The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-21

ketball Dick for his compliment to Ben
Davis. 1 think we have a nice chance in
the sectional tourney, and the points he
thinks are lacking will show improvement
there.
In Blackboard a short time ago 1 saw
Schaefer of Southport picked as an all
city forward. Ben Davis has floor
guard. Freije. who held Schaefer down to
one field goal in the first half before be-
ing substituted by Johnson in the county
tourney.
1 agree with Tech that they will have to
watch Ben Davis in the sectional and also
for Shortridge and Southport to look out
too. OF course, you know that all of the
players are juniors, and they may take the
big boys like a whirIwind.
ALUMNUS OF BEN DAVIS.
THIS Tech bunch is hard to out
l. score. On the hardwood-or
in the contrib column. They always
seem to have a few left, no mat
ter how furious the opposition be-
comes. And so, for todays selec-
ton from the Tech file:
Dear Backboard-I'm not yelling be-
cause we got beat by Newcastle because
all good teams have to take it on the
chin and like it, but 1 want to tell you
and a few other big shots what / think
of COnnersvilIe.
Connersville really has ball team. The
only thing that beat them was that Tech
had the advantage of height over them
and that did not worry them so much,
because Yeager, their center who looked
to be only a little over six feet was get
ting off his pins and Out-jumpng Johnny
and Hair before he had the bad luck to
go out personals.
Their forward combination of SIeet and
Carter is going pretty, but in my esti-
nation Sleet wasn't showing all he had
Tech wasn't playing the ball that they
could have because they were too slow.
substitution of Dobbs and possibly Fias
would have helped to have livened uu
1ech, and they would have knocked Con-
nersville and the spectators for loop.
BY this 1 mean that Tech would have
gone on faster and would have given Con-
nersville the same kind of game that Jeff
of Lafayette got.
While we are discussing DObbs let's
see what he really has That bow is about
the fastest man Tech has and if Campbell
uses good sense he will use this boy and
give him practical experience because he
will prove useful in the teams work next
year. He can really get around on his
pins.
Well. here's seeing you ingrates at the
sectional because Tech has to win the
sectional before they can think of going
to the state.
BoTTsEY OF TECH.
TINE Tech fans won't be so crazy
l. about this next one. Back
board admits there's some merit in
your argument, Reed, but also he's
rather inclined to spool the idea
that a home court is worth ten
points-unlesS it is a peculiar floor.
Moreover, shouldn't the rest of the
teams in this sectional know that
Tech floor pretty we'll by now?
Dear Sir-The time is drawing near
Coaches are busting out the corners of
their gray cells, players are training them
selves as they have never trained before.
balls are being polished with the good old
shoe polish. trainers are working overtime
rubbing the aches and pains down, every
one is preparing for the struggle which
takes place in Sixty-four sectionaIs. tn
some 1t will be the final battle, to others
1t will be another step toward the cher
ished visit to the great gaping rafters Of
the Butler fieldhouse. Some teams think the
sectional in their district is in the bag, but
the storm is never over until the sun
shines
In Indianapolis. most fans believe that
the teams to beat are Shortridge and Tech
but in my opinion think that we can
add the hat of Southport and Ben Davis
to the ring. Being a Shortridge grad, I
naturally think Shortridge will win. /
have done some private scouting of my
own of most of the strong teams in this
sectional and feel that should Shortridge
b. on they can easily take the sectional.
Birr can hold Townsend. if he plays like
he did against Cruise of RushviIle. With
Townsend bottled up Tech might as we'll
give up. Coins of Southport can be stopped.
Cathedral proved that there are no
individual players on the Ben Davis team.
but any team playing a good defense can
stop them for their plays are weak.
Why is it that Tech is even mentioned
as threat in this sectional? l tell you.
Tech and Newcastle probably know their
own floor better than any team in the
state knows its floor. When, year after
year. we play the sectional On the Tech