Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 20, Number 52, Decatur, Adams County, 2 March 1922 — Page 3

District Basketball Tourney Opens Tomorrow

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Tiie Bluffton High School boys varsity basket ball team which represents the strongest team entered from Wells county, and who claim a fuir chance to ‘‘cop’’ the district honoas. They defeated the locals in this city last week in a hard fought game, the locals defeating them earlier in the |

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, J h. Monroe High "School basket team, winners of last year's dis<|pfn, ( ’ l <,U?nanient at Bluffton, final' 1 " , S the Rl ” !fton Wh five in the "al game. The Monroe sckm.l will sai» re . piesente<l by practically the cam as last year and may be

and Wells. The local live have jv completed a most successful season and are considered as strong contenders for the district honors. Bar': row - Glenn Hill, ■■ rird; I’ ! Sfeele, guard; Eldrid Clin'?, cen. r'

iieason on th--I” floor. They are “doped” to meet the locals in the semi-finals, the v inner playing the last game Saturday evening. The team is composed of the fol lowing: Reading from left to right, front I row: Costello, back guard; Bgrrick.

considered as one of the strongest J contenders entered. They will pl. their first game Friday afternoon at 13 o'clock against Pdling and are expected to work their way to the finals withiut any strong opposition. Reading from left to right they are:

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 1922

Dean Dorwin, forward. Secont row: Pricipn! Cli.ie; Jack Teeple guard; Bob Meyer, forward; Grit Schultz, forward; Coach Moore. F;on row; Milt !’.»• ari-.ger, forward. Lawren, e I :.i >. ce".' -;- and ctiptain John Toepie, r

forward; Gettle, captain an.! center Hoffman, forward; Early, floor guard Second row: Brickiey, utility foi ward; Fetters, utility guard; Tabor utility back guard; Rlppe, coach Battling, utility center; Speheger forward and guard.

Standing: Gorman McKean, guard; George Harvey, guard;' Sylvester Everhart, center; Clyde Hendricks, coach; Rox Kessler, center; Chester K ssler, forward. Seated: Albert Coppes, forward; Arzie Crist, guard; , Lynn Shirk, forward. j

FIRST GAME AT EIGHT O'CLOCK The district btuiket bull tnanv • mont comprldng tin hfph ••»!«-• boyii’ teams ir .11 the cent .nite : of A<’ urn:’., Jay and Wells will ~|-:i In t!;i city tomorrow innruing r.t t> o'c'o 1. ! v. It! <••.;'tnne th ■ot,:t J :i ;i,;t.nol. . j the 1 g:im<- t<> i>, rtii’u-u Batr.’i,. ■ ■ n.ir . The district meet, is the 1 it • t ■:: -41 <: ill lib I ty tint ;■,:•;• ■ | repn,. 1 tions liar? been mad>- in .hi 1 ■ . school oil 1 ? inis and til" i.nii - ’ 1. school student body to nr kc the m 1 nament a icccns, the vi.-lii.y; t»:. . | and tars being .;.■ru •<. 1 ... 1 <., 1 i like treatment. Eighteen Teams Enterc.t Eighteen f< atn<; front the ■’: ■'• -nt •-.».»• 1. n < nti>r<tl big . for tho h'nor of ropre.ien'ins? <!:■. 1 district at the regional :n >ct n- | Kiidiy red rfalurday r.t Lafayoll : anti just v. ho will b? a .’.inieti t ■.;•. rs cun n- bo n::t" d rntii eft’ tho final < inti .it Saturday e”er.in,' It in expirtul by local officials tha one hundred and eighty players wi; < l:e cart, in the tournament and with tho large number if fans accompany ing each team. Decatur will be host to approximately twelve hundred vis itors over the two days. The playerr and fans will begin arriving in this city this evening and tomorrow morn ing, every team being on hand when their game is called. The players and 1 number of the fans will be taken care of in private homes over Friday •vening and Saturday morning for heir led inc and breakfast. The First Game Hale ar.d Humke, two state certi fieri referees have been assigned t< : his dis trict to officiate at ail games hoy alternating throughout the en ■ - hrdnlc. The first game will i: ■ I I Friday >-. <u S o’cl-x l n 1. .mirk and Petroleum am ■ ~ ; v. 11 t>(. I oat . ....... ~... being play, 1 '•’r: :»■ F.-’d:r.' ait'”' ■ I Will I 'i. < ■ ' ini < . 1 hre • ! S ' I; rdav oveiing. A. ’ i • • .’•.'in; meats, fifteen ruin .-.'ill I- ■ play. <1 ii .ill game :.ai tontost. which wil’ • Hci . ■ ..Istr it..- miniH ■ > . o i 1 !.:■■, Scats A ?dec! Th vlb.ie i< b 11 l::.s unde ;w." • st ( < •. ~'ot -’ elm.-ujc forth ■ ■.•::;•■>;/ a rr-'b'r o’ mm - .— ■ g OB th enst < i ■cen i. rn • ■ ■■ and a yeed man ■ ■ ad h’ l; th? :tn .■ has bee :...e .. f ,•>!,< . ... t'm npa : ty and will now a: coino lats !<•..'« t” tour hundred npeciators. .A •■w dr •• ■ ■ room h;i rlso been ar ■nngod and several more showers dded. The srserve sr.it section '-.n b n chang’d, th? chairs befag ■amoved ar.d benches substituted, ail •f v.-Jit: h :.. ’■' numbered ~and assure omfort to die fans. The largest crowd that ever wittessed a game in this city is expect'd to be present as every ticket hits jeon sold and a packed house is astured for every game. SCHEDULE FOR THE DISTRICT TOURNAMENT HELD FRIDAY AND SATURDAY Decatur District Friday Morning, March 3rd 8:00 —Dunkirk vs. Petroleum. 9:00 —Gray vs. Pennville. 0:00 —Portland vs. Bluffton. 11:00 —Bryant vs. Craigville. Friday Afternoon I:oo—Liberty Center vs. Union Center. 2:00 —Berne vs. Decatur. 3:00 —Monroe vs. Poling. 4:00 —Kirkland vs. Hartford. s:oo—Redkey vs. Genova. Fr day Evening 7:3o—Winner 8 a. m. vs. winner 9 a. m. 8:30 —Winner 10 a. m. vs. winner 11 a. m. Saturday Morning 9:oo—Winner 1 p. m. vs. winner 2 p. m. o:oo—Winner 3 p. m. vs. winner 4 p. m. I:oo—Winner 5 p. m. vs. winner 7:30 p. m. Saturday Afternoon 2:o6—Winner 8:30 p. m. vs. winner 9:00 a. m. 3:oo—Winner 10 a. m. vs. winner 11 a. m. Saturday Evening—Finals 8:00 —Winner 2 p. m. vs. winner 3 p. m. ■ — > JUST A LITTLE DOPE The entries for the District: basket ball tournament to be staged in this ity tomorrow and Sautrday consists of eighteen teams and is made up of Dunkirk, Petroleum, Gray, Pennville, «

