The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-19
OFF THE Blackboard
by vERN BOxELL,

yern, get me date with Eleanor of
Mitchell. Ind.
classy little bali club? If so. come Town
to. Mitchell Friday night and get an eve
inll OF the team that is going to bump
haven't had much recognition this wear.
and really, haven't deserved much-until
lust recently.
We have a. five-game winning streak to
Bloomington Salem. Oolitic and New Al
time we played Bedford. thew beat "g Us SIX SIX
points. put we played without the services
OF our regular center. who. like some orllfr
Shirley. could not get along without Inn.
But al !, that at is all fxed up now and he is
ford some trouble on the tip-off. There is
guthrie a3Eis who who win bear guarding. The team
Congrats upon your choice of Vim
cennes. I couldn't have done better myself
Aiices beat us only two Joints. How5at?
See you at the fieldhouse. TOBY.
Dear Backboard-Martin etill is in
existence and looking forward to the
state tourney: Our big five; NeScastle,
Greencastle. MIKE AND IKE.
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Indianapolis, Ind.
Dear Vern-Sock me pink knock me
cuckoo, did you ever see such an upset
as the Cathedral bunch sprang on those
mighty Southport Cardinals. Something
intend to start giving excuses like the
Tech and Shortridge rooters do.
Edwards may be big scorer in the
North Central Conference, but Bob An
derson of the Cardinals is the highest
scorer among the county teams. I notice
you don's say much an. more about that
gamma that Soad BEL c De yernett cond
give Proffitt a healthy ride at the pivot
and Judd and Emig would have the Butler
boys hurrying. all over the field house.
Say, Vern. have YOU heard any of this
gossip of Walter Floyd becoming basket
ball coach at Manual?
RIPLEY IL
Bloomington. Ind
Dear Backboard--For three years. Wash
ington of East Chicago has been a Ter
ror to the teams in the northern part of
the state and thev don't get much as a
They have one of the best coaches in
the state. Frank Cash. and have won the
Northern Indiana Western Conference three
sons. Washington has gone to the. state
tourney once and won their sectional three
times. This is an excellent recording. coz
sidering they have Horace Mann Emer-
son, Froebel Roosevelt of East Chicago and
other strong teams to battle.
send two teams to the state instead Of
one. there would be different results at
Horoes Man
and regional.
General Rollins. who learned his basket
ball playing independent ball with Katner-
inc House at East CHICAGO. since he was
his smoke. FRANK BEDNAR.
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Danvine. Ind
Dear Backboard-we're for Danville and
would be pleased to read less. about Tech
and more about some good teams. And
we'd like to hear something about Plain
neld-and prefer that It be something ike
bricks county sectional"
Danville has won twenty and lost three
games. While they have not p PLAYED many th1g
against the big timers. Danville has Jared
as well as against the weaker ones. Mar
tinsville. Washington Of indianapolis. Ca
among the victims. Danville lost to Jer-
fersonville at Jeffersonviile, TO Greencas-
tie at Greencastle. and then permitted
Plainfield to beat 'em BY one point in an
overtime game at PIainheld
Plainneld has a nice bunch Of BOYS and
oHd Sc able p to tsfe good care Of them
IN the sectional Then we will do our best
to show Tech lor some other Indianapolis
team how to play this game. And We
think Tech is lucky Cathedral Is not in
the sectional.
PoPEYE AND HAM GRAVY.
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We have two popular ballads. "A Kick
in the Dark" and "Oh. How ! Miss En-
Tonight the latter dedicated to the
whistle-tooters in the CathedraI-SouthpOrt
fray and the former to Ole Blackboard.
which we are Withholding until Mr.. Quill
and Mr.. Shorty OF Southport sent In their
names. BE brave. gentlemen. be brave,
and sign 'em.
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athens (Tex.) high school basketball
team quits when coach refuses to buy tea
after game."-Headiine.
They shouldn't have lost that game.
anyhow. And besides. stEphg drinks are
unhsalihy for the athletes.