The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-02-04
Off the
Blackboard

BY vERN RoxELL

Is there any one here who has
L any evidence Of fraud or mis-
management of high school ath-
letics on the part Of the I. H. 6.
A. Az"
Three times they asked that uues-
tlon, and as many times it was fol.
lowed by silence. So, despite some
heated arguments about constitu-
uons, racketeering. taxes, and car
lstic control by the association. the
senate committee could do nothing
by way-lay the proposal to change
the control Of prep sports from the
organization OF principals and
coaches to a board to be appointed
BY the Governor and controlled by
the state.
blackboard sat in on the session Tues
dap. and except for = few heated remarks
pr eittEers Of town whose high school
rseently was ousted from the I. n. s.A. A..
End few pointed labs between members
Of the committees and proponents Of the
bh. u might have passed for a Thursday
night prayer meeting.
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There were five speakers favorinz the
vas senator from Jeffersonvliie and re- re
O1Ae1 was The author Of the bill
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lhs prize crack Of the session vas
oner unintentionaliy by Judge George G.
hopp OF JeffeESonvlile. who, after a lengthy
~oaFess' bowed from the speakers stand
WIN the remark, land I want to thank
you gentlemen, and you too. Mr.. Chair
man." and even Senator Earl RowIey. the
chairman, had to laugh.
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senator "a. Rowlsy. who halls from Laporte.
Up sp IN the neck Of the woods where We
s sifs c9 %Tsb 9 g.n yifftqriogs snoshsF
What skirmish-ws might even calf HH It
MO longer will A. L. Trester be
4 Y known as "czar." He was
crowned kaiser" by A. r. Schimpf,
Jeffersonville, during the meeting.
Back in 1914, man started out
to rule the world. He said, me
and God Today, another man is
attempting to do the same thing
rlgnt mere IN Indiana, only he has
left even God out"
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We are writing to our representative in
Washington today. asking him to intro
duce q bill TO take over Western Conference
athletics. under q board appointed by the
President. And why not? It's a paying
proposition now. and why shouldn't the
taxpayers Of this country who built the
state universities share in the profits. And
doesn't IL do some ''ousting'' every now
end then? Ask Iowa
Poor ole MuncieI Hazzy silverburg, who
F 6.lds;ningly admits he's the best coach in
things after the Jolley boys had taken
clouting st Marion: Hazzy is one Of those
writer and fan circles. who hops on the
band wagon and tootS the loudest when
the going Is smooth and turns up his nose
and starts the noison ink when they reach
2 bump; Hazzy predicts there'll be no
the Bearcats won't get that far. SEE he.
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Incidentally. the Munoie lineup which
lost two-point decision to Marion last
week. included Shuck. Cook, Mann. Davi-
son, herman and Lowery. Casey, whom
they say in Marion has been about every
thing but q good basketball player most
Of this season. scored sixteen points for
the Giants.
ENO west, young man." said the
NJ sage. 800 yourself" said the
Butler basketball player, just back
from Nebraska.
But they do say Butler and Dan
vile will clash on one of these nice
evenings before long.
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Let's sec Purdue trounced Notre Dame.
Notre Dame thumped Indiana Purdue fell
before Philadelphia. PhiIadelphia took
one on the chin from Indiana. indiana
and Purdue play Saturday. Quick. Wat
son. tbs needle!