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Richmond FirstRival For CatsTech Slight FavoriteTo Bring City FirstIndiana Cage CrownSILThis is Tech's first trip toBY BOB NESBIT.the Hoosier cage finals today.Sports Editor, The Tribune.And on this first day of Spring, the Black Cats hope to become theTMniAMiPAT TS Marrh 91 first team in Terre Haute hlstor \\INDIANAPOLIS, March-l.L annex a state championship. |cBlack -Gerstmeyer Tech’s Cats, the team which engineered a miracle comebackinwinning‘‘round ofits wav to thefour” in theThe luck of the draw seems to be about even, providing that tiny Milan, the Little David of the title foursome, is as strong as its victory over Shelbvville last weektcolslt;I.H.S.A.A. state title derby, seems to indicate.nlt;as«had high hopes of bringingBoth the Milan and South Bend GTerre Haute its first chain- quintets pitched camp in Indianap-pionship in the Butler Field- olis yesterday, but the Tech and S■ ’ * Richmond squads drove over this wmorning.i v/ a i i a tr ' • ' - - ” — —house this afternoon and to-fcnight.Tech.Richmond. South Bend1CU1, iuuum.u,, „....... More than 200 lots of luck” tele-Central and tiny Milan are the four grams greeted the Valley champst______ ~ ~ t n n fiold n f 11, n u ««•••«? a! insurvivors from a starting field of 755 in the nation's top high schoolhardwood extravaganza.Today’s chartSasainst Milan, theupon their arrival in Indianapolis. Harry Hassinger, Western Union 1 ______manager, has been busy all week ssends Central on the project. T“ T9 ^ 1 ^ ’ C ClPeople’sChoice” contender, in the opening afternoon tilt at 1 o'clock.The Butler Fieldhouse will haverernoon mi ai i v .more than ^5*000 fans in tte placeThen Tech’-; Black Cats will go:since the new seating capacity is r into action against tteume band «£«■ )he natjon,s |argest *of Richmond Red Devils whonipped them by a single point—47 to 46—when they tangled at Terre Haute in January. This duel isset for 2:30.qctlt;Tech Slight Favorite.aSIndiana is blanketed by radioand TV coverage of the giant show and nearlv every paper, large and ................. small, in the state has its writersTech was a slight favorite, over on deck to tell about every detail ofRichmond, among Hoosier writers the battles, and aircasters at their annual vot-1night. StrangeBend drewWe’ve been approached bv alittle number of fans in town who would like to do something for the Techwarriors. It would be well foring party enough. South support and Milan even less.Another ^day of giant-killing by ^ fans to note the followingMilan would bring the crown to the 1 , athletesJsmallest school that has ruled Hoosier basketball since Thorntownwon in 1915.The Black Cats arc confidentthat they can excel their JanuaryPerformance against Art Beckner's -—- b „ mav b„ givenbigger Red Devils, but admit that f _morrhanHisP nrstate rule on gifts to athletes, which Principal Guy Stantz ofGerstmever gave us yesterday:The IHSAA awards trophies and rings to the winner and runner up { teams in the final tourney. Din£they have some problems.IVavne Van Sickle, reportedly rest-While for the team- No morchandise prcash prizes of any kind may be ya _ a IOCingme Van SicKie. reponeaiy ivm- .cn feam members or coachesa *^ ciround p * rpn^nn^hlo in cost and symn crutches all week, is rated the natureop individual performer on the ,n na u.Richmond roster, giant .undy (6-6) at center is perhapsin even bigger worry.Prizes, reasonable in cost and sym-such as a trophy or -mav be awardedTamar gold basketballto players and coaches by a community group, provided there is no advertising involved in any way. All honors to be conferredTech must hold down Lundy j upon the team must have the ap-nder the boards if it hopes to win proval of the school authorities._i_ TT____~ tun --t1i *cWorry Over Fouls.1nd Coach Howard Sharpe’s two allest boys, the Andrews twins, re only six feet two. Arley is a ctter defensive player than hi*iHubert “Pop” Loos, veteran t Rilev fan, heartily agrees with our £ctter defensive piayer u.a.. ...» recent comments about P™'iding v rofher. but Sharpe can t afford to awards for *»»«J? the stale ^,se him on fouis. Arley has been sectional, regional and semi final.(ist in some games by this route tourneys as well as the finals.1 And Hubert, who would like toa basketball ampitheater inthe state seating 30,000, believesthat the members of every high -school team in the state shouldid Frank Kelley is the only capa-reserve that the Cats have to seethe fray;sert in the fray as an expended replacement.Sharpe propably will use both rley and Harley against Lundy, also give Uncle Harold An-ews part of the job with hopes at none of them will collect fiveuls.Cats Arp Confident,have a priority on tickets at the finals ahead of the general public. (cLamar Lundy, Richmond’s 6-5 r center, is one of the most sought- j after of Hoosier prep athletes thisseason tThe big fellow’ was a real star c,in football before he turned to theIndiana State is done, Indiana U. j has finished its hardwood chores -j and Tech (we hope) will wind upits chores with nothing but pleasstage ant memories tonight.Tech goes to the finals with ag edge in thp confidence gained• knocking off both Jeffersonville.ted No. 1 in the state, and Evans- hardwood, lie Central last week at Bloom-gton. That second half come-ick, which amazed the entire ate, against Central will come in ght handy today if the Cats find lemselves behind at anythe running. They proved their ghting courage last week and on't ease up that first second as ev arrive at the payoff round the big Butler net palace, which ill be jammed by 15.000 fans.While Milan drew a lot of com-ient by , ..at of holding a Shelbvville five _ i only two field goals in the night bass that weighed ame last Saturday, the cagers pounds.cr*Starting next week spring sports reallv can take over.(A few golfers have been out and• • % A —___ _tCa flock of fishermen daily are try- ^ ing their luck. Eddie Lark broughtjidu mew a iw, ,,/... a 5-pound. 13-ounce bass into Tun-performing the unusual ko's yesterday and Mr. and Mis.‘ ‘ Benjamin showed up with threetotal!of 10m near Cincinnati needed an ertime to win from a just-fair tica club in the afternoon. SouthSo it looks like the season is on.That boxing show in Brazil on:ica C1UD in Hit? aneiuwu. ouuui; . . f . . f„nk. anrJnd central should have wavs of |T.40ol.akel fheBrazil Firemen's Christmas Cheer]iding off the Southeastern Indiana e unless Milan really is a mira-outfit.rech not only hopes to become • first Terre Haute team in his-v to win the big one, but alsoout to prove that the state crown _ _____be annexed by a Wabash Val- didn’t think of it before.tourney winner—a feat never ore accomplished.Fund a solid success for next December.It w a s the most successful event of its kind ever held and the bovs are wondering why theyi]■INDIANA CONFERENCE TODRAW GRIDIRON CHARTSi
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Terre Haute, Indiana, US
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