South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-01-30
TWO TEAMS TIED
At HIGH SCHOOL
lntercIaSS Basketball Attracts
Much Attention From
- Students.

high school is becoming a tip top
sport with two teams tied for the
upper berth. and Two other ones /
pulling right after them and MAX |
ing them hustle I'm order 10 keep |
the upper berth all 20 themselves.
Yesterday afternoon games show !
ed again two fast and stellar games |
an the high school gym. the sophie /
mores fighting with all their mlCht 1
TO make the senior. take "a drop /
from their lofty standings. but IL :
was Of no avail, for the upper
elassmen TOOK the game in the last 4
Few minutes OF playing. Tine other |
game. between the juniors and /
freshmen, was a question of whether |
the yearlilgs or the upporClassmen /
would take the lead in the ra CO FOR 4
championship. this TILT also being a |
very tight and fast maneIe
The junior FRESHMAN tilt started F.
of at a fast rate. although neither /
quintet seemed 10 hit the basket for /
the first 10 minutes Of pl3ying. un-
ti Haas placed a dihlcult shot from I
risht under the basket. This was |
followed b. q neat shot from Met /
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wake up TO the fact that the game /
was il progress. and Baumgartner |
Gagged a stellar shot, which was fol- |
lowed By a free throw 10y Bimm. ]
The ball then see-sawed back ami [
forth from one end OF the floor 70 /
the other both of the hveS show /
ing some remarkable floor work /
and fast guarding. but neither team /
getting a basket the rest of the pe- !
riod. although Mellander dropped /
a free throw just before time was /
called, the score ending tine first /
half TO in favor Of the yearlings.
The junior quintet has always !
shown q remarkable tendency TO /
come back in the last period of the /
tilt. and they sure lived up TO their I
reputation in yesterdays game, for /
10 sooner was the tip off complet- !
Cd than the juniors easle-eyed |
forward. Baumgartner, passed the |
yearlings' defense and dropped |
short one from right under the !
guards reach, this being followed |
by another spell OF rough and !
scrappy playing, neither team scor-
ing for a few minutes. until Baum |
gartner again broke away with two |
more to the uperclassmen's credit. |
then Shantafelt came into the light |
for tho yearling squad. HIS floor !
work and basket shooting played an
important part I'm helping TO keep /
the spirit OF the fresh crew in good I
shape. Mellander Gagged another |
basket. this making the score near !
iy a tie. but again the juniors /
broke away. Nahl and Baumgart- |
ner. with the floor work OF An |
drus, making the score end 10 to IL /
in favor of the junior crew.
The sOphomOres. lighting with I
every ounce of tight i'm them, tried |
10 put another game To their credit, |
but il was OF little use for after |
the score was tied and only "A few I
minutes TO go the near grads for
ward. Brummit placed a couple OF 1
lucky ones from difficult angles. /
This game, like the first. saw neither !
Team able to register any points for I
the first few minutes of playins,
uurwich, the senior forward, break I
ing the spell by placing a counter /
from the sidelines. This was fol /
lowei by a neat one from Glueckert I
The ball SO far had been IN the I
near grads territory all the time. /
but shortly after this the sophs F.
started a rally and kept the bail .
near their basket the rest Of tho I
half. smith, the fast forward and T.
mainstay OF the soph crew. drop
ping a couple Of neat ones in rapid
succession, the score ending the FIRST .
period TO IN favor of the upper I
clasSmen.
The last half started as n il would I
be a walk-away for the upporclass- I
men. TIE near Erads piline four
points on the sOphs. making tho
score TO TO g. but what a rails
the sophs staged. and with some
clever floor and basket shootinga
they tied the game with only "a cou-
pie Of minutes 10 play the junior
supporters who were wishing tho F.
overthrow or the almighty seniors
Iolninx the veil of the sophomores
to break the near grads winning
streak. but. alas. after a minute or
so OF intense lighting the seniors
Gagged a basket putting them in the
lead. This was soon followed by
another basket just as the gun
popped the end of the game
Lineups as follows,
Juniors Freshmen.
Baum gartner ..- Capt. Mellauder
Right Forward,
Wahi .-........-. j. Smith
Left Forward.
Rick ................. Haas
Center.
x,oso cbar+af-l+
Right Guard.
Capt. Bimm ........-.... MaXey
Left Guard.
Baskets, BaumEartner 3, Nfelian-
der 2. Shantafelt ?. Wahl Haas.
Andrus.
Free Throws: Menander l.,
Bimm 1.
substtuuons: Andrus for Biek.
Seniors. SophomOrcs.
Hurwitch ...-..--s.... smith
Right Forward
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