The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-27
OFF. OFF blackboard
BY VERN BOXELL.

A SIDE from the Newcastle Con-
"a nersville game, tonight's cage
card for Indiana high schools appears
Just average. But by next Thurs
day something very definite should
be settled as to the outstanding
mid-season quintet. OF course,
Washington remains the only ma
jor undefeated team. but there are
others not far behind. The Hatch
cts only foe during this period Is
Connersville, who are scheduled for
victim No. 10. Just how easily the
Spartans will submit to this pro-
posed scalping will be seen. II they
care to. they could make 1t pretty
tough for the Friddlemen. Maybe
too tough, but we rather doubt that.
Columbus. Muncie, Washington, Con-
nersviIIe, Martinsville, Delphi and Tech
each play one game during the next week,
and Bedford. Horace Mann, Wiley Of Terre
Haute, Frankfort. Kokomo, Vincennes and
LOganspOrt engage in two:
Shortridge Journeys to Shelby
vile tonight. The Blue Devils
lost to Marion by II points and
Marion was nosed out by Shelby
vile last week by 2 points. Since
then, Coach Messersmith brought
his charges through to a smash
ing victory over Elwood. Just how
much improvement has been made
by the local team will be shown
tonight, If you believe in COM
parative scores.
Tech is idle this Weekend. awaiting
their battle with the Berries at Logan
sport New Years eve. Cathedral. con-
auerors OF Charlottesville last week.
journeys to Anderson Saturday night to
meet st. Marys. the only other game on
the books for city high schools this week.
AND DON'T FORGET BUTLER
AT THE FIELD HOUSE TONIGHT.
HINKLES QUINTET WILL MEET
THEIR SECOND INTERSECTION
AL FOE, THIS TIME FROM THE
SOUTH. VANDERBILT. WITH
PRACTICALLY THE SAME TEAM
THAT PLACED HIGH IN THE
SOUTHERN CONFERENCE LAST
SEASON, WILL BE THE FIFTH
VICTIM OF THE BULLDOGS.
Ole Blackboard hit two out of
three Thursday night to bring his
total efforts in picking to eighteen
wins and five losses, a percentage OF
| 1888. Frankfort and Newcastle came
through, but Marion upset the
bucket by knocking off Kokono.
Two Of our FIVE misses have been caused
by Marion. Maybe they're getting even
! for what we did there a few years ago.
| We picked 'em to stop sheibyville and
they didn't. What next, HOratio?
HORACE MANN of Gary and
II Washington of East Chicago,
tied for the leadership in the west
ern division of the Northern IN
diana Conference, will represent In
| diana in the annual Streator CID
holiday tourney. The Horsemen
are defending champs, winning the
title in their first year of competi-
ton last December.
SINCE CROWNS VARSITY WILL BE
| PLAYING AT VALPARAISO. THE HORACE
MANN RESERVE TEAM WILL SHOULDER
THE BUSINESS OF TRYING To WIN
THE FIRST GAME AT sTREAToR FROM
! THE HOST TEAM. COACH CROWN
| WILL TAKE HIS VARSITY TO
| STREATOR SATURDAY SHOULD THE
| HORSEMEN SECONDS SURVIVE.
We salute Hagzy Silverburg as the
| isirest scribe in the state. Harry Is the
| dopester on the Muneie Press. In the last
minute of the recent Newcastle Muncie
game. Rowe, Newcastle center. scored a
field goal that probably would have
meant victory for the Hookermen- Of
| fcials called a foul on him. barring the
| field goal, and as q result. Muncie scored
i later 10 hang up a 9 to Z victory. Some
body asked Hagzy for his opinion, and
here is what he answered:
Frankly speaking. this column breathed
sigh of relief when the referee said
the foul was on Rowe. for when the whistle
blew we thought the fielder counted and
that the Newcastle center was going to
/ be given two chances from the free
/ line. We're none too certain about 1t our
/ self"
Norm Very, alias Duneland
Dribbles Of the Gary PoSt-Tribune,
conducted the Washington Hatchets
on five-hour tour of Gary and
Chicago after the Friddlemen had
,u,o llnr>ed Horace Mar,r, Lost ueaLr