The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-02-09
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! the DOPE
By vEDDER GARD

FiEWHflRl IHRhHAIllkAN Observation-Disclosures
TT1NDIANA, University has two
very unusual athletes. They
are examples that should
be held up to all lounge lizards
who complain of weak hearts"
and Fiat feet" and this and that.
I've got an ingrown toenail- You
couldn't expect me to compete
against those big, strong fellows
in sports"
Kreuger of i. u. is right up at
the top among the leading scOr-
ers in the Big Ten basketball
race this year. In fact, accord
ing to latest figures, Spreading
Of Purdue is the only man who
has tipped more through the
hoop.
And Kreuger has a withered
right hand that is practically
useless!
Remember Salrni. the southpaw
forward passer of the Crimson
football team? Do you know why
he passed with his left hand?
Simply because he could not grip
the ball with his right.
On the defense he hits the OPP
ponents with shoulder or body He
can not grab them with his right
hand. And Salmi was a real start
Oh, what a sermon could be
preached on these two youths
who didn't say, 1--WE can't do
d anything. Fate has been unAind
y to us. We're just going to sit
still and sullx." N
Physical handicaps just made
them fight all the harder. 1t is OF
such stuff that heroes are made.
-7HEN fire destroyed the Nc
Wl Cordsville school building
early Sunday it is said that
most of the basketball equipment
was saved. Nobody seemed to
worry so much about anything
except that the gym was burning
down.
In the excitement one youth car
ried out tremendous load Of sport
equipment. After he had laid it
down the fire appeared to be get
ting dangerously close. He at
tempted to pick it all up again
and found after the excitement
had died down he couldn't lift the
load.
That's the way the next State
champion is going to play at the
Playground. There are any num-
Der Of teams capable of winning
the crown. But one Of those clubs
is going to get inspired for some
reason or other and play better
than it really knows.
We have hunch-and it is
disagreeable one for followers
of Purdue. We just have a
sneaIing feeling that Illinois is
going to upset the dope at
Urbana on Wednesday night and
down the BoilermalSer basket
ball team. Don't ask us why.
We just feel that way. Dope
points the other way, and we
! hope we're wrong.
r-7LLINOIS UNIVERSITY
basketball team has been
4 one Of the disappointments
Of the season. We hope Mr.. Ruby
doesn't see this; but anyway we
think some of losses can be
traced to the style Of play. 1t
does seem as though the veteran
material is there.
Fer some reason or other we are
very prejudiced against that criss-
cross, short-pass game which takes
the Lall down the fl, or helter-skel-
ter. A number Of high school
coaches used to teach that style,
but gradually have given it Up
in this Stale. Very few use it
anymore.
The ideal basketball team does
not shoot on the run or dash mad
ly. 1t has a certain elaboration
In its movements, and passes and
tips the ball until there is an open
steady shot. Anyway, that's the
idea.
In close guarding game, Of
course, there are not many dead
shots. But team surely does not
help matters out by wildeyed
r1shes which take the ball down
the floor true enough. only to
lose the advantage obtained be-
cause Of hurried shooting.
fri HAT American League
baseball meeting, which is
0 supposed to be called to APP
prove the schedule, probably will
talk about everything else. The
Ban Johnson loop is opposed to
the resin ball." but it was help
less in the rules committee meet
ing.
Clark Griffith Of the Senators is
one OF the chief opponents of the
resin BALI and will fight it to
the limit. There may be such a
thing as the magnates getting to-
gether and reaching some sort Of
gentleman's agreement on the
matter thereby barring the use
Of resin in the American.
A lot of the younger circuit
magnates do not like the National