Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-03-20
BILLIARDS
NOTES AND GOSSIP OF WIND-UP
DAY IN STATE BASKET MEET

( The Life Saver Company opened up
its heart before the semi final game Sat
urday afternoon and dlshed out savers"
to each person admitted to the games.
After ali the upsets OF the mornings
play they must have figured that the
crowds needed life savers to prevent
general collapse.
The management of the tourney is to
be congratulated upon the efficient man
ner in which the business Of the tour
nament was conducted. Considering the
size Of the crowds and the magnitude
| of the undertaking net fans are I'M
pressed with the fact that the commit
tee Of the local high schools knows how
to put over a tournament Commenda-
ton is due to the large group OF teach
ers who gave freely Of their time and
energy TO help make the tournament
success. 1t was necessary for many or
| them to foregO the pleasure Of seeing
| the games in order that the crowd might
be handled with the utmost efficiency.
TO such willing workers as these the
tournament owes its success.
The team with the widest reputation
I-Vincennes.
The team with the fghtenest spirit
Garfield
The team with the handsomest players
Cutler.
The team with the cleanest players
| Bloomington.
The team with the smallest score
Manual.
The team with tho longest journey
| Whiting.
The team with the greatest surprise
| Marion.
The team with the hardest schedule
Evansville.
The team from the smallest town
| Fishers.
The team with the hardest luck-Rush-
Vile.
The team with the oldest names-Bed
| ford.
The team with the worst defeat--At-
| wood.
The team with tho greatest disappOint-
| meut-Anderson.
The team with tho hardest workers
| Frankfort.
The team doped for the second round
THE FINEST HIGH SCHOOL TEAM
: IN THE COUNTRY-FRANKLI
Opportunity knocks but once In the
Marion Rushville game Phillips OF Rush
VILE had golden opportunity to tie tho
score in the closing minutes with foul
goal, but missed by inches. Had he
tied the score there might have been
a different story to tell Of tho tourna-
ment.
Bloomington played the whole irst
half OF the Bloomington Franklin game
without committing a foul OF any Kind.
This was something no other team
equalled. The Bloomington players had a
wholesome respect for the accurate foul
shooting Of Eandiyier.
1t is shame that the Shelbvills coach
has TO sit on the sidelines and SEQ
teams play In the tourney that his team
has beaten decisively one or two times
during the season. Shelbyville happens
20 be IN the Franklin section, so woe
Is theirs. Perhaps It viii be q different
story next year.
Twice during Saturdays play Wheeler
Of Garfield was in the act OF pitching
a foul goal when the gun cracked. He
didn't bulge an inch, which showed fine
nervous control
Modlin, one Of Garhelds b4st sub
stitutes was called 10 Marion Saturday
afternoon TO attend the funeral OF his
grandmother. The Garfield team was
crippled somewhat by the loss OF such
good sub. lie showed up we'll IN earl
Ter games.
Following the close of the tournament
Saturday night, Jones the back guard OF
Nincennes. was awarded the GImbel
medal for showing the best mental Atti-
tude well as being the most valuable
man TO his team. Five players in add
ton to Jones we're considered before
making the award. They were Stewart
Of Rushville Downey OF Cutler, Cant OF
Franklin, Harmeson OF Manual and Gear
Of Bedford. Each player on thu Frank
lin team was awarded a bronze champion
ship medal and the school the champion
ship trophy. Governor McCrax made tina
presentation Of the Gimbel medal to
Jones.
The upsets IN Saturdays games at the
Coliseum were unparalleled In tourney
play OF the past. Even those sport
experts" who were successful in picking
every winner in the opening round
folded their dope sheets, and silently
stole away from tho amphi-theater.
Garfield goes to the finals in the State
tourney and Wiley, the other Terre
Haute school loses a game to Shortridge
Hows that for a contrast?
II they ever start giving Gimbel prizes
to coaches we nominate Stages OF An
dcrson. The Jnx that always has fol-
lowed his wonderful teams In the State
finals play was on hand again, but SO
was his smile. His attitude was among
the bright thiags In the Coliseum.
Reports from Marion are to the effect
that that town is putting on n celebra-
ion as If the team had won the cham
pioushlp. That victory over Anderson
certainly did tickle the followers of the
and enterta nmant after the other is the
program for the darkhorse semi hnalists
| from Grant County.
Come on, gang-all out for baseball.