Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-01-02
BIG WEEK FOR
INDIANA FIVES
OPENS TONIGHT
Purdue-COlgate and Illinois
Notre Dame Start It.
Butler Plays Irish Here.
WABASH-DE PAUW MEET

The busiest week since the start of
the season is the program in Hoosier
college basketball play for the ensuing
six days and some of the contests are
of such Importance that they will not be
surpassed as basket ball attractions
throughout the season. For the most
part it will be a week of outside compe-
tition for the Hoosier fives, important
games being played both here in the
state and III foreign territory, with teams
outside Of Indiana. Only one contest of
State championship bearing will be
played this week, but it is a real battle
Wabash VS.. De PAW, Saturday at
Greencastle. Headliners for the week
are Purdue VS.. Colgate at Lafayette to-
night NOtre Dame VS.. Illinois, today
and tomorrow at Urbana, Notre Dame
VS.. Butler here Thursday, Butler vs..
Illinois at Urbana and De Pauw VS.. wa
bash at Greencastle Saturday.
Things viii start right off tonight
with Purdue VS.. Colgate at Lafayette
md NOtre Dame vs. Illinois at Urbql ina.
Tuesday NCtre Dame will play its second
game with Illinois and Indiana law
will tackle Hanover at Madison. ( No
games are scheduled for Wednesday, LO-
cal fans viii get real treat Thursday
when Notre Dame and Butler clash at
Tomlinson Hall. State Normal vs. Vim
cennes Y. M. C. A. is the otheT State
contest for this night.
MANY GAMES
FOR WEEKEND.
Seven games featuring State teams viii
be played Friday, but for the nj lost part
they are contests of minor imk portance.
Hanover VS.. Franklin, at Frank in; Rose
Poly VS.. Butler, at Butler; Ind ana Den
tails vs.. Earlham, at RichmoRd; Camp
Benning VS.. Purdue, at Lafay BETTE; Nun
Gle Normal VS.. Manchester, at Forth Man
chester; Central Normal VS.. valparaiso.
at Valparaiso and State Normal VS..
Evansville, at Evansville, make up the
program for this night.
Saturday will be the red Eetter day of
the week with the Wabash EDePauw and
Butler-IllinOis games at GIkeencastle and
Urbana respectively, fea Curing. Other
contests for the night aTke Indiana vs..
Camp Benning, at Arlington; Rose
Poly VS.. Indiana Dentals, Dat Indianapolis
and Crane VS.. Valparaiso at Valparaiso.
:" Purdue looks good foIN a victory over
Colgate tonight. The HEasterners beat
Chicago by close Margin, but Purdue is
rated as much stronger Rthan the Midway
five this yea1 as company tive scores on the
Butler game would Indicate Notre Dame
is In for a bad session at Uurbana to-
night and tOmorrOw,H according to the
dope. Illinoisc, with n team of veterans,
is counted on to go liar in the Big Ten
&Iace this year and kNotre Dame in its
z8rly games has fai ed to show enough
Id to warrant Hprediction that they
s%kA be able to holHd the Illini North
ern and De PatAlw have both defeated
IS<EArish. II
her will reig ~ the favorite in its
~ with the IrMsh Thursday at Tom
z&4 A&AES - but zoe game is expected to
IN M &ssmne Ia Saving card as il Will
III Vi <9 5 vi II }sssnss seasons debut IN
ks s - 81 a y {ranklin game Friday
& Ss II s. q s5SSs the best secondary col.
'If AZ. Il III Il 9<s he season. The result OF
N s$ 49, lould be a big factor in
81 # u championship race. Butler
~ &! IS G - 80 favorite over Rose Poly
s <sz zz 3 ght. The Dental-Earlham
81 Il 81 sd also be a great contest.
& II, f$ 9 <sb ked strong in holding Wa
'ssszH &T 7< while the Dental victory over
<sS Sz #$~&&4% biggest feather in the hat
Sfs El MI bthpullers Considerable in
&*&S#@ be attached to the Purdue
< ~ - <a ing game Friday as the sol
4 E sss33xsf play Indiana the following
~ & ~ ~ due is expected to win easily
!. 2e* 3 bash-De PAW scrap Saturday
~ INC Of the real features Of In
n ege net play this season. Ac-
sSs& fsss*z the comparative scores on the
n go games, De PAW holds a nine
ADVANTAGE over her traditional riv-
~ ~ 1T as past experiences have shown,
'H Is practically worthless when these
Schools clash in any kind Of athe-
I'M contest A De PAW victory will
9he MethOdists a mighty good hold
State title for so early in the year,
Ite a Wabash victory will muddle
thing up again. Either is liable to
i <<tS4s5Hx n.
&c ball eyes of the Middle West
III focused on the Butler Illinois con
y 81 turday night due to the fact that
ais seem to work well when com
sS< - in the Big Ten circuit and have
4 defeated Chicago and Wisconsin.
&s@As is conceded to have a stronger
I han these two victims of the
&*seS of Pat Pages basketeers and
~ will be a slight favorite to whip
IN fngton squad. Notre Dame Thurs
~ 81 Rose Poly Friday and Illinois
fly will keep Butler pretty active
days, but a successful weekend
ast for Pages proteges.
E#games this week will taper Purdue
a&ndiana off for the opening of the
BiSTe race the following week.