South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-11-30
COOPER'S CHAMPS
HAVE TOUGH GAME
SCHEDULED HERE
Gary Slicker COllegians to Be
Initial Opponents of Y. NJ.
C.. A. Team.

In just four days. the fastest lit
tie basket ball team that has ever
been whipped together under the
name Of the South Bend y. VI. G.. A.
will meet a tough opponent in the
Gary SlickeT Couegians who come
heralded as winners by the Gary
Press. The game Will be held i'm the
local Y. NJ. G. a. at $3.50 Saturday ev-
ening.
c.. A. Cooper, who is coaching the
local squad believes that the team
which he Will throw into tile game
Saturday Will be even better than il
was last year when il won the Ameri-
can Legion title of the State Of In
diana. In picking the team Cooper
has four of the five regulars from
last winter, and 90 other fast basket
men 10 choose from. The candidates
have been practicing three nights a
week for the past month. and are in
mighty good form right now.
Forwards Look Sweet.
Elmer Burnham. who created such
a sensation at forward q year ago
is not IN the best of condition as VT
his duties as coach of the local high
school football team hayin gpreyent-
ed him from praCticiug regularly.
lie promises to be - tip top shape
by Saturday however, and will un-
doubleday start i'm the game. Burn
hams running mate will be Dusty"
Rhodes, of course. This pair won
many a game for the Y III. C.. A. last
year and should do so again. They
work together beautifully, and the
Gary Slckers VIII have plenty OF
trouble in keeping them out OF the
way.
Kenneth Award. who will play the
back guard S position. il well known
throughout basketball circles of In
diana. He IS a veteran of several
years with the Y NJ. G. a. and also
served on the freshman team al the
State University. Noble Kiser al
so a veteran. will play running guard
while Mike Nykos will perform at
center. This VIII be Mikes first year
with the squad. He is replacing Kenz-
Ter who is playing with down state
/ aggregation this winter. Mike. who
Is a freshman at Notre Dame at
present. should have no difficulty
filling RENDERS shoes. He was one
OF the finest basketeers ever turned
out of the local high school. and was
placed on every all state high school
team that was picked year ago. a
/ capable substitute for either guard
/ or center is Nern Rodabaugh, a hard
working man with lots Of promise.
/ Vern VIII probably be called upon TO
/ play a big share En- the game Satur-
day.
StonCbreaker 10 Play.
Now as 10 the Gary Slicker Col
/ legians whom Gary confidently sX-
poets to cop the game. They have
filled up with a mum Der Of former
college stars. and intend TO make G
name for themselves this winter
with them viii be onebreaker, the
Old Wabash pherOm. StOnebreaker is
I the man who came here with a weak
team last winter and almost whipped
1 the Y. II. C.. A. by his own efforts.
Burnhams flashy playing in the fl
nal minutes enabled the locals TO
nose out a victory. With Stonebreak-
er in the Gary lineup, and four other
men who know something about
basketball. the Slickers have a
mighty good chance 20 pUt crimp
1 I'm the local teams reputation az the
very start OF the season Al any
rate. the Y. NJ G.. A. men viii knaw
that they have been IN a battle be-
fore the game IS over.
on December 10th the Chicago
Legion team with such stars as Dix
on. Smith. Trettin, and Stillweu, for
merry OF the Illinois Athletic club
Will be the opponents Of Cooper's
champs. Devers who starred last year
tor the West side Browns here last
year IS also a member Of the team
as are Meyers and McHale OF the
Chicago *. OF G. five. The game f.
up 10 championship calibre