The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-12-18

the DOPE.
By vEDDER G ARD


put forward in this weeks
burlesque issue of the Big
y Ten Weekly for the improvement
y of basketball. The idea is to make
E the net sport more like football.
The following rules speak for
themselves:
Allow defensive men to tackle
any man dribbling the ball.
Cut out all free throws, except
that one free throw be granted
after each basket, just as goal
is granted after each touchdown
4 in football.
Allow the ban to be kicked, ON
punts, drop kick or on place
kicks.
Play the game out-of- doors.
January and February evenings
are ideal for basketball, and both
the crowd and players would be
greatly invigOrated.
III this is not feasible, the play
ers should at least wear cleats to
prevent slipping when pivOting.
Abolish the jump plays from
tfpOff and have the centers pass
the ball back between their legs.
Instead Of calling signals by
having the center indicate with
his fingers, require teams to go
into a huddIe between plays.
Increase the number of officials
from two to four, adding floor
Judge and head linesman.
Limit the season to eight
games, but place greater en-
phasis on each game, particular.
" the homecoming affair.
Some of these days you are go
ing to see another name In the
starting lineup Of the Indiana Uni
versity basketball team. 1t is
Correll, another Bloomington High
School star. That youth is run
ming some of the veterans ragged
for g. place. He is a great dribbler
and a swell shot from far out.
Along with it he is plenty husky
to stand the gaff.
The Marion County "basket"
tourney is in progress at Tomlin-
son Hall. Some of the fans bring
along their lunches and camp on
the scene of the struggles.
1.-THE western Conference has
passed rule which pro-
- hibits coaches and basket
ball officials from talking before
game or between halves. 1t is
most certainly a splendid idea, but
why not go bit farther and in
clude latter the game,' say, for
at least an hour.
We aren't kidding about this.
Coaches and officials are the best
fellows in the world for the most
part, but in tight games may get
overheated and say things directly
afterward which they regret as
soon as they have cooled off.
The officials are not always right
and neither are the coaches, so
both should have little while to
think over the game calmly be-
fore discussing it. We would just
revive and put into practice the
old admonition of counting ten
when one is angry.
Hoosier Corners, Ind.
Dear Stirrin': We are all ex-
cited about our high school basket
ball team and believe 1t should
be placed at the top Of every big
Ten" in the State. We have won
every game so far this season.
The record speaks for itself, but
we are the interpreters. Victory
is the motto of Coach Scoldem
who also should be placed at the
top of something or other.
But about our wonderful record
--Hoosier Corners has won both
it's games, defeating Punkin
Center, 10 to 8, and overwhelming
Squedunk Crossroads, IL to 8. We
have two wonderful basketball
sharpshooters on our team, but
we will not mention their names
on account Of jealousy of other
teams and the possibility of some
big butter and egg men of neigh
boring towns tamperirig with the
boys.
Watch our smoke. All the team
smokes Granger Twist when the
coach isn't looking. We will sure
ly be on hand in the State tourney
whether we play or not because
the boys are good walkers.
Yours for bigger and better
basketball season, including sports
manship andfall those other things
we know about by hearsay from
reading the metropolitan dailies.
MUTT AND JEFF.
r. S.-We think your column is
the best in the country 1--WE don't
know much about the city,, and al
ways turn to it as soon as we get
through reading about. the muir
ders.
Thank you, Mutt and jeff. We
are glad you like our column.
II is not necessary to censor let
ters like yours. We always try
to be fair, 1t almost breaks
our heart when team loses. If
all games were ties, everything
would be lovely.
You probably have wonder
full team, but we would be the
last to admit it. Time win tell.
Far be it from us to express an
opinion.
N7ILL INGRAM of I. U. and
Tx is "all-Eastern" team will
80 put on the dog" in the