Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 57, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 March 1918 — RESULTS YESTERDAY. [ARTICLE]

RESULTS YESTERDAY.

’Morenci, 24; Muncie, 16. Rochester, 18; Plainfield, 15. A.nderson, 30; Emerson, 9. Vincennes, 30; Kokomo, 13. Huntington, 32; Washington, 23. Lebanon, 15; Wingate, 6. South Bend, 15; Kendalville, 13. Bloomington, 24; Martinsville, 22. ’Morenci, 16; Columbus, 13.

Fast, snappy basketball marked the day’s play of the basketball teams contesting at Bloomington Friday. The games of the present torunament have been the most wonderful exhibitions of the great winter pastime ever recorded, in the annals of high school athletics in Indiana. Practically every game played Friday was close and hard fought and the fans kept at a fever heat from early morning until late at night. A few of the favorites fell by the wayside and teams not accounted as having a chance leaped to the fore and are now threatening the leaders. The following eight teams are left to fight for the title: Rochester, Anderson, Huntington, Vincennes, Lebanon, South Bend, Montmorenci and Bloomington.

The Wingate-Lebanon battle was sensational and was the greatest contest Sb. far of the tournament. Lebanon only won after exerting every bit of strength at her command. Wingate led at half time 5 to 3 and it was not until the final minutes of the game that Lebanon was able to clinch the battle. The biggest surprise of the tournament was the easy manner in which the Anderson five disposed of Emerson of Gary. The latter made a pitiable showing arid was ufiable to find the hoop with any degree of consistency. The winners of this game must be reckoned with and have a lot of supporters. The affair was -a pretty exhibition. The teams were evenly matched in weight and were fast, clever players. Bloomington showed surprising strength and had not been doped as a championship possibility. Despite the fact that they are the lightest team in the tournament, their aggressiveness against much larger teams has been the subject of conversation among the fans. ' Montmorenci won two games during the day and bids fair to walk into the final this evening. Columbus and Muncie were the teams to fall before the attack of the Tippecanoe five during the day. Looks like Lebanon and Anderson for the final game this evening, but you never can tell.