The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-25
Off The
Blackboard
BY DICK MILLER
Pinch Hitting for Vern ROxeIl

XXTELL, well, well. The Short
w ridge Lii is back. Frank. no
Lii, asked us to pardon the pink
stationery with gold trimmings, be-
cause it was all the girl next door
had to loan him. But it carried the
message just the same. Here it's:
Dear Backboard-Just a few weeks ago I
mentlonea that. when .Shortridge got out
OF its slump it would come laundering
down the home stretch.
tWo point decisions to Cathedral. Shelby
right. back with some of the same medicine
ana hanged Greencastle and Garfield one
Our. game with Washington this week
VIII show you that the city tournament
was lust q big mistake.
about a t'0 me not Ct w2ItinT Te1 f69 the sra fast tc OF
wins fve out OF its last six gamessS Thev
Ahotner thing Let it be known that
TTscheoran Wouiont nave a chance against
o. K. field house DI here > we tfu Come. Yours
THE SHORTRIDGE LII.
Just to save the KathedraI Kid a two
cent stamp, we recall that Cathedral did
beat Southport and Washington and Con-
nersville. So the argument still wakes
If one really cares.
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IF you happen not to recall. we
L mention that Boxell, for whom
we are pinch-hitting, even if we do
fan out, picked himself an all-state
team last Monday just before the
flu put him on the bench. 1t was
Vern's choice of the boys he had
been looking at all season long.
Vern had Huffman, the big
guard of Newcastle, at back guard
position. That selection, V e
though it probably meets approval
OF the "big shot" coaches, officials
and observers of the state, drew
the wrath of Ripley II of South
port. He writes:
Dear Vern:
Our Southport. Cardinals added another
Grove If there ever was a fine back guard
it is Lamb of the Cardinals. Southport
isn't nartr IN MI, the class Of Newcastle, probably
never Will be. but Lamp of Southport is
IuSt as good a back guard as Huffman.
re could take care, of Edwards of Tech
ocnaener is going at a terrific clip for a
give my regards to cathedral Kid. He
can surely pick his winners.
Au revo1r. but not goodbye.
RIPLEY II.
Well. maybe the sectional will give
Lamb a trial against Edwards, but we
doubt if they get together that he can
hold Edwards.
Me thinks Vern was right in picking
Huffman. For further Information we
refer him to the dozen or so who have
found Mr.. Ripley wrong. or at least thew
charge he is, about tina fraction and
decimal problem recently. Wonder if
Ripley II could be wrong about some of
his basketball Judgment?
VXTE notice that Napanee won
w the eastern division crown of
the northern Indiana high school
conference with six games won and
n lost. La Porte and Goshen are
tied for second place, one full game
behind.
Washington at East Chicago led the west
ern division half of a game, nosing out
FroebeI and Valparaiso, who tied for Sec
ond half a game in the rear.
NaDanee and Washington clash at East
Chicago Friday night for the title of the
entire loop. Napanee eased into the title
position because Michigan City. after de-
feating them. had to forfeit the victory be-
cause of an ineligibility.
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A TTENTION is called to the fact
"A that if Tech defeats Kokomo
Friday night and wins the North
Central conference title, nosing out
Newcastle by a scant margin, that
Newcastle defeated the Arsenalites
by the terrific score of 1913 recently.
And it was Muncie who cracked the
Hookermen last Friday night by a top
heavy score. 1t sent them from the lead
Newcastle'S title hopes a bit, too, The
reason is hat Newcastle plays in the Mum
Gle regional and the winner. only one,
comes to the Butler f1eldhouse. Muncie
seems to have the hoodoo on the Troians
at Bearcat own in tournament play.
In the Southeastern conference western
division, ScOttsburg with nine wins and
no losses leads the loop while in the west
ern division BatesvilIe leads by a half
game over L~awrenceburg.
Vincennes has a half-game mar
gin lead in the southern Indiana
conference with ten games won and
three lost. Columbus is second with
three games lost, but has won only
nine.