South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-03-17
ANDERSON INITIAL
OBSTACLE IN PATH
OFLOCAL QUINTET
Student Body to Give Bender
Five Royal Send-off TO
Tourney Today.

TIE entire student body Of South
BEND high school will accompany
the basketball five 20 the Vandiha
station where tho local squad viii
embark on the 1920 train today
for the state tourney 90 be held ~
indianapolis. Friday and saturday
The school has put their all behinu
the Orange and Blue basketeers ana
will give the squad a regular send
OF. About 25 over enthusiastic fans
viii accompany tho squad 20 the
capif~l. and although they are small
in number. VIII be mighty when II
comes 20 support.
Approximately $50 athletes ana
mentors viii put up ut the Claypooi
hotel. Special street car service 70
the Coliseum at the state tair
grounds has been arranged 20 take
care Of the immense crowds that
will attend the tourney. Outside OF
indianapolis alone over 1000 tickets
have been sold.
n south Bend can pass Anderson
the state title is well within heI
CRASH. In other words the winner
OF the south Bend-Anderson match
will turn out the team that VIII van
The state honors. south Bend ana
Anderson represent the really strong
aves in their section OF the schedule.
The other nucleus OF the tourney
f. found in the other section OF the
schedule which includes Franklin
Jefferson. Rochester and F'r9EkfcrJ
These teams are evenly Matched
ard none will have an easy time IN
Getting into the finals once in the
FINALS after their hard journey up
wards they will be no match Tor the
winner OF the south Bend-Anderson
contest.
stand Equal Chance
Coach Stagg OF Anderson has turn
cd ont whirlvfnd dves for the past
four years. each team being a stronE
contender for the state honors. bur
the Andersonians always lost out IN
the sernfanals or finals. This season
Anderson boasts Of the fastest and
most accurate outfit IN the schools
bazlxetba1 career. and expects TO 20
20 through with easy sailing. They
were cIassed at the regional tourna-
nent at purdue a. the strongest
1--WE 10 show their wares South
Bond also was cIassed as one or tho
strongest teams in the competition.
south Bend stands an even chance
of subduing the strong Anderson
contenders. IL they can keep away
chat fever that has overtaken the
local teams i'm the last six state
meets The buck" has got every
i've that ever donned the Tan and
Pine This is the first Orange and
R,o FIVE TO play under the new school
colors.
Proof that no Bender tossers have
baen themselves at the state meet
can be shown by the fact thst no
graduate Of the local oaskeloai ID
school ever has made name
for himself at state tourney,
other than Bacon, Mosiman ana
other stars OF 1914. Since that time
the school has turned out just as
fleet and accurate outfits. but they
have never made showing.
Eddie" O,Donueu. after a bril-
liant career with a local squad
sweeping everything in their wake
went 20 the STATE NAeN-'AA "--r
fit in 1917 and lost TO a second rate
I'VE. Going east 10 Springfield ne
made the varsity his first year and
IS now classed as one Of the best
forwards in the East.
Get Anderson"
The following year Sabo and Al
ward made their appearance against
Lebanon. who swamped them by a
startling margin. Sabo this season
plaved regular as floor guard on
Illinois. and Award has made an
excellent name for himself playing
with the Indiana yearlings.
Fat" Waters in 1919 made
miserable showing against Columbus
with his quintet, but has gone east
10 Springfield and VIII soon be step
ping in the same class with O'Don-
nell. Nyikos and Scheer both broke
into the state tourney this year. and
should after two years at the STATE
meet not be overawed and catch the
sRuck" as the custom has been IN
CORNER years
The Bender boys are going down
this season. not with a half hearted
sort of idea Of doing their best but
with victory as their goal. With
this idea prevailing South BEND
stands an excellent chance of sweep
inr everything I'm their wake. But
their FIRST yvorrs- is Get Andersen
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