South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-03-19
ORANGE AND BLUE
LOSE HARD FIGHT
AS NYIKOS FALLS
Wrenched Knee Takes Star
From Came Blenders
Lose % to 81.

tNAti VA iIlflll mere r ElNdE ana lFLI M
derson High 20 travel South Bends
path through the various rounds 10
the state cham pionship. And TO
Fate alone can the Orange and Blue
OF south Bend High charge the de-
feat thai took their team out Of the
running at o'clock Friday evening
when Coach Stazg's quintet handed
the Benders the lesser end Of a % 20
q score.
Fate decreed that capt Mike
NyikOs. backbone OF the Bender
crew. should be taken from the
game with the beginning OF the sec
ond period OF play when a wrenched
knee resulted from an encounter on
the floor And the loss OK Nyikos 20
the lineup meant the Ioss OF the
state championship TO the South
Bend high school. Nyikos was the
individual star OF the upstate quin
tet scoring IS points while IN the
game. Despite his injury early in
the game. the elongated center hob
bled back into the play in the final
minutes in an effort 20 save the day
for 81. Joseph county. His game
ness together with the stellar play
ing OF his teammates. won much
support for the north-state cOlOrs.
Bendcrs Gain Lead.
South Bend threw a wrench in the
cog when Coach Haating's five
stacked uD against the heralded An
dersonianA While the several thou
sand fans here had believed that
Anderson would easily wade through
the South Bend team. money was
available before the end OF the first
half, which ended l. TO IL IN favor
OF the Blenders Even after Haas
went into Ny1kOs' berth the flash OF
speed OF the nOrtherners continued.
and not until the last i've minutes Of
play. when the Orange and Blue was
bent with the loss OF it's star pivot
man. was Anderson able to stage
rally that overcame them. The An
derson forwards rained their shots
In the baskets. scoring Il points
after Nyikos retired to the side
lines.
Although not serious. and causing
the elimination Of South Bend from
the tourney, Nyikos' injury is such as
TO keep him under the weather for
several days. The lanky center. how
ever. through his one appearance on
the state floor. stands good chance OF
being picked by basket critics as an
call state" man.
VIII Witness Finals.
The Anderson South Bend game.
however. was one OF the speediest OF
the opening day Of the state clash,
both teams lighting every inch Of the
40 minutes OF play. Both teams are
evenly matched. and while Hastings
team apparently is built about fts
Captain-Center, Anderson would
prove minor should Williams be
come lost from its. lineup. The
speedy forward Of the Madison
county squad Gagged seven field goals.
while Burdette. his running partner,
Gagged two field markers and seven
from the free line.
The upstate team. beaten by a
handicap. cast aside its gloom and
viii remain here TO witness the re
manning games OF the tournament
The lineup and summary:
Anderson (29) South Bend (2D
WilhamS ...--.... -.......-. Edwards
Forward.
Burdette ...-...-........ Anderson
Forward.
Mansfield ............-.... Nylko6
Center.
Gall ..-..-........... Scheer
Guard.
Mcfarland ................ Maxey
Guard
Basl0ets-Wiriams Z, Burdette .,
Mansfield 1. Gall !. Nyikos 4. Ed
wards .. Scheer I. Fouls - Bur
dette 7. Nyikos 7. Substitutions-
jackson for Gall. Haas for NyikOs.
Nyikos for Anderson.
Seven % the Is high school bas-
ketball teams which Friday morning
started out with high hopes OF beine
proclaimed champions Of the state
had been eliminated when the wills
tie sounded on the last game IN the
afternoon. One more game in the
first round-Vinoennes vs. Sandusky
was 20 be played Friday night. aft
or which the second round was to
start with the winners OF the first
two morning games for opponents
Franklin and Rochester.
Scores Of the games follow:
Franklin p. Martinsvule "a:
Rochester 81, Walton 10: Hunting
ton %. Syracuse Is; Jefferson Olaf
ayettc) 80. Frankfort 2S: Russe,-
VILE o.. Bloomington p: Muncie 20.
RidEcville =; Anderson %. South
Bend 81.
Franklin. state champion. was
forced 10 the limit 20 eliminate
NarfinevfUa crorfry tho u-ip,iro
markers in the final seconds OF play.
Huntington and RusSelville also
were hard pressed 90 stand of their
opponents. Anderson and South
Bend fought nip and tuck with An
derson being eight points the better
team. Rochester found no opposi-
ton In Walton while Muncie scored
az VIII against the Ridgevige quin-
tet- Ridgevile eliminated Muncie
from tournament play last year.
FRANKLIN WINS THRILLER.
Franklin defeated Rochester in
the last thirty seconds OF play in
Their game here Friday night BY a
score OF 10 90 Is, when Davis
dropped one through the net on an
out-Of- bounds play. Il was declared
90 have been one OF the hardest
fought games so far in the tourney.
The score az tho end OF the first
half was Franklin. Is: Rochester.
i.
Franklin Rochester
(f9) (1s)
h'oss -.....-.-.. .--.-...... Jones
Forward