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The Berne High School boys’ varsity team, ope of the Adams county basket ball teams entered in the district tournament to be held in this city tomorrow and Saturday. The Berne five will play their first game

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The Decatur High School gris’’ basket ball team who have just com [ pleU-’l th" season without losing a | single game They were alio winners! of the Adams county tournament staged at P< .no last week, and have 1 held this honor for the past tliret sea-

______________J- D - *-• CLINE - ' ■ MANAGER OF TOURNAMENT ,-. /? s Ar j Principal of file Decatur high ,a , 3 school who is the Central Prin- <■"'; i, 'X ci pal of the district basketball /! ' l ' r It tournament. Mr. Clino lias V.-'. v ■- worked untiringly in arranging ; tho details for tire big meet /’* 'i', which opens at eight i'< .1: ' morrow morning at tilt gvm. i - 'G : < '' ' - :■ . •■' <' M. F. WORTH MAN ; V , HELPED GET TOURNAMENT ... .A I’ublii who .a.,. every effort in getting the big V basketball meet for Decatur. <, ■■■'•■'7. 4C - * ! w:ls through his efforts, sup- /iji' • jdeML ■' f 'W':-‘Y&B ported by Mr. Cline and oilier r -■.- 1* . , '• 1 school officials and local citiz<’iis which convinced the state ffiaH !ni ‘that Decatur was the M ea l Place for the 1922 tournafment.

Portland, Bluffton, llryant, Craigville, Liberty Center, Union Center, Berne, Decatur, Monroe, Poling. Kirkland township, Hartford township, Redkey and Geneva. . From all past records of the teams avobe mentioned, the three strongest and possible winners of the tournament fire cited as Decatur, Monroe and Blucton. If there should be any dark-horse in the tournament it should probably loom up as Pennville. The strength of this aggragation is not known except that they won the Jay county tournament by defeating Portland who scored a victory over the Monroe five at Portland early in the season. The Decatur five will open their schedule Friday afternoon at 2 o’clock when they will stack up against «

• Saturday afternoon al 2:00 o'clock ■ when they wil! dash with the Lec'.ttur high school team. The local live 1 have defeated the down-county lads > twice this season and predict another ■ victory Friday.

| sons The ’. iris also have the repu-, ..:f.:i of !’!□'.? ?,r.e of the . trotlge: t I teems ::i ;ho rtate. and have „ <‘ , or v i lof losing only one game ::i ing t.'i’ - part three seasons Redding from 1 'ft to right '.’'ey are: Hack row -Crystal Bal'•. 'ii. e°n- >

1. Berne. The locals have defeated the •> Berne team twice this season and prediet another victory. If winning this ■ game they will probably meet Liberty Center Saturday morning at 9 o'clock 3 , ... —

Former Winners in State Basket Ball Meets

The state basket ball champions 3 of Indiana under the Indiana High ’ School Athletic Association are the ’ following: ' Winners Losers Year Crawfordsville, 24-17 Lebanon, 1911 Lebanon, 51-11 Franklin, 1912 Wingate 15-14 South Bend, 1913 Wingate 36-8 Anderson 1914 ' Thorntown 33-10 Montmorenci, 1915 Lafayette 27-2 G Crawfordsville, 1916 ' Lebanon 34-26 Gary 1917 : Lebanon 24-20 Anderson » 1918 Bloomington 18 15 Lahr cite, 191'4

Reading from left to right, they are: Standing: Ely. EJenberger, Coach Van der Smissen, Baumgartner, Liechty, Miller. Seated: Snyder. Whitehurst. Clauser.

ter; Mildred Leonard utility; Marcella Hower, utility; Melvina Butler, forward and captain; Beatrice ’ >jorson. ■u.ird; Margaret Moran,' gu.trl; Germain Christen, forward Front tow- ■ Eila Worthman, forward; Margaret Zwi<k, side henter. •

Vjlicn another victory is predicted ami will then clash with Bluffton Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock. The gam.' with Hluffton is undoubtedly the hardiContinned on page six)

Franklin 31-13 Lafayette, 1920 Franklin 35-22 Anderson, 1921 ? ? ? 1922 Board of Control Tlie members of the hoard of control of the Indiana High School Athletic Association are the following: K. V. Ammerman, president, Indianapolis; F. L. Busenburg. Columbus; Elmer Posey, Freelandville; H. B. Allen, Angola; G. G. Eppley, Francesville; A. L. Trester, permanent secretary, Laport, Ind.