Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-07
PURDUE, DE PAUW, WABASH AND
Butt Err NET TEAMS LOOM STRONG

year in the face Of such competition IS
another question.
Right here In Indianapolis in tho per-
son Of Pat Pages Butler College five Is
tie making Of a combination that NJ
this stage of the season appears eX-
ceptionaUy strong. Butler dil not have
bad team last year, MS both wabash lno
Purdue viii testify. anG since every SIN
gle member OF this aggregation Is back
in harness again this year 10 looks as
though the locals have great chance TO
play the role Of pace settlers. Out IN
the CATlstlan camp, however IL IL not
so nun this fact that IS putting cheer
into the hearts Of Pages followers as 1t
IS the freshman turnout that answered
the call Of the Blue and White mentor.
GTiggs and Black, eI-Tech stars; Ilar-
mesOn Of Manual. COlway, last year s
back guard on tho strong MunCle five
Reach, one Of the greatest basket ball
payers ever turned out Of Seymour High
School, and Hail. the giant back guard
from LogGnspVrt, are only Few or the
yearlingB which Page Is looking over. In
studying the personnel OF the Butler
team that did so well last year, It looks
Ike there IS only one man who Is abso-
lutely sure OF his place. He is Hooker.
The Blue and White captain Is one Of tho
classiest goal getters in Indiana.
II the Butler team really does come
through as expected its efforts win not
be wasted on wOefully weak teams, for
this year Coach Page has got his men
stepping through a schedule that Includes
the strongest teams In the Middle West
The Pagemen viii get their first real test
Of the season next Saturday night when
they meet. the LEGAL Chamber of Commerce
Eve at Tomlins0n Hall. IL they are able
to produce enough stun TO send this team
composed of Doc Campbell and Hinkle,
Al-COnference players; Hennessey and
Stevens and Bushman, they should be
ready to meet anything in the way Of col
legtate competition.
Franklin has been rather down and out
In the way Of athletics for the past few
years, but from the looks Of the basket
bail candidates this year the Baptists are
coming back with n bang. Captain OF
Pike, Gilmore, Rich, Campbell, Records,
Strohl, Weber, kuhny, owens and PritCh-
ard are the veterans who answered Coach
Nelps initial call. The freshmen candi-
| dates who are out to displace some Of
/ these veterans Include among their num-
Der men who have gained State wide rec
ignition on strong high school hves
Chief Of these are Friddle, center on the
championship Franklin team Of year be-
fore last; Gale, ex-Anderson floor guard,
who WAS selected for an all-State posi-
ton; Richeson Of Shelbyville. one of the
best forwards in southern Indinna; Mer-
rlll OF Charlottesville and COlette of Au-
burn The Baptlsts viii be given an OPP
portunity to show their worth Thursday
night when they tackle the Em ROes in
this city.
Hanover conclusively proved to all
who witnessed tire Butler game last
Friday night that they are in for great
season If they can keep up their starting
pace, and must be reckoned with by any
five In the State. The downstaters out
played the veteran Butler on the floor
and worked the ball around the Blue and
w hlte guards for many more closeup
shots than the Christian forwards Sc
cured. Had the visitors got only an even
break on their basket shooting they
would have started the season Off with
victory over the Pageman. In II. Powell
Forward, they have n goal getter who in
hts work here appeared the equal of any
In the State. The rest Of the team looked
strong and the whole outfit appears ad-
mirably well balanced.
Indiana and Earlham are two schools
whose basket prospects at this time are
more or less In doubt but enthusiasm and
confidence is said to be running high at
both institutions. Familiar names were
lacking in the line up that Indiana used
against Manchester and 1t may be that
Coach Lewis has received enough material
from his last years freshman team alone
to form q powerful aggregation. Marx
son, forward; Thomas, floor guard and
Dobbins, back guard, are left from last
years team with Dean, all-Conference
center, and Dehorfty, forward, among
those missing If the new men come
through IS Grin fans feel certain they
will, Indiana is in for a big year and
high place in the Conference race.
Earlham at this time is assuming
mysterious aspect and no publicity IS
issuing from the Quaker school 1t may
something up his sleeve that Will bios
som out in q sensational manner. Sew
eral veterans of the strong last years
five are known to be back in harness and
they alone should make the Quaker out
ut a strong one. "A