The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-02-24
OFF THE Blackboard
BY VERN BOXELL

rs my face red?
Il Did Ole Blackboard surprise EN-?
More money changed hands on your
correspondents picking EN-" Thurs
day than the total war debts pay
ment of France to Uncle Samuel
this year.
A majority said it would be Lo-
gansport. Many said it would be
Tech. A few knew it would be
Greencastle-and they were the
winnahs!
Several of my Tech friends are
burned down and disguised. The
rascals think ole Blackboard is a
double-crosser. Several flaming
epistles were tossed on to your cor
respondents desk this morning.
Blackboard would like to publish
some, but, after all, this is a family
newspaper.
But here are a few remarks
by Johnny Smith" CD from Tech,
typical example:
Mr.: Boxell: thank, you, Johnny. I
have just finished reading your column
for the last time! Now, now, johnny
You convince me that you are much
6ga5er than than had given you credit for
free ticket to the state, but viii lose in the
final tourney to the first good team it
meets. Let's hope it's Tech. You crossed
record was made against second-raters. If
McAnally is better center than Edwards
then I'm a fighter. did you enter the
But to get back to Tech and Shortridge,
you have shown me that you choose to
Greencastle on the brain and because a
Shortridge sub got lucky, you think Short
ridge is, it. You're not so smart, Boxell.
# you WE'RE we're oad Be- e eb Somm
columnist; Thanks, I decline-did you
Go ahead, ride and fall with Greencastle
and Shortridge. Well triumph with Tim
and Tech. beautiful. Johnny. beautifully >"
Take that, you nasty old Back
board!
CONSIDERABLE Roadway to-
~ ward picking the 1888 hard
wood champion of Indiana will be
made today in Mr. Trester's Office.
Schedules for the March marathon
will be drawn-and if you don't
think the schedules aren't going to
do lot in determining Mr.. Ihsaa's
new ruler, you should rush to the
nearest physician.
And then there's that little mat
ter of Anderson-will they promise
to be nice boys if Mr.. Ihsaa lets
them play with the rest of the
schools, or will Mr.. Ihsaa show An
derson out the back door? That.
too, is a very important question
It's rumored Anderson will be on
the outside, looking in.
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Marion established a new record in the
game with Hartford City last tuesday
night. The Giants doomed away at the
basket forty times and connected once.
late in the second quarter.
CrawfordsviIle hasn't been seen in a
state tournament since 1923. 1t would be
Just like the Athenians to decide to turn
over a new leaf this year, since they play
in the same regional with GreencastIe and
Greencastle is being picked BY you know
who to win the state title. Tse. Tsc.
Piggy Lambert had four guards in the
Purdue lineup that bumped Northwestern
! last mOnday-COttom, shaver, Moore and
Parmenter. The fifth man was a center.
Dutch Fehring. who was playing forward
Piggy also got into a game over at Column
bus last week.
Sleet. dusky COnnersville forward who is
one of the states leading scorers, calls
himself nasty names when he misses a
shot they say. sleet. your correspondent
wishes to inform YOU. is a man of few
words.
MIR. TIM CAMPBELL'S Techs
WI are in for a very busy eve
ming Saturday. Kokomo's Wild
cats, who thrive on upsets, are
coming over to visit the Campbells.
Kokomo's travelling center, who an
swers to Ellers, rs expected to give
our Edwards quite run for his
money.
Tech wants that North Central
Conference title. The only way
they can get it is to bump Kokomo,