The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-11-26
LEGION FIVE WINNER
By SCORE OF 1882,
TRY out EVERY MAN

Using every possible combination,
the American Legion basketball team
trimmed the Moscow Athletic associa-
ton on the Coliseum floor Friday night
in the opening game of the season. by
the score of 43 to 80. Eleven men
were used by the wearers Of the old
gold. Substitutions were made con
stantly during the game by Captain
Logan, who was in charge of the
squad.
Both teams played a clean. snappy
brand OF ball using mostly the short
passing game. which brought the ball
up to within short range of the basket
After about two minutes of play c.
Gosnell, lengthy pivot man for the
visitors, dropped one through the net
lungs from the foul mark and Simmons
registered from the field for the Leg
ION. The score ZigZagged back and
forth several times during the first
half but squirt by the Old Gold in
the latter part of the game brought the
Legion total up to q before the half
ended, while the visitors had collect
ed but Is points.
captain Logan had II men on hand
and all were given a fair chance TO
snow their wares. The best scoring
combination consisted of Lawler and
Winters at forward, Simmons, center
and Pitts and Bertsch, guards. This
team connected for basket after bas-
ket during the final minutes of play
IN the first half. that gave the Legion
their commanding lead
Cannot Overcome Lead
Inc visitors outscored the Legion
in the second half by one point. but
could not overcome the large lead OBJ
tanned in the first half All the Leg
ION men showed up well and give
promise of having one of the fastest
teams that has ever represented Rich
mond on the hardwood floor. Substi-
tuition after substitution can be made
without weakening the strength of the
team.
practically every man on the squad
connected for at least one basket.
Simmons was the high point man for
me locals. making II points during
the contest. Lawler was next with
eight. Winters and Logan each con-
nected with the basket three times
from the field
NO doubt if one lineup had been
used the entire game the score would
nave been much larger, as with every
new substitution a new combination
had to be tried Bertsch, the husky
back guard, was the only man TO
remain in the contest the entire game.
he being the only stationary guard
with the squad Friday night. Hig-
gins. the other candidate for the place
was not on hand, having gone to his
nome for thn TIL rlyccf,r;ro,
as was the case of Little and Stenger.
Simmons Looks Good.
Simmons seems to have q clear ii.
tie to the pivot position, his playing
last night being first class. Working
the floor well, he dropped in baskets
at the critical stages of the game.
Lawler seems almost certain of the
forward positions. Winters and Lo.
gan look good for battle for the
other place. Bertsch looks like the
logical man for back guard. The
floor guard race looks like a three
cornered battle between Mcbride,
Pitts and Sickman, with Pitts having
the best of the argument in last
nights game Porter and O'Neal also
promise to give a battle for the for
ward positions.
Luther was the shining light for the
losers and was the mainstay of the
Moscow five, connecting for six bas
kets from the field, and working the
ball I'D the floor for many shots. P.
Gosnell connected for five baskets.
four OF them coming in the final half.
p. Gosnen was the high point man.
making 10 points, eight of them be
ing free throws.
Next Wednesday the legion five
will stack up against the Hartford
City Triangles on the Coliseum floor
The Kewpies will play the Anderson
AllStars in the first game.
The lineup and summary: