South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-02-05
BURNHAM'S SQUAD
EXTENDED TO WIN
FROM WOLVERINES
Game Most Bitterly Contested
of SeasOn-'Ollie' Edwards
Local Star.

Coach Burnham's speedy orange
and blue basket ball tossers won a
bitterly contested game from the
Flint. Mich. FIVE yesterday after
neon a. the Y. 81. e. A. gymnasium,
the final score being % TO 10. Capt.
Scheer's men were extended 20 the
utmost throughout the contest.
which was one Of the fastest seen
here this season. and not a single
substitution was made in the local
Nnsup.
The wolverines have "a fast club,
and their brilliant defensive play was
a bright feature OF the game. They
also exhibited plenty OF fight, and a
last minute rally was barely nipped
by the locals in time to avert a de-
feat
ollie Edwards was the individual
s-ar Of the game. both on defense
and offCuse. ollie threw FIVE baskets,
several from difficult angles, and his
passing was also high class.
Benny Ednar. the 125-poupd won
der Of the team. was held TO one
neld goal. Russell Davis and Bridg-
man. Flint forwards alternated at
ne right forward position and Coach
Mcfarland sent these two men into
the fray with explicit orders TO
cover Benny Ednar. no matter
IL that was all they did They did
| the Job 20 perfection. and saved
themselves from a worse trimming
by guarding little Benny as he has
never before been. Nyikos scored
four times from the field and three
times from the fom line.
Russei1 Anderson played the best
game OF his career. When Il became
known that Capt. Scheer would not
he able 20 play his running guard
position. Anderson was the man
Coach Burnham picked TO replace
the captain. He has been Schccr's
uuderstudv all season. and yesterday
was the first real opportunity that
he had TO show his real ability.
While he was kept from scoring, he
played a remarkably fine passing
game. Johnny Voedish also exhib-
tied the best form displayed by him
this season. He cinched a regular
position on the first five by his good
work. and promis Uses TO develop into
a star hack guard.
Ferguson. the visiting center, who
was all-Michigan prep tackle i'm the
1921 football season. played we'll and
demonstrated that he is no novice
A. the game. Flint press dispatches
hail him as the logical one to make
aIl-Mfchigan basket ball center. II
one IS to take his afternoons work
as an example. then several OF Burn
hams first string men would make
q position equally as good as the
ono that he would be placed in. He
shot one basket and made three free
throws.
The Davis brothers exhibited real
class and won the admiration of the
crowd by dribbling through the
Bender defense on several occasions
and scoring. They turned in a field
goal each. both made in the last
half. and each played a clever de-
fensive game. Weiss, the big rowing
guard, tossed the bail into the hoop
four times. Each one of these We're
thrown from long range. Capt. Ock-
ermau had 10 be content with tally
ing one. and then only after the
final gun had been shot Referee
Halas ruled that the ball was i'm the
air before the time was up and the
marker counted.
This was tho last game that the
season tickers. issued before the
Blenders were ousted from the state
association. would be honored. II
Coach Burnham can bring the Scott
High five OF Toledo for a next Fri
dav night assignment an admission
zee OF csc Will be charged. The
next game scheduled is with the
Howe Military academy at Howe,
Ind The Bender team will leave
next Saturday morning for a clash
which promises 10 rival that Of yes
terday afternoon.