The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-03-14
ANDERSON IS DARK
HORSE IN TOURNEY,
DOPESTER BELIEVES

Once again, after two weeks of pre-
liminary eliminations, the state cham
pionship in high school basketball is
at stake. The champions will be
crowned following their triumph in
the Coliseum at Indianapolis Saturday
night
To state. outright, just who is going
through the four battles to take the
state championship, would be folly on
the part of any such dopester.
BY looking over the schedule of play
for the strong teams which are COM
peting this year, some idea of the sit
uation might be formed.
In the past two years, Franklin has
won the final game for the premier
honors, and with four of last years
regular men on this years outfit, it
has more than an even break to do
something big. One thing is in favor
of the Franklin five, it has had the
experience of having gone through
championship tourney.
Vincennes is highly rated on ac-
count of the fact that it has gone
through the season taking SO oppon-
ents down the line without a single
wobble. That's all right. Vincennes
has not cracked yet this year, but its
time is coming. Some team in Indi-
ana Is going to take the prestige out
of the big boys and send them back to
the old Station with the short end of
the score. An authority who has wit
messed many of classics has followed
through the schedule Of the teams
which are the strongest and refers to
the situation in the following manner:
Both Hard Games.
Franklin meets Central of Evans
vile in the first game of the tourney
and if she wins, will meet the winner
of the Bedford-Atwood game in game
at night on Friday. Both of these
games on Friday will be hard for
Franklin. Franklin's next game would
be with Vincennes Saturday after
/. noon provided Vincennes disposes of
Cutler and the winner of the Manual
Bloomington game in the earlier
stages of the tourney.
Franklin and Vincennes, meeting in
/ the first semi-final game Saturday
3 afternoon, will fight to the last ditch
to determine which will enter the fl
nails Saturday night. They will be
tired by the hard games they will
have played earlier. and when one
does come out the victor it will be in
= tired condition.
The end of the first semi-final con-
test. therefore, will see a team tired
by a hard schedule but ready for a
hard championship go.
On the other hand, some team will
be coming along on the other side of
the schedule winning games and pre-
pairing for the winner of the Franklin
Nincennes game. Some team must
meet either Franklin or Vincennes in
the final battle. Which one will it be
Anderson Strong
Probably the strongest team travel
ing the route out of reach of Franklin
or Vincennes is Anderson. Anderson
meets Frankfort Friday night in its
first game, and should win. The next
game is with the winner of the Rush
ville-Marion tilt, and Anderson is
rated strong enough to win over eth.
er of these teams. The next battle
for Anderson would be in the semi
finals Saturday afternoon. Anderson
probably would meet Fishers in the
semi-finals.
Anderson has an easy schedule to
go through and will not meet an op
ponent which will put up as much
fight as Franklin or Vincennes will
have to survive.
Therefore, the dopester puts Ander
son in the finals with either Franklin
or Vincennes. The team which wins
the finals, in the opinion of the dope
ster, will be the one which is in the
best physical condition, and that team
is Anderson
Anderson has kept quiet all season
never shining and never boasting o.
its strength But they have something
in reserve, that being the best reason
for the authority who knows the An
derson makeup.