Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-16
MISSOURI "
QUALITIES FOR
TOURNEY HERE
Show-Me Five Almost Sure to
Represent Valley Confer
ence in College Meet.
CHAMBER SETS DATES

Missouri Universitys basket ball five
try to qualify for a position as one of
the six sectional champions to compete
In indianapolis for the national col
legiate championship in the tournament
which is to be held under the direction
Of the Junior Chamber of Commerce in
the Coliseum March 8, 10 and II. Mis-
souri, will bring veteran team to the
tournament, team which has been
champion of the Missouri Valley Con-
ference for the last two seasons.
At the present time Missouri is lead
ing the Missouri Valley Conference race
with eleven straight victories without a
single defeat They are followed by the
University of Kansas, which has won
nine games and lost one. That Missouri
will win the championship is practically
foregone conclusion, as the team is
going stronger every game, having al
ready defeated all of the stronger teams
of the league, and having games with
only the lesser tyes remaining on its
schedule. If the dope should be upset
at the last minute and Kansas nose out
the present leaders, the Kansans will be
on hand to uphold the Missouri Valley
honOrs with a scrappy team of basketeers.
Plans for the first annual national in
tercOllegiate basket ball tournament were
completed by the indianapolis Junior
Chamber of Commerce, after two weeks
Of careful investigation into the
matter The attendance OF the collegiate
champions from six sections Of the cQun-
try is assured, and although other teams
have asked permission to enter the fortuna
ment, only the section title holders
will be permitted to enter.
The champions of the following four
college conferences will compete along
with the champion Of the central West
and the East; Western Pennsylvania
West Virginia conference, Southern IN
tercOllegiAte Athletic Association, Mis-
souri, Valley conference and the Pacific
Coast Northwest conference. The team
chosen in the Central West probably Will
be an Indiana five, and at present the
race in the State seems to center around
Butler, Wabash, De PAW and Frank
lin. Purdue and Indiana are not eligible
for consideration because the western
conference forbids post-scasou games.
Word has come to the Junior Chamber
OF Commerce officers that since the an
nouncement has been made concerning
the national title, that competition IN
the various conferences whose winners
have been invited to attend has been
unusually keen. Letters OF acceptance
coming to Floyd Chafee, secretary OF
the Junior Chamber Of Commerce, have
been enthusiastic over the prospects Of
the coming event
If this years tournament gains the
support expected the event VIII he made
an annual affair, according to Myron y.
luSuG4, DEtSiUtut OF the uIADE IMAM
Der. The executive mmittee having
the event in charge is composed Of Myron
\. Hughel. president and chairman; II. b.
Seward, J. f. jerks, J. J. Schlosser, G
b. Sipe. L. r. Etter. d. o. Sheppard and
Floyd Chafee, secretary.
The games are to be played at night
On arrival Of the participants tennis win
draw for pairingS the first two pairs to
play the first night, the third pair and
the winners OF the first two games to
meet the second night aud the hnal game
for the title will be held the last night.
The Junior Chamber Of Commerce is to
pay the expenses for eight players a
trainer and a coach from each Of the six
schools competing, and provide the en-
tertainment Of visiting teams while in
Indianapolis.
The Coliseum. where the games are to
be played. will hold approximately 10000
persons, and it is estimated that the
project will entail an expense OF more
than $4,000, which means that to make
expenses the Attendance for the three
evenings must total close to capacity. The
Junior Chamber of Commerce is plan
ming to put the tickets on the market at
the lowest possible figure.