South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-01-09
By HEZE CLARK.
written For The United Press.D

INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. S.-For the
first time in many years there is
college basketball team in the Hoo
to win not only the Big Ten con-
ference championship but the west
ern collegiate honors Ibis year. That
team is Purdue.
When Coach Lambert's boiler
| makers defeated the Indianapolis
Emil oes independent champions Of
| Indiana, they demonstrated that Pur-
/ due has one of the most perfect
| bask machines ever com bined
| in Indiana. The writer has followed
| basketball closely for twenty-five
years and has seen every college
team of any real class in action dur
ing those years and there seems to
have been few quintets that are in
the class within this years Purdue
aggregation.
Wonder Five.
Some years ago Wabash had its
wonder five" Coached by Paul
Sheeks, which combination included
such stars as Bacon and Stonebreak-
er. Last year DePauw had won
derful team and reports from Green
castle indicate that the Tigers are
strong again this year At one time
! Notre Dame with Pete Vaughn in
the lineup had an all-star team
when Bill Sprow was playing cen
| ter. Purdue alumni remembered the
days when Joe Malarkey and the
tall Charters played on the boiler
makers team and won the confer
ence championship
All these teams were strong. They
were far above the average but aft
/ er seeing Purdue in action this sea
son the writer can see Coach Lam
I bert has "a better balanced team and
| therefore. a smoother working ma
chine than any of those mentioned.
IL Purdue doesn't win the confer
| ence championship this season with
I the team that Lambert put on the
| floor against the Em-Roes then the
jinx surely is ON the Lafayette
school
Great Victory.
| The Purdue Emil Roe battle is now
| history but the score il is well re-
! membered was Purdue. q En- Roes.
LEA. In giving the once-over il must
/ be remembered that Coach Lam
berts team defeated an aggregation
\ of professional basketball stars who
have played together since they were
kids" in the boys class AZ the In
ldianapolis Y NJ G.. A.
The Em-Roes are. without a oues-
ton. the best independent basketball
team in the state. They know just
where each player of their team
viii be when they pass the ball and
what also is important they are wiz
Yards at goal shooting
The lineup Of Purdue's regular
\ FIVE is. Church and NJ NJ. Smith.
I forwards. Tilson. center White and
| Cofing. guards The style of play
I is different than that used by any
other team I'm the state. Sometimes
Purdue uses the five man defense
and az other times il shifts 10 a
four man defense with the tail Til
son near the basket.
Big Factor
Church is the big factor iu the
Purdue team. The little man is the
I fastest who has covered the floor
on an Indiana team in the history
OF basketball i'm this state. He plays
the ball two ways. Tilsou is evil
IDENTIFY the man who cuts across and
/ goes after the closeup shots hut
when that style offense is blocked
/ Church turns around and feeds the
/ ball back Co smith That player
/ scored six field goals against the
| En- ROeS and is a sure shot when Civ
| EN- any kind OF an opening smith
also Is "a great help on defense. COT
\ hug and White are a fast combina-
+ ton OF guards White is one OF
the best players In the west but the
writer believes that Hunt the Wa
bash college star is better guard.
lCohng and White form a great de-