South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-12-04
ORANGE AND BLUE
QUINTET YICTORS
IN OPENING GAME
Capt. Nyikos' Basket Tossers
Have Easy Time Down
ing Niles Team.

Sosth Pend hiph school opened uP
the basketball season Friday over-
Ing At the "" court with a double
victory 10 IL credit over Nilce The
first team swamped the visitors BE-
The score OF p % s.. while the Sec
onds. won close 10 90 g fraCls.
The gym was packed 20 the limit.
i.033 fans witnessing the games.
For the opening game OF tho
season the members or the orange
and blue quintet showed remarkable
ability During tho entire FIRST
quarter they failed 20 work toGctE-
ar ana get dcwn 10 business. rhelr
passing was rough. and the slOot-
ing poor. but ia the final period Tho
rough work smoother down and
they displayed real ability. During
Tire fast period the locals scored I.
points and held the Wolverine Out
ft TO lone free throw
Eject of Early Start.
Niles showed tho effect Of an
early starr In basketball and gave
INC locals n narrow run the first
period. the team work they displayed
was nne, but their inability 10 h.;
the basket made tho game less in
fcrcstiuc The Michigan crowd pOy-
scssed two men. Schimpf and For
rest. whose alertness and speed cave
The locals much trCJble hut were
not strOny enough 10 stop the rally
the Bondcrs put over the final half.
Capt wilkes, Edwards. ScheeI
and Haas ~ displayed stellar work
in working the ball down the floor
while Scheer and Maxev stopped an
on PUSHES Of the Wolverine crowd
coach Gransden ut the close or the
game seemed satisfied with the
showing OF the men. and predicts
another championship outfit from
this section.
Fully FIVE minutes passed before
capt. NyikOs Dropped the first COun-
ter in on a free throw. iGter I'm the
period Haas registered a short fol
lowed later by q pretty shot by
Scheer from the middle Of the floor
The locals rally stopped here. and
Niles seemed 10 Outplay them for a
Tcriod working the ball down the
floor. bu: ALWAYS failing 70 drop tie
ball in the ring. just ~ the clos
Of the period Forrest registered their
only basket.
FInnI Period.
The final period the locals opened
M. working the bail down the nOO-
at a goodly gait. and found tho loop
frequently. Haas came th-Oueh
with fouf baskets. Nyikos with three
ard Edwards placed lone one tnis
period
The appearance OF Capt \vikos
St1rtinC the game came as sora OF
"a surprise. but the ineligihilty a
Bowels the last minute put IL,
loCals in had straight. Tie stai
forward was withdrawn twice dur
inE the game in order not - put
him i'm any bad condition Smith
and Anderson who replaced him If
different times showed good form rs
die Bowsher vao replaced SCheer.
South Bend (22)
NvikOs tCaptl, tight forward
Edwards. left forward
Haas center.
Forrest. right guard
Marcy. left guard.
Niles (3)
r. Lee. right fordward.
Forbes left forward.
SchiOrf. center.
Scheer. right guard.
q. Lee (Capt). eft guard.
Field goals. Haas g. NvikOs s. Ed
wards. Scheer. Forrest Throws
Nyikos. . out OF 6. Forrest ont {
Substitutions: SnQith for Edwards
Anderson for NN1kOs. BowSher fOi
Scheer Zuver for NIaVey. NTcCcv To-
Forbes, Wedel for Forrest, StienCl
fo. Schimrf.
Referee: Cartwright. Michigan
Aggies.