The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-06
Orr The
Blackboard
BY vERN BOXELL


Il kingl When Shortridge showed
Techs title hopes into the discard
last Saturday night, one of Indi-
ana'S best prep teams. rated of the
season records. tossed its abbrevi-
ated suits into the moth balls.
There are two schools of thought
today on Techs downfall One of
them holds that the north side Blue
Devils have been moderated all
season, the other that Tech was a
couple Of other guys during the
local sectional tournament.
Your correspondents opinion is
that the best team on the floor
picked up the marbles Saturday
night. After all, that's what
counts. When the prep parade
reaches The tournament stage. sea-
son records are Just like 1888 bank
accounts-you can't collect on EN-.
There are few. if any. teams which
could have stopped Shortridge last
Saturday night Kenny Peterman5
warriors We're out there to win
Everything they did was right They
scored when points we're needed.
They bottled up one Of the great
est offensive machines seen in In
diana high school circles in several
seasons.
indianapolis is proud Of its new
champion, a brave, battling and
brilliant machine if ever there was
one. indianapolis also is sorry that
such a great team as Tech should be
forced out so early. That goes for
Blackboard, too.
Two young men who we're more inter-
ested in the outcome of that game than
any of the nearly 6O00 others present also
were two of the calmest.
Tim Campbell didn't bat an eyeIash
as the machine he had carefully nodded
and pointed for a championship was torn
apart by the swift Shortridge thrusts Yet
there must have been a lump in Tins
throat. He's like that though. When
he wins, il was great ball game. When
he loses. it still was great ball game.
On the other side was Kenny Peterman.
Five boys he had worked with for three
months we're out there pummclling a team
that already had been handed the cham
pionshp shield by hundreds of fans and
experts Yet he didn't move. Surely he
must have been thrilled. Kenny is like
that, too.
Indiana high schools could use more
coaches like Kenny and Tim. No wonder
they get everything from bunch of BOYS.
Il II
The ch-for-Champions society did not
hold its regular meeting at the Leland
headquarters last Saturday >.
VAS YOU DERE, SHARLIE?
n
THERE may be another Cicero
l. in the field when the big
sixteen lines up at Butler field
house on March II for the final lap.
Still unbeaten since the start of
the campaign. Michigantown hopes
to come out on top Of the Lebanon
regional and enter the title carnival
without a loss.
The Gamblers, who made Chic
YarbrOugh of the Frankfort Times
champion gucsser by knocking off
FrankfOrt's Hot Dogs in the sec
tional, Is to 10, got a break in the
regional schedule draw. They
shouldn't have much trouble with
Earl Park, While Lebanon and jeff
Of Lafayette will have to travel at
top speed to determine the winner
in the other bracket.
Yarbrough has been ballyhooing ="
MichigantOWn all season. They are
big, fast and all veterans. Chic says,
and will cause trouble for any and
all foes.
Michigantown is the lone survivor of the
three indicated teams which started in
sectional play Joneboro. with twenty
three consecutive trumphs couldn't get
over the Marion hump. while Marshall,
with twenty-five wins in a row. did
humpty -dumpty to Belle Union, which in
turn was hoored bv GreencastIe. (Ah,
there's Backboard's champiOnD
Shelbyville. like Tech, was a victim OF
the You can't beat a good team three
times hand running" iinx. Columbus
cracked the Mackmen. 80 to 36. in one Of
the most thrilling games PLAYED during the
twOdav carnival The Bulldogs r0mped
out in front, % TO ., at half time. Shelby
came back with one of its typical last
quarter rallies but the timers gun stopped
'em short.
MarkevlIe disposed of Alexandria and
probably will he Shortridge's foe in the
finals of the local regional providing the
Blue Devils can dispose Of Jack Gully and
company of Greenfield. Put your pennies
Cor scrip on Shortridge.
Another dark horse which needs watch
ing is North Side of f. Wayne. And for
a long shot, watch Martinsville. Bloom
ington couldn't stop the Artesians, and II
they get through the regionaIs and into
the state, they may waltz right through
that lower bracket.
Are you going to Greencastle for
the sectional finals?" qucried the
boss Saturday.
No" roared your correspondent.
Were waiting for Greencastle to
visit us on March IT,"