Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 55, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 March 1915 — Basketball Tourneys Now Being. Held at Several Places. [ARTICLE]

Basketball Tourneys Now Being. Held at Several Places.

The sectional basketball tourneys started yesterday with games at the Cities selected. The winners in these sections will jpurney to Bloomington next Saturday to decide the state championship. Lafayette defeated West Lafayette by default 2 to 0. Boswell defeated Wolcott 17 to 16 in an exciting game. Monticello defeated West Point 30 to 13. Montmorenci defeated Reynolds easily 44 to 20. Dope in this section favors Lafayette and Boswell. At Hammond South Bend defeated Gary 30 to 24. McAuliffe was scalped by Valparaiso 71 to 7, and Laporte defeated Hammond 38 to 12. East Chicago, Lowell and Whiting were not scheduled. Probable winner in this section is East Chicago. At Lebanon, Thorntown eliminated ’Wheeling. Rossville put Deer Creek out of the running. Delphi defeated Amo. Lebanon, a strong contender, was not, scheduled. Probable winner, Lebanon. At Franklin, Shortridge downed Broad Ripple and Shelbyville won from Technical of Indianapolis. Shelbyville, picked to win in this district. At Crawfordsville, Wingate walked away with Mellott 48 to 11. Crawfordsville defeated Waynetown 30 to 10. Crawfordsville slated to win in this section and are probable winners of the state championship, With Shelbyville giving them a great battle,*