The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-12-18
Husky Normal
Cagers Upset
Central Club
Teachers Cop Fourth in
Row, Snap Local Streak
in Rough Fray.
BY TOM OCHuLTREE

Great CLOUDS OF gloom hung over
University Heights today.
The valiant Greyhounds of In
diana Central finally met their con-
querorS last night in the husky
basketballers of Central Normal.
The score was 3S to 90 in favor
of the Danville boys, and that
wasn't counting any of the missing
teeth and floor burns either.
Worst of all. the Greyhounds suf-
fered this defeat on their home
floor, and had to watch their
ancient rivals cut down the nets.
Although the Cardinals won eight
consecutive games and registered
triumphs over Butler and Ball State,
they didn't come close last night.
Central Normal, by this victory. kept
Its slate clean with four wins in as
many starts.
The future teachers evidently op-
Grated on the theory that they must
score early or else be massacred.
This neck or nothing premise was
justified as 1t turned out. since
the visitors grabbed an early lead
and stayed in front all the way.
Byers Leads OFF
The game was only 10 seconds old
when John Byers, Greyhound CEN
ter, looped in a basket. But Jingles
Englehart countered with the same
shot, and his teammate. Charles
Morris, added a field goal and a
free throw to give Danville a 5-to-2
lead.
Convinced now that this was no
Wllly-nilly game, the Greyhounds
stepped up the tempo, but missed
half a dozen shots by the width of
a gnat's whisker.
Finally Morris and Nelson Eaton
got tangled up, and Nelson went
llmplng off the floor His brother.
Ralph Eaton made free throw, but
Englehart sank a beautiful pivot
shot to make it 7 to 3, Danville.
The worried Cardinals called time
out and then started a rally. Time
after time they charged down the
floor like a bunch of nervous fire
men, but they couldn't score. This
can partly be explained by the fact
that they didn't follow in their long
shot attempts.
A Bouncing Good Time
The furry finally ended when
Clyde Quackenbush bumped Harlan
Wilson so hard he almost unhinped
his own ears. Both were ioIted nm
but kept right on going. Before
the game was over all the players
on both teams took about three
bounces off the floor, and every one
smacked into every one else.
Just before the half ended. John
Byers staged a one-man Indiana
central counter attack and dropne6
IN two field goals to close the gan
10 to Is in Danville's favor.
Ray Grove almost tied it up when
he Topped the ball through the
meshes from near the foul line. but
pounding Wilson dribbled the length
o. the floor and went under for a
score. This made the count 20 to
II, Danville, and the Greyhounds
couldn't catch up.
FURRY at the Finish
Wilson. and Englehart kept right
oil III llIs away until they gave the
visitors a 10-point lead, and then
the game seemed to turn into a
small riot.
Three times every one crowded
under the Indiana Central basket in
wild fight for the ball. The whole
thing reminded spectators of Hol-
lyWood mob scene, although there
wasn't much noise. The PLAYERS
were afraid to talk for fear they
would get more teeth knocked out.
Byers, with four baskets, led the
losers, while Wilson sank five field
goals and two free throws to gain
high scoring honors for the eve
ming.
While the Greyhounds used II
players in an effort to avoid defeat.
their ironmen opponents made only
one substitution.
The statistics:
Indiana Cent 100, co.. ~, -.