The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-02-20
VICTOR IN TOURNEY
HERE TO GO THROUGH
MANY HARD BATTLES
BY r. r. Reid.


Inasmuch as the district high school
basketball tourney to be held in Rich
mond March and 4. will be held with
in two weeks, teams of the district are
looking forward to and preparing Tor
the big annual event which will crown
the new champion of the district for
, the season of 1920-21.
The winner of the local tourney this
year, will realize that it has gone
through holly contested period
when the final whistle is blown and
it will be considerable honor to rep
resent the district at the regional
, tournament on the week following.
The winner of the local tourney will
/ battle the winners of the other dis
trict Journeys for the hODOrs OF the
regionals.
Last year, the Richmond high school
basketball squad won the local dis
trict tourney and met Muncie in the
game at Bloomington to decide which
team would play at the final state cham
pionship tournament at indianapolis,
! the next week. Muncie won this
game in an easy manner and went
high into the state tourney. The win
ner of the Richmond tourney has a
chance to go high in the state meet
| this year and should make the best
showing of any team which has ever
| been sent from this section of Indiana.
Two Teams Stand Out.
The big fight for local tourney hon
| ors, rests between Richmond and Con-
nersville. Richmond has gained the
edge over the Connersville lads, since
+, she has trimmed them on their own
| floor and therefore is rated as the
favorite in the coming tourney. But
| Connersville is a strong outfit and is
| to be feared by Richmond, as we'll as
other teams competing in the district
! Fountain City high school lads
have established themselves through
the dependability of Hatfield, their
center, and they must be regarded as
dangerous.
Hagerstown was defeated at New
castle last Friday. only by the consis
tent foul goal shooting of Jolly, who
piled in II free counters. With this
in mind, fans may well expect some
good fighting from the Hagerstown
five. From present dope, Hagerstown
may come down to the tourney, upset
every bit of dope, and take the more
highly rated teams off their feet
Little information has drifted out
from the Liberty camp this season
+, The team has travelled at a varying
pace and therefore can not be rated as
to strength and ability to win in the
tourney. All the players are fast and
with things going good, they can make
any team stop.
/ Will Bear Watching.
/ Centerville and Cambridge are two
teams which have been inconsistent
all year, first one winning from the
other, and then the other turnins
right around and trouncing it's ad
/ versary. They have plenty of mate
rial and can put up fighting game
when needed. They will bear watch
ing.
If Richmond can hit a steadiel
stride she has good chance to win
But, if the lads drop into a slump sucl
as was shown in the Spiceland game
they will lose to any of the foremos
teams in the district.
No doubt, If Connersville is not me
by Richmond in the first games of the
tournament, she will meet Richmond
in the final game of the meet. If Con
nersville and Richmond do meet in tn,
i final game of the tournament, the win
Hel VIII only emerge from the tray
; with margin of from three to five
points to the good.
In the past, the final game of tn,
local tournament, has been more O
less of a walk-away for the winner
which has been Richmond during tn,
past three or four years. But. it is
safe prediction that if Connersvill
and Richmond tangle in the final bat
flo tho oar ho l,o
from beginning to end.
The writer gives Richmond the edg
in the deciding game of the big event
? Russian women have the reputation
/ Of hpiDo horn ioio II