The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-19
Indians Appear Only Half Ready for Pennant Chase

man followed with another within
a minute.
Jasper dribbled the length Of the
floor and connected. Brockall took
an out-of-bounds pass from Darnte
and looped> one from mid-hoor.
Miller came back in for Sears. The
ball travelled up and down the floor
four minutes until Owens fouled
Johnson, who missed. Score: Bed
ford, %; FIT. Wayne. IS.
Pitman fouled johnson; he made
it. Quackenbush held Brockall as
he tried for an-under-the-b basket shot,
but he missed both four attempts.
Fl Wayne battered the blackboard
vainly. Sears came back in for Ow-
ems. Jasper sank one from the cen.
ter ring. Pitnan fouled Jasper on
the jump; he made it. Score: Bed
ford, %; Ft. Wayne, 20.
Pitman added point from the
foul line when fouled BY Brockall.
FIT. Wayne tried long shots as play
popped up. Kruchten broke up FIT.
Wayne short shots by stellar under
the-basket guarding. Owens and
Cummins returned to the game for
Quackenbush and Sears.
Cummins dribbled down and sank
one. FIT. Wayne called time out.
Score: Bedford, &c; FIT. Wayne 20.
Slack batted a long shot back into
the hoop, but Kruchten came back
with a long one.
Link went i'm for Dornte. Owens
sank a long one, but Jasper retail
lated with a longer shot. Ramsey
went in for Johnson. Bedford guard
ed closely with one minute to play
and Pitman fouled Brockall, but he
missed two attempts as the game
ended. Score: Bedford, so; FIT.
Wayne, "a.
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Referee, Move; umpire, Griffith.
tournament and left eight teams on
the stage for today. The outstand.
ing upset in the drama was the exit
of Logansport. supposed star Of the
play.
Martinsville furnished the first
tourney upset in the last game of
the first round Friday night when
the Artesians buried Logansport, a
pick of hundreds to win the State
title, under an avalanche of field
goals and superior basketball. and
won easily. 27-14. 1t might be said
that during the game Martinsville
guarded perfectly, offering a defense
that not many teams could pierce.
Wooden with his driving power.
always was on top of the ball and
Reynolds, with his ever super ability
to control the ball. were the leading
factors in the Artesian offense.
From the time that Lockhart sank
a long field goal after the game was
seconds old, until the game ended
with the Martinsville team. keeping
the ball out of Logansport's pos
session by clever passing the out
come never was in doubt.
Those familiar with the Logan
sport team say they cracked, and it
is easy to realize how a series Of field
goals such as Martinsville' scored
n the first five minutes might shatter
the morale of any team. Logan
tried hard to come back in the
second half after trailing 17-5 at half
time. but again were on the short
end. 1919.
Emerson and Mishawaka, played
an interesting game Friday night,
in which the Gary lads forged TO the
front toward the end of the first
half, to lead, 12.11, at half time. and
continued in the second half. to win.
1921. Durham, with seven field
goals in the second half was the lead
ing Emerson player, while Helm
school and Decook were stellar per-
formers for Mishawaka.