The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-22
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BY NORMAN E. IsAACs
Pinch Hitting During Illness Of
TERN BOXELL.

TT comes TO light today that your
4 pinch-hitting correspondent Is
hoop, a sap, dumbbell, ninny,
s. traitor, a double-crosser and a
number of other things TO boot. At
least, I am all Of those II I am to
take seriously the remarks Of the
boys ard girls who noticed Wednes-
Gay that I picked Technical to win
the city series.
Representation In itself is no le-
gal crime, but the consensus is that
I have not done right by our little
Shortridge. There we were, en-
shrined in the heart of the short
ridge Lii" as a good fellow and
smart fellow.
But what does Frank Barnett, the
lii" say today. He's broken
hearted. He wants good old Box
ell'' back on the job right away.
Frank is wild. you from Short
ridge" he says, "and when the time
finally arrived that S. H. S. has a
good chance of beating Tech, you
pick Tech. Hiss! Hissl" Just i'm
agine Frank standing before me
and kissing, you traitor"
Now. Frank is right in one way. Short
ridge has the seasons record. On paper.
the boys in blue should win. There are
other reasons. too. they should win. Tech
meals basketball team doesn't like to run
Wild In pre-tournament Journeys. That
means in events staged before the sec
ttonals and regionzIs.
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But Technical is improving steadily and
gaining, in power. shortridge is due TO
Except perhaps that Shortridge's offense
e only man on aof the team so with the rs
55ldgs needs one bacEgusrd@iust one.
ERANK doesn't know that I'm
Il from Manual, too. And, he
doesn't know that 7 would have
picked Manual if the draw hadn't
been so much against them. One
young Reiser, nicknanned Bill Bur
well" thinks Manuals going to win
the tournament. They might at
that, draw and all.
The southsiders have a fine,
tough little ball club. They have a
fine forward in little Nate Regen-
strict and a great back guard in Carl
Hanna. And on top of that they
have that little thing we once called
Manual fight"
It's something that has to do with
the schools slogan of We can, we
must, we will" I'll take Manual for
sheer fight and spirit.
That's what you'll see in the
tournament. A Shortridge team,
loaded with color; a Tech team,
full of power, and a Manual team,
fighting for every point.
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Dick Miller. the genial Times' cor
respondent sometimes referred to as
''rotund," jOurneyed to Muncie Wednes-
day night to see BAH Teachers and Dan
Vile Normal go "round and round" To-
day he wanted to warn Indiana fans not
TO get too hasty and start awarding state
championships before taking a peek at
DanvilIe. Dick thinks Danville ought to
play Butler. Hoy about 1t Butler? What
do you say DanvilIe?
n r.
A certain washington, Ind, gentleman
thinks we got downright nasty" in talk
ing about the state champions the other
day. They're not big-headed. he says, and
they've had one or two tough breaks this
season. They overrate nothing, concede
nothing" f his assertion; and they'll win
and since you are SO certain I'm wrong
, I'm sorry.
The storm hasn't broken yet over that
delayed offense." I still think Frank
forts system Is magnificent. Who wants
20 argue? Aw, come onl
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Franklin technically speaking.