Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-03-20
Chamber of Commerce Will
Ask |. Ell. S. A. A. to Stage
Meet Here.
BUTLER FACULTY ACTS
Local High School Officials
Card 1921 Sectional at
Coliseum.
Nv CHARLIE LOGAN.


indianapolis is up in arms and, rein
forced by it's many civic organizations
and athletic boosters, prepared to wage
war on the members of the Indiana High
School Athletic association If those per
sons fail to schedule the 1921 state high
school basketball championship tourna-
ment here.
The Indianapolis boosters, including the
members of the Chamber of Commerce,
are determined that the 1921 state tourney
shall be held here and they are going to
do everything in their power to make the
high school authorities look at the matter
in the same light At a banquet given in
honor Of Pat" Page, the newly appointed
athletic director at Butler college, last
week members Of the Butler faculty
stated that the Irvington institution will
place q bid for the next tournament and
they will expect the board of control OF
the 1. H. 8. s. a. A. to give them due
consideration.
ACTION BY
CHAMBER OFFICERS.
Wallace Lee and John r. Reynolds are
getting the members of the Chamber OF
Commerce lineup on the event and
committee will be appointed shortly to
discuss the situation with the high
school officials. If they fail to gain
any Roadway in this path, they Will carry
their argument before all the teachers
in the state at the next convention OF
teachers, which is to be held here during
the latter part Of October.
The association will not be put to a
bit of extra expense in staging the event
at the coliseum. Authorities of the three
local high schools state that the laea
of staging the next sectional in Tomlin-
SON hall is absolutely out of the ques-
ton and that it must be put on at the
coliseum. To put on the district meet
at the fairgrounds a temporary moor
must be built and several minor detalls
arranged. If the state meet were carded
here, everything would be in readiness
after the district meet
In 1919 several hundred people were
turned away from the finals at Purdue
because OF the shortage Of seats. Last
week the numbers locked out at BLOOM
ington ran up into the thousands. An
other bad feature to the Bloomington
PLAY was that after the gymnasium was
pae ed there were no tickets sold by the
authorities. Then the scalpers got busy
and charged the fans dozen dlnerent
prices for tickets. Some Indianapolis
fans paid s. to see the Tech team play
Friday afternoon. The admission prlce
was 90 cents. Should the event be staged
In Indianapolis next year there will be
room for all fans in Hoosierdom- There
fore no need to shut the doors and the
, scalpers will find the going tough.
Here's what some or the prominent
business and professional men of In
dianapolis have to say about bringing
the meet here next year
John b. Reynolds Executive Secretary,
Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce.
don't believe there is the least speck of
doubt among the fair-minded citizens Of
Indiana about where the state tourna-
ment should be staged. Indianapolis Is
the logical place for the event and 1t
will be an injustice to the city and TO
the fans If the tourney is not staged
here next year. The Chamber or Com
merce will do everything in its power TO
bring the tournament to this city.
Heze Clark, Dental College Basketball
Coach-It would be the best thing that
could happen for the game Of basketball
If the state high school tourney would be
played In Indianapolis. All important
railroads lead to this city, and the same
Is true of interurban lines. The city has
three big newspapers that would boost
the game to the limit. In Marion county
there are sixteen high schools which
would give their support to the tourney.
The railroad and interurban lines would
make it easy for not only the section
champion teams to reach the city, but for
the followers of the teams to come to In
dianapoHs and see the games. Indian
apolis has the best hotel accommodate tons
for the basketball fans. In Indianapolis
is located Butler college, which, under
stand. would care for the state tourney as
Indiana and Purdue have done in other
years. The Indiana Dental College Ath-
letic association would give every sup
port possible in an effort to make the
tourney a success.
Wayne ETnmeIman. Promoter of the
state Amateur Basketball Championshi
Observation-Disclosures is the one and
only place for the big tournament 1t is
centrally located and has ample facil-
tiles for handling the event. two big
points which should decide the question.
The state fair grounds Coliseum would
be the choice for the event.
Albert Feeney, Mechanically put
such a great affair on in a little town
in which there is hardly room enough to
the largest of its kind in the world. Stage
it in indianapolis next year and it will
be all the more successful. There is no
place in this part of the country as suit
able FOR the tournament as the Coliseum.
Frederick E. Matson, President of the
Rotary Club-t the members of the /.
H. S A. A. wish to do justice to the
thousands of basketball fans throughout
the state who follow play in the high
school tourname they must schedule
the 1921 championships at Indianapolis
This is the only city in the state with
the proper facilities for handling the
son why it should not be staged here
can speak for the Rotarians and say
that they will be behind it to the man.
Wallace Lee. Boy Scout Commissioners
The Indiana High School Athletic as
ISOLATION is a great organization and Z
will say that it is working wonders Cor
high school athletics However, the
members Of the organization will make
a hfe mistake If they do not suayn