Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 308, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 December 1920 — THE AMERICAN LEGION BASKET BALL PLANS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

THE AMERICAN LEGION BASKET BALL PLANS

Indianapolis, Dec. 23.—Plans have been completed for a series of basket tournaments in which American Legion posts througout Indiana will participate; to be held in March, 1921. Thirteen district tournaments will be held, at centers to be picked by the thirteen district athletic chairmen of the Legion. Winners of the thirteen meets will play for the state championship at South Bend. Plans for the tournaments have been worked out by a committee consisting of James H. Mason, Gary, athletic officer of the department, chairman; L. Russell Newgent, department adjutant, Indianapolis; Philip B. Stapp, Greensburg; Raymond Brown, Terre Haute; Perry O’Neal, Rushville; Ben Rogers, Frankfort; Kenneth Yarnell and Thomas King, Wabash, and George Cooper, South Bend. The district tournaments will be held during the week when the state high school tournament is being held. The thirteen sections are composed of posts in the thirteen congressional districts. More than 200 posts are now engaged in interpost contests, preparatory to the district tournaments. The state tournament at South Bend will be one week after the district tournament. In several of the districts, championship trophies will be awarded. Several trophies will be awarded to the winner of the state meet at South Bend. The committee has worked out a set of rules to govern all Legion games. By these rules, none except post members can represent a Legion post in any basketball game.