South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-01-01
STELLAR TEAMWORK
OF COOPER'S STARS
WINS FAST CONTEST
Early Lead Piled Up by Visit
Ors Overcome in Last
Half of Game.
G. D. H.

g. ID. II.
4 lightning hnish. coupled with
spectacular basket shooting and
n1achine-Iike team play enabled
George Copper's y. III. C.. A basket
bail team 90 chalk up another VIC
tory last night over the Marquette
university team in one of the most
sensational games staged on the
locl-. court this yead. The final
score wac IS 10 Il.
The game was by far the fastest
exhibition played here in years. and
was 70 not for excellent condition
OF the local five players from Mil
waukee would have won the game.
The university team starred OFF with
rush and gained lead that the local
men were unable 90 overcome until
the second half was about over.
George Kenzler. former star CEN
ter on the "Y' team for the past
two years. was injected into the line
up in the second in place Of Nyikos
and his sensational shooting OF
baskets from all angles Of the court
soon put the local outht i'm the lead.
AZ the end Of the first half the
Marquette team was leading by one
point, the score being 10 20 9. In
this half the Marquette players
working with a two-man offensive
and three-man defensive managed
10 keep the bali in their possession
most OF the time. and the local men
were forced to the limit in attempt
ing TO wrest the ball from their pos
session.
Elmer Burnham. star forward Of
the local team, threw ray OF light
into the hopes of the local fans when
he appeared in a suit at the begin-
ming of the game. Burnham has
been visiting relatives in the east
and IL was thought that ne would
not be back in south Bend in time
for the game.
He made his presence in the local
lineup felt and his playing fttea
into the team play Of the locals I'm
20 grab the lead and hold IL toward
the end Of the game.
Waters and Kizer were big cogs
in the "Y's" lineup when the star
Marquette tossers attempted TO cage
baskets within their own territory.
and most Of the field goals registered
Iy the visitors came as a result OF
long shots from the middle OF the
floor. Rhodes proved 20 be capa-
bic running mate for Burnham
nd these two men also assisted ma
,erially in breaking the team play Of
Marquette.
Nyikos. although he only played
the first half OF the game. was able
10 keep up the pace set by Duford.
he star center Of the visiting net
aggregation. Nyikos tossed one field
goal and registered one foul out OF
three attempts.
Duford at center and Dunn at for
ward were the shining lights for the
Marquette team. These two men
we're IN the game every minute and
their ability 10 follow and hold the
bali kept the locals from boosting
the score much higher.
With the local team on the short
side OF the score shortly after the
last half opened. Kenzler instilled
Upper" into the South Bend team
by dropping a beautiful basket from
the middle Of the field. He followed
a short time later with n long one
from the sidelines. a free throw
was hurled through the net by this
same man and then he Gagged an
other long one.
This gave the locals a fair sized
lead, but Burnham and Rhodes also
ara. 4hrNouuh ,r-ffh rrofftr -hnfe For
good measure. The game ended
with Marquette battling to score.
while the local team was taking 70
easy and waiting for the game 20
md.