The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-12-21
TECH will have some slight ad-


TECH will have some slight ad-
Il vantage in size If Johnny
Townsend is back in the game, and
Johrny's eye infection probably will
have healed by then. However, the
difference in height shouldn't be an
insUDerable obstacle TO a team with
the speed, drive. and scoring eye
that Shortridge displayed to Ole
Blackboard last Saturay evening.
Dramatics have kept Washington high
school cagers away from the practice
floor for two days, but Coach Jones
expected the court to be available today
so he could drill the Continentais fer their
encounter with Broad Ripple in the Short
ridge gym tomorrow night
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end. meeting Pittsboro In the south side
gym tomorrow evening. ana making
Short hop south saturday night 10 oppose
Southport on the Cardinals court SoULn-
port win entertain Ben Davis Friday night.
TINE last weekend Of the year
Il should throw some light light
or the cage supremacy Of the Calu-
met region. Eight teams in that
district are listed in the fourth an
nual Gary invitational tournament.
They are: Emerson, Froebel, Lew
Wallace and Horace Mann Of Gary;
Hammond. Hobart. Whiting and
Roosevelt Of East Chicago.
Hammond high school may have to sur
render three victories by which it holds
the lead in the western division of the
Northern Indiana High school Conference
because an ineligible was PLAYED in
them, IL was learned today He is Rus
sell Aageberg, a guard. Arthur /. Trester.
secretary Of the l. II. s. A. A. said he
had asked a full report the incident,
and admitted that he understood Aagebert
was ineligible. The victories were over
Valparaiso. Emerson and Horace Mann.
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A four-team tourney viii be held in
Frankfort. Delphi and Jefferson Of Lafa-
yette competing.
A MONG the more important tits
IA tomorrow night are: Logans-
port at Lafayette, Muncie at Hart
ford City. Frankfort at Kokomo,
Richmond at Rushville, Greencastle
at Newcastle, Bloomington at Mar
tinsville, Vincennes at Wiley CTerre
Haute), Tech at Columbus, and JEFF
ferSon at Cathedral
Muncie's single point victory over Coach
BurI Friddles Washington cagers, in
Washington Tuesday night. evened the
Hatchet -Bearcat series at four games each.
Muncie won 1G to Is.
A MOTHER undercover helper
IN has lined up with Blackboard,
and the observation post is almost
full. This time its a winsome wisp
of femininity who takes her basket
ball in big platefuls, and she's
promised to hand out some of the
richest dope available hereaboutS.
Blackboard named her-of course
Malta Hari.
1t seems AIata was at the Short
ridge Marion game, too. Here's the
report:
Hi Blackboard:
'If that shortridge team had been much
faster they'd have had to equip the boys
with air brakes to keep EN- out of the
crowd back of the baskets.
What was the idea of the Blue Devils
wearing red suits? 1t took me the whole
first half to find out which team was
which But when / did, laid away four
hairpins to bet that Bill Merrill gives
Johnny Townsend a swell time out at
Tech the thrtieth.
I've heard better organized cheering,
but never any louder than the boys and
girls put out Saturday night. say. by the
way, whose idea was it when that blonde
freshman screamed so much she finally
pitched over and parked her head in your
lap? Was that an act, You old cradle
snatcher-Or Just an accident?
"MATA HARI"
1T took one of Backboard's own
Il agents finally to kick through
with a good word for the Blue Dev-
lis. But Tech hackers are going
strong.
Dear Blackboard:
Enjoy your column very much. Wish
YOU the greatest success. When better
basketball teams are made, Tech will make
them. When the good old tournament time
comes. Tech Will show ShOrtridge a few
things about basketball.
There's another team I'd like to give
three cheers for. ard that's cambridge
(the POinters) They are a fighting smooth
bunch. I'd like to give my support and
help them CT TO victory. Don't overlook
these small tOwnS-they know their bas-
'''''' "NIARGIE OF CAMBRIDGE"
"P. s. Watch Tech win back that North
Central Conference lead"
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ZACH year some Of the small
Il towns in Indiana turn up with
top-notch clubs, and Blackboard al
ready had heard the rumor that
cambridge was threatening the vi
cinity west of indianapolis How
about some dope on that team Of
yours, Margie? There are few
other little schools that have some
larger neighborS worried-but more