Indiana daily times., 1922-02-24
Richmond High FiUe
Feels Confident as
Basket Meet Nedrs
COnnersUiILe Most Dangerous
RiUGL-FOUntain City and
HGgerstOJUn Strong.
BY RALPH wINsLow.

RICHMOND, Ind. Feb. A.-Morton
High School of Richmond is picked by
the majority of basketball fans in this
district as the favorite in the sectional
tournament to be held here March 5 and
4. Dan ROst. star forward. and Capt.
Sam Greene, back guard, are the players
counted on to push Richmond to the
front.
Rost is one of the most consistent
players that has ever worn Red and
White uniform. He made his first en-
trance into high school basket ball last
year and proeyd to be big factor Id
the teams success In the district tour
ney. No matter what he is up against
he is usually good for four or five field
goals. This is his last year on the team.
as he graduates in the spring. His work
this season has been the feature or Rich
mOnds offense.
Greene, with his six feet two inches OF
height, is a tower of strength for the To-
Gals and his work under the basket
proves practically inpenetrable. Oppon-
ents of Richmond rarely get short shot
at the hoop, as Greene uses mis- helgnt
to advantage and has keen basket BAN
sense He is the captain of the team and
has been a member of the varsity Tor two
years He is recognized as one OF the
best high school back guards in the state:
Greene will gradute in the spring and
will enter Earlham College.
Despite LuG pISStuCG VI LnCSG INO ASA
midable players in Richmond's- line up,
she will not win the tourney here in
walkaway The winner Of the local tour
ney win have to conquer several dan
gerous fives before it can claim victory.
The big fight rests between Richmond
and ConnersYille. Richmond Claims an
edge over the Connersville lads, having
trimmed them this year on their own
aoor ConnersYille is a strong outfit,
however, and is coming here determined
to avenge its previous defeat at the hahus
of Richmond She has defeated several
other dangerous foes and must be con-
sidered at all times as one OF the strong
est contenders for district honors.
Fountain City High School also must
be counted in the running. The Fountain
City lads have not met all the teams
in the district, but the squads that have
met them have found them worthy foes
The dependabHity of Hatfield, their lanEy
center. makes them a smooth running
scoring machine, able at almost any time
to snatch victory from defeat.
Hagerstown High School, under the
capable leadership of Coach Starr, former
Indiana University player, has splendid
chance 10 upset all the dope. Hagers-
town lost to Newcastle because Of the
foul goal shooting Of Jolly Of the Rose
Citv team, who tossed in eleven free
counters without the fouls Hagerstown
would have returned home with the we'll
known bacon. + ans may wen cApcNb
Coach Starrs proteges to come down to
the tournament in a fighting mood. Ha-
gerstown players resort to long shots
and may be able to solve the defense Of
Greene of Richmond by caging them
from far out on the floor
Little information has drifted out from
the Liberty camp this season. The team
has shown flashes Of form, only to fall
back Into the rut and lose. The team
has Travelled at a varying pace all sea
son and can not be rated as to ability
to win. ALI the Liberty players are fast
and at least two have good eyes for the
basket. .
Centerville and Cambridge, two towns
on the National Road that have been
rivals for years, have been mauling each
other all season. First one has won ano
then the other Both teams have played
curtain-raisers on the Coliseum floor here
this season and are accustomed to the
big floor, a factor that many times baf-
fes ffves from smaller towns. Both
teams have plenty of material and can
put up fighting games. Each must be
conceded a chance to win.
If Richmond does not meet Corners
Vile in the first game, fans believe that
these two teams will face each other in
the finals. If so, it Is predicted that
the winner will emerge from the fray,
victor by a margin OF from only three to
five points.