South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-02-28
PICKS LOCAL FIVE
TO WIN SECTIONAL
TOURNEY SATURDAY
Unless Dope Bucket is Upset,
Blenders Will Meet Mish-
awake in Finals.

There comes a time just preced-
ing any form Of a competitive con-
test when certain scribes take Il
upon themselves 10 make predic-
lions on thu subject OF the possible
victor. Thes, prophets, or COM
monty called do?esters, many times
their prophecies fai, 10 produce the
expected results they come back
loudly articulating trat the dope
bucket has been upset
South Bend and Mishawaka will
play in the finals Of the sectional
high school tourney &c be held
March and 5 at the "Y" court ac-
cording 10 the dope sheet Of the
News-Ttmes. The recent breaking
OF relations between the two schools
does not effect this contest as all
games in Journeys promoted by the
state board are valid
Only Meeting.
This Will be the only meeting OF
the two schools until next year, and
also the only time that the twin
cities have faced each other in the
finals OF a sectional tourney. This
lone fracas would make the tour
ney the most thrilling one every
staged here, and the "Y" gym de-
spite the new rleachers will not
start to seat the multitude that win
attend the final game.
The Orange and Blue Will face
the harder OF the two days encount-
ers. The locals meet Goshen and
Laporte. two teams that each have
decisions over Mishawaka in the
second game and se1ni-finals. La
porte has taken the suburban boys
over for Two defeats while the Gosh
en- outfit slipped a notch on them
on the Goshen floor.
The Laporte team in the semi
finals Is expected to be the big
stumbling block in the Bender's
path Of victory. The Orange and
Blue has taken two wins from the
Thresherman, but both Of the vic
tories came after hard fought bat
ties, and If they put up the same
stiff encounter in the semi-finals the
Orange and Blue squad will be
somewhat weakened for the big
blowout Saturday evening.
Play Michigan City.
One consolation is that Laporte
will be put out TO a big extent by
bucking up against Michigan City
Saturday morning, thus weakening
them for the afternoon encounter
with the Benders. Michigan City.
by the exhibition they made against
Mishawaka on the large "Y" floor.
may possibly upset LapOrte.
Playing two contests Friday, La
crosse IN the mOrnig ad Goshe for
the closig game of the day is the
oily big advantage that the Blenders
have over the Maroon and White.
This leaves only two contests for
Saturday, LapOrte in the semi-final
in the first game Of the afternoon
and then the finals. While Coach
Mueller's squad will participate in
three encounters Saturday.
Mishawaka will meet Lakeville in
the only encounter Friday, and the
next morning will stack up against
the winner Of the New Paris Bristol
match. In the semi-finals they have
their only opposition when they take
on Elkhart, a team that they have
already taken over twice by large
margins
South Bend, the following week,
will meet the winner Of the Auburn
tourney at Purdue in the regional
meet. Then March IS the locals
will Journey to indianapolis for the
state meet where they will either
get n reverse from Anderson or as
we'll as chnch the state champion
ship If they succeed in defeating
them.