The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-01-27
GREAT V|NCENNES
. TEAM WINS FROM
ANDERSON HIGH
1900 Fans See Fierce Battle
That Ended 29 to 27-Both
Elves Are of the Best,
BY DICK ANDERSON
Times Sports Editor.

ANDERSON, Ind. Jan. 27.-The
Vincennes basketball team convinced
$500 wild-eyed net fans who were
crowded into the Anderson High
School gym last night that it is the
best high school team in the State
of Indiana today, and when you say
Indiana that takes in pretty much the
whole universe. Anderson was de-
feated, % to 81.
The Anderson team put up one Of
the pretuest exhibitions Of fight
have ever seen. They opened the
game with zip and had five points
chalked up before Jones. the Vim
cennes wonder guard, called time to
talk things over. After their brief
rest the Old Alice boys came to life
and the two teams battIed furiously
Stages men trailed at the close of
the half, IS to -. Coming back in the
last half the two teams went at it
again and the 500 fans saw more
good old Indiana basketball in that
twenty minutes than Is allotted TO
very many crowds.
My hat is Off to Robinson, Ander-
sons little red-headed forward In
my estimation he ranks at the top
among the State forwards. With
characteristic Stages scrappiness and
/ never say-die spirit he actually played
/ himself of his feet in the final mo-
ments Of the game in an effort to snag
the basket that would put his team
on even terms. He went around Jones
for couple OF baskets and Jones re.
talated by coming down the floor and
looping there in that put the game on
ice.
The Vincennes team without Jones
would be only ordinary. Every play
seems to center around him believe
that Jones had the ball in his posses.
sion last night as much as the other
four Nincennes players combined. It
was up to Jones to get the ball down
the floor and he did it consistently
with a dribble that Anderson made
no attempt to stop. Instead they COW
cred the other men and that very
thing contributed to their defeat
Jones shot several times in the early
stages Of the game but missed re
peatedly. With seconds to go and
the score close the big back guard
piled three through when they were
needed and won the game.
Williams. Anderson center. got the
tip off without trouble and the team
work of the Red and Green squad
was better than that of Vincennes
They passed wild at times and fell
down miserably from the foul line
though. The playing OF Shettle, An.
derson backyard, was first class. He
ranks away UP high among the
guards.
1t was a tough game for Ander-
son to lose and q great game for Vim
cennes to win. The Vtncennes for
wards, Wampler, Harper and Wolf
are great little players. They fight
hard and are dangerous at all times.
There was a lot OF tough luck at
basket shooting on both sides. 1t was
heart breaking to see the ball roll
around and then roll out when the
Anderson players were fighting like
mad men to get the needed two points
and it was equally heart breaking to
see the ball so in and out when Vim
oennes was trying to pull the game
out Of the fire.
The calibre of officiating was on a
par with the playing of both teams
and added the little nip that made 1t
one-two-three affair.
Vincennes plays Lebanon at Leb-
anon tonight and a victory will make