The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-14
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: BY vERN BOXELL

IN That semi inal game, tllJ WHlCI
should materialize # everything goes
a Ia Mons. Hoyle. then your CORE
spondent viii lose little sleep
To tumble 10 Wakarusa (remem
Der Cicero. or to anybody else, in
fact. would get in your correspon-
dents hair
Shortridge is tough There's nc
denying that. Blackboard opines
right here and now that the Blue
Devils haven't hit their peak yet
They worked better in the regional
than they did in the sectional
But Greencastle is tougher. The
Tiger Cubs also are riding the crest
So when and if Shortridge and
Greencastle tangle in that semi
final battle Backboards scrip goes
riding with the Edmonson pas
timers
If that be treason, make mine sar-
saparilla. Joe-on toast-in a row.
boat.
Before the local northsidcrs can star
worrying about Greenoastle. however, they
must dispose Of among others. the Kokomo
Wildcats in a first round game.
Dcke Noble, who steams up the Kokomo
pop Valve" informs Blackboard the Wild
cats pastimed like champions in the
regional in which they smothered Upton
team that tripped up shortridge early
in the campaign.
shortridge should forget the drubbinl
handed Kokomo by Tech. The stakes will
be higher in that morning game mex
FRIDAY and the Wildcats will be anything
but easy to handle.
Kokomo dunked 1915 per cent of It's
efforts against Upton last Saturday night
which is something to write to your Aunt
Agatha about. In their afternoon game
against Wabash, the regulars pumped
through 1872 per cent of their shots, which
calls for another epsue TO Aunty.
Hope springs eternal, and Kokomo has
the championship fever. Shortridge should
put an end TO it early. Shortridge will
If the Blue Devils perform as they can.
II
A RE you really serious in pick
1 n ing Greencastle?" was the
telephone query received by this
typewriter puncher Monday.
Is the world round-WaSn't the
depression terrible-are you glad the
banks are openings Blackboard Sc
rious? The answer, pal, is yes, ia
Wohl oui-oui and 81!
Latest to Join Blackboard, the charter
member. in the Greencastle- for Champion
movement is Ken Rush. who punches 'em
Through the Magic Net" at Crawfords.
VILE
Kenny took two looks at the Tiger Cubs
in the regional games and rushed right
back to his typewriter to paste his cham
pionship hopes on Greencastle.
They looked as good as any high school
team possibly could look" scrubbed Mrs
Rush's SON
The Charlottesville conductor was i'm
pressed with GreencastIe's defense, which
held Keunys hometown Athenians with
out single field goal in the first half OF
that 80 to Is game. And just to show how
II should be done the Tiger Cubs divided
their scoring as follows-Campbell, eleven
points, Hurst nine. Hammond six Nc
Annually four. Godfrey two and Cox one.
Two of Backboards fayorltes have ended
their high school cage careers one of
them is Billy Thoman. NeWcastles fire.
chief They don't turn out many better
Charlottesville. not as well known as Tro-
gan Ihoman, but red-hot ball player
Thoman's final year in which he was
The only survivor OF great championship
quintet was one Of ups and downs His
downs were especially noticeable against
Muncie In three games against the Bear
cats This year he scored only two field
goals, Malaska was held to a single
marker in his final game against Green
castle, by Marion Hurst, stellar guard.
SEVERN hotel notice-Room 1911 will be
open this weekend. Edward g. Brouillette
of the Washington Democrat isn't coming
TO Indianapolis. Neither are the Wash
ington HatchetS,
UPSTATE scribes are shouting
~ Valparaiso from the rooftops
Spectator John Whitaker of the
Lake County Times opines the "Vik-
ings have the size, speed, class, re-
serve power and fight to go places
against any kind of opposition.
Counting the regional triumphs,
Valparaiso now boasts twenty-five
triumphs in tWenty-Seven starts.
Only a few of these victories we're
scored against second flight organi-
cations"
Cliff Wells Logansports have
caused more Disbursements in the
ranks of basketball kibitzers than
any other club. They're ranked
everywhere from sure champions to
No. 81 for Michigantown. Quite a
few Of the boys have their shekels
planted on the Berries. Spud Camp
bell, Tins brother, who refereed
the Logan sectional said the Ber-
ries were title bound-the most
powerful prep outfit of the year.
Two other officials who worker re-
gional and sectional games for Lo-
gansport, didn't believe the Berries
were going far
Muncie and Martinsville, neither
mentioned much in championship
speculation until after the draw
ings, are now being picked by
many They're in that so-called
easier" bottom bracket. Pete Jol-
ly'S Bearcats dilly-dallisd through
the season with a rousing lack of
consistency. but came to life near
the finish, with Schuch and Klein
fielder, two lanky leather tosSers
setting the pace Martinsville played
elevator all year between the base
ment at the penthouse, but steadied
when the tournament stage was
reached and performed in cham
pionship style in the regional
They'll both reserve watching-but
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