The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-11-25
LEGION five READY
TO Open NET SEASON;
CURTAIN RAISER HOT

Basketball will open in Richmond .
Friday night when two good games OF
basketball are promised the fans OF
the city. The main game of the even /
ing will be staged between the Amer
lean Legion five and the Milroy qutn- !
tet with the curtain raiser being play !
ed between two of the fastest junior !
teams in the state when the kewples I
and the Newcastle juniors battle for
40 minutes.
After three weeks of hard practice
the Legion boys are in great shape
for the game, with wealth OF materlal
from which to pick the exact lienup
has not been announced. Every man
on the squad will be given a tryout
in the game Friday night. 1t is PROB
able that the guard positions Will De
taken care of at the start of the game
by Rertsch and Mcbride of last years
teams. Simmons is. slated 10 start the
game at the pivot position with Law
Ter playing one of the forward posi-
lions and the other lying between LO-
gan, O'Neal and Porter.
The Legion will present one OF the
ketball that has every represented
the Quaker City of the west. WITH
Is men of first class quality 1t Will
be possible to use two teams during
any one contest. The ruling made last
season will be Of great advantage to
the ex-service men, as they Will De
able to shoot fresh men into the con-
test at all stages of the game.
lavyler is Star
Lawler, Earlham star for four years,
possibly is the leading candidate for
one of the forward positions, as he IS
playing a wonderful brand of the
game in the practice sessions. TIE
fight for the other position is three
cornered battle between Capt. Logan,
O'Neal and c. Porter. Winters, OF
Cambridge City, and star of the State
Normal five for several years, is max
ing a strong bid for one of the for
ward positions, but is greatly handi-
capped as the result of a broken an
kle, sustained last spring, from the
effects of which he has not entirely
recovered.
With Simmons, of last years team,
the only man out for the center posi-
toin, he probably will be started in
that position the majority of games.
Pitts, who has been trying for a floor
guard position, also has been worked
at the pivot position and probably
will be used there in part of the game
with Milroy. Little also has been
tried al the pivot position and is show
ing up 10 good advantage, although he
probably will be used more in for
ward position.
Competition Keen
Competition for the guarding posi-
tons is keen, six good men trying for
the places. 1t is probable that Nc
Bride and Bertsch will start the con-
test Friday, with Higgins, Stenger
Sickman and Pitts making strong bids
for the places. Sickman promises to
give the men a hard fight for the floor
guard place, as he is a hard worker
and is picking up many valuable
points of the game. Stenger also is
playing a good game at floor guard
as also is Higgins under the basket
The playing of the men in this game
viii have much to do with the pick
ing of the team for other games
The Milroy team is composed of
former high school players from Mil
roy and Moscow. who played when
these two teams put up such a hard
nght Tor the district championship at
Richmond several years ago. These
men have been playing together for
several years and are hitting a lively
clip this season. having played five
games without dropping one of them.
Requested to Report
All members of the Legion squad
are requested by Capt. Logan to re
port at the Y NJ. c. A promptly at
7:30 o'clock to receive suits. The
. shirts of the new uniforms have been
received but the trunks will not be
received for another week or so. The
suits will be old gold and black.
In the first game of the evening the
fans will have the opportunity of see
ing two of the fastest junior teams
in the state in action when the Kew
pies, Tunners-up in the junior state
tournament last year. battle the New
castle Junior The locals have de
feated the Rose City lads once this
season and they are coming here pre-
pared to even up the count This
game will start promptly at IA
O'Clock
The probable lineups for the game
tonight will be as follows:
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