken the
ice. Kalaaoazoo Tailed twice more.
slime broke up half a dozen plays
and raced down the court for a
score Shepard continued his FIRE
works for Kalamazoo. however. and
Notre Dame was on the wee side at
the end OF the first half.
Balkan opened up the second half
for Notre Dame with a pretty side
basket. Gipp tipped one in a mo-
ment later. but Shepard began an
other BON bardment and brought
gloom 20 the stands for a few short
minutes. Then with Ward and
Pearson. fresh men. i'm. Notre Dame
breezed into a new lease OF life and
came within an ace Of evening ac-
counts. But the rally came too late
Kalamazoo walked of a winner
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