South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-12-16
SEWARD BLUES ARE
BEATEN IN SNAPPY
BATTLEAT N. G. A.
Burnham Runs Wild i'm First
Period, Assisted by Nyikos
and Rhodes.


playing an unbeatable game against
The Seward Blues o. Chicago lived up
90 their reputation that has marked
them as one OF the top notch teams
in the country when thsy conquer
Cd over thelr opponents. who were
bolstered ~ the addition OF Watson.
the greatest forward in the Windy
city b. n score or - 90 a.
With Elmer Burnham playing
wonderful basketball and racing
around the waxed floor Ike an es-
capped streak OF lightning and John
ms Nvik0s the former high school
star shooting and jumping like a
veteran from some professional
championship OUTFIT the Y. M. @. A.
five went inc the led az the first
part OF tho battle and never were
tod or surpassed until the final
whistle blew
intermediates Vim.
Four guards. who gave the pref
tiest defensive exhibition sen on a
local court IN some time held the
game scoreless for quite a while. XII
zer and Award stopped pass after
pass. while Butzow and Swedburg Of
the visitors work with might and
main 20 stop the fast travelling
Rhodes and Durham.
A hammer crowd filled the seats Of
tlss big gymnasium long before game
time and wan worked up 20 high ex-
citement by the playing the "Y7' IN
termediates and the BrOwnson halls
second team in the initial clash of
fr~Er
ing back and forth 20 looked as II
an over time game would result, or
that a long shot IN the final moment
would decide the contest However,
the Intermediates flashed into the
front three minutes before the bat
tie ended and won Il TO u.
The Seward Blues were the first
team TO take the floor. they gauoped
over the surface with q speed and
dash that seemed 20 impress every
one. They were making shots from
AL angles Of the floor I'm practice and
70 looked as II the Co-Operftes had
drawn almost too tough an assign
ment.
Burnham Goes Great.
For three or four moments after
the game had started neither five
was able 10 score. II looked like 4
nip and tuck affair with odds favor
ing the Chicagoans. once they warm
ed up 20 the task.
Burnham, however in the first
period took Il upon himself 10 ruin
the hopes OF Watson's followers and
while Kizer and Award held the
peerless forward safef Buruham ran
Wild on the court making shot after
shot
RE scored the first two points Of
the evening. and then az ~ 20 make
81 save he followed that with a snap
py shot from a spot almost Is feet
from the loop.
Then Nyikos seemed 20 think that
Il was his turn 20 get into the lime
light. on a pass frob Rhodes he took
one look at the guards OF the Blues
closely grouped around his goal. and
then tries a long shot that passed
into the net without even touching
the metal Il was one OF tho incest
throws Of the fracas
He also followed that shot. like
Burnham by adding two points more
TO the total Immediately after his
first score. Chef Grant, former
Notre Dame forward was injected
into the fray just after the second
half had started He made n pretty
shot an q pass from Kiser. but was
hurt In the next play when Franklin
a Blue defense man fell on him.
Chefs knee was injured enough TO
make him leave the game. Howev-
or. 60 was worked around into shape
later
Saturday night the Y. NJ. @. a.
five VIII clash with the big Five
team OF Chicago.