The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-02-26
LIVELY BATTLES
ARE PREDICTED
FOR WEDNESDAY
Earlham and High School
Elves Preparing for Fast
Games Tonight.

The Coliseum tlOOr Will De the
scene for some unusually lively scrim-
maging Wednesday evening when the
Richmond high school basketballers
take the floor to struggle with the
Fountain City net artists and the Earl.
ham basketball five mix things with
the Franklin college basketball team.
Fast, brilliant exhibitions Of basket.
ball are expected in both sessions.
and large attendance Of followers Of
the caging art will be on hands to wit.
tness the provinces Of the four teams
competing.
The Richmond basketball team are
fully aware Of the heralded prowess
of their coming opponents and while
they appreciate the confidence with
which Fountain City backs its team.
and will be prepared to travel dizzy
gait. They are going into the game
to win II top form and a fast pace
have anything to do with It the fight
ing spirit Of the Red and White will
como out Of the fracas with the big
! end Of the score.
I. At the early part OF the basketball
season the brand of basketball being
played by the Richmond high school
five was so far below the average that
lovers of the net pastime had thought
that the local school was heading for
the shoot and would be the same as
out of the running at the close Of the
season. Whether that is the case or
not will be demonstrated Wednesday
night.
On Edge for Game.
The Fountain City team has bios
somed out this year with q trio that
will make the Richmond boys think
hard and fast and should gain the at.
tention OF the fans. With Reynolds,
Thomas and Huff as hub for the
scoring machine the Red and White
aggregation will have to come through
clean. Hatfield IL another net artist
OF the Proud city to be reckoned with.
Whether Thomas will be able to play
Wednesday plight is not known. He
has been H.
Coach Eckers proteges are on edge
for the game and have no intention Of
Tcrambing the district situation by
losing the game to the Fountain City
sids. Only light practice was held
last night.
Dollins who showed great develop
ment In last Fridays game will play
the center position with Van Allen
and Stegman at the forward positions.
Eversman will handle floor guard and
Price will keep the ball a way from
the Fountain City goal.
The Fountain City lineup will be as
follows II Thomas Is able to play:
Thomas and Reynolds. forwards; Hat
field. center and Thornton and Huff
guards.
Ready for Franklin.
The second game on the bill will be
sGappy and fast with the Franklin
team working hard to revenge the de-
feat 1t suffered at the hands OF the
Ouakers q few weeks ago on the Fran
kiln floor.
Coach Thurber's team Is going
strong now and will put high brand
OF basketball, with the Earlham line.
NO, It Is claimed. Whether the Bap-
fist put up good game or not the
Quakers intend to keep its scoring ma
chine in action and present to fans
what they will do in their last game
OF the season when the Earlham five
meets the EmRoe holder Of independ.
ent championship and one of the fast
est teams that Earlham will meet,
March 6.
Moves proteges are In excellent
condition for the game and will come
out strong. Every precaution is being
taken to keep them from the influ.
enza patients at Earlham. Their tenn.
perature has been taken twice q day
for some time and will be taken for
the last time just before the game
Wednesday.