The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-03-01
new TEAMS WILL
Be ENTERED IN
TOURNEY here
Enthusiastic Basketball Event
Predicted by District Teams
Sixteen to Compete.

Inc lHulcduOuS are tnat the elgnLn
annual basketball tournament which
will get under way next Friday and
Saturday at the Coliseum will be one
of the largest and best athletic events
of it's kind ever held in Richmond.
Not only will the tournament be
the best from the standpoint Of the
number of teams of high caliber en-
tered but also from the general at
mosphere and spirit Of the large del
egations witnessing the tourney.
Judging from the number of out of
town basketball fans who have been
attending the games of the Richmond
basketball team played at the Coli
scum, there win be an exceptionally
large crowd from out of Richmond
among the spectators.
Last year sixteen high schools were
represented in the sectional tourna-
ment here and it is thought probable
that the same number will be entered
this year. Eight Of the teams have
been entered in the sectional tourna-
ment here for the last three years.
hey are Rushville, Hagerstown, Mil
roy. Cambridge City, Modoc, Union
City and Sandusky. Eight new teams
were entered last year numbering
fountain City, Burney, Greene, Farm
Land. Manila. Connersville. MOSCOW
and st. Paul.
Manila Proved Surprise.
Last years tourney was brimful of
surprises. Connersville came here
heralded as we'll oiled machine and
lost its first game scheduled to Ma
nilla, the giant surprise team. Next
the gritty little Sandusky team de-
feated the Hagerstown basketball
squad to the tune of to 10. Milroy
was harder to eliminate than the
Richmond fans at first thought, but
the Richmond boys finally won by
close margin of % to 20.
Probably one of the most crushing
surprises was the Fountain City Quin-
tet with about the same record be-
hind them that they hold this year,
who triumphed over the Liberty bas-
ketball lineup, 10 to Is.
Last year. Brookyille, the winner
of the 1917 tournament stayed out
of the race, but it has signified it's
intention of again competing at Rich
mond this year. This will probably
mean that Manila, which Is the
greatest distance from Richmond,
will go to Columbus this year and that
the Brookville team will take its
place in the tourney.
Probable Schedule.
Barring the unexpected and taking
the the sixteen probable entries as
certain, the basketball tournament
schedule will be arranged and con-
Quoted in much the same manner 1t
was in 1918. If that Is the case the
schedule of games will be as follows:
Friday Morning.
9:00-Richmond vs. Rushvtlle.
0:0O-Milroy vs.. st. Paul.
1:00-Liberty VS.. Cambridge City.
Friday Afternoon.
1:00-Fountain City VS.. Burney.
2:00-Greene VS.. Modoc.
3:00-Brookville VS.. Connersville.
4:00-Moscow VS.. Union City.
Friday Evening.
7:30-Sandusky vs.. Hagerstown.
S:30-Winner of 9 a. m. VS. Winner
10 a. m.
Saturday Morning.
9:00-Winner of II a. m. Friday VS..
Winner Of p. m. Friday.
t0:00-Winner Of 2 p. m. Friday vs..
Winner OF p. m. Friday.
l1:00-Winner Of p. m. Friday VS..
Winner of 80 p. m. Friday.
Saturday Afternoon.
2:00-Winner of $3.50 p. m. Friday vs..
Winner of a. m. Saturday.
3:00-Winner of 10 a m. Saturday
VS.. Winner of IL a. m.
Saturday Evening.
8:00-Winper Of 2 p. m. vs.. Winner
OF p. m. '-'' '-~A
Saturday the Board Of Control of
the Indiana high school athletic as
ISOLATION met and decided the team
which will play In each sectional
tournament. The board attempts to
give each tournament center the teams
lying nearest the site shown for the
tourney.
According to rules established last
year, teams must be on the floor at
the time its games are scheduled or
are under penalty of forfeiture Of
game. No changes can be made in
the schedule and no substitutions of
non-entered players will be permitted.
Each team is allowed to enter eight
men. All entries were to be in Thurs
day and protests were required to be
IN by today. Spalding's Official guides
govern the tournament