The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-03-15
HatchetS and
Franklin Detail

Three free throws in the last min
ute of play gave Washington'S
Hatchets 1911 victory over
Franklin at the Butler fieldhouse to-
day. With Franklin ahead, lilo,
De Jernet tossed in two free throws
and Englehart added one to advance
the Hatchets to the semi-final round
of the state finals high school baS-
ketball tournament.
The struggle brought together two
famous teammates as rival coaches.
Burl Friddle, Washington mentor,
and Robert F'uzzy) Vandivier, tutor
of Franklin's Fuzzy Wuzzies, were
stars on Franklin's great wonder
Five" champion of Indiana high
school baSketballdom in 1920, 1921
and 1922, and champion of Indiana
college teams for the three years
following as the Franklin college
team.
De Jernet, the Hatchets giant
Negro center, took the opening tip
off and Washington crashed down
the floor. Daugherty fouled Engle-
hart, but the downstate ace failed
to connect from the free throw line.
Six minutes passed with both
teams striving vainly to break into
the scoring column. Gilmore opened
the fireworks by looping in a field
goal, followed by two rapid-fire goals
by De Jernet.
Count at s to
McCracken fouled Dollens. who
brought the count to 81 by dropping
in his free toss. Washington ap-
parently was playing with the sole
intent of conserving energy. The
Hatchets made few attempts to go
down the floor.
Underwood intercepted a pass and
dashed under the hoop. He was
fouled by Gilmore and raised the
score to 60 by connecting with one
of the two free throws. The hall
ended with Washington protecting
it's 6-to-2 advantage by holding the
ball in backcourt.
Franklin cut the Washington lead
by one point as play was resumed,
when McCracken fouIed Daugherty
and the Franklin star Topped in a
free throw Daugherty fouled De
Jernet and left the game on four
personal fouls.
Owens took Daugherty's place in
the lineup and De Jernet missed.
The Hatchets had failed to register
in six attempts at the free throw
line.
McCracken Arches Goal
During q scrimmage under the
| basket, McCracken advanced to the
center Of the floor, took a pass and
arched in a pretty field goal. Brewer
retaliated for the Fuzzy -Wuzzies by
looping in long shot, Franklin's
first field goal of the game, to send
the score to 8-5.
Gilmore fouled Brewer, but the
Franklin center missed. Englehart
fouled Owens and he brought the
score to 8-6, as Washington called
for time out.
Dollens drove down the floor
swiftly, snagged pass and fired in
a field goal that knotted the count
at 8-all. Washington put on speed
and in an effort to halt the fleet De
Jernet, Owens committed a foul. The
big Negro star missed both attempts.
! De Jernet had missed six consecu-
| tive free losses.
Englehart and De Jernet, some
what frantically, poured shots at the
basket in vain efforts to regain the
lead. Five minutes of play remained
and Washington was battling des-
perately.
Three minutes remained when
Gilmore committed his fourth per-
soral foul, hacking Owens. Raney
replaced Gilmore and Owens con-
nected both free throws to give
Franklin 10-to-8 lead, with less than
two minutes to play. Washington
called for time out.
Free Throws Win
Englehart drove in under the bas-
ket and Topped in field goal that
again knotted the count. McCracken
fouled Underwood and the Franklin
boy put the Fuzzy Wuzzies back III
front, lilo, by making good his
free throw.
Owens fouled De Jernet, who, with
less than a minute to go, calmly
dropped in two free throws to give
Washington a one-point lead. Ow-
ems fouled Englehart, and the
Ratchet ace made it 1911 by max
ing it good.
De Jernet took the tipoff and
Washington stalled out the remain
ing seconds until the gun.
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