The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-29

TN all the excitement of tonight's
Il games, Shortridge and Tech
hackers have overlooked Saturday
nights tussles, and they may con-
tain few surprises for the boys
and girls.
For instance, that Connersville
team which Mr.. Nose Pruitt is
bringing to Tech gym Saturday
night has been up and down like
an elevator all season. They're on
the way up again, and if they catch
Mr. Tim Campbells Techites all
pulled out after that Newcastle
thing tonight, they might ruin a
good weekend.
And Shortridge probably realizes
that the trip to Shelbyville will be
taking them into the den of one of
Indianas most ferocious quintets.
Tonight? Didn't 1 tell you I was
picking Tech and Cathedral?
Your correspondent has heard of many
strange happenings in basketball. But
when a referee loses his pants, it's more
than / can stand.
Mr.. Vauhn Russell, Terre Haute whis
tier, was the victim. and Skinny Adams
was a feliow-Ioser. 1t happened right here
in indianapolis, at the city series last
Saturday.
Vaughn was minus his best Sunday
trousers, an OvercOat and other trinkets'
and Adams was niCked for a pair of stop
watches and a fve-spOt.
As a result, Mr.. Vaughn was forced to
leave the Tech gym clad in the flannel
trousers which all the well-dressed ref
erees are wearing, dark blue coat and
derby hat! Yes. they missed the derby.
AT that, he is lucky. Gandhi doesn't
even own pair of pants
Up in the north, they're singing r the
fins. Mr. Frank Cash's siX-foot two-lnch
freshman center with the Washingtons
of East Chicago.
division Of the Northern Conference in
total points scored. He is the key man on
Washington's pivot plays ana mas peea
the ti5-off against Lamb. Delphi's six
foot seven-inch center, and scored nve
baskets and three free throws against
years to play. Small wonder Norman
Very is advising the duneland fans to
watch washington
Interesting, If true. 1 mean that Flora
Anderson charity game, scheduled for
Mr. Mr." Frank rank Barnes who piloted Central
Normal college through an indicated
sS%g9spc ,s last Indians sh0V 1sry BUSY t Ms
ning. They say Flora is "Sehring hot"
Walter Floyd, who pastimes 10 for the the
around oTeensburg way do a little talking.
Floyd's St. Paul boys held Clarksourg, a
umph. Good basketball teams are Floyd S
speciality. He coached at Cicero last year.
Chico YarDroSsh. tn. Frankfort foul
liner viii meet a fellow sufferer at Lo-
gansport tonight in Sports shorts The
installation of electric scoreboarGs at their
respective gyms. They should yell. During
this depression they're lucky in having
good basketball teams
: Dear Backboard-why can't people I'M
derstand facts? Every high school in the
didn't, and now they're all making eX-
cuses mighty poor ones, at that. wash
ington did come. close, but Will we nave 70
won because the tournament was played at
LOIS OF TECH.
Dear Vern-I think Southport has one
Of the best teams in the state. And what
do YOU think? When Southport won the
county tournament YOU had 1t down in
one corner of the paper and when Teen
comes along and wins the city tournament,
YOU have II in the headlines. I suppose
when we go to the state You won't even
mention It. DIAI1E LlAA1E-
o'connor, Marley and Ed o'Connor.
don't think there's better lineup in the
six or seven points tonight. And will Mike
O'connor make Seward look bad?
n
Martinsville. Ind.
Dear Backboard-An the time you are
talking about that great Mr.. Edwards OF
Tech Now It is quite true that lie Roy
is a good basketball player. but what did
he do when he wandered into the Artesian
campo He was sewed up so tight he did
NxaSFtiSsyii H and Tech don't meet again rain
If they did. 'Hot-Shot" Edwards would be
plenty FeS0S'eo, ION SAWYER
Dear Backboard-we don't think Tech
is so hotl They won the city tournament
but that's nothing 10 crow about. Cattle
dral wasn't in 1t. After We finish with
Shortridge and Washington. the east
siders will realize how lucky they are that
Cathedral wasn't scheduled
PATRICK GINSBURG tGinsy TO youl.
Dear Backboard-I still think Southpor;
and Decatur Central are going to cause
some trouble in the sectional And I'm
from -'deah ole Manual" And Manual is