South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-03-02
SECTIONAL MEET
PROMISES GREAT
GAMES AT 'Y' GYM
Newspaper Writer Places Five
Teams In Running For
Sectional HOnOrs.
BY ALBEIT G. ZONES.


8waka basketball fans that bids fair
70 shuttle into oblivion such trivial
athletic events az a Dempsey-Cer-
pentier go or a Yale-Harvard grid
struggle. And now that this pos
slbility has well nigh become a
certainty. all OF the would be scribes
and d0pesters IN four counties are
dustin of their typwriters and at
ten. ptlng TO tell an unsuspecting
public Just what ls going 20 happen.
Not % be outdOne in our own
protest. on, we viii lift our voice
with the rest Of the rabble, and let
the said public draw its own con-
illusions. Never before have the
Aforementioned scrbes had more
material 10 work with than have
those who wish 20 delve into the
records Of the IS teams which will
meet IN tho sectional tournament TO
be held I'm south Bend next Friday
and Saturday.
As is always the case the majority
OF those entered viii not figure
strongly IN the ultimate result but
there are five teams that must at
least be coutenders. These aggrega-
lions hail from South Bend, Mish-
awake. Michigan City. Laporte and
ElkharL
Blenders Strong.
South Bend IS unquestiOnably rep
resented by one OF the greatest net
squads that ever wore tho schools
colors. They have a five man team
that has proved to be superior to
every crew they have met, with one
exception. and on the face Of their
record with other teams of the sec
ion they appear 10 have the tour
nament cIinched.
As for Miahawaka, we can only
say that her record is not as brill
liant as that OF the Blenders. and
her playing has lacked the consis-
fancy which marks a well rounded
basketball team. At times during
the season the NIishawakans have
displayed a brand of ball which no
team could surpasg, but the very
fact that it has been exhibited IN
flashes. forces the admission that
sectional champions.
Coach Mueller Of the Mishawaka
crew has had many difficulties to
surmount and though hs has labored
as a. superman in endeavoring TO
build up an undesirable team, the
odds have been too great and on
the eve OF the "big fracas." he finds
that he will be forced to meet the
best teams in the district minus the
services of his star floor guard
Weiss has been confined to his bed
for the past week and viii be unable
20 participate i'm athletics the re-
mainder of the season.
ProvcrbiaI Dark Horse
As i'm all such meets. there is
bound to be the proverbial dark
horse in the coming tournament.
Indications point to this role being
played by Michigan City and we viii
take the opportunity Of prophesy-
ing that the Lake city five viii wall
Top Laporte I'm the second round OF
play. The Lake city boys are a
we'll rounded squad and their show
ing against Nishawaka last Saturday
showed them to be powerful con-
tenders for sectional honors.
In passing we might suggest that
ft would be well for those attending
the show to keep their glimmers
shining on the farm lads that will
perform under the colors Of North
liberty. The fact that the western
ers are h7iIing from an agricultural
district does not testify that they
can't play basketball.
Only last week this team swamped
Plymouth by q score of 50 to II
and no matter how weak Plymouth
may be. it takes an exceptionally
strong combination to pile up SO
points I'm 40 minutes This contest
was played on the Plymouth court
and q North Liberty forward scored
O total Of y field goals.
IapOrte Dangerous.
The Orange and Black team from
Taporte is another one Of those
e1uads that cannot be disregarded.
They have twice walIOped AIishawa-
IA and claim wins over practically
every other team I'm the district with
fhe exception Of South Bend and
NTichSean CITY. Due 20 the fact that
thew have not displayed the same
brand of bail which they did earlier
in the season. we are picking them
10 fan before the onslaught of Mich
iEan CITY i'm the second round OF
the tournament
FIkhart will probably be the
naast dangerous Of the big five. The
raiiroaders had q FIRST class team
during the first part Of the season,
but having lost a number of stars
through graduation they viii not
be likely 10 last long after meeting
SIishawlSa ln the semi-fnals-
The Dope Bucket.
and now 10 fnish that which we
started. we win conclude with our
dub's idea OF how it viii work out
The FIRST round viii ind Goshen
south Bend. Michigan City, Laporte
North Liberty, Elkhart, Mishawalla,
and Bristol remaining and in the
second round viii bring Michigan
city and South Bend and Flkhs RI
and Aushawal1a together in the
se.rrt-6nals-
In the finals, there VIII be the
greatest fracas ever seen on the y
COURT. when a rivalry which IS pre-
historic en- IT'S antiquity viii be
fought out between Mishawaka and
South Bend. south Bend should win,
but this one game alone viii be
worth the price of a dozen silk
shirts.
NUESEL CAN STEAL I'M.
Los ANGELES. March 1.-Bot
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