Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-08
BUTLER PULLS
NEAT VICTORY
OVER WABASH
Pagemen Sharp-ShOOt From
All Angles and Finally
Lower Scarlet COlOrs.
CONTEST IS EXCITING
By TOM BACHELOR.

STAFF Correspondents OF tho Times
CHARLOTTESVILLE Ind, Feb. s.
Years and years ago a certain Giant
was hustling up a W. k beanstalk when
a young man known as Jack the Giant
Killer appeared on the scene, chopped
the beanstalk down and sent said Giant
crashing to earth for the count. Last
night, or rather up until last night, a
whole flock of Little Giants" aided and
abetted by one Pete Vaughan, were hust-
ling up the beanstalk that leads to the
Indiana college basketball champion.
ship when 10 and behold modern Jack"
appeared and sent the whole bunch down
to the bottom again. Jack" IN TINS
case was none other than II. Orville Page
and his basket tossers from the suburb
of Irvington, Indianapolis The score
was 81 to 20.
But the game itself was one of those
whoopity whoop, slam bang last-minute
decision affairs that make Hoosier basket
ball such treat and a strain for the
spectators. The first half, at least the
early part of it, was all for Wabash, the
early part of the second session was all
Buffers and the last part Of the second
half was anybody's, that is until the last
couple OF minutes when Griggs ana Les
lie entered the game for the Pagemen
and tossed enough baskets to change a
p to "a advance score into 81 70 70
victory.
Referee Jamieson's starting whistle
was still footing when Pete Thorn, who
essayed the hero role for the Scarlet,
tossed one in from the middle of the
court. "Goldie" dropped in couple of
fouls and Thorn counted again, this
time from under the basket. Brown
scored Buffers first point with foul
throw at this point, but another Wabash
field goal brought the score to to l.
Here Butler took time ont to fondle the
ball which the Scarlet players had re-
fused to let them even touch. The teams
played evenly for several minutes and
the score rose to Is to Z. Then bang,
bang bang Butler came TO life. Leslie
threw one over with one hand from the
corner Of the floor as he fell down,
Jones, who had taken Colway's place,
threw one over his shoulder, and Leslie
used both hands to toss one in from the
center and the score was tie. An ex-
change of points Just before the game
favored Wabash and at hah-time the
Scarlet held u Is to II advantage.
The second half opened with the ball
in Captain Hookersf possession in the
middle Of the floor. He shot and Butler
went into the lead. The bali was tossed
UP again and the Butler leader repeated.
The two shots were so much alike that
Wabash fans thought they were seeing
double. Brown had to throw over his
head for the next basket and the score
was 20 10 Is, Butler. Crane brought
the Butler celebration Temporarily to a
halt by ringing one up from the side OF
the floor Leslie threw two more baskets
while the Wabash team VAS making three
points and the score read Butler "a. Wa
bash 20. AT this point Vaughan sent
Peare and Schanlaub to the rescue and
their presence inspired Crane and
"Goldie" to tie up the score with a
couple OF field goals. Wabash Joy was
further increased when "Goldie" put the
Scarlet in the lead with a free toss.
With less than five minutes 10 go
Griggs and Colway went in for Leslie and
Brown. Nothing startling happened and
after a thirty second rest Leslie returned
to the game. AS soon as he got his hands
on the ball be let it fly at and through
the basket. Griggs repeated and added
4 foul throw for good measure. "Goldic"
rot another foul and in a frantic effort TO
ret the ball the Wabash defense strayed
away from their post and allowed Griggs
to dribble IN for an easy two points Just
as the game ended.