The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-12-31
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- one Oh the III his
tory. That sounds like the old
story retold annually. But each
year it is true.
1t appears as though each
succeeding year is to be bigger
and better than the last. The
United States populace has a.
constantly increasing desire to
play and to see others play.
Stadiums can not be built large
enough to take care of the crowds
that want to see the football
games. Golf is being taken up by
young and old and ''in-betweens."
New courses are constantly being.
built. Tennis is booming as at no
other time.
Horse racing grew by leaps and
bounds as new tracks sprung up in
many cities. Fabulous sums were
hung UP as purses. Auto racing
also developed to a point where
the best drivers gave all their time
to the dangerous sport in different
Of the country.
- Baseball, at least, held it's OWL
with no sign of diminishing inter-
Fest with games being played every
day. Track athletics got a tre-
rmendous boost when Nurmi came
to this country.
Basketball has started one Of
its greatest seasons with new
converts being made each day
and the game becoming more
standardized in all sections. In
fact all of the sO-called minor
sports are fl%ourishing along with
the others. Hockey is springing
into life in the United States.
1925 was a wonderful period of
progress and the trend is upward
in years to come.
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Lay of, Major Griffith, lay off!
What makes you so sore at base
ball? You know how mad" you
get when somebody takes a dirty
crack at intercollegiate sport.
frTg1 aE sport fans like to see the
under dog rise up in wrath
k-.--l and take a large bite out of
a rival that usually holds the up
per hand. In basketball this sea-
son the followers Of this great
Hoosier pastime are chortling in
glee over the showing of Evans
Vile and Manchester Colleges.
Most attention is being paid the
North Manchester Qnd.) boys here
in Indianapolis because Of their de-
feat of Butler, which was followed
by a victory over Franklin.
1t isn't because anybody espe-
cially wants to see Butler OF
Franklin dOwned, but just be-
cause they want the little fell
low to turn the tables. Human
nature is built along those lines.
The Manchester success reminds
one Of the Franklin idea carried
out In the past when the Frank
lin High School team enrolled en-
masse. at Franklin College along
with thecoach, sGriz Wagner.
1t Is that good North Man
chester High School team which
is playing for Manchester Col
lege these days. Some are fresh
men. And the high school coach
is now the college coach.
Butler would like to play Man
chester at the Playground if such
game can be arranged. There
is no doubt but that the contest
would be a fine drawing card.
Such game is more than a
possibility.
After careful research we have
come to the conclusion that basket
ball players make N remark to
the officials more than any other.
Tt Is this-sI never touched him
This statement follows a foul,
usually called for hacking or hold
ing. And ii is said in all honesty.
r UNCLE HIGH SCHOOL
IINtI basketball team seems to
J have that pleasing faculty
Of coming with a rush in the
second half. The Bearcats de-
feated Frankfort In an overtime
game Wednesday after trailing,
16 to 10 at the close of the first
period.
At Martinsville last week
Muncie appeared out-classed in
the first half only to hold the
Artesian City five on even terms
in the final period. Martinsville
won, however.
Frankfort in it's defeat has con-
ISOLATION in the fact that Captain
Plunkett was out Of the game be-
cause of injuries.
Tommy CroOlxe will be an I'M
pire in the International League
next season. Laugh that off!
~U1HAT was that fellows
I\A/l name who took a chance?
49, Just before anybody gets
too excited about taking the
State high school basketball flnal
tourney away from Indianapolis,
let us tell you our bunch. The
title games this year are very
likely to stay right here.
We claim to have no official
knowledge of how the wind
blows, but make the prediction
that the Playground again will be
the scene of action i'm the battle
for highest Hoosier prep honors.
Tho plan to take the meet
away from indianapolis is more
than an idle threat, and very
likely win be carried out-but
this year--N0. That's our opin-
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