The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-08
Off The
Blackboard
BY VERN BOXELL

Ava 1RES 1ER is one tough guy.
He can take 'em on the chin hard
and soft, and come up smiling.
Maybe he makes a mistake now and
then. Even ole Blackboard does.
But he shoulders a lot of blame
that doesn't belong to him-and he
listens to a lot Of Squawks from
high school principals and news
paper men that sound grade-school-
iSh, if you get what I mean.
First of all, let's take look at
Jeffersonville. The squawkers down
that way have been making more
noise during the last year or more
than all the ENJOYS of China and
Japan at a peace parley. And it
hasn't helped their case one bit.
For instance. when Jacksonville gets
bumped by New Albany in the sectional.
Jacksonville Immediately sets up a long
and loud howl. A front-page editorial is
wheeled into action. and the barrage di-
rected at Lii Arthur. New Albany aud
anybody else who happens to get in the
way.
THE best team didn't win the grippe
in for his baptism of fire. He gave the
sectional to New Albany. Of course. the
board of control awarded all the tourna-
ments, but Mr.. Trester's big, broad should
ers carry the blame.
And New Albany-welI, the fans down
there are terrible, the world is informed by
the front-page editorial. They made too
much noise. and the wrong kind at that.
and the effect the Jacksonville team
was that they folded up in Al fashion.
Now the Observation-Disclosures Ga two-bit
word selling for half price during the
business blight) are asking that Mr.. Tres
ter's office be made elective. How can
the people of Indiana elect an official of a
private Organization-One like the l. H. S.
A. A., for instance, which is an organiza-
ton of high school principals? Dssatis-
fed members should get out.
Washington also voiced its complaint
early The Hatchet officials didn't like
the naming of Irwin Springer of Evans
boys are going to play Vincennes, and
the ShoptoWn moguls filed protest with
Mr.. TreSter.
According to Washington, Mr. Springer
handled a Washington Vincennes game
| three years ago and the Washington Off
Gals did not approve of some Of his deci-
Sions
Mr., Trester Investigated. Mr.. Springer
has been highly recommended by some
southern schools. Washington is the only
school complaining against his officiating.
Some of the doWnState principals and
coaches even have urged his selection as
a state tourney referee. Mr.. Springer will
be footing his whistle at Sullivan next
| Saturday, Mr.. TreSter informed us today.
Mr.. E. B. BrouiIlette. the Washington
scribe. is turning the heat.
NlncenneS
EGB, not once but many, many times
-, Vlncennes has not won game from
have won seven in row. What other
Washington teams have done, the I93I-32
edition will do" pens EGB.
l might remind EGB that every dog has
his day, and in the next breath apologize
to Mr. John Adams his Alices and every
body in Vincenes for being forced to call
upon the canine to prove point
7 AM wondering what that little
L guy is thinking about now-the
one who bet ole Blackboard l to 25
that Alexandria would Win the state
way back in December, shifted his
allegiance to Anderson in February,
and paid off his bet without a yelp?
Maybe he'd like refund, but
think he might as we'll forget it,
since these Alexandria boys are 60
ing to play Tech next Saturday.
Stendal, one of the four teams in the
Sullivan regional, has turned in two great
seasons. even though there isn't gym in
the town. >. :. -. Muncie should take a good
look at that Spiceland- Newcastle box score
for the final game of the Newcastle Sec
tional. Spiceland failed to get field
goal in tunbling, So to 9, which indicates
tnat famed Trojan defense is clicking
again. Maybe it's because Dale
Dakins, the floor guard. is playing red-hot
that survived the Bloomington sectional
in which Martinsville also. played. has a
watching by regional rivals. d. His name
is Brown, and he scored eleven field goals
Tell City gets the high-scoring cake.
They scored ninety points in a single
encounter. They should have saved
some some OF the l1ed goals for later use, cause
two points. . Lydic never Stalls-that
gag vowed EN- year ago.
Some wise guy at ShelbyvilIe touched off
big frecracker with twO-minutes of play
left in that ShelbyvilIe- Columbus sectional
final game, and the players and fans
thought the game was over. 1t took sew
eral minutes to clear the floor and renew
action. Fortunately. Columbus was so
far in front that the incident had no bad
effects. .KOkomO fans are scanning their
rule books. The KokomO scribes reported
tourney officials would use the rules in
Spaldings guide, which recommends that
when two teams are deadIocked at the end
of two overtime periods. the first team
scoring two points wins the game. Ko-
komo lost to Russiaville in four overtime
periods, but they served the first field goal
in the third extra period and according
to Mr.. Spaldings guide. should have won
that's their story. Maybe they didn't
know that the board of control ordered
all tournament games to be played to
| decision.