The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-10-20

TINS Scn0Ol nave won many ldur
high school teams in the State ha
When one approaches a high school
football grid where a squad is work
ing out, one hears a babel Of voices.
the quarter backs barking signals,
men calling for the ball, coaches Civ
ing instructions or bawling out their
men, etc, but not so with this squad.
Seldom is an audible word spoken
during the entire practice period. The
coach is often the only hearing per
son on the field and talks largely for
his own benefit. Instruction is given
almost entirely In the sign language.
Signals are given entirely on the
hands, the line men either looking be
tween their legs for the signal or do
not crouch until the signal is given,
but from there on the working Of the
team is the same as any other team.
Indiana University used a silent sys-
TEN Of signals some years ago. but
that system was far more compli-
Gated than the one used by the Hoo
siers.
Figure Plays
On the defense the more expert
elced men on the squad are almost
uncanny at times in figuring out the
opponents play. The deaf boys seem
to make up in keen perception what
they have lost in hearing. Hidden
ball plays are seldom successful
against these players because Of this.
This is the schools first real sea
son in football since 1916 when II and
other sports were discontinued be
cause Of the war. The teams prior
10 1916 were the result Of a system
OF training which trained and sea
soned the new material up from the
grades. The lapse of five years has
placed the schools football destiny alb
soluteIy in the hands of green mate
rial. with one or two exceptions The
FIoosiers used TO push Sheridan for
honors in this part of the State. an
annual game at Sheridan being the
feature game Of that schools seized
ule.
The athletic department of the
school Is not confined entirely 10
football. At the present time basket
hall is the major sport Of the silents-
During their season they hook up
with some Of the best high school
teams in the State. Here again their
Leenness Of vision stands them in
good stead, perhaps even more so
than in football for in basket ball it
is seldom that a predetermined play
can be carried out and the players
must rely on their knowledge Of the
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password is a feature OF their games.
Basketball at the State institution is
che Of the first games that the enter
ing child learns Children enter the
school at the age OF six or over and
their physical training starts i'm
u0ediately so that by the time they
have grown large enough TO par
tlci pate more strenuously in the
various sports they have had
thorough education in the ground
work Of the game.
Training Easy
Training is an easy matter because
OF the regular hours necessary at the
institution. Meals and bedtimes are
regular, which is a valuable aid in
training a successful athlete.
Baseball like football has suffered
from the lapse Of athletic participation
and II will be some time until the
school is able to put q team in the
field that can come up to the standard
OF the teams which used to represent
the school some years ago.
Athletics at the school are under
the direction Of Arthur G. Norris as
athletic director and head coach, and
Arthur II. Norris as faculty super
visor and assistant coach.
Not a great deal is expected Of the
football team this season on account
OF the green material and It is upon
basketball that the schools supporters
pin their hopes, for a number OF last
years regulars are left in school and
should make quite a showing.
The Eoosiers basketball schedule
for the coming season is as follows:
Dec. I6. open; Jan. 8, West Newton
II. S.. away; Jan. s, Indiana Central
College. home; Jan. IS, open; Jan. 10,
open; Jan. 20. Falkland H. g., home;
Jan. q, Fishers II. s.. home; Feb. 1.
Ohio State School for the Deaf, away;
Feb. 3. away. open; Springfield. Ohio
II. S., tentative; Feb. 9. Broad Ripple
H. s., away; Feb. 10. Perry Central
II. S. Oebanon) home: Feb. Is, In
diana Central College. away; Feb. II,
Central Normal College; Feb. %, Cam
bridge City H. s.. away; Feb. %, Beech
Grove H. s., home.