Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 61, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 March 1917 — Journal Critic Picks Lebanon As the Title Wiime ■ [ARTICLE]

Journal Critic Picks Lebanon As the Title Wiime ■

The basketball critic of the Lafa.. - ette Journal who proved so accura e, in his selection of the district winne: s of the tournaments held the pa t week, has made his selection for ti.o team that should take the Hoosic r basketball classic at Bloomingtx a next week. He names Lebanon as tl <; final survivor of the 255 teams, whi< h left the barrier last Friday mornin ,- This critic seems to have the correct dope and to be well acquainted wil l the teams throughout the state and has seen a great many of them pla y and he seems to know whereof be speaks. In naming as the winner of the basket crown for 1917, the Journal writer bases his opinion 01 the fact that the Lqfranonites have five of last year’s men left and that the experienced machine from Boone county wHI" annex Thehonors ifthe' wonderful record of the team for the season may be taken as a criterion of their strength. Kokomo is the second choice of the Lafayette writer an<l_ Vincennes and- Wingate- ai e also' scheduled by him to go into the semifinals. ' . ■■ ■ Jefferson of Lafayette received a severe blow in the loss of Haigis, recognized as probably the best floor guhM In the state, and the chances of thp Tippecanot five in repeating their success of last year was dimmed until their chances of finishing even in the semi-finals are very remote. The ferocious attack shown by the Lafayette team in the district tournament had made it look as if their aggressiveness might carry them through. Anyway Jefferson will be heard from, for they know basketbail and never quit fighting. * Wateh the Journal critic’s dope and vou have 3 pretty good idea of the coming winner of the state crown. The Kokomo team is another on? which has more than an even chance of taking the title anti the Bearcats will have to be reckoned with throughout the tourney unless some miracle happens. .