The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-10-30
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football Saturday we Will
start off with some basket
ball. Fans and players In this
State just can't wait and a num-
Der of high school games were
played Friday night.
We were at Martinsville last
night when the Artesian City team
defeated Mitchell, As to "a
Reynolds was the only regular of
last years club, which went to
the State finals, that played.
But that did not seem to make
much difference. Coach Glenn
Curtis always has something.
The same old style was there;
the same beautiful passing and
handling of The ball that has dis
tinguished the pay of his teams
during the last several years
was very evident.
You can't call such things luck
A man can't be lucky all the time,
I'm the past years we have seen
Martinsville play on numerous oc-
casions. We have seen them de-
feated and we have seen them win.
We have never seen them out
smarted." They always knew as
much as the other fellow and most
Of the time, more.
They have had their off nights
when they couldn't hit the net,
" hut they were always playing
real ball. MartinsviIIe will have
another strong club this season.
At present Ennis and Lockhart
of last years team are on the side
lines. Lockhart broke his arm just
before school started, and Ennis is
having trouble with his eyes. Lock
hart is expected back before long
and Ennis may be in before the
season ends if his eyes respond to
treatmept.
Fans around the State will be
talking about a new star this sea.
son if we are not mistaken. His
name is Wooden, but he doesn't
play that way. The little fash
made nine field goals Friday
night. He does everything well.
Martinsville' weakness seems
to be a guard. Ennis could help
out immensely on the defense.
Curtis believes In building for
the future and he surely looks far
ahead. Boys from the fifth and
sixth grades put on a really amaz-
ing exhibition of basketball finesse
between halves of the curtain
raiser.
They did not play a game but
showed their skill in passing the
ball and shooting. The little fell
lows astonished the crowd by
their classy exhibition. There
may be some future all-State
youths in that bunch. Who
knows?
It's a great basketball town
Martinsville. The fans deserve q
good club. And they usually get it.
Some of those who "gave"
points on football games today
mcast dubious eyes on the weather.
S Heavy or muddy fields are not
" conducive to much scoring.
Pennsylvania, the team which
opposed Illinois today at Urbana,
has scored 1873 points against five
opponents this season--an average
Of 376 points a game. The aver
age was to go down today, or we
miss our guess.
1t is doubtful if any high school
basketball team in the State has
a harder schedule than Martins
vile this year. Look it over:
Washington at Martinsville Nov 3;
M9rtinsville at Bedford. Nov. IL: Mar
tinsville a. Columbus Nov ~ Martins,
at Martinsville Dec. 3 Connersviile at
Martinsville Dec. 10: Kokomo at Mar
shelbyvilIe Dec 90; Martinsville at
Muncie. Dec. %; Linton at Martnsville,
Dec 80: Martinsville at Franklin. Jan.
7: Martinsville at Vincennes. Jan. IA;
-ShOrtridge at Martinsville. Jan. Is: Co
lumbus at Martinsville. ain. 81 Mar
tinsville at Marion Jan %; Shelby.
vile at Martinsvile Feb 4. Bedford at
Nsrtinsvile Feb. J.. Martinsville, at
Kokomo. Feb. 10; Vincennes> at Mar
tnsville. Feb %.