South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-12-12
HIGH QUINTET TO
BEGIN PREPARING
FOR GOSHEN GAME
Burnham to Send His Men
Through Fast Scrimmage
for Wednesday Battle.
BY JOHN LICKEY.

BY JOHN LICKEY.
With only two days Of prepare
ton yet intervening before Coach
Abbetts' Goshen Crimson and White
quintet invades this city for the ex-
press purpose of taking Coach
Burnham's basketballers into camp,
the local mentor Will call his men
out for practice tonight at the local
Y. VI. c. A He will administer a
long practice session which will be
followed by a thorough scrimmage.
The Goshen aggregation. flush
over the Mishawaka victory, viii
make a strong stand and the men
on the squad Will use every bit or
basketball strategy they know 10 an
mex another victory. Members OF
both teams are particularly anxious
70 meet as certain controversies
arose a month or so ago over the
strength OF the respective schools
gridiron representatives The Co
shen grid team remained Undefeat-
ed throughout the entire season
and considered themselves masters
Of Ollie EDWARDS aggregation. Sew
eral attempts were made TO arrange
a clash between the two schools.
but due TO the local schedule being
completely filled and the nearness
of the basketball season. the ath-
letic directors at the local school
deemed II inadvisable 10 arrange
clash. A game has been scheduled
for the 1922 season, however, and
Capt. Sabo will lead a gridiron ma
chine that promises TO be as great
as the one which was developed this
season.
Defeat Mishawaka.
Last Saturday night the Goshen
quintet, led by Capt. Bectol, invad-
ed Mishawaka, and in their own lair
defeated them by a comfortable
margin. A fine athletic and school
spirit prevails among the student
body at Goshen. Over 100 of the
teams hackers made the trip and
cheered their five 10 victory. Prac-
tically all Of the student body Of
that institution will be on hand by
game time Wednesday night when
the big clash starts.
All Of the men who comprised
the Goshen basketball team last
year are back. with the exception
OF one man This man is Howard
Miller. He graduated last year. but
in Cal Smith. who is playing the
center position left vacant by the
passing of Miller. the team appears
to have a man who promises to be
in every way as good at the pivot
Job as was Miller. Smith subbed
for Miller throughout the entire
last season, and is a big. tall, rangy
lad who plays the game for all there
IS in IT, In the Mishawaka contest
he starred by making long shots
| from the center of the floor. out
jumping the Nishawaka pivot man
and playing the man opposite 60 a
q standstin. He is coming along al
a fine rate and should develop
/ greatly before the end of the sea-
/ son. Wedell Berkey, last season
captain, and 10 Wysong play the
/ forward berths. Both were favora-
| bly, mentioned AT the sectiOna
tournament They have played the
| forward jobs together for the las
two years. Wysong plays the game
hard and fights all Of the way
Capt Bectol and Green perform al
| the guard positions and are veterans
] Of two seasons also. Capt. Becto
Is a senior who plays running guard
and would be a good addition tC
any team in northern Indiana flyinl
| high school colors His work a
l.,
was the cause Of much favorable
comment from tournament officials
Green. sophomore guard. made tn
team I'm his freshman year and ia!
played in every contest since then
Start Old Lineup.
The same lineup which started
4 the st. Joe clash last year ar
doped TO start the Goshen gam
next Wednesday Capt. Scheer ant
Matt Butch, guards on the loca
quintet. were anon gthe spectator
at the Mishawaka-GOs hen game an,
after the game expressed opinions
that they could defeat the Goshen
ties. The game would be no walk
away and a much better fight thar
The St. Joe aggregation put up
lie Edwards and Johnny Nyiko
viii play the the forward berths, TX,
NoedLsh. center. and Matt Butcl
and Capt Scheer. guards. Godfre,
Miller. Earl Edwards. Edner. Rails
ton and Bowman viii be on the re
/ serve list. The above men compris
the squad at the present time. TIVE
days Of preparation yet remain
/ however. and much shifting coult
take place in that time. Coacl
Burnham is open to persuasion
however, and should some one o.
| his protege bench warmers or thos
not on the SQUAD come through