The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-22
55 F0RALL BASKET RACE In The Big Ten THIS SEASON
|, the DOPE
By vEDDER 9 RID

way to the fans who never
have taken time out to look at
the rules. The game is so fun
damentally easy to understand
that the spectators believe they
know all about the regulations.
The fact Of the matter is, many
are mistaken in some Of their
ideas. And nobody ever enhght-
ems them.
We have come to this conclu-
sion after sitting in the stands
and hearing some Of the remarks
made to officials. At one game
fan kept yelling at the referee:
Are you blind? Can't you see
those two men in on the ball?"
A long time ago there used to
be q rule which made it foul
IL two players dashed in and
tried to take the ball away from
the one who had it in his pos
session. 1.-TWO men in" is a relic
Of distant past, but this rOOter
evidently had been doing a Rip
Van Wrinkle.
Another time when a team was
called for travelling" or running
with the bah along the sideline and
the ball given to the opponents
out Of bounds, fan got very ex-
cited.
He shouted, "That guy is blind.
The ball was a foot from the side
line" Just little misunderstood
ing. But the official had no chance
to explain it all to the dumb fan
who could yell SO loud.
We have also noticed that little
players are. never supposed to
make a foul. Being small boys,
they should be allowed to do
anything. The little ones are
usually full of little tricks such
as showing under the basket to
get clear shot.
But that is all right with the
fans. Foul the big boys and let
the small ones do anything they
please.
If the foul is not obvious to the
crowd-oh, what a clamor. They
do not think man on the attack
can commit q foul. 1t must always
be called on the defensive player.
If a dribbler deliberately crashes
into a guard, who is stationery,
what a hullabaloo if the official
fouls the dribbler.
We read somewhere that a
two-minute clinic before the
start of a game had been held to
explain the rules to the crowd.
Do you know just how many
steps are allowed on shot or
q pass and how soon man must
get rid of the ball ON dribble?
Until you are sure it might
be good idea to let the men
with the whistle run the game.
T~7 HE Miami Jockey Club win
ter race meeting at TIialeah
- Park opened Thursday I'M
der the most suspicious circum-
stances. That bright Florida sun
one hears so much about was
much in evidence, along with the
shining social lights of Miami,
Palm Beach and surrounding
towns.
Some twenty thousand turned
out to try their luck and watch
the thoroughbreds in action. Rae
ing in most cases as brilliant as
the assembled throng was the re
ward. The track was as fast as
the society flappers, and the wager
ing was not far behind.
Blue bloods of humankind
watched equine blue bloods strive
for supremacy, and the stirring
finishes sent the red blood tingling.
IA good time was had by ALL" ex-
cept those who could not light on
winner.
-1AROLD and Merle are going
III to fight tonight. Now, on
~ first thought, one wouldn't
think that two boys with names
like that would like to punch each
other around ring. But such is
the case. And both are real bat
tiers.
Harold Smith of Chicago, comes
from the Stock Yards district
where they grow 'em tough as
Texas steers. Merle A1te comes
from Indianapolis, not especially
noted for its gents of the padded
Mania L0x
sions, acts as though he should
hail from some other city. He
fights.
The clash tonight is an East
Chicago show put on by Jim
Mullen, who is always starting
something like that. Smith Of late
hasn't been quite such a flash as
couple of years ago, but he is
plenty tough and reigns favorite
over Ate.
r;-1HIS is guessing" day.
Four Big Ten basketball
80 games will be played Sat-
urday night. That means four
chances to be wrong. Here's the
way they look:
Indiana to defeat Purdue
tOssup.
Illinois to defeat Chicago by
five points.
Northwestern to upset the
dope against Wisconsin.
Ohio TO defeat Iowa by five
points.
TT has been said that nobody
loves a fat man. This is
untrue. Tho freshman at
Butler College are much enamored
of a youth named Chamnes. To
say the least he is decidedly
plump. But that's just the way he