Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-03-19

over the Vincennes team, cOnquerors over
Tech of Indianapolis, in the Bloomington
regional.
FRANKLIN HAS
REST TODAY.
Franklin was the only team in the
semi-hHals that did not have to play
three games today to win the champion
ship. They played two games yesterday,
against one for the other semi finalists.
Both ctOries scored by the 1920 champs
yesterday over Rochester and Martins
vile, were tough to get, and the games
tired Coach Wagner's athletes somewhat
However, they had the opportunity OF
resting all morning while Anderson, Nun
Gle and Jefferson were out winning their
secOnd-rOund battles.
1t will take a nifty little wallop on
the point of the chin to upset the dope
bucket to such an extent as twisting the
signals and throwing Franklin and An
derson out of the finals. jefferson. il
must be admitted. is a tough opponent
and a combination that fights with all
force from whistle to whistle, but 1t was
not thought before the game that the boys
from Lafayette would give the franklin
ties any too much trouble. The scrap
was expected to be close, but Franklin
has had other close shaves, and has al
ways come through with the big punch
In the closing moments.
Anderson should find the Muncie crowd
easy enough to handle. Muncie plays
fast game, and their guards are not far
behind any others in the tourney, while
White, BeckneT and Owens play a thrill
ing game on Offense. but Anderson has
shown something that none of the others
have in their tourney games, and the big
question before the game started seemed
to be along the size Of the count.
ANDERSON VS.. FRANKLIN
Is BIG TALK.
So. it looked today like Anderson and
Franklin in the finals. and it looked
like the final battle would be a good
horse race. There is little to choose be-
tween these two great high school COM
binations, so little that the fans who are
Just fans will pile into the Coliseum
tonight and settle back to let nature take
its course when the curtain goes up on
the jam that Will settle things for 1921.
Franklin, If anything, has little more
class than the Anderson crowd, their
teamwork is a tritie better and the speed
advantage is theirs. But, on the other
hand, Anderson is a bigger, more power
ful combination, and has had a much
easier time in the preliminary games
If the dopesters should go down in de-
feat this afternoon because of Jefferson
. over Franklin, then the final battle
! geen Jefferson and Anderson would
bt ust as merry party as would the
FIR kiln and Anderson event. Jefferson
has peed, class and a wonderful fighting
spirit, and should be as well qualified TO
make the Anderson lads show all they
know as would Franklin.
GROVE WINS
FOR JEFFERSON.
A field goal by Grove. forward, in the
final seconds Of play gave the Jefferson
lads their 15-tO-14 win over Huntington
In the opening game of the morning ses-
sion.
Both these teams seemed to have con-
siderable trouble getting under way In
the opening session (which ended with the
count TO in favor of the Huntington
crowd, but this probably was because
the guarding combination of both were
working to perfection and the goal get
ters were not given one decent shot at
the ring.
The only field goal Of the first half
was Gagged by Bonebrake of Huntington,
who sneaked one in from a difficult an
gle near the end Of the court. Johnson
completed the Huntington scoring from
the foul line. The two Jefferson points
registered in this period came from
Grove at the foul line. He made only
two baskets out of nine attempts
The close guarding continued in the
second session, but the offensive tricks
of both teams were breaking better at
this time and the points came in faster.
Huntington held the lead, however, I'M
til eight minutes Of the half had been
passed up, then the count switched back
and fourth several times in the next seven
minutes. until Grove came to the front
with the shot that spelled defeat for
Huntington. Jefferson got four field
goals in the closing moments of the con-
test. Burris registered from his back
guard position. Neuman came in with a
short one, Kiegbaun then scored for