South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-02-27
OVERTIME PERIOD
GIVES ORANGE And
BLUE CLOSE GAME
More Than 1000 Fans See
Frankfort Fall In Seasons
Best Contest.

Fully 300 basketball fans passed
through all the emotions and excite
ments OF any championship athletic
contest where thrills. suspense.
agony. cajolery gloom. and finally
unbOunded JOY ran rampant when
the home team or man wins from
worthy opponent such were the
feelings Of those who saw South
Bend trim the highly touted Frank
fort high school team fin an over
time game on the local y" floor
Saturday night. by a 2e-23 score.
The game was harassing enough
on the spectators let alone the play
ers- 1t was easily the most exciting
and evenly contested game ever
played in this city From the first
tip-on until the game ended at regu-
latlon time with the count kHotted
at % all. neither team had over a
tWo-pOint lead The game see
sawed until the locals in their final
supreme effort IN the hve-minute
overtime period exerted every atom,
OF skill and energy in their bodies %
demonstrate their superiority by
chalking up three field goals while
The visitors we're smut out.
Superior Passing.
South Bend by subduing the strong
downstaters now stands brilliant
chances Of making q fine showing
at the regional tourney az Frank
fort has met the best IN the state,
and has lost only two contests
with every man on the local out
NJ playing his best Frankfort found
the local outfit a far harder oppon-
ent than they had anticipated. Both
outfits presented a style Of speed
that brought the crowd TO its feet,
but the superior passing instead Of
the more personal form that the
DOWNSTAIRS used can easily be cali
ed the big unit OF tho Orange and
Blue victory
The work OF the locals defense
was another big factor in the win
az scheer and Maxey found their
hands full in stopping Lefford and
Spradling. two OF the fleetest men
ever TO perform before a local
crowd Schecr was here and there
throughout the contest. being a big
factor in bringing the pellet down
the hardwood and back again
guarding the local goal and proving
"a match for the best Of the down
staters.
TO capt. NyilIos goes the lions
share in scoring. he being the high
man OF the contest with a total OF
ls points. five goals from the field
and three from the foul line. Ed
wards found his eye the latter half
and dropped in three, while An
derson figured in
Capt. Nyikos started the scoring
of with a toss from the field, then
Lefford registered three points in
succession. Back and forth the con-
tost ragged until the half way whistle
marked Is 10 l. count in favor Of
the Frankfort lads.
The latter period the downstaters
cot away with two from the field be-
fore the Orange and Blues's scoring
machine again got under wayiAgain
the score sec-sawed until with only
five seconds TO go Spradling broke
the locals stalling and located the
loop tieing the score at % up. The
five minute over time period found
Nyikos hitting the network for two
points followed later by one each
from Edwards and Anderson.
Lineup:
South Bend (29) Frankfort (23)
Edwards. Forward. &C.. LeffOrd
Anderson Forward . Nc Carly
NyikCs. Center ..... .Spradung
SScheer. Guard. 80. .Behr.
Maxey. o.. Guard. 800. Young
Field Goals: Nyiioks 8; Lefford 4;
Spradling 4: Scheer 4; Edwards g.;
Anderson: Nc CCarty ..
Foul Goals: Lefford out OF 8.
Nyfoks out OF 5.
Referee: Halas CID