The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-07
OFF THE Blackboard
BY VERN BOxELL

IF the basketball filberts do not
Il flock into the Butler fieldhouse
Friday night, then it is time for a
Wickersham investigation. Tony
Hinkle's Bulldogs have been playing
just as much basketball, and may
be more, as any other rah-rah out
fit in the state excepting Purdue,
Mister, excepting Purdue).
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Central Normal needs no ballyhoo. Any
team that can go out and NOV down
twenty-fOur out of twenty-five opponents
can write its own publicity with a basket
hall. And in case you've forgotten, this
same Danville outfit gave Buffers great
outfit of two years ago healthy black
eye like they grow in Greencastle).
ANY way you look at it. there's going to
be some red hot basketball out there Fri
day night And my iron men go gall
one of the quaint old customs. and one
OF the surest ways to start an argument.
Is to name ,,nS high sch99l big ten Hsre
lumbus. Connersville. Bedford, Anderson,
Frankfort, yincennes and Tech.
and northern Indiana bows Yelp.
And a college big ten" Purdue. Purdue.
Purdue, Butler De Pauw, Indiana, Notre
Dame, Danville Normal Earlham. wabash.
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A couple of other guys would like to say
something. Here goes:
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First of all there's the fair-haired
Eleanor, who has her own stationery with
sEleanor. the Loyal Techite" printed in
green across the top. Says she:
Howdy Old Timer-I had the paper,
found the envelope, and bummed the
stamp so that makes me eligible to apply
for recognition in your column, doesn't
1t seems that every year Just about
school spirit and loyal fans. Well here's
this years issue. Come on gang Vern
says were not excited enough so let's take
our pen in hand and swamp him with
letters and make him eat those words.
How about it2
one night they look like champions while
the next they look like the worst kind OF
ball Tram. For instance they looked like
the dickens against Rochester. We won,
yes. but through no fault of ours. But
oh. that game at Columbus-n only YOU
had seen It. They looked great. They
certainly looked like real champions that
night. II was by far the best game OF
It isn't any disgrace to be UP and down,
''You can beat some OF the teams ali OF Of
the time, and ell OF the teams some OF
the time. but you can't beat"-anyway
who s sro o5s TINS up IN the st place.
on the team is showing such rapid i'm
provement that think it no more than
doesn't mind Each game I see him FOL
Eleanor
Dear Backboard-Au this time I've beer
waiting for somebody TO start something
and now 1t seems 1 must start 1t myself
Well here's a nice Overlooking dope pai
for somebody to kick over. Anderson beat,
Muncie twice, Alexandria beats Anderson
Alex bv one point and Alexandria beat.
Shortridge BY two points, both of then
keiiv. Shake it up. and pull out the answer e
shortridee. How some Of these wise guy
e a6 n oms the the Bue 0s Devils IS Beyond me
Anyway. I'm picking s. II. S. TO knock OF
time IN the finals Of the regional
for the state. Tn afraid even to consider
g NY first ten teams-Muncie; Anderson
vincennes. Roosevelt. East chicago, Frank
fort and Rising, sun, Yes, I said Risirl
hole in il. EDDIE.
Didn'f you ever hear of Epson. Walker
fon etc. They're unbeaten, ! read In fhi
papers.
Among the first contributors Is Short
ridge Eddie" who has TO say.
Shortridge's Blue Devils will be nlentl
Peterman knows his basketball onions a
~ demonstrated in his 1rSt season las
TaAr with a regional Championship fvl
kvhich almost upset WashinRtouS Hatchets
#rhe Blue Devils nearly smashed Aisxan
dria'x unmarried record 70 splinters aer'