The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-25

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usr what kind Of a defense
By vEDDER GARD


UST what kind Of a defense
has Coach Norgren of Chi
A cago devised? The way the
Maroon basketball team holds the
opposition is little short of marvel
GUS. The Chicago club furnished
the upset Of Saturday night by de-
feating Illinois, 10 to IA. The team
never makes many points, but it's
opponents make less.
NOrgren's men have won two
and lost two by scoring total
of only sc points. an average OF
1914 points game. Opponents
have made II points, an average
of Tx points game.
The Maroons must hypnotize the
opposition or close up the hoop.
But while they are keeping rivals
away from the net they fail to
count themselves.
Indiana and Purdue are the ex-
act opposite. They pile up the
score and so do their opponents.
I. u. leads the Big Ten in scoring
with 162 points, an average OF
80 1-5 points game, but foes have
garnered 1865 points, an average Of
33 points game. Purdue has
scored an average of 30 points a
game, but permitted opposing
clubs an average of 81 As points.
In the first ten leading scorers
of the Western Conference the
HoOsier representatives have six
players. Spreading of Purdue,
aRNeads with SO points. Kruger
sSbf /. u. is second with 40 and
SibIey of /. U. third with 48.
Neuman of Purdue is seventh,
BecIxner of /. u, eighth and
Cramer of Purdue, ninth.
Now If Boilermakers and Grim
son could just mix in a little of
that Chicago defense what clubs
they would have! The contrast is
startling. The State schools are
too busy making points to stop
their opponents from scoring; Chi.
cago is too busy watching its OPP
ponents to make any points for it.
self. There is anhappy medium
somewhere.
f~1LD MOTHER NATURE has
IL way Of putting humans
S back in their place when
they boast too much about the
climate. Southern France. the
land Of sunshine and bolmy
breezes, is the latest to feel the
stern rebuke of the old dame.
And it takes sport events to let
the world know that it rains and
gets cold even on the Riviera
Nice is not always nice. Sunday
the Grand Prix de Nice, steeple-
chase worth 10000 francs, was
run in a chilly rain while fashions
favorites shivered and got their
finery bedraggled
At Cannes the final tennis
match between Helen Wills and
Mile. Vlasto was postponed be.
cause Of rain and cold.
At Dallas, Tex, a light snow
covered the links and the final
thirty-six holes Of the Dallas open
golf tourney was postponed.
Coach Blood of Passaic, N. j.
High School fame is finding the
going little harder in collegiate
circles. His Army net five lost
Saturday night TO Pennsylvania
by one point, 80 to 81. The
Pennsy team is not the best in
the East by any means.
YER hear the Butler college
~ quartet? If you are a
basketball fan you'd be
surprised at these song birds.
Three Of them are net performers
-Keach, Nipper and Harker. The
fourth member is Henderson.
And who do you think sings
tenor? Nobody else but Reach,
the huskiest one of the gang. And
who do you suppose sings bass?
Nobody else but Harlxer, rather
slight of frame, but deep of voice.
the quartet really can sing.
That's the surprising part Of 1t.
They warbled for the Sigma Delta
Chi college journalists and made
quite hit. They also broadcast
some of their selections from
WFBM, local radio station. Quite
versatile young men, those stars
of song and sport.
TT7CRIBES in various parts
81 Of the State are busy
now showing how their
respective high school clubs are
going to get to the finals at the .
Playground in March.
Not to be Outdone we want to
tell the HoOsier State to be-
ware of Manual. If the Red
and White can win the local
AsectiOnal 1t may surprise at
y Muncie by defeating the winner
of the Anderson sectional. If 1t
does this a real task is ahead TO
down the Lebanon sectional vic
tor. Manual has n chance against
Anderson and Lebanon. This is
no idle boast. Now say we
don't stand up for Indianapolis
teams.
IRIS HE dopesters around this