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                                                                      Exhibit 23


                          INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S CONSENT


We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement Nos.
33-16279, 333-52475, and 333-52477 of Escalade, Incorporated (Company) on Form
S-8 of our report dated January 29, 1999 on the consolidated financial
statements of the Company appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 26, 1998.


OLIVE LLP

Evansville, Indiana
March 15, 1999


 


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