The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-16
Off the
Blackboard
Big Norman E. IsGacS =

TWO very refined and intelligent
Il gentlemen dropped into the Of
flee this morning bearing the infor-
nation that the East Tenth M. E.
Church team had defeated the
Fletcher Trust basketball five, "a
to 26, in a terrific" battle at the
east side community house Friday
night. The two gents who intro
duce themselves as Messrs E. Ber-
hart and Huck Berry had formu-
lated a sarcastic little yarn on the
contest and which we were re-
quested to publish. 1t was referred
to the board of directors, passed
unanimously and is herewith re-
printed:
AS SHE IS PLAYED
The game of net Skinny engaged in Fri
day night between the East Tenth M. E.
.hurch and the Fletcher Trust teams was
indeed worth the price Of admission. The
tanning to the innocent bystanders. as the
DeaconS. before trotting out on the hard
TSRs ee tss p to Se nEEh6A
nickel pushers ,astoqnded the vast throng
machine drill which has taken Ali-State
honors for the past three weeks.
The .peacons wore their prayer pads
ing the peeling OF exposed knees, while
the Fletcher outfit appeared in new rega-
liza crowned by life-size bank cage helmets,
guards being inscribed Private" 1t was
presumed he was related to one of the Of
ficials at the bank.
This is Ping-Po
PfJt..
much gnashing Of teeth and filing Of nails
esmnT looking .Deke spesred twq-base. hit
heaVenWard. speeding 1t true, to the bas-
ket. and the rafters resounded with cheers
for the Deacons-nrst blood!
into : hqddle and quick change YVES
the tuna Of apS syd aSg hrsn nsd
while the bankers division countered with
AS the referee again tossed up the ball,
the two centers launched their bodies in
" ba fpapftt s for SIC
lloWed one OF the check protectors from
the BANK received an uppercut which slid
restore his Vision Due to either the s
perior ability of the Dekes or the weight
Of the Giving apparatus Of the adding ma
best OF 1t up to this time.
Real Decision
The Bankers. in another huddle, decided
70 TAKE the matter up with the chairman
OF the board who would see. that the
With interest compounded semi-snnually.
me game Seesawed for a time until the
weight Of I'll, the money bags began, to. tell
until tie. closing hour Of the market. only
this time with sudden Inspiration began
to sing He Arose." and. revived by this
valiant support. two-pointer was made
Dekes again were out in front.
=, In an, unbiased summary of the game,
tn medals should be given three out
standing far out of all the scrambles in
Saiety zones, especially marked off for that
purpose This hs trio. Jim Wycof. Bill Ran
as required BY the BANKERS s' Associa 1itSn
=
TINE Old Settler snapped out of
Il it this morning and dished out
this little endeavor on the Short
charlottesville game. The old
boy has been patronizing the scram-
bled ear sport recently:
:. Saturday nights scrap in the Shortridee
finger bowl proved quite fast, and al
though K; 2. MarMnsyilje. the faVorite.
there at all times. and made a real tight
o eSt o. the contest. Martinsville had all
peatedly with short let's and riehfs to
the TN basket. while ,shortridge was best
w v,a 1t resorted to long haymaker swings,
mark due, to. the clever blocking Of The the
MS efTanS KID. After q curtein-raiser
shortTidge. IN WHICH the formers Seq ba x9u M
the best Of it by reason of clever footworE
ana the advantage of reach, Referee
Helny Goett called the two main event
performers together in the center of the
ring rIa; ior 3pStrVctions. After warming them
againsS ioul tactics and urging them to
hands and. the battle was on. For the