Indiana daily times., 1920-03-04
BASKET FIVES
END PRACTICE
FOR BIG MEET
Manual Gains More Followers,
Despite Boasts of Tech and
ShOrtridge.
FOUR DISTRICTS START

Tech, Manual and Shortrldge quintets
were sent through their final workout
yesterday prior to the sectional meet by
the coaches of the respective institutions
and the athletes will attempt 70 forget
that such a thing as a basketball ever
existed until they go into action in their
first appearances in the tourney. The
probability of their forgetting this
trihing thing is rather slight, however,
and the job Of getting basketball of
their minds is a much harder one than
winning the tourney.
Although the respective coaches are
remaining absolutely quiet regarding
predictions their work is practically
done and the final result now is up
to the players themselves or to the gods
Of basketball. The dope, such as II IS,
remains practically unchanged, and Fri
day morning Is expected to tnd all
three aggr, cations lined up the tape
on equai terms. Never before in the
history Of high school athletics in In
diJuapoiis did the three big schools on
ter a tournament on such even terms
or with the rivalry so intense. No mat
ter what kind of edge or advantage one
team has held over either one of thS
others during the interscholagtic play
lust ended circumstances and conditions
have so altered things that from out
ward appearances the three schools will
enter the meet on an even basis.
RECENT GAMES
CHANGE DOPE.
Students at the respective schools who
have been calling the worlds attention
to the doings of their particular team
throughout the season have now been
completely silcnCed by Tecen. accom-.
pliShmcnts or one OF the rival qutntets.
and they now refuse 70 make any rash
predictions regarding the nnal outcome
ID Usa "a
day ana saturday. Tech has held &
big edge on the other two schools al
Sea son, bur even though II Is now Al
most rrrtai that Drayer and Slaughter
VIII be in condition for tne tourney
their work after a two weeks layOd can
hardly bc expected 70 be uD to the
standard OF their pre-district play.
Shortrilge although Its WORK has been
only ordinary this wear, its consistent
play Is It's big asset and with present
improved brand of ball is bound 10 make
it a hig factor in the hnal awarding Of
hOnors. The north si0ers' consistency has
pushed them up to an even footing with
their east side rivals and from all appear
ances there is little 10 choose between the
two squads. Although Manual has dis
played poor exhibition of basketball IN
The majority of its games this year the
last minute spurt % Coach Morrison s
aggregation has thrown CONSERVATION
into the camps of Tech and Shertridge
and the south side bunch now looms up
as th1 real dark horse OF the tourney
The Oft repeated cry OF Manual followers
that the Red and White was going 10
s'age big comeback. although taken
lightly at first. NOW appears 20 have been
nrmly based. Judging by the showing Of
the south siders IN their recent games.
The Manual aggregation looks Ike the
mystery team of the 1920 tournament.
OUTSIDERS also
10 BIZ CONSIDERED.
Close Manual adherents are baslns
their dope on the south side teams vie
tory over Culver Military academy, whicu
defeated the Indiana Dental college. Cnl-
yer usually has team slightly stronger
thau the or-iaary run OF high school
puiutetS, au1 he fact that (. teIl before
Manual has sent the local Red and Waite
stock soaring The three IudianapollS
schools arr not the only teams TO con
slider In the tourney, and one ~ the
county hycs may swing through with
surprise. Southport is expected 90 give
Sh"rtriage "a terrific dght ana Broad Rip
pie is hraccd 20 step out after the dig
honors Anc then there always l. a
possibility OF big upset, and teams
such as valley Niills aui Cumberland
ar" not to be passed up without due
consideration
Iu four districts the basket play win
open tonight ana the greatest Indoor
court carnival OF Indiana history will
hc under way. Action opens tonight at
clinton. Evansville, Muncie and Rush
Vile. This Us th. first time since the
Inauguration of the sectional system thar
games have been scheduled for Thurs
day evening. u is made necessary this
season by the large entry list In the
four seati0uals mentioned
lu the Clinton meet. Rosedale and Heit
Township meet IN the opening card.
Prairie Creek and Normal High Of Ter
re- HJute closing the evenings schedule
NJ. Vernon and Spurgeon play the open
ing game of the Evansville district and
Mlltowu and Jasper meet In the second
scrap Mt thai place this evening Mum
c.e and Yorktown take the tOur In tha
opener az Nuucie tonight DeSoto and
Castor concluding the evenings play.
Arlington ami C0nnersyilc ouen III,
EushVillc district and Wilkinson and
F"rtville meet in the second scrap OF
this tourney.