Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-27
Wabash FiUe Grabs
Winning Points as
Contest Winds Up
NOtre Dame Barely Beaten in
Sensational Game Marked
bu Fast Play.

CRAW Ind. Feb. ~
4 fash Of brilliant teamwork and two
clever shots by Adams and Burns when
here was only q few seconds to go. gave
the Wabash basket tossers a 2S TO 20 vic
tory over Notre Dame here last night In
game that was bitterly contested from
whistle 10 whistle but as cleancut as
basket contests run. The victory cured
the pain Of defeat that the Wabash ath-
letes have suffered since their engagement
ut Notre Dame earlier in the season.
BoTH TEAMS
DISPLAY SEED.
Both teams showed great lack
OF teamwork throughout the game, but
they kept going al top speed all the
time. and the fans were kept keyed up
10 a high pitch of excitement because
Of the close margin In the score after
the hrst five minutes of play The
Scarlet i've started out on high. and
held goals by Hunt. Adams and Burus
gave them an eight point lead before the
the scoring for Notre Dame with an
undcr the basket SHOT and Brandy fol-
lowed with another marker from the
center Of the floor The Catholics hit
on aud two goals by Mehrc evened the
count az i3-all just before the half
ended. Hunt scored again for Wabash
before the whistle blew, giving his team
The Irish looked like easy winners when
they opened the second period with d
burst Of snappy playing that brought
them four point lead, Brandy. Ward
and Kennedy biting the baskets. The
lead seemed 10 give Dor-as' team bit
too much confidence anu they slowed up
considerably, allowing the Scarlet TO
bring the count to a tie, The count see
sawed until the final seeonGs of play,
when Adams tipped in a neat follow
shot and gave Wabash the victory.
WABASH SHOWS
PASSING CLASS.
Brandy and Mick" Anderson PLAYED
the guard positions about as we'll as any
body that has performed on the local
court this season, but az times abe Wa
bash passing machine hit on all six and
1t was during these periods that they
got their points. Brandy's three long
shots also brought much applause from
the spectators. Hang Mehre star for
ward and acting captain Of the Irish
squad, gave them ten Of their points
running his total for sixteen games up
to the 20T mark. This is the Huntington
/ llnd) boys first year with the Notre
/ Dame varsity and Coach Dorias be
/ lievcs he WIFI develop into one OF the
/ greatest players the school has ever pro-
Referee FEEBLE Umrire--Aioloney.
Wabash (2S). Notre Dame (26)
kashner ...... Forward ......... Ward
Hunt ......... Forward .......,. Mehre
( Adam ......... Center ...... Kennedy
/ Burns .......... Guard ....... Brandy
/ Crater .......... Guard $500. Anderson
/ Field goals--Adam s. Burns 4, Hunt 2
/ Ward 3, Brandy 8, Mehre 2, Kennedy 2
1 Foul goals-Kashner, OF s; Mehre, q
/ of g. Substitutions-Kiley for Kennedy
Referee-Jackson. Umpire-G illeson.
/ The Notre Dame basket tossers
stopped In Indianapolis last night OF
/ their way back to college after their
/ game with Wabash, the last on their
/ schedule. Joe Brandy, floor guard, will
/ remain in the city until Sunday evening
I visiting his aunt, Mrs Henry Lawrence,
at the Claypool hotel. The other mem
/ hers of the squad left for Notre Dame
this afternoon, after witnessing the
morning games in the state amateuI
/ championship tourney at the Y. NJ. G. A