The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-14

OF the Indiana State High SchoOl
The 81 sectional tournaments will
be in most instances on March and
2 with the 16 regional meets on
March 8 and the final tourney
March Is and 16, the board OF
control bulletin issued to high
school principals states.
It is expected, however, that the
three-day plan used in sectional
centers where there are the maxi
mum sixteen teams and where the
plan is desired again will be used
Practically the same system as used
in 1884 will be followed in 1885.
Regional Alternates
In addition to the final tourna-
ment at Butler, indianapolis also
will be the scene of a sectional and
regional tournament. Both these
events will be played in Technical
high school gym. The board OF
control apparently is following its
custom of alternating the regional
in this district between Anderson
and indianapolis, the play being at
Anderson last year.
Sectional winners at Danville and
Greenfield again will participate in
the regional meet at Indianapolis
along with the Anderson and In
dianapoliS winners. The powerful
Plainfield team will participate in
the Danville SectiOnals.
In assigning the sectional tourna-
ments the board of control, accord
ing to Mr.. TreSter, took into con-
sideration six factors. They are
geographical location with reference
to schools desiring to compete; rail
and automobile travel facilities; gen.
eral conditions in regard to attitude
of local authorities; playing floor
eating and general entertaining
features; rotation and success and
satisfactory handling of past tourna-
ments and invitations.
From Eight to Sixteen
The number of teams assigned to
sectional centers vary from eight,
the minimum, to sixteen, the max
imum. The numbers assigned to
each center in the bulletin today
are based upon the number of men,
bers in the association and are not
definite, because it is not certain
that all teams will get their entry
blanks in on time, or that all will
maintain eligibility between now
and tourney time. Mr.. Trester
stated they are practically official,
however.
Assuming that all enter, the In
dianapolis tournament will include
the sixteen high schools in Marion
County, five of which are in Indian
apolis. Cathedral and Crispus At
tucks are not members of the !. H.
S. A. A.
The Gary tournament will include
sixteen of the Lake County high
schools, with some being assigned
to the Valparaiso center. Likewise,
the Lynn sectional will have six
teen teams, with those entered
above that number from Randolph
County assigned to Richmond.
The Three-Day Plan
Two years ago Gary petitioned to
try out a three-day plan of sectional
tournament play, beginning the
event on Thursday night and elm
mating the Saturday morning ses-
sion and also the requirement that
the winner and runner-up teams
play three games on the last day.
In 1884 Indianapolis used the
same plan successfully and city high
school officials favor using the same
system again this year. 1t is not
known how many other sixteen
team centerS will ask for the three
day plan this year, if any. There
are only a few centers besides the
three mentioned that are certain to
have sixteen teams competing. In
dianapolis will apply for permission
to start its sectional play on Thurs
day night, Feb. %.
Changes in CenterS
Aurora. Bloomfield. Cannelton
Columbia City, Goodland, Goshen
Lynn. Martinsville, Newport, North
Judson, oxford, Princeton, Rock
port, Salem, Scottsburg and Upton
will have sectional Journeys this
year. Most of the changes are
merely a matter of rotating the
tourney from one year to the next
between cities that have proper
facilities to entertain and which de-
sire to gain their share of the host
school profits. and where all are To-
Gated within the boundaries of the
same sectional district.
The rotating system likewise will
shift nine regional meets to new
centers this year. They will be al
Attica, instead of Greencastle;
Bloomington. instead of Martins
vile; Frankfort, instead of Lafay-
cite; Huntington, instead of FIT
Wayne: Tech, indianapolis, instead
Of Anderson; Kokomo, instead Of
Marion; La Porte, instead of Val
paraiso: Mitchell, instead of Jeffer-
sonville. and washington, instead o.
Vincennes.