The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-21
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BY NORMAN E. ISAACS
Finch Hitting During Illness Of
NFRN BOXELL.


THE fellow over on the rewrite
u desk keeps talking about Notre
lame and its national championship
football team. Hes from the South
Send school and to him, naturally,
hnute Rockne Is the worlds great
est man.
But this is basketball time and
This Is a basketball column. That's
Why a lot of us should feel ashamed
OF ourselves for not giving certain
gentleman right in Indianapolis the
credit that's due him.
His name is Paul Daniel Hinkle
and he answers quicker to the name
OF Tony" Just between us, Mr..
Hlnkle is the Knute Rockne of the
nations basketball courts. He's had
one national championship in the
hardwood sport at Butler and he's
likely to have another this year.
What Tony" Hinklc doesn't know
about basketball isn't worth knowing.
When he puts basketball team on the
noor you can rest assured it knows its
business thoroughly.
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And 50 the next time YOU talk about
great leaders in sports. Just punt Hinkle's
name at the top of the list. No. it's not
even worth arguing oyer. Personally. the
menS over that question is clubbing. be-
cause Mr.. Hinkle is three dribbles and
fflRnteep field goals in front Of every coach
No, I didn't 20 to Butler. In fact L
well, let 1t 20.
NEVERAL of Martinsville's ball
" players romped out on the floor
last Friday night, their locks
clipped short. A probe, investiga-
ton. quiz, or whatever you choose
TO call it, resulted in the inforrna-
ton that it's Martinsville's version
Of a Johnny Wooden haircut"
Apparently It's intended for any one
but a drug store cowboy. And judg-
ing from the way they throw those
basketballs around In Artesian City
there aren't many long-haired
gigolos cavorting around loose.
The young man who IL the regular
performer at taking 'em "OR the Back
board" has received several scathing and
indignant letters recently from fans who
apparently are Aghast at his alleged de-
Tense of the delayed offense.' Well,
start right In, brothers. Here's one
gentleman who believes there's nothing
finer than Frankfort stalI.
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We saw the current version OF 1t in the
first Washington Frankfort game this sea-
son at the Hot Dog city: 1t was what
more than one unbiased spectator in the
crowd who thought it was a magnificent
exhibition Of skill and ability. When a
floor swervtng. dribbling. passing in
2 stall, and at the same time driving
~, rs, opponents sl into near-frenzy. that
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ERANKFORT has more knockers
a than any team in the state. It
really isn't such a bad bunch.
They're not vicious men, or more
than usually rough. They are just
boys like we have here in Tech,
Shortridge, Manual. They're like
those at Martinsville and Muncie
and Washington. just boys who
love to play basketball and who try
to play it smartly and who like to
win. The boys who do the pan
ming" are those who at one time
or another have been caught by
that stall. They've lost and it hurts.
Just pay visit to Frankfort some
time. Nobody Will shoot at you or
try to rob you. It's nice little
town, and, like any other Hoosier
town, It's basketball crazy. Everett
Case won't growl or frown. He's
got nice smile. And the boys?
Just like the ones you've got at
home. No better, no worse. Give
EN- a break.
Eleanor of Technical pens Back
board q note and among other things
says eve have a band. but they re-
frain from playing at basketball games
much 10 the fans relief. That's for
the benefit Of S. II. S. ILL" Now.
Eleanor. that isn't nice. 1t isn't nice,
but it's true. Shortridge has a fine band.
They're a great bunch. But Shcrtridge's
rvm is none too large and the boys play
$40 long and too loud.
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N. O. Alstatt of Indianapolis doesn't
think we're doing right by Washington and
ne thinks, too that we're too partial to
Frankfort. He says we ought to give
Washington a break. Alright we will
They're one of the three best teams in the
state How'S that?
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TORREST LAKE, the team man
Il ager at Morgantown high
school, tells us in his latest COM
munication that Morgantown has
piled up fourteen victories in a row
and although he doesn't say so in
Just so many words, he intimates
the squad hopes to trip Martinsville
In the sectional tournament. Here's