Butler, Wabash Clash in Huge New Basketball Emporium

From The Indianapolis Times, Thursday, February 25, 1926:  The inaugural game at the new sport emporium at the State Fairground Exposition Building tomorrow night will feature a basketball clash between the Butler Bulldogs and the Wabash Little Giants.  Built for the local high school sectional tournament and state high school championship game, the facility is one of the largest basketball arenas in the world.  The standing room platform has been removed and with 14,500 seats surrounding the entire court, fans need not worry about getting a seat for the big game.  The playing hardwood floor is raised thirty inches to afford a clearer view to the spectators, and the press bench is a “hanging” affair on the iron beams above the bleachers on one side.  Both of these changes are new ideas and are great improvements over the past arenas.       

“Butler, Wabash Clash in Huge New Basketball Emporium,” The Indianapolis Times, 25 February 1926, p. 9:7