Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 58, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 March 1917 — PACKED GYMS GREET TITLED ASPIRANTS [ARTICLE]

PACKED GYMS GREET TITLED ASPIRANTS

Basketball Teams Make Getaway and Will Wind Up Sectional Tourneys Today—No Upsets So Fax. Packed houges and hard fought games characterized the first day’s flag* of the sectiona loturnaments in the twenty-five different sectional centers throughout* the state. Two hundred and fifty eager high school fives made their first bid for championship honors Friday and when the sun rose this Saturady morning there were but‘l2B teams left in the running for the state banner. Tonight -will find the number reduced to twenty. The first day of the tournament found practically no upsets .and the dope ran true to form throughout the first gruelling day. In but one instance was one of the favorites in the sectional tourney eliminated. Greencastle was the team which was doped to fight for the last for the honors in their vicinity. Some of the scores of the more prominent teams in the state are given below: Montmorenci 54, Buck Creek 8. Dayton 29, Otterbein 8. Jefferson (Lafayette) 56, Williamsport 2. Atlanta 39, Mt. Comfort 19. • Anderson. 53, Walnut Grove 5. Crawfondsville 39, Ladoga 12. Crawfordsville 46, Bowers 12. Liberty Center 37, Markle 12. Kokomo 51, New London 10. Bloomington 54, Spencer 1. Salem 18, Bedford 15. Shelbyville 34, Whiteland 22. Bainbridge 28, Pittsboro 9. Lebanon 81, Cutler 12. Monon 34, Onward 13. Martinsville 33, Castleton 18. South Bend 37, Interlaken 17. Vincennes 55, Farmerburg 21. Emerson 20, Valparaiso 12.