The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-05
OFF The Blackboard
BY YERN BOxELL

T AM sitting here looking over the
4 schedule book which Mr.. Dale
Miller has given me. It is very
good book, containing all the info
about most of Mr.. Ihsaa's children,
and I am glad Mr. Miller was kind
enough to give it to me, since l was
big enough to ask him for it instead
of stealing it.
All Of sudden. find right down here
in black and white. that within the next
three weeks we will have with us the city
tournament. Now l am greatly surprised
to find how fast time flies. It has been
so quiet on the indianapolis front. that
one hardly is aware they play basketball
here.
in the paper about the home talent vim
ming and losing games. In fact. it seems
like Tech popped over a certain Anderson.
bali CLUB SH these days O" And it seems "t this
same Tech outfit Topped to LoganSpoTt.
which is being done only in rare cases.
y Il
The point Of it is. the boys and girls
who pIunk their lunch money in the ticket
windows do not appear to be as excited
about the whole thing as they were at
this time last year. Just whv. ole Back
board is unable to say. As matter of
fact. they should be uD their chairs
shouting louder than ever.
n
d EGARDLESS of what you read
IN in the weekend score column,
Indianapolis has some good teams
on the hardwood this year. Don't
be surprised if you find Tech up
around the topnotchers before the
shouting is all over. And Shortridge
needs bolstering in only a couple of
spots to become a consistent winner
in the big time. Cathedral is no.
body's shove around and Washing
ton is coming up.
But the hackers Of these auintets have
failed TO come forward. Contributions to
Blackboard have been conspicuous by their
absence. Thev could have been counted
on the pitching paw of Three-Finzered
Brown. who was great hurIer for the
Chicago Cubs way back when and had
nothing to do with basketball. Maybe
shouldn't have mentioned him. but / re-
ceived three contributions and he lad
three fingers. so we have something in
common.
In nutshell. Blackboard is inviting ,ou
to Join the party. All it REQUIRES is paper.
envelope and a two-cent stamp. Sign your
name. and If you'd rather not break into
the public prints. sign your pen name and
reveal N0p7'g
maybe you'd ike to put p 3 boost foT
banto-eyed son will grab 'em of the back
board.
Blackboard. for one. would like to see
Cathedral in that city tournament. The
Indiana Catholic High School Athletic
Association has shown its desire 10 CO.
operate with the 1. H. S. A. A. BY barring
its members from national tournament
play. There should be a great natural
rivalry between Cathedral and the other
local prep auintets. And II would add
lot of thrills and decisiveness to the city
title play-to say nothing of gate receipts
But Who cares about gate receipts?
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TN looking over Fridays program,
4 two tits have grabbed the spot
light. Mr.. Tim Campbell's Tech
team is going up to Muncie TO bat
tie the well-known Bearcats. Just
offhand, it looks like Mr.. Pete Jolly's
Muncie boys might add another VIC
tim, but these Campbellmen have
the very disturbing habit of pro-
viding unusual surprises. They win
when they shouldn't, and lose when
they shouldn't. They shouldn't win
Friday, and I hope I'm wrong.
A few nights back. vour correspondent
watched Mr.. Everett Cases homecoming
party spoiled by Mr. slim Beusman's
Frankfort Hot Dogs. Mr.. Case has Drom-