Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 55, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 March 1918 — STATE BASKETBALL TOURNEY STARTS THIS EVENING [ARTICLE]

STATE BASKETBALL TOURNEY STARTS THIS EVENING

The barrier will be lifted on the state basketball tournament at Bloomington this evening when the speedy Martinsville quintette stacks up against the crack five from Rockville. Bloomington and Richmond follow the above named pair one hour later. These will be the only, two constests run off this evening, but before some of us have breakfast tomorrow morning the teams will be at it again. Montmorenci pries off the lid on Friday’s activities when they lock with Muncie. The tournament will continue throughout the day Friday and will windup Saturday evening. Many are speculating on the probable winner and the majority of them favor the present champs, Lebanon to repeat. There are probably more great basketball teams in this years tournament than in any previous tournament held in Indiana. Lebanon, Anderson, Martinsville, Rochester, Montmorenci, Wingate and Emerson are all wonderful fives, but some of these clubs hook up with each other early so some are bound to be eliminated soon. Emerson and Lebanan, the two teams that met in the final “last year, are picked by the Lafayette Journal writer to stage the final clash for the crown Saturday night.