South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-03-02
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TOURNEY OFFICIALS
ARRANGE
OF ENTERTAINMENT
Many Fans Expected to Ac.
company Teams to Basket
Tourney Friday.
ORANGE AND BLUE

The fact thai M.sbs waka ard
South Bend are doped to meet in
the finals Of the High school sec
tional tourney to be staged at the
~" court March 4 and 3 has been
the biggest boost that the meet
could possibly have. Every student
at the local school Is watchfully
waiting for the elimination NEE. TO
get under way Friday. And all are
boosting to make the tourney the
most successful ever staged here.
Rooms for 12S athletes along with
others for the multitude OF fans that
are expected TO accompany the home
teams here are reserved at most
every hotel in town. Eats for the
players viii be served at the local
"Y."
Arrangements are under way at
the school to get automobiles to take
the different basketball squads
around the city. Many other
ADJUSTMENTS are also being consid-
cred in order TO entertain the visit
ing teams as royalty as possible.
Coach Hastings and Cooper are
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workouts at the local "Y" gym, Civ
ing the squad some finishing touches
behind closed doors. The outfit will
be kept together continually through
the tournament, rooms having been
provided for them at the "Y" dormi-
tory.
Fear IapOrte Five.
Laporte is expected to give the
Benders the real contest of the tour
ney in the semi-finals Saturday.
The LApOrte crew has already made
bid for the "Y" gym TO workout
in sometime this week, and are
working their hardest to upset the
Benders if anywhere within their
reach. South Bend has annexed two
wins over them, but the stiff fight
they put UP against the locals in
the fracas on the ~ floor still
bears heavily on the minds Of many
Orange and Blue fans. A Slight
slump by the locals would mean a
sure defeat as the Threshermen
measure up to within a inch OF being
on a level with them.
With South Bend rating a first,
Laporte second, Michigan City can
be doped the third strongest outfit
in this section. This rating is en-
joyed 10y the Harbor City owing to
the excellent showing they made
against AIishawaka on the large
"Y" floor, when after a fascinating
game, they finally overcame the
suburban lads. Mishawaka, it may
we'll be said. was not up to stand
ard in that game.
With Laporte and Michigan City
meeting Saturday morning this viii
also bring about a contest that is
expected to be as nearly contested
as the South Bend-Laporte fracas.
Things may turn about that the
prison city lads may turn the tables
on Laporte, thus meeting South
Bend in the ThreShermen's place.
Out For Revenge.
Elkhart and Mishawaka will also
make plenty of dust in the last game
of the semi-finals. Elkhart in the
last few weeks have picked up con-
siderably, while NIishawaka has suf-
fered a slight fall. The rest that
the Maroon and White have be-
slowed on themselves during the
past week will undoubtedly have
done them the world of good, and
their slump may possibly have dis
appeared.
While these contests mark the
big events of the tourney, undOubt-
eddy none will break the tension Of
the South Bend Maroon clash. 1t
Is generally considered that the 10
cal outfit is somewhat better versed
in the court game, but when under
way the final of the sectional may
bring back the memories of the
gruelling grid conflict between the
two schools out for revenge, the
other to exert every atom Of
strength in retaining their honor.