Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-02-03

With the State high school sectional
basket Journeys just four weeks distant,
the open season on attempting to size
up the probable winners has arrived. The
intervening distance to March and
is comparatively short and every per-
fOrmance of the stronger aggregatiOns
from now until that time Will be watched
with unusual interest for, on their show
Ing in this period. their strength as cham
piOnship contenders will be judged.
| With the winners Of the sectional tour
neys competing In two different tourna-
ments the teams must be compared In
two distinct classes-thOse In the north
ern half of the State and those In the
southern
In the northern half the teams that
stand out as the strongest at TINS time
are Anderson, Jefferson Of Lafayette,
Rochester. / 1ganspOrt, Huntington, Ko-
komo, Whiting. Frankfort and Lebanon.
OF these, Anderson stands GU clearly
above the rest, although at this time such
q statement is rather bold one to make,
ONLY ONE
ANDERSON DEFEAT.
Anderson started the season at whirl-
wind pace and as 1t has met only one
defeat, indications are that il will sail
into the State finals. This years An
dersOn team is declared by critics VINO
have seen IL in action to be one Of the
most powerful high school machines ever
produced IN this state.
Jefferson did not start out at the fast
pace Anderson set, but the Lafayette crew
at this time is playing brand OF basket
ball that looks bad for any other aspir-
ant to the State hOnors. The way In
which the Lafayette boys handled Manual
and Shortridge In recent games is con-
vincing evidence Of their strength even
though the two local schools do not rank
with the best in the State. Anderson ana
Lafayette have not met this season on
the basket ball court, hence the relative
strength can be judged only by the very
uncertain comparative score route. An
derson, however, is conceded slight
edge by most critics. Jefferson met
stumbling block in West Lafayette anu
lost but 1t still retains high rating.
Close upon the heels of Anderson and
Lafa yette IN tbe northern region come
Rochester, Lebanon, Frankfort and prob
ably Whiting. BY comparative scores
tlese four quintettes are apparently even
~ matched and are just shade inferior
TO the two aggregations previously men,
toned. The difference between these
four aggreCations and the other two
Is so meager that In tight con
test a few slight breaks of the game
might be sufficient to turn the tide Of
victory away from the apparently
stronger team.
FRANKFORT IS
FORMIDABLE FIVE
Logausport lost to Jefferson by a very
narrow margin on the Lafayette moor,
while Anderson beat Rochester. FRANK
fort has been cutting a mighty path in
HOOsier basket circles this year, and Is
generally regarded as being just a biz
stronger than Rochester, as they nosed
out a two or three point victory from the
Rochester five in an early season contest
Lebanon got away to a rather late start,
but at present the former State champs
are setting a strong pace. Coach Homer
StUnebraker has worked wonders up
at LoganspOrt this year, and were 1t
not that the competition this year Is about
the strongest in the history of the l. Ii.
s. a. A, his team would be right up at
the top If tine heap. Huntington, Whiting
and KokOmo, are three other teams
In the upper half OF the State that are
strong this year. Both Huntington and
Kokomo have been defeated by Logans-
port by narrow margins this season.
Southern Indiana, up until two
years ago the under dog in HoOsier high
school basket ball, is represented this
year by several quintettes that look
strong enough to put up a great battle
for any high school championship, and
it is safe to say that the winners Of the
regional tournament at BloOmn gtOn will
compare favorably with the winners at
Purdue. Bloomington and Franklin, both
in the lower half Of the State have
grabbed Off the last two State cham