The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-01-20

There has been much comment here,
there and elsewhere this season about
the goings-On at Richmond. Last Satur-
day, a Richmond fan tossed four over
ripe eggs at a couple of referees. The
first three were chalked up wild
pitches. But the fourth one hit George
lap. At that, an egg in the back is better
than two IN the mush.
ID ESERVE stall No. l in the dark
IN horse section for Peru. There S
a bunch of big and fast veterans
who may surprise some of the Hoo
sier filberts when title time rolls
around. The Circus City FASTENERS
Tuesday dropped a 23-to-21 verdict
to Logansport on the Berries home
court. It's no disgrace to lose to
Cliff Wells boys at any time. And
especially when you outscore EN-
from the field, eight goals to SIX.
Peru missed seven out of ten
charity losses, making only one out
of six in the first half, while the
Berries cashed in on five straight in
the first half and a grand total OF
nine out of sixteen.
Peru's greatest weakness all season, in
which they have won twelve out of four
teen games, has been at the charity stripe
where the percentage is about 800.
They turned hundreds away for Tues
days game. Where are they going to put
the fans who'll want to see that Logan
sport regional which, if everything goes
la HOyle, will see the Berries. Peru and
Delphi in there fighting for little berth?
TNDIANA'S best scholastic bas-
Il ketball player pastimes at for
word for local team Z. which, in
cidentally, is the best quintet your
wandering correspondent has seen
this year. Greenfield's Jack
Gully is playing a lot of high class
basketball. . One of ole Backbord's
favOrite players is Pat Malaska, that
little Charlottesville warrior.
He's a real spark plug, and has
scored 40 field goals and As free
throws, total of 131 points, in ten
games this season. For mem
bers of the What Sill Name Club
Peru's coach is LoveIess. You
and you who think Bedford is slip
ping, have two more guesses COM
ing. Sure, Central of Evans
vile dulled the Stonecutters, but
Mark Wakef1eld's Golden Bears are
going to claw up a lot of teams be-
fore they deflate the basketballs If
the Pocket City. +. And the Bed
fordS also last to Anderson. /. You1
correspondent sidelined that tussle
and left with the impression thai
whenever Everett Case cared tx
turn on the steam, there we're very
few teams who could stop his In.
dians. Bedford is far from
washed up. Charley Ivey's boy'
still are plenty tough.
Marion's Giants. twice wrecked b.
ineligibily which deprived them of twt
forwards and a six foot. five inch center
won't give up. They crooked Hunt
ingtOn the other night in an overtime.
Bill Anderson made nineteen of Marion
twenty-six points. Buffers Bulldog
are nearly 100 per cent stronger than the,
were back in December. and the reason
is Mrs. Baird's boy Frank. Sail!
Suddith is reported ready to return t.
Indiana U. next semester. He'll have
hard time getting that floor guard jol
away from Red Heavenridge. Mayb
Everett Dean will use of them a
forward. There are more high clas
teams. collegiate and scholastic, 'ir
Hoosierland this wear than for a Ions
stretch of basketball seasons.
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Some schools, after playing tt
cheering throngs of vacant seats
have decided to make red their Off
cial color this year.