Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-03-18
HUNTING TON WINS
CLOSE RATTLE


Huntington won over Syracuse in the
16. The contest was hard-fought from
the start, the score standing and o at
the close Of the first half.
Duckamiller, forward, scored every one
Of the sixteen points credited to SYRIA
! cuse. This player showed himself the
classiest of any forward that has been
/ seen in high school basketball In this
State for some time, covering the floor
coming to the front as dead shot from
either the foul line or field.
: The Huntington team was chased hard
by Syracuse al! the way. and 1t was
only by their ability to throw on more
speed in the pinches that they copied the
baum starred for the winners.
One of the most peculiar plays ever
pulled in the history of basket ball was
9 to in Huntingtons favor during the
last minute of play in the first half
Referee Albeit called a technical foul on
Meyer Of Huntington for a double drib-
bic. Albeit took the ball, placed in on
the foul line for Syracuse to shoot and
kiegbaum, who had been lea ding the
huntington players terrific pace
dashed up and threw the foul in the
Syracuse goal, tying the count. The Of
ficials apparently did not notice that
Huntington man threw the goal. as the
ball was brought back to the center ring
but whether they had noticed 1t or not,
the goal would have counted in favor of
Syracuse.
Huntington COZ. Syracuse (16).
Meyer ..........F Forward. e. Druckamiller
Kiegbaum ......FOrward.. ......... COuts
BOnebrake ......Center. .......... Evans
Johnson ........ Guard. ........... Rarig
Burris ........... Guard. ...... o. Klink
Observation-Disclosures Snyder for
Johnson, StOtt for BOnebrake. Syracuse:
R. Klink for o. Kink, Riddle for R.
Field GoaIs-Moyer 4, Kiegbaum 5.
Snyder 1, Duekamiller 4.
Foul GOa1s-JohnsOn 3, Snyder l.
Duckamiller T. Kiegbaum for Syracuse
Referee-Abbett. Umpire-Lambert
The Martinsville and Franklin rooters
who came to Indianapolis on special in
| terurban cars were among the drst to
reach the Coliseum today, as their teams
meet in the opening game at O'clock.
! 1t was a gay sight when the teams
/ trotted onto the floor, for there were
/ thousands Of ribbon bedecKed girls and
/ boys representing, not only the sixteen
Z high schools who had won their games
/ in the regional Journeys last week. but
While none OF the three Indianapolis
! high schools was able to win in the
regional games and thereby qualify for
the State championships, stu it appeared
/ as If every student in Shortridge, Manual
and Technical was at the Coliseum for
the first game. They cheered for all the
! teams from the sixteen schools. for as
/ hosts the three indianapolis schools were
neutral and the rOoters were not pulling
Tor some favOrite to win, but just SAID,
let the best team win"
Each school of the sixteen. as well as
+ the three Indianapolis schools had their
yell leaders. However. Franklin yell
leaders were a foxy appearing pair Both
about the same size, they wore white
] trousers with blue stripes around each
( leg, and the word "yell' on the seat of
the trousers, and white jerseys with a
blue word Franklin" across the back
| Of the shirt.
! If there were any who doubted that
the game which holds the interest of the
! followers of athletics in the Hoosier
State was basket ball, all that would
have been necessary to remove that doubt
! would have been one look at the big
crowd gathered in the Coliseum today
TO see the opening game. Thousands Of
basket ball fans from all parts Of the
State were present. Indianapolis was
the hub of the athletic wheel and all
roads led to the Coliseum, where the six
teen best teams out of the 496 high school
basket ball teams today fought for the
championship of the State in the great
est basketball tourney ever held.