Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-10-22
BASKET FANS
ARE REJOICING
Greatest Net Event of Country
Here in March.

Indianapolis basket ball fans today
were rejoicing over the award Of the 1921
State high school championships to this
city made at a meeting of the members
! of the Indiana State High School Ath-
letic Association yesterday afternoon.
TIE event will be staged at the State
Playground coliseum the latter part of
March Following the playing of the DIS
trict meet here and as a result Indian
apohs now steps forward as the real
and actual basket ball center Of Indiana.
/ At the State meeting yesterday Indiana
| University and Purdue were present with
| their usual bids and invitations to win
the next net championship event, but
after the local situation had been ex-
planned to the members by Milo II.
Stuart. principal of Technical High
School the first vote on the awarding Of
the meet found Indianapolis leading the
poll
STUART POINTS
OUT ADVANTAGES.
Principal Stuart explained that there
was no good reason why the association
should send the greatest basket ball
event IN the world to any other place,
as there Is no city in Hoosierdom 30
well qualified as indianapolis to handle
the event, the athletes and the en0r-
nous crowds Of fans that are now fol
lowing the play.
Principal stuart informed the associa-
ton that representatives of the three
local high schools. Manual, ShOrtridge and
Teen; butler College. the Chamber OF
Commerce and other civic organizations
OF the city were present to support him
In his Invitation. He carried a letter
from George Welbaum. chairman OF the
Chamber OF Commerce athletic commit
tee, pledging the support OF that BODY
in the event the tournament was senf
here.
Chairman r. C. johnson asked for a
vote Of the body and 1l6 were In favor
Of Indianapolis 101 for Purdue, and n
for Indiana
Efforts were made at the meeting yes
terday toward dividing the state cham
plonshipS into two sections, north ana
south, determining the championship
teams OF those two sections, but these
movements were checked when 1t was ex-
planned that this would leave the State
title unsettled and there was no use
In having a State athletic association II
State championships could not be deter
mined.
GUARD AGAINST
GAMBLING EVIL.
Permanent Secretary A. L. Trester and
K. V. zimmerman. Manual athletic d.
rector who represents the Fourth dis
trict on the board Of control, believe the
members OF the association took dis.
lance step toward stopping gambling In
high school athletic contests when IL was
voted that no coach should be permitted
TO accept a gift Of any Kind from any
party or parties not connected with the
school where be is employed. This will
eliminate any possible chance OF a
coach doing "favors' for persons to
whom be Is In a way indebted for various
gifts.
the l. II. s. A. A. who were present at
the meeting are: r. c. Johnson.
Rochester, president: a. l.. Trester, La
Porte, permanent secretary; Merle ABBOTT,
Bedford, corresponding secretary; X '.
zimmerman. Indianapolis; G. c. Carson.
Peru, and w. w. LeTen, Warsaw, dis
trict representatives.
new retcord Of twenty six sections
WAS set last year, due TO the fact that
the State body grew rapidly In the few
months preceding the tourney. This year
another mark undoubtedly will be hung
up as the registration board has listed
almost q hundred new schools since the
1919 tournament bringing the total num-
Der OF members up TO coo. This means
"a, there probably win be thirty sec
tional centers.
ENORMOUS CROWDS
SURE TO COME.
A summing up OF evidence shows that
indianapolis faces the task Of staging
the largest basketball tournament finals
ever held, and of entertaining the largest
crowd that ever turned out for an event
Of this kind in Indiana. And the city.
with the assistance OF its high schools.
college and civic bodies feels confident OF
turning the trick 50 well that the mem
bers OF the /. II. s. A. A. will never
gain listen 70 anything but indianapolis
as the State finals location.
AT least. as Principal Stuart said yes
terday, there will be some consolation
for the fans In their knowing that they
can get here at any time. leave at any
time. and have no trouble in finding a