The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-09
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d ACKBOARD
- BY Vern Boxell
BY Vern BoxeII

IT'S long way of, but local cage
i fanatics have 2. real battle in
store for them. 1T least. that's the
way it stacks up now. Tim Camp
bells Tech quintets have ruled the
roost for the last few seasons, prac-
tically unmolested. Last season,
Shortridge threatened to take cut
of the honors, but the green tossers
conclusively proved in two encoun-
ters that they still were the best
Of fair lot.
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shortridge his PLAYED two games this
season. new pilot Is at the helm Of
the blue craft one Kenneth Peterman.
who developed the Wiley Red Streaks Of
Terre Haute into one Of the strongest
teams in the state last season. Peterman
likes long and lean athletes, and he has
a whole squad full Of EN- at the north
side school this wear. In two games, the
shortridgc veterans have shown better
than average strength and promise Of a
bright future.
Tech didn't agure to 20 very far this
season. OF course; as long rs Tim Camp
Dell IS teaching the eaStSiuers intricate
sented on the hardwood But Tim had
regular last spring Tech iourneyed to
Rochester for the opening game Friday
Straight FASTING. feat that rec feauired lit
Martlnsville. team, that ALREADY. had
notch ouintets After the game. Glenn
curtis. Arte6ian coach. said the southern
ers we're lucky TO win. Tech also has
some ranRY FASTENERS.
Unfortunately. the two city rivals will
not get together until the city tourney.
Then Peterman and Campbell probably viii
keep their squad under wraps. But the
sectional tourney is only couple Of weeks
later. and then fans should be treated TO
what the headline writer's term
''ciassie."
Meanwhile. shortridge and Tech have
several stern foes to handle. and no later
than this weekend they both will be put
TO severe tests Shortridge will Journey
to Marion. the home OF the once-great
Giants. Back in the days of Murphy.
Chapman. ct al. prospects for a Shortrdge
victory over the up-staters would have
been as small as two minus two. But
things have changed In that little town
on the Mississinewa chats river and
the Tuabemen lately have been classed in
that oyer-crowded division known IS
average" II the Blue have gained their
fun stride by Friday. they may be able to
avenge that one-point defeat the Giants
handed them here last year.
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Tech faces Muncie at the east side gym
Saturday. and will warm Up for that
game by taking on Greenfield at that place
Friday. Greenfield held Shortridge to
20 to 10 triumph last week and hardly can
hope TO do better against the east siders
But Muncie will be different story.
OF the quintet which upset Frankfort
~ the semi finals a. the field house last
March and gave Washington tough
form. Davidson. all-state forward; Icer-
man. all-State guard: Mann. six foot seven
inch dusky center who is said to be much
peter this season, and Traster. f1re-eating
the recent victory over Anderson, Mann
scored seven field goals and German four
However. II Tech shows the same fight
against the Bearcats they did against
MartinsYille. the result may be surprising.
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The Horace Mann team which lost %
TO IL to Central of IT. Wayne Saturday
was not the one which defeated Hammond,
20 to on Friday. 1t was Keith Crowns
''B' team. That's different!