The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-01-05

With five veterans, who finished
strong last year, Mr.. Dean believes
the Hawkeyes are bound for the
top. He rates Indiana. Purdue and
Wisconsin as the leading challeng-
ers.
DY way Of stirring up little ar
ID gument, I wonder what Mr..
Dean intends to do with Purdue.
Piggy Lambert apparently is hav-
ing the same trouble with his bas-
ketball squad that the late Knute
Rockne had with his football teams
at Notre Dame. He can't stop the
scoring. In the last two games, Mr.
Lambert has used sixteen players in
each tussle, but to no avail Com
binations Of all sizes and descrip-
tons have run up scores that re-
semble the national treasury deficit.
If the Boilermakers continue this
against Big Ten competition, the
rest Of the boys will be forced to
borrow Commander Settles strato-
sphere balloon to reach them.
or course, if Mr. Dean we're SO
~ inclined, he might do a little
tragging himself. AS mentioned
before, his Hoosiers have Jared in
dandy fashion, except for a tumble
at Wabash. For the first time in
a few seasons he has some re-
serve strength.
In Vernon Huffman and Bob Por-
ter he has two Of the best guards
turned out by state high schools in
recent years. To take advantage
Of the height and all-round abil-
lty Of these two performers, Huff
man was shifted to center. The
Newcastle flash may not be a WOW
On scoring, but you can depend on
this-in Huffman, Mr.. Dean has one
Of the most consistent, dependable
and hardest working boys in the Big
Ten.
a ND speaking of the HOosier COL
n legians, who is going to stop
Notre Dame? For the third time in
FIVE years, an Irish team coached by
George Keogan has won nineteen
straight games. That's been the
stopping point on the two previous
trips. In 10000, the Irish won
twenty-five straight games, their
best effort.
Saturday night, Mr.. Keogan takes
his boys to East Lansing, Mich, to
battle Michigan State, and they
should make it twenty.
And remember, the Irish have won
nine games this year without the
services Of one husky lad who should
add a lot Of punch. He's Don Elser,
sophomore backfield flash who was
injured during the gridiron cam
paign this fall.
In case your memory is as short
as your pinch-hitters' purse, big
Don was just about the best high
school player turned out in the
northern section in several cam
paigns. He played center at Horace
Mann, Gary, and, brother, he
played It.
He hasn't much chance of ousting
Moose Krause, an all-America star,
from the pivot berth, but the Irish
are short on big guards. and cur in
formant says brother Elser will be
performing at backyard when. and
if, that trick knee stops acting up.
THAT Butler-Indian State party
4 at the fieldhouse tomorrow
night promises to dish up some
thrills. The Sycamores found their
stride last night and bounced the
gentlemen from Centenary all over
the hardwood Butler has not been
Its world-beater self to date. but
Tony Hinkle may have knocked the
rough edges off by now.
They say the third time is the
charm-State has beaten the Bull
dogs in the last two get-togethers.
But somebody also wrote once, 1T
amt gonna rain no more"
THE perfect basketball player has
Il been found. Orchids for Smith.
a substitute guard for Hobart high
school. In a recent tournament he
played perfect basketball one
shot for one field goal and converted
on his only free chance. That, in
anybody,s mathematics book is 1000.
THAT ANDERSON team. which
Il not a few will tell you is the
team to beat for Mr.. Trester's
wreath of glory, gets back into the