South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-01-15
BEST SHOWING OF
YEAR MADE BY MEN
Tn S4-18 VICTORY
Chicago Props Bewildered by
Perfect Team-Play of LO-
cals-Ednar Shines.


the season last night. completely out
chasing the strong Englewood High
school FIVE OF Chicago by the score
Of 80 TO is.
The team as a whole has i'm
proved 100 per cent within the past
few weeks. and ~ the present sorm
continues. Burnham's proteges viii
capture the majority Of the remain
Ing games. The useless attempts TO
Ecore By means OF long shots, re-
sorted 20 IA the early part of the
season, were cast aside in last nights
game. Clever passing and the abil-
FEY Of the locals 70 penetrate the
guard OF the opposing team were
the factors that decided the game in
favor OF the Benders.
Last nights victory meant more
10 Coach Elmer Durham than a
mere win over one Of Chicago
strongest high school teams. His
greatest pleasure comes from the fact
that he has finally found the COM
bination that IS likely 20 make his
story for the local school for the
balance Of the season His system
OF shooting only when there is a
real prospect of scoring VISA the
cause OF the large score rolled up
and proves that the local men are
capable OF playing a strong game
when they follow Instructions
Edwards and Edngr Star.
The forward positions have been
the chief worry TO Burnham all sea-
son. but the vast Improvement shown
by Ollie Edwards and the accuracy
IN shooting displayed by little Ben
ME Ednar have overcome all his
doubts Edwards was In his old
time form, but was the most unfor-
tunate OF the locals, I'm having per-
feet losses roll out on him.
The case OF Bonnie Ednar rivals
the achievements OF Frank Merri-
we'll for thrills. Ednar VISA practi-
cally unheard of before last nights
game. this being his first year out
for the varsity. His accuracy for
shooting attracted the attention of
Durham who placed him In the
game as q running mate for Ed
wards To say that Ednar made good
is putting 80 uidIy. It was Bonnie
ers and 10 was he that put a stop
10 the remarkable exhibition of Hill
gren of the visitors. in the last half
of the game.
HiUgren had little trouble in the
early part of the game In breaking
loose from the locals, tossing five
baskets. In the second half Burn
lam assigned Ednar 90 guard the
visiting star. with Instructions to
watch him necessarily and hold him
scoreless. Ednar, believing that
Burnham meant Il, did that very
thing, 10 the amazement of the large
crowd.
Scheer Shows Glass.
Capt Schecr played the best game
OF his cdreer. lie and Ralston were
stone walls 90 the Chicago lads and
just for the sake of diversity Scheer
raced the length of the floor on
three occasions TO toss a marker just
60 SNOW his teammates how it was
done. Scheer's drives We're generally
followed by shower Of losses 10y
Nyikos and Ednar. Nyikos tied Hill
greu. OF EnElewood. for high score
Of the uight. chalkins up - points
for his team
Chicago high school association
rules We're played. which called for
eight-minute quarters with one min
ute of rest betwec1 periods. The
Chicago team was never dangerous
except in the early part of the game
when they tied The locals at six all
From that time on. the Benders were
never Ovnrf0teu and fba only or- .-