Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 64, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 March 1913 — Basketball Tournament Now Being Held at Bloomington. [ARTICLE]

Basketball Tournament Now Being Held at Bloomington.

The state high school basketball tourney started yesterday with 38 teams from all parts of the state entered. Three games started at 8 o’clock and continued throughout the day. In almost every instance the games were hard-fought and spectacular. All the up-state teams appear to be very strong. South Bend, Lafayette and Gary, each won three games. Manual Training High, of tfidianapolis, won two. Rochester, wh6 had the distinction of gaining the only victory of the season over South Bend, was defeated in their first game by the Wingate quintette in a hard fought battle, 19 to 17. Lebanon and Anderson furnished the best game of the day, the former winning 34-24. The teams began arriving Thursday, and hundreds of spectators accompanied them. The hotels and fraternity houses were filled to overflowing. It will be the best tournament ever held in the state. The games will be continued by yesterday’s winners and the final game for the state championship will be held As a curtain raiser tp the Indiana-Purdue game tonight. Shelbyville, another strong aggregation, was put out of the running by the Lebanon team in their opening game. Lebanon has surprised the dopestera in the two games they have played and will have to be counted in the running. South Bend seems to be somewhat over rated, but appear to be the coming champs.

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