Kankakee Valley Post, Volume 11, Number 8, DeMotte, Jasper County, 9 January 1941 — KOUTS NUDGES INDIANS IN DOUBLE OVERTIME [ARTICLE]

KOUTS NUDGES INDIANS IN DOUBLE OVERTIME

(by Buddha Bushman)

la one of the most hectic battles seen in many a moon on the D.il.S. basketball coui t, Kouts high school's speedy betters emerged victors-over the k\ T champs, our own DeMotte Indians in a double over-time thriller that lacked nothing out a whi for the home forces, the sco • 37. . The Ru. hm-uri had the game -sewed up in the fiitt overtime had- tiny been willing Ip play the f.n.l tpree minutes that overtime requires, but thinking it was a ‘‘sudekn-dyat?J’ overtime, some of the boys ran off the floor to allow one of the byrewkmt finishes we have evqr seen in a ball game. , j • / me was er from start to finish, but it took the last few mimit.es- of yd • i fgular p! Tying time md thi tvVo overtime* to fiiake it the spectacle it Was. With l leading by three points' and bibnnt 30 seconds to go, Marv BeriM&d, * Indian guard, drov< down,the? side of the court and hit with his Ifavorib/ Rook; shot. The v Rod R'aidefs inAde and succeeded in a last second tp get he ball, and scramble t ; ; ued.,Kentry <'eek was fouled :;s :h maun s.uin-j. d. -Wdb the India!; - kw 'my • T - 'by gy. e. his toss,, -he calmly slopped. UVm'fe fFee throw line and ‘; dropped • it t, hll •ugh do ---yd the g. n e int-* j.d'efirst overtime and bed] aa > • fr’.W b • The ' s* * .*i a '-.per-! *T 'v* buy is played for a full three minutes, ' -farted, and so- the fid-if ; hbiUe.^krttrol Of file bail W• is ! he !)! .'! dull, • r . .' ; ' ITo\vov<* r.i\ I>o i)i • th < • 1 1 1 ; i <1 <1 F< <>l r i 'v<j pei iad' •* ' : - 1 *»; y< ■!■drd\ ’■ ■ <JU»wi. <*.epi 1 and was foul d■ i - attempt I a shot Awarded two free throws, he canine through on one. and. shortly, aftei \va rd Berm h and t s. Almost ewyyyne. thinklm." the -game headed. f( b ’/ I all [of ’ houting K oifi e-m i-y a a 1 nomrdected -hot hreo yr four lu-nes .fait fin:; 1 ’\* bi* - d ft' r re-'- en -• :i ifest] u ■ ' I ! ' .• boy. came-lr!<*H on' Gw fb>or Jv'futs ... ■- 'T a- fj- e. r'V- : 'w , f.•’ y i -'d foul .'•onunbt- d bv d > bmiyys for leaving h( * m r T--1 tf'l 1 mMinn^ H<>tr< - T 'th ; m ' y M ■■■nd jbf> iiame in f M the sec<ind* ov'p’- t After.. i11_( y ! hoc ♦ f •both teams. Dannorv Kb>n'd are. ffwwnd. drove tin buy: n 1 hit., the, v :n----n- goal to win. 32 to 27; u , ' 1 • } ;■ T e-mo, while II ,‘ r ;r‘ bwb '-"T- ---! he. \*‘-* :f ' v K i - n home v”'t T as thf io ”R" ■ team y y ' "' home ‘-'i>uad in arvoM ,u mlh-d ' /