The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-02-05
NTIRRIN'
: the DOPE
By vEDDER GARD

20, IIl6 uS6SLo ciiOW dli ddNoiA
tsge of eight points. That's cold
blooded arithmetic, so don't argue
about 1t.
The IIome-and-home arrange
ment Of The Big Ten schedule
makes an ideal test. This eight
point variation means that ii In
diana defeated Purdue by three
points at Indiana, that, according
to the figgers compiled, Purdue
should beat the Crimson by five
points at Lafayette.
or course this doesn't always
work cut in each case. It is the
grand average. In 1923 the home
advantage was not so marked be-
cause Wisconsin and Iowa won
eleven out of twelve contests. They
didn't seem to mind the foreign"
courts. In that year home clubs
won 81 games and visitors 29.
In 1924, however, home teams
won Al and visitors only 10. Last
year the home boys took SO
games and the visitors won II.
This season the average of vic
tories for teams on home floors
has been very high.
Points scored in 1923-Home
teams, 1925; visitors, 1,4O7. In
1924-Home teams, 1887; visitors,
1,444. In 1925-Home teams,
1896; visitors, 1850. In 1924 and
1925 the variation has been nine
points.
1t looks as though over period
Of three years a fairly accurate
line has been obtained on this in
teresting phenomenon.
At least. the cold facts bear out
the suggestions Of many fans who
guessed the home floor worth ten
points.
1.-TWO Big Ten games are on
the program for Saturday
night. Chicago goes to
Ohio State and Minnesota plays at
Iowa. The home clubs appear to
have the edge. The Hawkeyes are
I1uCn OSllGI iOll lllC1I OWh AOOA >
and should defeat the Gophers.
Mcconnell, great guard, Is
likely to take care Of Rasey Of
Minnesota, and when that player
is stopped the Swedes are stopped.
A bear" story from Columbus
says that Cunningham Of the Ohio
State club may be out of the game
with an old football injury, Our
guess is that he will play at least
part Of the time, and the Buck
eyes should down the Maroons.
Chicago defeated the Buckeyes
at Chicago by one point in the last
minutes of the game, when Hoer-
ser, q fine defensive man, took 1t
upon himself to toss in some bas-
kets. 1t is very likely to be a diff
ferent story Saturday night.
THERE is always a bit OF
Of spice in most every
thing that happens on the
Riviera. There are always those
who search behind the scenes
for motives. The gOssips are
ever ready to pOunce ON the
slightest bit OF information
which may be rolled around the
tongue and spread about with
knowing glances. Innuendoes,
with Suggestive smirks, are a
part of the daily routine.
A gold cup, valued at $500, has
been offered by am English maya
zine, The Outlook, to the win
ner of the first wonen's singles
tennis tourney, in which both
Helen Wills and Suzanne Len
glen are entered.
The Riviera gOssips are IN
trigued. The magazine IS owned
by the Duke Of Westminster,
whose enga cement to Mile. Len
glen has been rumOred and de-
MED by Suzanne.
A#~
T~1HE two most unpopular
basketball fouls as far as
- the crowd is concerned
are called on players who are on
the offensive. The fans do not
like a penalty called on a dribbler
for charging into guard. The
whistle on this play brings forth
an echo of disapproval. Many
simply do not understand the rules
on this.
vrt,< .,+l,o,, fo,1 70 xr-hicI, xxa o,.e
speaking is seldom seen by the
spectators so they think the Of
fetal is pulling off something on
them. Some forwards. if they can
get away with it, have a habit of
giving the opposing guard a quick
shove under the basket to get him
off balance in order to get the ball
off the blackboard for a closein
shot.
The fans usually have their eyes
on the ball and seldom see this
slick procedure. The foul is often
caught by the umpire as the
referee follows the course Of the
ball.
1t looks as though the Evans
vile College fans are all agog
over the game at Agoga Taber-
nacle on Saturday with Frank
lin College.
10CAL boxing fans are intor-
ested tonight in two bouts.
- They are anxious to see
what Merle Alte will do against
Doc Smell, one Of the Pacific Coast
phenoms who has recent victories
over Joey Sanger of Milwaukee
and Charley Rosenberg, bantam
champ. If Alte could slip over
one Of his hayinakers he would be
n H.