The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-01-30
DOPESTER BELIEVES
LOCAL, C0NNERSvILLE
HIGHS ARE BEST BETS

Who viii win the district basketball
tournament TO be held in Richmond en-
March 3 and a.? This question is be-
ing asked by many followers of the
game in high school circles. At pres
ent it is rather difficult to pick
winner. with over month of playing
remaining on the high school teams
schedule, and many of the hardest
games yet to be played.
From the present indications the
contest is a two cornered race between
Richmond and Connersville high,
These two teams have been playing
wonderful brand of game to date and
are showing up very much better than
the other teams in the district. Al
though this is the case at present,
some of the other teams may have
not hit their stride yet, and by tourna-
ment time may hit a pace that Will
take them through the meet without
a single defeat.
May Lose Two Players.
Richmond has put up an excellent
game this year, especially in the flrS'
semester, but two of her star players
probably will be lost to the team,
through their failure to make the nee
essary grades. This will be big
loss to the team as Coach Stenger
does not have two men who can ade-
duately replace them. 1t is possible
for these two men to get back into
the game by making up some OF their
work.
Richmond has yet to play the Con-
nersville high team and the outcome
of this game may give the fans some
knowledge as to the outcome OF Tue
district. Richmond was defeated by
Rushville at Rushville by five points
as was Connersville. So very httle
can be doped from those games.
Next Best.
; Next in line that are we'll worth con-
: sidering are Hagerstown, Liberty
Cambridge City, Centerville and Foun'
tain City These teams are all playing
a good brand of game and IL they MI
a good stride they will prove very
dangerous in the coming meet.
OF these teams Hagerstown seems
10 be the next best bet as they have
won every game played this season
with the exception of the Richmond
game here several days ago, when they
we're dropped by 32 to is score. They
have a team that is capable of putting
I'D a good game and are all good shots
at the basket. This team will beal
close watching.
The other four teams mentioned are
all evenly matched and whoever gets
the breaks of the game should come
out on the long end. These four teams
each have victories over each othel
and picking a winner would be mat
ter of tossup.
Brownsville Leading.
Next in line would come Browns
Vile. Boston, Brookville, Economy
Webster. Brownsville probably is the
class of this division. They have vic
tories over all of them. Through the
loss of their star backyard Clevenger
who probably will be out of the game
for the remainder of the season due
TO sickness, the main punch OF the
team will be missing. Should he re
turn to the fold. their chances would
increase 80 percent.
Whitewater who is generally in the
running each year is not expected Il
do very much in the coming meet
most of her men were lost by gradua
ton last spring, and she has beer
dropping nearly all of her games thi
season.
Little is known of the strength o
the remaining teams that are booket
+ to come to the Richmond district, al
though there are several more team
booked for this district, their name
have not been turned in for compel
ton