Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-20

tournament of the independent basket
ball teams OF Hamilton, Henry and Han
cock Counties will be held at Pendleton
Feb. il and II All teams wishing to
enter this meet should write Herman
Hardin OF Pendleton, Ind, as the entries
will close tomorrow. Between twenty
five and thirty teams are expected 10
enter the tournament.
West Park defeated the Riverside A.
C's last night on the Riverside court,
Is TO 10 Harold Caldwell former Short
ridge star, accounted for most of the
West Park baskets. For games with the
Riyersides address Harold Anderson, 1879
West Twenty Eighth street.
Tech and ShOrtridge put over a brace
of court wins yesterday. Mooresville and
Plainfield being their respective victims.
Tech stepped out and handed Moores-
vile a good beating on the MoOresVllle
door. The count at the halfway mark
was so to . and the Green and White
athletes, playing several subs, ran 1t up
/ - to 8 before the curtain dropped. Coach
Blacks athletes got the jump on Moores-
! Vile aud engaged in a scoring spree from
! the first whistle TO the last. The guard
1 INK. game OF Tech was also working to
( perfection, Watson being the only
| MoOresville player who could get away
/ for points. The Tech scorers divided
| the honOrs almost evenly, with the ex.
| field goals and three fouls.
Playing their passing game better than
ever before this season, the SbortridGe
| court athletes ran up a 20 to Is total
over Plainfeld on the north side floor.
| Shortridge held a - to advantage at
! the close of the first session, but their
defensive work weakened in the last half
and the visitors broke through for twelve
points. Riley and KilgOre filed the
/ OF ri oh Chnrfrfd0a
| mer by his ability to hit the ring both
from the field aand the foul line, and
| the latter by his clever work at the back
guard post. Harvis and Hagree were
the best men In Plainfeld uniform.
The Pottawattami basket team goes to
Cumberland Saturday night for a game
that will mark the beginning Of a siren
uous week for the quint;. The following
Monday night the Potts meet the Lau.
ters on the Lauter floor. Wednesday they
play at MooresvilIe and the following
Saturday night they invade southern In
| diana, hooking up with the strong Swift
City five at Lyons A number of other
and the best local quints are on the
J Potts" card including the North Side
| Vets, ChristamOreS and others. Earl Nc
Kee. % South Meridian street is book
ing games for the Pottawattamis.
LOGANSPORT, Ind, Jan. 20-An In
dependent basketball team, consisting OF
two members of the famous wabash
| Wonder Five" of few years back, will
take on the TT. Wayne K. of c. quintet
here next week. Among the notables
that will be on the local five are Bacon
and Johnson, both members of the Ider
chants Heat and Light quintet of In
dianapolis, and Homer StOnebraker, who
will play the pivot position. This is the
first big professional game that has ever
been attempted here. The organization
Of the local Legion team has also been
perfected by Coach Stenebraker and Q
game with the Pulaski County Legion
team win be played here week from
| Saturday.
The leading Independent amateur bas-
ket squads In Indiana are now turning
their attention 10 play in the State anna
teur basketball championship tourna
ment which opens with sectional play al
Auburn, BlOomingdale and Terre Haute
The district meets at these places will
open on Jan. 81, 20 and 81. respectively
| The Auburn play will last two days
while all games in the other two meets
will be concluded in one day. There are
seventeen other districts in the State and
play in these will be carried out from
Feb. 1 to Feb. "A, when the State title
| round viii open here at the Y. NJ c. A,
and last through three days