The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-01-01
INTEREST IN SPORTS
SHOWED GRATIFYING
GROWTH LAST YEAR

Sports of all kinds advanced by
leaps and bounds all over the country
during 1920. Every branch brought
forth some new mark to shoot at. and
fans have contributed a support hith-
erto unthought of. Champions have
been made and unmade much to the
pleasure of the American fan, who
seems to have a grudge against any
one holding a monopoly on champion
ship laurels.
Locally sports bid fair to stage a
comeback within the next year that
will put Richmond on the map as the
seat of some of the best athletic clubs
in the state.
Earlham college athletics undoubt.
edly led this community with crack
Move. Last season the Earlham
basketball lteam was claimant to the l.
c. A. l.. championship crown, along
with Wabash and Franklin, all of
whom won the same number of games
and each having scored a victory over
the other.
... Quakers Win.
The Quaker track team COPIED first
place by a wide margin in the l. c. A.
L. track meet, finished third in the
state meet. and Captain Charles Ivey
brought the Earlham colors to the
front when he tied for first place in
the high jump at the conference meet
at Ann Arbor. Mich, last spring.
The football team this season was
better than that of former years. and.
although tackling the hardest sched-
ule attempted for several years, won
half their games.
Present basketball outlooks for 1921
give the local college team a good
lookin OIL some high state honors.
They have already played some of the
fast teams of the state and held their
own. The future schedule for the sea-
son has the fastest teams in the state
carded and local fans can expect the
best basketball ever seen in Richmond.
High School Record.
Richmond high schools seems to be
on the road to fast recovery of its
former athletic prestige, which has
been sadly on the decline for the past
three years. The Red and White is
now under the leadership of Coach
Null, an experienced director who will
likely put the high school here in
shape to hold it's own against other
schools of the state.
Last years basketball team was of
mediocre ability and school authori-
ties saw that something must be done
to bring about a rejuvenation of in
terest in physical education.
The past football season was rather
disastrous, due partly to the inexperi-
,ence of the men and unfavora BILE
training conditions. The team got to-
.gether during the latter part of the
season and was a credita BILE organiza-
ton.
Basketball Progress
- Basketball at the high school is
picking up momentum as the season
progresses. Only two games have
been played thus far. which makes it
a little difficult to Judge the success
sof the coming season. One thing is
certain, and that is that the team de-
fyeloped thus far this season is much
better five than took the floor last
year.
Another strong athletic organization
to take the field during the past year
is the American Legion. This club
of ex-service men is coming to the
front with great rapidity, and pros
poets are that it will stand out as one
of the strongest athletic clubs of the
state within a short time. The local
organization IS recognized as the
strongest and best organized of any
legion in the state. This is due large
ly to DR.. George Hunt, who has served
as commander during the past year.
He states that he expects his boys
to continue the policy in 1921 that
has placed them among the leaders
in 1920.
Legion Football
The Harry Ray post put football
h. ctat1 do 80
Richmond men, not a professional be-
ing found in the lineup. This team
went up against teams of the strong
est type and held it's own. In a game
on Armistice Day they defeated the
Greenwood post of Indianapolis,
which gave them a claim to second
place among the legion football teams
of the state.
Basketball was started by the local
post and team far superior to any
independent organization that has rep
resented this city for years is now
in the field, composed of men who
are all members of the American Lee
gion here. This team is out after the
state championship for American Lee
gion posts, and when the state tourna-
ment is pulled off in Indianapolis in
the spring there seems to be little
doubt but that the Richmond team
will have to be reckoned with when
the championship is decided.
Old Stars on Team.
The basketball team is composed of
virtually all old high stars. They are
taking the game seriously and their
, recent games are indicative that they
have the right calibre for first class
quintet.
The Eagles baseball team amused
the diamond followers during the sum
mer. 1t was 4 creditable organiza,
tion with a large following. Virtually
all their games were played in Rich