South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-12-18
STELLAR PLAYING
OF NYIKOS GIVES
BENDER FIVE WIN
Diminutive Forward Leading
Factor in Offense Against
EmersOnites.

South Bend high school defeated
The Emerson high school team OF
diary. Ind. By the score OF is 90 H.,
lkst night, az the y. NJ @. a. gym.
% one OF the fastest basketball
shmes ever played hy high school
tkams IN this city.
Every minute OF the game was OK
citing. and the large number OF nigh
sthooI rooters present were kept
Aouting throughout The Indictment
heather was no hindrance 10 the
etude nts and Glove 10 1000 crowded
about the playing surface.
Johnny Nyik0s OF the local team
almost made the fans forget that
dis brother Mike had been lost TO
tbe team. Altha;gh closely guard
-. Johnny was able to break
through and score four Of the six
4oals from the floor that were cred
Ted 20 the Blenders. Nylkos tossed
4our baskets after fouls making his
1Dtal for the night u.
/ Ollie Edwards and Anderson scor-
- the remaining points for the local
outfit. both players executing clever
passes 20 NyikOs. who seemed TO De
the only member OF the local team
that had the true focus on the bas-
let Both teams had a number Of
fingers roll out on them but Ed
wards was the real hard luck player
q the night in this respect.
Sturtridge Is Star.
Sturtridge and Ruman OF the visit
brs played clever games on We're
prevented from scoring more points
only by the strong defense of Butch
and Scheer. On two occasions Sturt-
ridge tipped I'm counters ON the jump
IN back Of the foul line while Ru-
man gave the hashiest exhibition of
floor work seen on the local court
ga some time.
The close guarding OF the Bender
guards compelled the Gary team TO
resort TO long shots which were
missed time after time. Both quin-
tet displayed remarkable team work
and passing and the fact that the
local team were able TO carry the
bali nearer 90 their opponents has-
ket enabled them 20 win
Srurtridge for Emerson drew frst
blood when he tossed the first bas-
ket of the game five minutes after
the game started. The locals could
not seem 10 get started and found
cred around ass though hewild-red
by the fiashr floor work of the Gary
ties Nyikos finally broke loose and
tossed n counter for his team amid
the ruars OF the checriug section.
lie later threw two fouls i'm success
sion but ON the next play SJurtridge
evened the score ON long shot.
Ollie Edwards then romped up the
IiOor and after am exchange OF D7ss-
es tossed one inside the ring The
half ended s 20 i'm favor OF South
Bend.
Anderson Boosters Five
The appearance of Anderson for
the locals In the second half seemed
20 give the Blenders new lease of
life and they soon forged ahead and
were not overtakeu for the remand
ed OF the game. Nyikos continued
HIS excellent shooting of the first
half chalking mp ID OF the i . points
his team scored during the half An
derson scored the other two points
on a hard shot from the side of the
court.
Emerson threatened 90 close in ON
the locals towards the end of tho
game after three fouls scored 10y
RumaE and a basket by Sturtrijge
but Nyikos broke loose again auG
put the game ON ice He tossed a
basket from the floor just before the
whistle blow. making the final count
South Bend Is. Emerson II.