The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-03-13
TEAMS GET
READY FOR
BIG SHOW
Gary Team CHARTERED at
Lambda Chi Alpha Frat
House at Lafayette, for
Final Contests.
ESPECIAL To THE TINES. 7

LAFAYETTE IND. March 1.-THE
three hundred and thirty-two quintets
thrown into the high school basketball
ceuldron last Friday were boiled down
until Saturday night there were but
twenty-five survivors. and this score
and two teams will compete for the
premier basket. honors of Indiana at
the big classic to be held at Purdue
University. Lafayette Thursday, Fri
day and Saturday.
TIE teams which will play at the
stats tourney are Anderson, Blooming
ton, Washington. Brazil. Columbus.
Charlottesville. Franklin. Thorntown.
Emerson OF Gary. Greencastle. Hunt
fngton. Manual or indianapolis. Ken
dallvilie. Kokomo. Logansport. Jeffer-
son of Lafayette. Martinsville, Spice
land Academy. Rochester Richmond.
South Bend and Vincennes.
All arrangements for the big meet
have been completed at Purdue and it
is expected that the largest crowd that
ever attended a high school basketball
tournament will be in attendance The
Student Council OF Purdue has appoint
ed committees to meet all trains on
which tourney visitors are expected and
immediately on the arrival of the fans
they will be escorted to the main office
In the Purdue library. where they will
be registered and assigned to rooms IL
they so desire.
Each fraternity has been allotted its
team and Representatives of the vari-
Gus fraternities and clubs will meet the
teams on their arrival and entertain
them royalty Another feature is CO.
ed committee appointed by the various
sororities at Purdue to entertain the
ady visitors N the tourney. The Co
eds will meet all trains and see to 1t
that all visiting ladies are provided a
suitable place to live during their So
lourn in Lafayette.
There will be ladies' rest room in
the gymnasium. with Y. w. c. A. work
ers in charge. There will be cots and
all emergency cases will be in charge
or a nurse.
The numerous restaurants and hotels
are preparing for a big rush and are
ready 10 handle record breaking crowd
with comparative ease. Hot lunches will
also be ssved near the gymnasium: two
church societies in West Lafayette will
serve meals. and the Purdue Girls Club
Will serve meals in Agricultural Hall.
scial street car service between La
fayette and west Lafayette. where Pur-
duo University is located. has been ar
ranged and cars will transport patrons
70 within 100 yards of the tourney
scene. The famous Purdue military
hand WIN play several concerts and
ether preparations too numerous to
mention have been made.
AT the entertainment and dance to be
held in the gymnasium following the
deciding game OF the tournament the
shield will be presented to the captain
OF the winning team and the individual
souvenirs will be awarded the indIvid-
uai members of the winning clubs. The
Jacob Gimble medal. awarded each year
TO ths player showing the best mental
attitude during the tournament. will
also be presented after the final game.
Mr.. Gimble usually presents the medal
himself. but this year he is engaged in
war work in New York City and he
writes that it will be impossible for him
attend.
There will be twenty-one games play
Sd during the tournament. ana season
books emitting the owner to entrance TO
all games cost one dollar. Session
sfcketa will sell at rs cents each. Sea-
son tickets admit the holder to the seats