The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-12-15
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strongest basketball teams
in the state, has three rather I'M
usual players on the squad this
season. If the word colorful had
not been overworked that's what
we'd call them. They are indivtd.
uals who stand out because OF
physical attributes, personality
and skill. They differ from the
average.
Shultz at center is beanpole,
the top of which Is some six
feet four inches from the floor.
Sometimes Coach Case uses him
under the opponents basket as
a sharpshooter at close range,
and at other times under the
Frankfort basket as q guard, to
grab the ball off the blackboard
with those long, Octopus-like
arms. He has improved Won
derfuIIy since the days he was
ON the second team--an under
study of Cllmmins.
Boots, a guard, is another
new one. He Is of the
more or less stolid type and
perhaps one of the sturdiest.
huskiest players in Hoosier net
dom. He is performer that re-
minds one Of Reach Of Butler.
Tough Is the word, and when he
comes through center for the
tip-off, look outl
He lacks the finish of the others
and Is somewhat awkward, but his
weight and power carry him
through for shots in tight games.
He'll improve right along.
The tow-headed Spreading is
the slick one. His footwOrk is
Of the ultra-clever kind that
verges on travelling" and his
feints with the ball catch many
an unwary guard completely off
balance. He handles the ball
superbly and is a fine shot both
on fOllow-ups around the basket
and from out on the floor.
He fights hard under the basket
for tip-ins just like his brother
at Purdue. His style on the floor
makes him outstanding in any
game.
And that's the story of Frank
forts colorful trio--a triumphant
triumvirate so far this season.
Herrin, ILL.,, is in new basket
ball league. How'd you like to
be the referee in that town?
TIT has been said at differ
emit times that high school
basketball in the extreme
northern part Of Indiana was
usually a rougher game than that
played in other sections. We know
that in some cases this was true
in seasons past. But times are
changing.
At Rochester, Saturday night
the team from the banks Of Lake
Manitou played one of the clean
est games in hard-fought fray
lost to Frankfort that we have
ever seen. The State champs did
not make any intentional fouls,
either, for that matter. They are
too well coached for that.
But Rochester youths were par
ticularly impressive because Of
their consistent playing of the
BALI instead Of the man, even
in the hottest part of the tilt,
when youngsters usually lose their
heads.
Rochester has no basket
hawks" and does not look like a
high scoring team, but has plenty
of drive and breaks" fast when it
gets the ball. Fans may see this
club at Indianapolis next Ma h.
Powell, former Hanover player, is
the new coach at the northern In
diana school.
EV7E see in an account of
Wl the De PAW prepare
- lions for Indiana tonight
that, Inability to hit the loop,
which was SO prominent in the
clash with Purdue last week, is
being slowly ironed out by the
Old Gold mentor" The Tigers
made only 80 points against the
Boilermalxers, and lost, 40 to 80.
That's Hoosier basketball, for
you. Enough baskets were made
IN that contest for three or