The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-11
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and then playing a second team in
one Of the contests. OF course
there is nothing to prevent this,
but a club that does it is likely to
be hunting for games the next
season.
If an independent team has a
list of players and they are not
present what a squawk goes up.
The Better Business Bureaus and
the Chambers of Commerce put
out statements condemning such
practice.
A high school should be just
( as careful to fulfil its Obliga-
tions in this regard. If the
varsity" team is not going to
play notification should be given
at least week in advance of
!, the contest. Fans gather to see
a teams best perform and are
disappointed otherwise.
1t is matter about which the
Indiana High School Athletic AS
ISOLATION should warn it's mem
bers.
Some may think we are talking
about Shortridge and its game with
Muncie last Friday, which was
lost, Sc to 10. We are not. Coach
Burton had a bunch of cripples and
sick ones on his hands. When
Muncie notified him that the game
would not start until 8 p. m. the
AShortridge mentor did leave a
Hcouple more at home he would
have taken. But it was for the
boys own good.
The Northsiders had another
game scheduled on Saturday
with Connersville and some of
the ailing ones were not in shape
to play both nights. Mcknight
did not participate in either
game. This is all said in de-
Tense of Sllortridge. But some
times schools have no such good
excuse.
1t is something to think about
Mr.. Trester. One way of stopping
It all would be not to allow games
on consecutive nights. The num-
Der of contests permitted might
have to be cut lower than twenty.
~7 HREE Big Ten basketball
games tonight. That gives
7 US three guesses. Illinois
viii IoFoot KFgnnosota bxy ION
points; Wisconsin will down Indi-
ana by close margin; Michigan will
take Iowa by five points. Maybe!
On Saturday we picked three
out Of four. Ohio States victory
over Purdue was the one missed.
We should have asked Wally Mid
ellsworth. We inquired of the
Butler coach what he thought OF
the Indiana and Purdue games.
1t was late Saturday, but neither
of US had seen any scores. Wally
said, Indiana will win and Pur-
due lose" We told him Purdue(
should win also. Then Wally
spoke forth words Of wisdom.
You haven't been out of town
lately. have your" In other words
Awhen two teams are fairly evenly
matched the edge of the home floor
is SOME edge. When Ohio State
plays at Purdue on Wednesday
we're going to pick the Boiler
makers. They'll win.
49,
ID you ever see Ty Cobb
" do his famous fadeaway
slide? One of the Ty
C0bbs of Indiana college .bas-
ketban has fadeaway shot at
the basket. We are talking
about Captain Red Robinson Of
Wabash. That young gentleman
falls away from the net and
shoots with one hand.
It is beautiful thing to be-
hold. But the opposing guard
doesn't see it when it is worked
perfectly. About all the guard
sees IS Robinson'S back.
r-1HIS Bonnie De Vol of Wa
bash is still rip-snorting up
- and down the basketball
floor. He Is about as near to per-
petual motion as anything possibly
could be. The stoclxy little fell
low starts out fast and finishes
faster. Bonnie is a real marvel
of endurance.
Ward of De PAW is another
great dribbler. He is even slicker
than De Vol, but in the De PAW
Wabash game on Saturday was not
able to stand the terrifice pace as
well. 1t was said that Ward was
not feeling at his best and went
into the contest with a bad head
ache.
He is a bit Of chained lightning
that Butler fears in the game at
the Playground next Friday.
@A&
The auto show building bas-
ketball court at the State fair
ground will be a busy place next
Saturday. Shortridge will play
MartinsvilIe i'm the afternoon at
3 and in the evening Manual and
Tech will tangIe.
EW7 ELL, 1t seems as though we
IWI have a new name, or rather
Ll an alias. According to the
Charlottesville correspondent Of a
local paper who wrote up the De-
Pauw-Wabash net game, we have
been re-christened Mr.. Ashley OF
Indiana State Normal. We never
heard Of this person. but If there
is such one he probably is as
much "insulted'' as we are.
After all, it is very small mat
ter We have been called worse
names than that in basketball
games. We are very curious,
however, and would like to know
how we came by our new name.
Will somebody in Charlottesville
kindly explain.