The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-02-28
ANNOUNCE OFFICIALS
FOR nth DISTRICT
STATE TOURNAMENT

Officials for the Eleventh district
tournament of Indiana high schools.
which will be held in the Richmond
Coliseum Friday and Saturday, have
been announced by Principal e. G.
Cline of the high school. They are
as follows: Ed N. Wilson, timekeep-
err; Rufus Allen, scorer; Charles Ivey
and Robert Hinshaw, assistants. With
the exception OF Rufus Allen, the Of
ficials have served previously. Wy
rick and Swope will be the officials
of the games for the local tourney.
Practically $40 season tickets to the
district tournament have been dis
posed of by the local high school man.
agement and greater demand than
ever has prevailed from out-of-town
teams.
Principal E. C. Cline announced
Tuesday. that the out-of-town teams
were selling nearly three times as
many tickets to the tournament this
year than ever before. Therefore the
greatest year for the tournament Is ex-
est amount Of enthusiasm
Make Final Preparations.
Final preparations for execution of
the journey, are being made by the
various tournament committees at the
high school and the principal anti
cipates the whole affair to go off with
bang.
Mr.. Clevenger has charge of erect
ing the players seats at the west end
of the Coliseum, and the scorers
table.
Harold Little, physical director, will
have charge of all teams and see that
7 they get on the floor for their games
in time.
Announcement was made Tuesday,
that big score card would be print
ed this year as in past years for the
benefit of those attending the tourney.
This score card will have the names
and numbers of every participant on
each team and will also have the list
of teams, enabling one to score each
game. The Noyrrac girls will sell
these score cards in the audience at
the Coliseum on the morning of the
opening day for the sum of five cents.
Teams Coming Friday.
All competing teams in this district
will arrive in Richmond on Friday
morning, with the exception of Benton
vile. That team will arrive Thursday
night on account of the train connec-
lions. Every team will report to the
high school building and will be as
signed to lodging, receive their eX-
pense money and execute all business
with the tourney head at that place.
The North section of the Coliseum
will be reserved for the Richmond
rooters and the entire south side will
be thrown open for the outside rooters
and the general public. No seats will
be reserved on the south side, until
the final game, when section will
be reserved for the rooters of the team
in the finals.
Local management has purchased
four new basketballs for the tourney
and they will be used as required by
each team which takes the floor. 1t
has been the custom for the winning
team in the tournament to take the
basketball and place it in the trophy
case. Richmond has two of these
basketballs since the custom has been
started.
To Meet Visitors
Teams which arrive will be met by
Richmond delegations, provided wore
is sent here in regard to the time
when they will arrive. Badges have
been made by the high school printing
class for the players of the teams.
A special IL page pink edition of the
high school Register, school paper, viii
be printed with the scores of all games
of the tourney. This paper will be
sold for two cents at the final game
of the tourney. 1t will contain severa
pictures of competing teams and will
have the seminal results of othel
Journeys over the state.
Meals will be served to all players
of the competing teams at the higf
school, commencing Friday morning
and continuing until Sunday morning
y IL necessary.