Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-02-03
STATE BASKET RESUME GIVES
VARIETY OF DOPE FOR FANS

pionships, and Martinsville, Blooming
ton, Franklin, Shelbyville anG possibly
Bedford and Tech Of Indianapolis have
teams In the field this year that should
make a great bid to keep the title in
the States lower basket bracket.
The local high schools must also be
considered with the southern class, for
the winner OF the indianapolis sectional
viii compete In the regional tourney at
Bloomington. At present none OF the
local fves appears to have the strength
Of a championship contender, but the
pace set by Tech previous to the Martins
Vile game stamps the east siders as the
most likely winner Of this section and
their recent one-point win over Bedford
puts them on par with that team.
sHELBYVILLE GETS
IN SPOTLIGHT.
Up until a few weeks ago Franklin was
generally recognized as the most formi
deble aggregation in the southern part OF
the State, but when Shelbyville took them
Into camp by a 25-to-1s score, It threw
a new aspect on the situation. Shelby
willie has q team that. although strong
from the first. is getting better every
day and now looms up as one Of the best
in the State. franklin besides the game
with Shelbyville, has lost only to An
dcrson and despite its Shelby defeat the
johnson County five is generally regard
ed as being al least as strong as Shelby
vile. Tie Shelbyville- rankin game WAS
played on the Shelby floor. FRANKLIN beat
bloomington bad and then Bloomington
went up and held Anderson to a low
score Later Franklin upset the dope by
downing Anderson.
Mr.rtlnsyille apparently has got over
that 8O-to-22 beating az the hands OF An
deTsOn and is now playing a brand of
ball that stamps 1t as one OF the fore
most cOntenders for hOnors in the Bloom
ington region. Lebanon beat Martiusille.
hut the exhibitions put up by the Morgan
County quintette against Bloomington
ard Tech recently have gone far 10 Offset
this defeat Bloomington and Martins
Vile then can both be said to have teams
OF playing erratc ball at times.
Bedford is apparently pursuing the
same policy followed last year, that Of
starting slow and finishing strong. The
team this year has improved In It's re-
cent games, but as yet Ii can not be
classed with the best in either section.
Oolitlc Is another FIVE In the southern
section that Is coming stronger all the
time and may yet be heard from in an
emphatic manner before the close OF the
season.
A curious aspect Of the Hoosier high
school basketball race this year Is that
there have been comparatively few
Inter sectional" games Of Importance
pLayeu so Tar TINS seaB0n, that Is con
tests between the leading fives of the
southern and northern parts Of the State.
At present there Is no accurate means Of
comparing the relative strength OF the
leading contenders Of the respective sec
tons. Franklin, Bloomington and Mar
tiusville have mixed with the northern
quintettes a couple Of times, but the re
suit Of these games has not served to
throw definite light on the situation and
In most cases has only made things more
complicated.
About the only thing that can be said
with certainty at this time is that both
southern and northern Indiana this year
are represented by galaxy Of the
strongest basket tiyes In their respective
history. Each regional tourney should
be a feature State championship match
I'm itself, while the final event that Will
be staged in this city March IS and 10
viii be one of the greatest high school
basket ball events ever staged in the
country.