The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-02-14
BY VERN BOXELL

ID USSELL ALEXANDER, who
IN once was known as Alex the
Hardwood Hash Hound of Wash
ington, but who turned professional
and Syndicated his efforts, dropped
In on Blackboard Thursday, and
during the course of conversation,
this matter of picking state cham
pion came in for its round. Which
was quite natural. The unnatural
part Of it lies in the fact that there
was no argument such as usually
occurs when two basketball fans
get together. 1t was agreed by both
parties that the present situation is
an awful mess, and that any one of
five teams apparently has a chance
to pull down the shield.
Being 8 former Washington scribe. Alex
naturally has a big warm spot in his
heart for the Hatchets And Alex points
out that the Hatchets are due. He bases
his opinion on the following figures:
Friddle took charge of basketball at Wash
ington in 1925. That year, the Hatchets
we're bumped of in the regional by Vim
cenues. In 1927. they came to the tourney
and lost in the first round In 1928. they
got to the second round and were knocked
off. In 1929, they got to the third round.
or semi-finalS. where they lost to Tech
Alex says the next step is the finals and
championship. Blackboard suggested that
since the Hatchets had lost in each of the
other rounds. they had vet to lose In the
finals and maybe that the championship
still was one year away. Otherwise. true
to the ganGland code. Blackboard main
tanned his stoical silence-until Saturday
Alex bunch reminds us of an
experiment Blackboard performed
several weeks ago. The blindfOld
test has been used for cigarets
and other things, but rarely in
picking state basketball cham
pions. Blackboard listed sixteen
teams, was blindfoIded, and drew
one. Who was the victim-none
other than Columbus.
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Which calls TO mind the fact that one
Columbus woman writes us that If we
us forever. while another asks US to
please don't jinx Columbus by picking
them to win the state" Either way. wen
not. Mr.. Ripley.
MANY basketball coaches over
Iva the state who have sent teams
against Columbus for the last three
years have been looking forward to
the time when big Dutch Fehring,
who hasn't a peer among the props
this season. would graduate. Dutch
ends his career some time in March
or sooner, but there's another one
coming up who is a carbon copy.
They call him Pokerface, and he's
is and a member of the second
team. He sat next to Blackboard
during the Bulldog-Hot Dog game,
pulling for brother Dutch. Here's
another ta-ta for alumni secretaries.
Dutch plans to enter Annapolis.
Before the contributors get to
work. Blackboard wishes to an
nounce that tonight, it should be:
Notre Dame over Butler frnaybe).
Washington over Seymour.
Frankfort over Kokomo.
Anderson over Central TIT. WAYNE.
Connersvilie over Richmond.
Martinsville over Delphi
vincennes over Bloomington.
Muncie over Newcastle on.
Franklin over Bedford.
LogsnSport over Rochester
Laporte over Plymouth
Marion over Paramount.
Wiley over Gertsmeyer.
Columbus over ShelhyvilIe
Lebanon over Charlottesville
Greencastle over Sullivan.
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In case you've forgotten. the I'VE misses
IN thirteen attempts last Saturday put us
on the fence. with 8 percentage OF roo.
That's i47 wins and 6s losses.
Dear Blackboard - You dirty crook
Weren't you at the Tech-Anderson gamer
You took II for granted. didn't you. So
did nearly everybody else on the Tech
side and ssme Of them. in fact. most Of