The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-29
Off The
Blackboard
BY YERN BoXELL

8NAA .
a During the last few days, my
left ear has been having a big gath
ering. and It was a roaring, bowling
success. But I repeat, I am through
with gatherings.
This left-side hearing apparatus
Of mine felt like one of the wild
right-hand punches Mr.. Tracy Cox
has been tossing around here for
the last few weeks had bumped into
IT. And even though 1 have disposed
OF the little mattering of gathering,
a roaring remains which resembles
Katie Smith singing when the
moon comes ove the copyright
owner, by special permission Of the
mountain"
While your correspondent has been un-
d~ergoing repairs. very much has trans
pired in the basketball world.
In the first place. Ole Blackboard ohug-
ehugged up to Lafayette several days ago,
intent upon seeing Purdue crowned cham
nions Of the Big Ten, which has been
marked down TO big "-Purd and
Northwestern-due to the depression In
The eight other basketball camps.
With this accomplished, your CORE
spondent putt-putted back to indianapolis
and dashed off a fitting soIiIOquy, in
which he praised his own stamina-hold-
ing IN under the terrific strain of seeing
the Observation-Disclosures Butler-Notre
Dame and Purdue-Northwestern games in
Two days. and Denned the postscript that
on Monday night he would be heading
Northumberland to see (of all things
Indiana try to knock off Purdue.
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BY q queer stroke Of fate and a tight
page, ole Backboard's opinion Of Purdue
and the announcement that he was going
% attend the I. U.-Boilermaker and New
castle-Anderson games we're left out. 1t
was Just as well, for your correspondents
opinion of the hardwood machine turned
out by Mr.. Lambert the Piggy is the very
common one-that IL will take more than
any Of their rivals have to keep them
away from that Big Ten title and that
4no Parmenter are too tough. And ole
blackboard never did make the Blooming
ton and Anderson tripsl
SO while your humble servant dozed
IN the well-known hay and dreamed of a
4fnd where there is no basketball to worry
ABOUT Mr.. DICK Miller hammered out the
nally chatter in a very satisfactory man
nef IL was easy for, him; He's been
writing about basketball and football for
many seaSon-way back when Blackboard
was a sensational sophomore substitute on
the Marion second team.
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So when the flu few, back came Back
board only to find that Mr.. Eddie Ash,
who IS the Head Man in this department,
had chased down to Florida with the base
%35 sagl tSe wsiy1FSSow his assistant hold.
gets sun-burned!
CINCE Cathedral was not sched-
~ uled for action in the state
Catholic turnament until Saturday,
and since Mr.. Trian Stopusifucan,
the Shortridge scribbler, was gentle
man enough to send me a free
ticket, I dropped in on that Wash
Notwithstanding thing Friday
night. For the benefit of Mr.. Tri-
anetc, Blackboard was the little guy
behind the big fat lady in Row l.,
seat 85, balcony. One row more and
I would have been standing in the
Shortridge back yard.
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But 10 was worth IL, and I saw a very
good basketball game. was surprised
10 see Mr.. Kenny Petermsn's Blue Devils
carry on in such a mysterious fashion
and knock off these Washington CONT
n~entals. ] am surprised that was not
swsmped with 81 told you SOS" from out
on the north side.
Anyhow, the hlberts who stop their
boarding and lay the iron men on the
line out at Tech next Friday morning arc
going to be surprised when they see these
Blue Devils get in there against Mr.. Tim
CampbelI's Tech boys in that first round
sectional game.
There is going to be lots of fun. and if
AR. CampbelPs boys are really serious
rest Of the teams in this regional, they
are going to have to step some in that
hrst sectional game, to say nothing of the
rest Of this sectional program next Friday
and Saturday. Mr.. Ihsaa certainly lined
mp a crowd getter when he pulled the local
there is going to be gobs Of that kind Of
heated" Mr.. Roland Jones Washington
boys are having a late slump, but it's a
good bet they'll be back among EN- when
the tourney gets under way.
MIR. JOE D1ENHARTs cathe-
1V1 dral boys stepped out and won
themselves a state championship,
and I am not even surprised. If
the local Irish boys had pulled the
accordion act and folded up before
grabbing that crown, the shock
would have been terrific for your
correspondent. Now they are talking
about sending the Dienhart boys up
to Chicago to play for the national
crown, and if they decide to make
the trip, there's more than a little
chance that the O'Connor. Ford,
Sweeney. Clemmons and Marley
boys will come back with a u. S.
crown on their husky brows.
am surprised that the state Catholic
association decided 10 let the boys enter
this LoyOla event, because there appeared
tn he a very good chance that when the
!. II. S. A. A.. and the !. C. H. S. A. A. got
everything Strengthened out, the Catholic
teams would he allowed 10 compete in
mid-season tournaments. Which would
have meant that Cathedral would have
been in there playing for that Indianapolis
championship, making the cheese more
binding, as IL were. But II the 1. c. II.
S. A. A. allows the boys TO go up 10 Chi
cago. this may he delayed for a couple of
seasons. and the arguments will 20 on
and on.
It also is brought to my attention that
this Vincennes team which am riding
with in this state championship derby
took a nose dive at Martinsville the
leading II to 4 at the half. why? Don't
ask me riddles. All 1 know is that Mr..
me many moons ago that he had tricks
which would make the Alices look like
Mr.. Humpty-Dumpty when Vincennes and
Martinsville got together. any time, any
place. And I am beginning to believe the
guy. But I know some more answers to
that question, and I am still telling you
that when it's all over, Mr.. John Adams,
the AliceS, and ole Blackboard will be
ready to accept congratulations.