The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-08
OFF THE Blackboard
by VERN BOXELL.

VOU can't keep a good man
u down and I am carrying a six
shooter for the chap who says Mr..
Tim Campbell of Technical isn't a
good man.
After two severe jolts last week
end, Mr.. Campbells boys were ex-
pected to take another one in the
bread basket Saturday night when
Frankfort's Torrid CANNES invaded
the east side court.
But true to form, the Tech bows
pulled the big surprise, and made
the Hot Dogs look like so much
sausage.
Mr. Chico Yarbrough, the Frank
fort scribe, explains that Frank
fort was off form. That they
couldn't hit anything. And that
it was all a big mistake.
I wonder if Mr.. Yarbrough saw
that swell Tech defense. wonder
if he noticed the improvement with
Johnny Townsend and Huston in
there at forward. And how much
better big Edwards can play when
things are breaking in his favor?
Ole Blackboard did. And two other
visitors, Mr.. Everett Case and Mr..
Glenn Curtis, saw it too, I'll bet.
Mr.. Slim Bausman is a very disappoint-
ed young man, and 1 am inclined to be-
lieve that he is superstitiOus. There is an
old adage in basketball that it isn't
wise policy to win too many games during
the season from tourney rival.
1t is supposed to be fatal to win two
scheduled games during the season and
then play the same team in one of Mr..
Ihsaa's elimination events.
Since Mr.. Bausman's Hot Dogs already
had beaten Jefferson of Lafayette twice
this season, he figured the best thing to
do was to let the BronchOs win at least
one game from his Hot Dogs before the
regional tournament, in which they play
again. providing some little guy does not
interfere with the dopesters' plans.
With this in mind, Mr.. Bausman kept
Garrett and Locke, couple of balIplayers
who would be welcomed by any coach, on
the bench Friday night. And then his
own ball team crossed him up and beat
the Jeffs, 81 to 20! Was he disappointed?
And surprised?
Now MIR. Bausman has the hard job of
convincing his Hot Dogs that JEFF really
is tough.
Mr.. Pete jolly of Muncie is sitting on
top of the world. Internationally or not.
Mr.. Jolly's Bearcats took three big tumbleS
along in the middle. of the season. and
state CHAMPIONS out of the 1882 race.
And now the. w; G.'s who figured Mann
and were overrated. are beginning to won
der II the Bearcats aren't really under
rated.
On the other hands. you have caIIOuses.
finger nails and the Newcastle TrOians.
All the time the Trudgers are going along
like Frank Wykoff. the experts are won
dering lust when they are going to run
out of oil and burn out a couple of bear
ings.
But evidently the Rose City boys have
made some refuelings. They show no
signs of slowing down. In fact. they app
pear to have added few miles an hour
to their gait.
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Mr.. Orville Hooker. the Newcastle chief
tain. admitted recently that perhaps The
Green and White BOYS were stepping
bit too fast.
But what can a fellow do about it."
he asks. I'm not putting on the pres
sure. and / tell EN- not to take 1t too
seriously. but they want to win and
can't stop EN-
And that artistic lacing Which the Tho
msn-lesS Troians handed Richmond last
week convinces your correspondent that
Orville is right.
THAT Mr.. Johnny Wooden is
Il about the best basketball
player around these part just is
common, everyday knowledge. Any
bozo can tell you that. But now it
comes to light that the brilliant
Purdue lfoopster also is a Barry
Wood in the classroom.
Mr.. Wooden'S grades for the Sc
meSter just ended shows four HIS
and two AS. To the bourgeois. H
and A are just a couple of letters
in alphabet soup. But to us smart
fellows, it means that bouncing
Johnny has an average grade of
more than 95 per cent. BY way of
explanation. H - an honor grade.