Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-03-17

defeat Arcadia. "a to 81, and that team
is not expected TO halt Rochester.
SYRACUSE NOT
WORLD BEATERS.
Syracuse, the surprise team Of the
Lafayette regional, which put Crawfords-
vile out of the running. 20 to IL, meets
Huntington, a team that defeated Ken
dalville, 10 to 10. Syracuse is probably
not an unusual team inasmuch as Craw-
louisville played them close and CraW-
louisville is weaker this season than IN
many years. Huntington High school
boys have been going strong ana nave
learned a lot of basket ball. 1t would be
good bet that Huntington would win
pm Syracuse. although the latter team
upset the dope again this week
1.-TWO teams from rival cities meet when
Frankfort plays the Jefferson High School
five from Lafayette. Jefferson must play
far better basketball than 1t did against
Monroe if the Lafayette team is to de-
feat Frankfort
opinion Of many followers of the game,
the composite opinion Of the critics
seems to be that in the first bracket
Franklin and Rochester will win and
meet in the second round; Huntington
and Frankfort will win and meet in the
second round, while Frankfort and
franklin viii survive to the semi finals
and Franklin is picked to reach the finals.
To be sure, this may be all wrong and
FRANKLIN lose out in its first game.
However, it is not hard to find basket
bail men who do not believe that Frank
lin has a chance and who pick both
Martinsville and Rochester as stronger
teams.
BLOOMINGTON CAN
LOOK FOR TROUBLE
In the other bracket Of games Bloom
lngton is sure to have trouble with Rus
seville, but Bloomington defeated Coium-
BUS last week, and any team that could
do that Will surely get past the Tlrst
round OF Fridays tourney. Muncie, the
Team that defeated Richm md, IS to ,,
should be able to win from Ridgeville
However, Ridgeville defeated Scottsburg
Y TO D. and it would not be so much Of
surprise il Muncie should lose
III South Bend could have been lucky
enough to have drawn some other team
than Anderson in its opening game the
team from the northern part of the State
might have won. South Bend defea ted
Angola 81 to 16 and has a good team
but Coach Stages at Anderson has a com
Dlnauon that most critics pick as the
probable champion.
Vincennes, the team that outplayed and
outclassed Technical High school, % to s.
Is picked to defeat SanduSky. However,
Sandusky is a team that has been the
dark horse" Of two Journeys. 1t defeat
ed Central High school OF Evansville 20
TO p. Central was expected to figure in
Again, comparing scores and adding
together the dOPe OF numerous basket
ball fans and critics, it would seem in
the lower bracket Of the tourney that
Bloomington and Muncie should win with
Bloomington picked to beat Muncie in
the second round Anderson and VIM
Acennes are picked as probable winners,
with Anderson expected to defeat Vim
cennes, and this would bring Anderson
and Bloomington together in the semi
finals. 1t would be some battle and An
derson would probably win. and if the
dope was right in the first bracket,
Franklin and Anderson would meet Sat
urday night in the finals.
The Gimbel prize, q medal given to
the basketball player showing the best
mental attitude in the net tourney,
again viii be donated this year by Jake
Gimble of Chicago. The winner Of this
honor will be selected by a committee Of
nine men. each one prominent IN athlet-
ics in this State. According to the words
of Mr. Gimbel. the medal is to be given
to the member of any team showing the
"best mental attitude" AS this is not
In terms Of sport language the most
easily understood explanation Of the
honor is contained in the phrase, true
sportsmanship-tha quality which takes
defeat and hard knocks with a grind and
victory the same way.