The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-02-27

4 n JnlS weeks program are the
Washington Hatchets. Coach Burl
Friddle halted schedule activities a
week early to get his hopefuls in
shape to defend their state title.
Burl has had his share Of the bad
bumps this season. He lost one
player by ineligibility and two by
injuries. Fortunately, it seems to
US, all we're floor guards. Regard
less Of these handicaps, the Hatchets
got through their twenty-game
card with only three defeats
Logansport once, and Frankfort
twice. Bedford slipped up on them
in the blind tourney at Vincennes,
but clips don't count.
It's well known fact, more OF less,
that FriddIe has had his team eased up
for the last few games. The cn&.aps edged
past Wiley and Martinsvilie BY iSuee and
two-points margins last week. with the
additional week Of pre-tourney practice,
Friddle may be able to muster up few
new tricks for the Hatchets to spring on
the pretenders to their throne
Burl and shoptown hackers have high
naoPesS Of repeating Last spring. the
neglected by the "picIers" and then
breezed through to a well-earned title
History sometimes repeats-even in bss-
VXTHILE the Hatchets are play
w ing among themselves behind
locked doors, a score or more quin-
tets who have lin varied quantities.
hopes Of donning the royal robes
which they hope Washington will
shed, will take their parting shots in
scheduled contest. Logansport and
Frankfort, Of course, top the bill
ing.
Logansports-Frankfort games generally
provide some real thrills. Just a few
years ago they played one OF the most
unique contests on record 10 TO affair
in which the rivals spent most Of the
time at opposite ends of the court looking
at each other. More recently, the Berries
threw scare into the Hot Dogs camp
by holding the Casemen to q Is to 1s
count.
According to word from Frankfort Red
Thompson will remain on the sidelines
tonight, nursing his injured" ankle. With
the tournaments nearing, that may be
the wise thing to do. Case has taken very
good advantage Of Reds injuries. over
Dogs success and thereby causing a bear
rush on Frankfort's title stock. Which
P pt6s2 San Is as Gasey aG6ned On the
bell viii be in there catching and throw
game.
Incidentally. Charley Lawhead was held
scoreless from the field In the Anderson
game. It is said to be the first time his
which was long time ago if our memory
serves Us correctly.
Connersville goes up to Newcastle Fri
oay seeking to repeat its early season tri-
unaph r. oyer I'VE the Trojans. It viii be Rowe
and may the best men win.
A MOTHER rivalry feud will
L n break out at Martinsville on
Friday night, when Vincennes and
the Artesians play the rubber
game Of the season. Glenn Curtis
FASTENERS pasted the Alices in the
blind tourney, but Jawn Adams
boys reversed the order in a.
scheduled game, both at Vincennes.
With the appendicitis and injury
bogey-man given the air, the Ar
tesians should come through in this
one.
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And Muncie-our Muncie--gOes to TT.
Wayne to play South Side. HO hum!
In other parts. there'u be Hartford City
at Anderson: Rushville at Franklin; Rich
mond at Bedford; Washington EAST Chi
cagol. latest northern plague" at Delphi:
Huntington at Marion; BLOOMINGTON. (poor
Brazil; Seymour at Columbus dook out.
fLafaYettej at lebanon: Attica S'i at crSW-
1oroSv1lle: Noblesville at Greensburg, and
Greencastle at Garfield (Terre Haute).
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And for the perusaI of the local lockers
on. there's Washington at Shortridge, in
which the Continentals probably will suffer
from serious Bullet Berns.
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Greencastle and Wiley Of ,Terre Haute.
at the state, tourney, will battle in Tiger
to ConnerSville. Salem plays at Seymour
and Tech entertains Columbus (ook out
again, BulldogS) IN other events of more
or less Importance. And that will be all
4 &
Gene Book. enterprising secretary of the
]. S. w. A.. has figured out that Decatur
tops the HoOsier prepsters on percentage
OASIS with sixteen wins and two losses.
Next is Frankfort with eighteen and fhree