The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-03-14
DELPHI-KOKOMO

Both Kokomo and Delphi left the
floor Just as the game was about to
start and as a result the contest was
begun far behind time.
Babb sent the Wildcats into the
lead with an accurate toss from the
free throw line, but Perigo turned
two free throw line opportunities
into points to give the Delphi
OracleS 2-to-1 lead. Babb knotted
the score with a free throw and
Crumley gave Kokomo a 4-to-2 adj
vantage, with an arching field goal.
Schrader tailed a free throw for
Delphi and after sixteen Oracle at
tempts at the basket had failed,
Perigo Snagged a field goal to give
Delphi 5-to4 lead as the Wild
cats called for time.
Babb followed in after his long
shot and batted the ball into the
hoop to give Kokomo the lead once
again. The advantage was short
lived, however, Bromley committing
his third personal foul and Schrader
knotting the count at Gall with a
free throw.
Delphi rained the hoop with shots
and Perigo finally batted one in for
held goal to raise the score to
Sc. Maddox went in for Crumley
and the Oracles called for time out.
Popejoy fouled babb, who missed
from the foul stripe as the gun
barked, ending the initial period
with Delphi still ahead, to 6.
Both teams were displaying the
poorest shooting form of the day,
Kokomo'S basket shooting average
totaling 1872 in the first half and
Delphi'S only OFT.
Kelly went in for Popejoy as the
second half got under way. Shuey
came up to the center of the floor
and arched a field goal through the
meshes to bring the score 10 to 6.
Oracle Lead Boosted
On a held-ball tosSup, near the
basket, Perigo batted the ball
through the nets to give the Oracles
a six-point lead. Black tipped in
a field goal from side-center to cut
the Delphi lead to IL to 8.
Shuey fouled Frederick, but the
Kokomo lad missed both free throw
attempts. Perigo took the ball to
the center Of the floor and raised
the score to ID to 8 with a looping
field goal.
Bromley left the game with four
personal fouls and Crumley re-
placed him. There was a wild
Scrimmage under the hoop and
Perigo batted another through the
mesheS to raise the total to Is to g..
Moore made it 18 to with two
free throws.
Emmerling replaced Frederick in
the Kokomo lineup. Schrader fouled
Crumley, who made one and missed
one of his two attempts. Moore
sank one-handed field goal to
boost the score, 20 to 8. 1t was his
first basket in thirteen attempts.
He added another point from the
foul stripe. Maddox Topped one in
for Kokomo. Kelly took long pass
under the hoop for a field goal, and
on the succeeding play arched in
another field goal to raise the score
to Is to II.
Fans Start to Leave
With this outburst of speed, thou
sands of fans, apparently satisfied
that victory for the Oracles was as
sured, began to leave the field
house.
Crumley added a point to the
Wildcat total from the foul line and
Moore retaliated with one point for
Delphi. Popejoy went back into
the Delphi lineup for Kelly and
Joyce replaced Perigo. Babb scored
a free throw for Kokono.
Shuey left the game on personal
fouls when he fouled Babb. Kelly
came back In. Babb scored a free
throw to bring the score to 26 TO IA.
Crumley batted in a field goal to
raise the total to 20 to l6.
Moore and Schrader held the ball
in backcourt, until Joyce fouled
Emmerling, who added another
point to the Kokomo total. Moore
scored a pair. of free throws to make
the score "a TO II as the game ended