The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-02-15

In the first place, you know just
as well as I that this season has
had more ups and downs than
an elevator operator at the Clay
pool. I've seen a lot of games
since the middle Of December
seen some of the teams when they
were up and again when they
were down.
F'rankfOrt's downs have been
frequent, and their ups haven't
been so high, but here are few
reasons why 1 like the defending
champs:
1. They have that basketball "IT''
that makes champions.
2. They have a change of pace that
is unequaIed And they have a bunch
of basket SniperS who can deliver In
the pinehes.
8. They have the most highly per
fected delayed Offense in the state, and
anybody who tells you that the delayed
Offense wont play big part in determ-
ing the title doesn't know their basket
ball groceries.
1. Frankfort has the reserve power,
probably more abundantly than any
offer team. Red Thompson alone on
the bench is worth two on the OppO-
site side of the court.
3. gigantic reason is, in reality,
very smaIl-Everett Case. The same
thing goes for Everett that was said
about Thompson. Some teams may be
better so far as the five men on the
floor go, but Casey more than makes
up the difference. And don't think these
Hot Dogs don't play for Case!
6. Frankfort is basketball smart.
They have a group of brilliant indiv1d-
uaI performers wins seemingly know
what to do at the right time. Few
teams are smarter.
:. Several of the Hot Dogs have had
tourney experience and know just how
tough the going will be. I might men
ton Lawhead, Unroe, Thompson, Sha-
yer, StrOup and Hollis.
8. They have courage and confidence,
two supreme requisites. To say moth
ing of that valuable asset of being
able to worry an opponent. For fur
ther details. see Mr.. Beck of Columbus
8. Frankfort fans are back of their
team and beneVtn' IN en-
10. L don't think any team can beat
them in tournament competition when
Frankfort doesn't want to be beaten.
II those reasons aren't sufficient, We
can name some more'
r REALIZE, Norm that your
1929 selection was Frankfort,
not to mention that they came
through for you. But that hasn't
influenced me one iota.
I'm riding with them because,
to me, they stand out like the
cream on the milk.
This isn't a hurried selection,
either. To tell you truthfully,
Washington, Martinsville, Column
bus and Logansport all have been
favorites in their time
This Washington outfit Of Burl
Friddles will cause somebody
plenty of trouble. We might re-
mind you. Norm, that Washington
hasn't lost a scheduled game this
year. AS for Martinsville, Curtis,
as usual, has them up at the toy
with still more room to open up,
but they aren't what they have
been, in past years, and that isn't
good enough to win the title.
Don't go way Columbus, dawg-
gone yuh, don't go way. There's
the team that will be hard to
beat We might as well confess,
Norm, that it was during the Co.
lumbuS game that Frankfort cap
tured my fancy. Columbus has a
tough assignment to get here, but
they'll be among the sixteen.
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CLIFF WELLS led his Berries
~ out of the mid-season will
derness late in the campaign, and
they look better in each contest.
They won't have such an easy
time getting here, either, with