Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-03-04
Valley Mills Wins and Meets
Tech TOnight-Ben Davis
Downs Southport.
BROAD RIPPLE FIVE COPS
BY WOODY.

BY WOODY.
Technical High School scored an easy
victory over Beech Grove in the opening
game of the Indianapolis sectional Of the
State high school basket tourney on The
Coliseum floor this morning. The count
was 30 to IL.
Coach Black started his regular team
against the Grove boys, but rushed subs
on to the court before the end or the
opening session, which showed Tech hold
ing a lead.
Black called his regulars back for.
short time in the second half, but warned
them not to work harder than was neces-
Griggs and Greenberg were the stars
Of the Tech play, while Rollins went best
for the losers.
This win puts the east siders in the
second round of the tourney and Will
bring them against Valley Mills IN the
$50 game tonight.
Valley Mills came to the front for
victory over CastletOn in the second
contest of the morning session. The boys
from the Valley were stepping around In
great style and they came through the
contest with a 30-tO-13 advantage.
Valley Mills also used substitutes, CIV
ing Lugar and McMullin, their best
point men, q seat on the side lines
shortly after the second half opened
goal bell six times, while McMull1n was
good for two field goals and one foul.
Teh ThOrnberry brothers played won
derful guarding game for valley Mills
allowing Castleton only three field goals.
Gratner got two of these field markers,
and Hinshaw got the other. The three
of them were from long range. Gratner
scored the seven other CastletOn points
from the foul line.
Immediately after the Valley Mills
Castleton game the fans started talking
about the Valley Tech affair. scheduled
as the big attraction tonight It has
not been thought that that Valley team
had much chance with the east side
huskies, but the form they showed this
morning switches things bit. They
now appear to have a good chance, but
Tech should be able to put up the win
ming fight. Both teams pass the ball
well and carry on combinations OF ac-
curate forwards, but Tech seems to have
superior speed and physical endurance.
The Tech team this morning against
Beech Grove looked better than 1t has
at any other time this season. Coach
Black had his men working like a piece
of perfect machinery, and their follow
ers can see nothing In front Of them
but the sectional hOnOrs.
In the third and final game Of the
morning session Ben Davis took South
port down the line, II to .. The contest
was fast all the way through and was
session. Both sides guarded closely and
1t was only in short spurts that the Ben
Davis boys could pile up their points.
Stahm and Brandt were the big scorers
for the winners. Pruitt and II. Klein
each got one field goal for the losers.
AMI Ryker finished their scoring with q
free toss
Freizee, guard on the Ben Davis club,
was greatly responsible for the small
Southport score. He covered the court
with nIentv OF sDeed and class. and the
Losers had \ hard time getting away for
clear shot.
Broad Ripple slipped 1t over on New
Bethel. 40 to g. In the first contest Of the
afternoon session. The Ripple athletes
surprised the fans with their speed and
form in this game and their easy victory
won them a host Of new admirers.
The win puts the Ripple clan in the
second round, pairing them with Ben
Davis for the opening game tomorrow
morning.
Daubenspeck, Jackman and Robertson