The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-12-08
LEGION is DEFEATED
AFTER STAUNCH FIGHT
WITH DAYTON CADETS

In the first real battle staged on the
Coliseum floor this season the Amer
lean Legion basketball team went
down to its first defeat of the season
AT the hands of the fast Dayton Gym
Cadets in a we'll played contest by the
score Of 90 to %. The Dayton team
probably presented one Of the strong
est teams the locals will meet this sea
son.
Both teams fought hard from start
10 finish with the Dayton team having
a slight edge in the first half which
enabled them to come on the long end
Of the score. The usual inability TO
hit the basket again caused the down
fall of the locals. the ex-soldiers miss
ing many shots that should have been
turned into goals. on the other hand
the Dayton team connected With prac-
tically every easy shot given them.
Those easy shots we're few, however.
Both teams were continually racing
the ball up and down the floor only to
lose it or be forced to try for long
shot. The two teams played a differ
ent style of ball, the Legion boys re
sorting more to the dribbling game,
while the Cadets worked the ball up
the floor with short snappy passing,
which the Old Gold found very diff
cult 10 break up.
The game started out 10 be very
rough and dirty and much credit must
be given to Referee Harrington for the
way in which he handled the contest.
Several of the Legion players started
roughing it at the beginning of the
game and it brought a response from
the Cadets who also showed their
%
During the contest % personal fouls
were called on both teams, u being
called on the Cadets and II on the
Legion. O'Neal started the game at
forward for the Legion and lasted only
10 minutes when he was removed for
committing four personal offenses.
Unusual Contest.
Seldom is such a game as was play
ed on the Coliseum floor Wednesday
night, seen on the hardwood court
The game, starting out with every ap-
pearance of being a rough, dirty con-
test, ended up in being a fairly clean
contest On many occasions the crowd
was brought to its feet by some neat
piece Of work.
Practically every man on both teams
played fine games. Individual stars
were scarce, although several of the
players on both teams showed to good
advantage. 1t might be said that Sc
ward was the bright light of the con
test and no doubt one of the neateGt
players ever seen on the local court
His floor work was particularly good
and when he chose to dribble or take
the ball down the floor he was seldom
stopped. He possessed q good eye for
the basket and was very shifty.
Norb Sacksteder and Schwab also
played good guardin ggames, both
working the floor in fine style. The
five man offense played by the Cadets
was battling to the Old Gold
Every man on the Legion who par
ticipated in the contest played q good
game, with Simmons having a slight
edge. The lengthy pivot man was
all over the floor at all times and in
the thickest of the fight continually.
He also led in the scoring department,
scoring 10 of the % points scored by
the Legion. making II goals from the
free tarow line Stenger. who was
substituted for O'Neal, also put up q
good fight, but could not connect with
the basket with any regularity.
The game was married somewhat by
the continual grabbing of the Dayton
players, especially NOrb SaCksteder
who is widely noted in the profession
of grabbing.
Next Wednesday night the Legion
will battle the X. of c. eX-service
mems school, of indianapolis, on the
Coliseum floor This team consists OF
practically the same lineup that repre-
sented the Merchants Heat and Light
team of Indianapolis last season.
The lineups and summary:
erion 1851 DAYTON (29