The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-13

err morning contest here by the small
score Of 16 to 8, and did not appear
up to the calibre of either Short
ridge or Summitville.
1,5OO s. Fl. S. Rooters
Shortridge's rooters in the bleach
ers outnumbered the population Of
Summitville.
Fifteen hundred bowling fans wore
the Capital City teams colors, Blue
and White. The population OF Sum-
mitville is 1000.
+ Shortridge won its way to the re-
gional by crashing through as the
dark horse Of the Indianapolis sec
tional. Entering that tournament
third choice to win, the Blue and
White staged an upset by beating
Manual, city champs, and walloped
TechnicaIs team in the final tilt, rs
to 16.
Summltville won the Anderson
sectional, which was jammed with
contenders. Lapel defeated Ander-
son, but lost to Alexandria and Sum-
mitville trimmed the latter squad in
the final game % to %. Prior to
tourney time, Summitville lost only
five games as compared to twenty
two victories.
Summitville's squad was first on
the floor. Shortridge players
snagged baskets freely in practice.
About 1000 fans jammed the gym
nasium.
Cartwright Missed
Summitville took the tip-off. Cart
wright shot wildly. Christopher drib-
bled the length Of the floor and shot,
but it rolled off. Cartwright fouled
Holt, who missed both shots. Chris
TOPPER made a basket but it was not
allowed. He Travelled. Gill fouled
Baldwin who missed, but Heaton
tipped 1t back for field goal.
.Yorthington batted in pretty field
goal and tied the score. Baldwin hit
from the field. Cartwright shot a
close one.
Holt dribbled down for short one,
and Worthington followed in for
another one that tied the score at
Gall. Holt fouled Cartwright, who
missed. Wilmington missed a heart
breaker. Several Summitville shots
refused to drop in. Shortridge used
the long pass game.
Crowd Screams
The crowd screamed as Holt
missed a long one. A second later
Holt AND scored a field goal, sending
Shortridge into the lead. Summit
Vile called time out.
Shortridge rooters were wild
When play was resumed D. Woods
fouled Cartwright. who missed both
shots from the line. Several Short
ridge shots went wild. Forrest fouled
Christopher, who missed Gill shot
beautiful long one, and Baldwin
retallated with one for Summitville
Holt fouled Young, Who missed. The
crowd yelled its disapproval when
Holt was charged with fouling Bald
win, who missed the free throw as
the gun barked the half. Score:
Shortridge, 10; Summitville, 8.
Second Half
Shortridge in the first half used
a completely different style of play,
the long pass game. Summitville ap-
peared extremely nervous, missing
easy shots and both teams missed
opportunities from the foul line that
would have changed the score.
Holt entered the second half work
ing under the handicap of three per-
sonal fouls.
D. Woods took a long pass and
was open for an easy shot. He
scored. D. Woods fouled Cartwright
and he shot it. Score: Shortridge,
II; Summitville, 9.
Christopher dribbled down for a
beautiful overhead shot and was
fouled by Forrest, who missed both
free throws. Young dribbled the
length of the floor for. field score.
Young fouled Worthington, who
missed both attempts for a foul goal.
Baldwin shot a short one and was
fouled by Gill. He missed both foul
tries. Young fouled Gill, who
missed. Woods fouled Balwin who