Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 February 1920 — BASKET TEAMS TURN EYES TO STATE TOURNAMENT [ARTICLE]

BASKET TEAMS TURN EYES TO STATE TOURNAMENT

With the exception of * Jew scattered contests, Indiana high school basket ball fives completed their season’s schedule Friday night, and now all are expectantly awaiting "the start of the sectional clashes in the sixteen centers on March 5 and 6. A week later tile winners of the sectional tournaments will go to Bloomington to contest for the state title. The Rensselaer quintette is in the Valparaiso district and will leave here next Friday morning. Whiting, Emerson of Gary and Valparaiso are the testns most feared by the other teams of the district. Valparaiso, with Bier impressive record, is the favorite with the railbirds to eop the tournament, and a few sharpers predict , that the Porter county lads will also grab the state pennant a week later. The drawing will be made Wednesday and tiie contestants will then know? what teams they are to face in the opening round. ... There are ever four ‘hundred school teams entered in the tournament this year, the largest in history. Indiana leads ail ether states in the union in this respect and her fives are believed to be the best there are in the United States. The belief was further strengthened by the feat of the Crawfordsville high school team, Outlawed by the I. H. S. & A. A., in winning the tri-state championship at Ohio last week from a classy field. Columbus, Valparaiso, Bedford, Anderson and Martinsville are teams most favored by the fans as the winners of the title. I ————