EXHIBIT 23.1

                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

         We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statements 33-16279, 333-52475 and 333-52477 of Escalade, Incorporated (Company)
on Form S-8 of our report dated April 11, 2003, with respect to the financial
statements of Schleicher & Co. International Aktiengesellschaft for the short
fiscal year ended December 31, 2002 included in this Current Report on Form
8-K/A of Escalade, Incorporated dated June 6, 2003.

                                                 /s/ BODENSEE TREUHAND GMBH

Meersburg, Germany
June 6, 2003