The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-11-29
Hinkle Filling
Buffers 1885
Football Card
Coach Sees Little Chance
For Booking New Teams
Despite Title.
RY DICK MILLER


head football coach az Butler uni
reryirv. is complaining. The sched-
ule-maklnE season for 1885 is here.
Butler. A. most persons familiar
with athletics know. has had more
-.an lts share ~ football grief.
Tre. The basketball and track
teams have done well in spite q the
act thar The north side institution
vas suspended from The North Gen.
trail Association for short time.
But i-e athletic situation was in the
d1.--lus and disinterest in sports
prevailed among students. towns
people and alumni
But 10 and behold. there came a
new dav Last summer Butler be-
gan a New Deal" Not "A new deal
Ike previous ones had been-that
~ attempting % crash big time
athletic circles. but ~ taking hold
of the situation as it existed ar But
le- and making the best n It.
NIr Hiukle. who had been AZ But
ier twelve wears. was accorded the
lob % football coach along with
his basketball. golf and director
duties. r. Walden fWailyl Mid
ellsworth. an alumnus and once
star Butler athlete. was retained as
p--f-f.ue assistant football coach
and q schedule as good as could be
arranged under such trying condi-
tons was made up.
Immediately things began 70 look
up And. as was 90 be expected. one
Of the first things the alumni and
others began 20 ask was, How
about n better football scheduled"
Warning Proves Correct
At a luncheon rendered the team
and coaches last September. Mr.
Hinkle said. We viii have a hard
time against the teams We have
scheduled When we show improve
ment there VIII be plenty Of time
90 improve the schedule"
Butler had a hard time dropping
Ball State m the opening game. but
finally won. l3-A The Bulldogs
stampeded Franklin. an old rival.
That vas an event
Central Normal was the only
easy opponent. however. as Charlie
Bush and The Indiana State crew
offered plenty Of trouble. Wabash
held The Bulldogs 10 a sCorelesS tie
and Washington handed the locals
a bclated trOuncing.
To took an Butler had to down
Manchester. 60 and Valparaiso.
1871 so Mr. Hiukle's advance warm
ing was not Just talk.
Today the alumni is clamOring
for tougher schedule for 1885 and
Mr. Hinkle finds himself faced with
a big problem IN attempting to ar
range next years card. He knows
just about how much money comes
IN 40 the gate at Butler games. even
though several of them are played
at night. when more can attend.
DiScl0SeS 1885 Foes
As a starter for next year. coach
Hinkle has about closed negOtia-
lions 70 open with the old rival.
Franklin. on the night Of Sept. 27.
az the bowl on Friday nights. Oct.
4 and II. he plans TO play Man
chester and Valparaiso IN that or
der or IN the reversed order.
Indiana State Teachers again Will
be the opponent for Butler next
oct. rs. during teachers COnven-
ton week here. on the following
weekend. oct. %. both Purdue and
Indiana are scheduled to be at
home on Saturday. so If Butler
PLAYED here II would have 10 be
Friday nlght. Oct 25. Butler off,
cialS believe they might be running
into too chilly weather by that
time. although this fall was ideal.
There IS a possibility that Butler
may so 10 ST. Xavier. Cincinnati,
on that date
Athletic relations between Butler
and Ball State always have been
friendly and Butler might be WILL
Iug 90 go up 10 Muncie As a home
coming attraction for the Cardinals,
II invited
Wabash viii be at the Butler
bowl ON Saturday. Nov. ,. and that
Is all that need De said about that
game Butter would like 70 play
Hanover on Nov. Q. The Bulldogs
would like IN the worst way for De
Pauw 20 accept their apologies for
what might have happened in the
past shake hands and make I'D on
B.aCSstoCS field Oct. IS. Nov. Q
The mere fact Butler Skidded
rr~nrr~r N . srara ea~0r,G,rt- -l.fn
this IAN IS nothing 10 war
rant scheduling games with North
western Illinois. Michigan State.
DuQucSne or others Of that calibre
Neither Go the tJuuOuts at Butler
give any great amount Of working
capital 70 book tOpnotch teams. SO
until they Go. Mr. Hinkle opines
he must continue doing the best he
can.