The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-02-23
New Record Is Set by High
School Net Title ASpirantS
Entry Tops Old Mark by Eight; All Qualify on Time; New
Bethel and Beech Grove Open Local Play
Thursday, Feb. %.
BY DICK MILLER

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The Indiana H.ch School Athl
basketball tournament continues TO
A. L. Trester. commissioner Of
record entry Of 78l team for the ~
record of 773. There we're III entire
Elimination play 70 determine the
1895 toga Wearer VIII begin next
Thursday night Feb. q. and action
VIII not subside and the lone sur
viv0r be known until the night OF
March u.s.
In contrast % last year when Two
teams failed 70 get their entry
blanks in on time. not a single five
was ruled out OF this years clas-
Sic on that account. Mr.. Trester an
nCulCcd-
Schedules for All
Schedules for the play IN O. cen
ters next weekend as well as for
The sixteen regional center games
March Q and the final tournament
competition iu Butler Flelchousc
March Is and rs were drawn m the
ASSOCIATION offices in the Circle
Tower Building .ate yesterday aft
eru00u.
Gerry and Tullauap polls. with TO
entrants each. rrc ma Mmum al
flowed De- auv sectional VIII open
competition next Thursday night
with three games ia each center
This VIII eliminate the Saturday
morning session. and the quarter
finals VIII be PLAYED Friday. March T.
The board OF control Of the assoc
citation. composed Of Fred r. Cor
man. Technical High school Indi-
annapolis. president. W S. Felmy.
Edwardsport. f. r. Fribiey. Auburn.
II. A. NohIcr. ScOttsburg. and g. r.
Russell Of Cary. performed the el-
gantic task of drawing all the
schedules By lot. assisted by the IN
dianap0lis newspaper and press as
ISOLATION men in the remarkably
short time Of one hour and So min
utes.
Anderson First Out
Anderson was the first team
drawn from the hat at 1903 p m.
in the sectional schedule making.
that was finished 40 AS. Then the
regional schedules were drawn and
finally the card for the final games
which was completed at 4-58 when
Kokom0 was drawn. indicating that
the winner of the K0kOmO regional
will engage III the eighth game at
the Butler field house Friday, March
10.
Every one Of the 81 sectional CEN
tcrs VIII have at least eight teams.
and according TO the number be-
tween eight and 10 viii determine
what time Friday action VIII besln.
While Anderson has nos been
considered as a championship Ia
v0rite. there are not a few WHO aIe
willing. now that the draw has been
made and the schedule known. 20
grant the Indians 2 fine chance 20
capture the title
The Bible saving. The first shall
b. last and the last shall be drSJ.'
might prove true. Anderson was
the first team drawn and is situated
in the lower half of the state tour
nament bracket. with most Of the
advance f8vOrires in the upper half.
The Local Sectional
In the indianapolis sectional Man
nal and ShOrtridge appear 10 be
slated for a Semi-tilt. wita Ben Da-
Wis. washington. Technical and
Southport all in the lower half deS-
tined 10 collide in quarter-final and
Semi-final tiltS. If they survive first
round upset possibilities.
The Indianapolis winner also will
find itself in the under-dOg position
in the regionals. being matched with
the winner of the Danville sectional
IN the first game. likely TO be Plain
field or PittSbOrO. while Anderson
Will battle the Greenfield winner in
their first game and should be in
top shape for the final regional
game.
The indianapolis sectional. be
ginning on Thursday night with
three games. VIII see Beech Grove
and New Bethel III the opening
game at z o'clock. with Shortridge
battling Broad Ripple in a city Il
valry match at s. and Decatur Cen
trail ard CastletOn winding I'D the
evening at Q.
The remaining ten teams will bat
tie Friday. with the Thursday night
winners coming back to play quar-
ter-fnal tits FRIDAY afternoon and
night 20 make a fun DAY schedule
Of nine games.
JEFF PLAYS Town Rival
jefferson Of Lafayette. a pre-
tourney favorite. must battle its
town rival. West LAFAYETTE. n the
first game. and Battle Ground. the
team that upset Jef's TILE hopes
last year. is IN the lower half of
the bracket
The battle anticipated in the
southland between Jefersonville and
New Albany Will materlalize IN the
Semi-fuals. providing each team
gets bv its first two games. the luck
Of The draw bringing them together
bcf0r0 the final tilt
Each team was allowed 10 certify
l. Pliers and use ten IN the sec
ti0-aI Games. which means 1872 BOYS
VIII CXp-nd every effort next week
70 be IN tip-top shape for the open
ING play during the Weekend.
a total Of i55 officials VIII handle
the games in the 81 secrionals. two
each being assigned TO CenterS
where 13 or less teams compete. ami
three 70 centerS where between II
and is teams play