The Indianapolis times., 1933-12-20

"DISH it up. We need it."
~ who's the Smartest guy in
the world?" he pops.
Can the flattery and let's have
your hot FASH" Blackboard cracks
back.
I'm still asking you, who's the
smartest guy in the world?"
II should fill this column with rid
dles-not," says Blackboard. What's
the answer?"
THE mug who can let the other
fellow do the WORK while he gets
the credit"
That's a big help to basketball
column" Blackboard reminded the
operative.
Look, can you understand
f1gures?"
Not the paper kind very well, but
what've you got?"
Its like this" he explained. And
he's right. Tech, now tied for Sec
ond place in the North Central
Conference, by Saturday will hold
that second spot all alone, and that
without doing a thing but remain
ing in the Conference that long.
Logansport tops the league just now
with two games won. and none lost. for
1000 average jefferson. of Lafayette,
is tied with Tech with three won. one
lost and a score of $50.
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| ,;oI1f JeE MI ha
at Eafayette. Ifs tte.'' and if the Berries trim
Lafayette. the latter slips down, in the
loop with an average of 600 and II Jeft
tet, its average is boosted to 300, while
Logansport escapes with count of .665.
week. Frankfort at Kokomo, has no
bearing on the circuits leadership.
TECH has two tough games on
l. tap this week, but neither in
wolves a Conference foe. The Green
and White cagers play in Colum-
bus Friday night, and entertain
Rushville's strong five here Satur-
day night.
Shortridge, meanwhile, is idle un-
til the Tech game Dec 30, when
the city classic will be staged IN
Techs gym.
! Cathedral, the third big city team, has
a pair of tough battles the card this
week. Brazil will be a plenty hard nut
| to crack Thursday night and then Joe
Dienhart's boys meet Jeffersonville here
Friday night And wasn't it Senior X
who told us the other day that the Red
Devils were the peoples choice around
that section of the Ohio river? BY the
way, Senior X, when are you coming
through with more dope?
Gas City has twin forwards, the Camp
bell boys Against St. Mary's of Hunt
ington Saturday night, each OF them
turned in six f1elo goals
blackboard is anXiouSly await
ID ing Feb i. On that date An
derson's suspension from the IHSAA
is lifted, and right now it looks like
the Indians will make very merry in
some high school company when
| they get back in official circulation.
Just to keep in trim, last week they
hung up another victory over col
lege quintet, downing Taylor uni
verstiy's basketeerS, and last night
they trimmed the Franklin college
B" five.
Tech not only has a cage quintet that
seems to be taking rather good care of
itself, but the Cannonaders have enthusi-
astic support from their alumni. The
/ Tech people are far ahead of the rest of
the city in contribs to Blackboard. They
admit they're title seeking this winter.
Here are a pair.
Welcome backl I was just beginning
you fooled me. We'll, it's fun to be fooled
First of all i'd like to disagree with
you. Saturday you said that even II
port it is doubtful whether Tech would
game (old Man Depression has got me
of two of her lustiest .rooters at the
out-of-town games. Now if that boy next
door-but what's. the use?l-as I was say
ing before I rudely interrupted myself. I
didn't see the game. but I know my team.
Johnny is more than center who can
hit the loop several times in one. evening
need electricity wouldn't know Johnny
is TO Techs team. The other boys have
d
year. as YOU know. and they depend on
him to set the pace and TO keep up the
morale of the team. The outcome OF the
/ game rests almost entirely upon him. The
fellows know this, and without him they
have lost before they have begun. Not
that I think that he can be a whole team
| by himself but what the team Is without
him was proven last Friday.
Not only for this. but for his own
sake. I hope he will soon be all right
TAD. TECH ALUNINA."
. .
Dear Blackboard:
Seems like nv first letter was little
out of tune. but I'm still tipping you off
to Tech. NY pal. Bernie. said 1t
when he said ii wasn't a one-man team.
Only he forgot to mention Pagach, an
other spark plug. As for the Tech-Short-
ridge game. WELL I'm willing to bet
stein of beer Tech with any Short
ridge fan. BY the way. look up any of
Techs five scholastic record and see how
they rate. They are using headwork this
year, so look out.
! TECHS GREEK GOD"
TIOW about it, Greek God, Back
l. Il board wants to hold the