The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-12-19

University METERS. WILCOX OF FUR
due helped defeat De Paw and
Franklin.
A good football player often is
too crude for the clever hardwood
court game, but when an athlete
is good in both branches of sport
he Is the ideal type.
1t proves he is shifty-which, in
other words, means COORDlNA-
TION Of muscles. Given one wish
that would be the athletes
choice.
- LIGHTNING dribble and
"A and a bounce pass under
the baskets fash and
a swish of the net--tw0 points.
That's Wanley of Connersville
High School, one of the fastest
streaks we have ever seen on the
HoOsier prep courts. The little
fellow played his first game
Friday night against Rushvilie.
He's going to cause plenty OF
trouble before the season is
over.
j The horizontal champion, Fred
Fulton. assumed his recumbent po-
s!tion some eight or nine times In
his fight with Godfrey Friday
night in Minneapolis. He called
it a night in the fifth round after
demonstrating to the fans that ne
ia still the best" at his own
particular speciality.
Tim CORBETT, former
heavyweight champ, who is
appearing at a local vaude-
vile theater, gave short talk at
the Indianapolis Athletic Club Fri
day noon in which he said that
a. set of boxing gloves and a good
instructor was one way to use up
the surplus energy Of the wild
youth Of today.
Jim is very likely right, but
youth must have the inclination
first and his desires seem to run
in different channels these days.
We are in favor Of law that
would permit the use of a lasso 10
rope in the drug store cowboys.
They would have to be dragged
into a gym before the process of
making men out Of them could be
started.
The prize fight ring has some
terrible championship list
among them kid kapian.
E1HE county high school
basketball fans are worry
ing. Southport has twice
won the cup that is presented to
he team coming through the an
nual tourney at Tomlinson hall. II
a team cops the cup three times 1t
obtains permanent possession OF
the trophy.
Southport is reported to have a
strong outfit this season and has
change to take the cup home
'for keeps" The youngsters need
not be alarmed, however, because
Ross Smith, who presented the
original trophy, says If Southport
takes the cup another one will be
forthcoming.
1 GROUP OF Roses Midgets,
TAI who appear here next
E9 week at a local movie the
alter, was at the Rushville-Con-
nersville basketball game Friday
night. The little fellows eyes
actually bulged out as they
watched the players dash fran
tlcally about the hardwood court.
Asto nishment was the CHEZ re-
action to the great Hoosier sport.
The expressions on the tom
Thumb" countenances were &C
tually ludicrous-
They probably viii have great
tales to tell back in their native
land Of the strange customs and
games Of the Americans. A
screaming crowd-ten youths
dashing up and down. round
ball bouncing on the floor and
tossed through the ARA man in
white breaches footing a whistle
all very peculiar, indeed
We would have given more than
a penny for the thoughts of the
|midgets as they gazed fascinated
at basketball.
Those two great high school
basketball teams, Frankfort and
Martinsville, stepped on the gas
Friday night. 1t was thumbs
down and no mercy was shown.
The champs scored SO points
against Columbus. The Artesian
City Club counted 5S against An
derson-
Well, anyway, IL Purdue did
beat the Hoosier A. C.. swimmers
it took an Indianapolis youth to
aid in turning the trick. Johnny
Dithmer, a Boilermaker sopho-
more, carried off individual honors
in the meet, taking two first and
swimming anchor in both relay
events.
1t is beginning to look as
though Purdue may have the
class of the State in college
basketball. Jolly came through
in splendid fashion at back
guard against Franklin. The de-
tense has been one of Coach
g&ambert's chief worries.