The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-12-24
Dear Nick
Here Are Some Remind
erS, in Case You Are
Stumped.
BY PAUL BOXELL

n ~ MN Il Gill 4AOL
- sending out Christmas gifts this
season because I lost my mailing
list of friends who unloaded their
misfits on me last year. So I want
you to take care of a few little mat
tiers for me.
Now, I know it's an annual gag
for newspaper writer's to call on you
for special gifts; you get disguised
reading EN- when they're all alike
don't we all? But I have a few
xtra-special requests which have
been boiling up within me for a
long time, and 1 simply must get
them to your attention.
So, if you'll just read down
through my list and see what you
can do about it, I'll be much
obliged.
TONY HINKLE Il know Coach
IL Tony wants another forward on
his Butler basketball team who can
score like Roscoe Bats, and play de-
Tense like nobody's business. He
would like some more victories,
also, like that one over Purdue, but
don't make them so close because
Tony is much too young to start
sprouting gray hair
WILLARD BROWN = Suppose I
should ask a welterweight title fight
with Barney Ross for Willard, Old
Nick, but I am a little wary.
Brownie is nice looking boy, and
they say Barney's fists cut like
bread knives. Guess Willard better
be content with return trip to
Australia, where prize fighters are
kings.
TRACY COX-A return bout with
Willie Brown is enough said for
Tracy, old fellow.
CHUCK KLEIN-If you can't
~ scrape up fancy duck hunting
outfit for Chuck, Nick, I'd suggest
you bring him a compass that shows
the shortest distance to the right
field fence in Wrigley Field. To be
safe, you might toss in a bat that
can find that fence and is on speak
ing terms with Dizzy Deans smoke
ball. But if you forget, I won't
mind, because 1 have a feeling
Chuck is going to be SO tough next
season he can rap EN- out with a
toothpick.
KENNETH PETERMAN - A
magic serum that knocks flu out of
kid the minute he gets it, would
be most appreciated by Kenny, who
coaches the Shortridge basketball
team. Three of his boys were hit by
flu last week and they're still
wobbly. Also, he'd like victory
over Tech.
BAYNE FREEMAN - Bayne's
most treasured gift would be a
classics window. Then he could
let Amos Childers stick his hand
through it all day long without the
risk of his Tech basketball team los
Ing a good guard. Amos speared a
window pane single-handed a while
back and was out for several days.
Also, a victory over Shortridge.
Gust hold your RENDERS, now!
1 realize you can't dig up triumph
for both Tech and Shortridge Sat-
urday But you might fix EN- up
tie-like that Frankfort thing.
Il
r LLOYD CARTER-I don't believe
IL Lloyd wants much. He's match
maker for the Hercules A. c.. you
know. He'll be satisfied with a
Louis-Bradock fight and Londos-
O'Mahoney "rassle" on the same
card. Simple, isn't it?
JIMMY McCLURE-Jimmy. who
doesn't vote yet, sort of stumps me,
Old Nick. He owns just about every
thing possible in table tennis pres
ents. You might bring him peace
of mind as to where the next world
tourney is going to be held, so he
will know whether to fix up his
wardrobe for Jugoslavia, Checho-
Slovakia, or Beech Grove.
WADE KILLEFER-Red doesn't
want much, either Just tote him a
couple of greased-li Tightening out
fielders for his Indians, at least two
unbeatable pitchers, and a steplad-
der for Como Cotelle.
A. L. TRESTER-Now. I'll be
generous. 1 don't want you to give
the 1. H. S. A A. Commissioner any,
thing; 1 want you to take something
away. Take away that term, Gar"
which the newspaper boys have
nailed before his name. Mr.. Trester
wants you to know that he isn't that
way at all. He just announces the
decisions after his board makes
them.
u =
WELL, that's all. Please don't
w forget the boys. I'm not
sending out Christmas cards this
year, either, so I'll take this oppor-
tunity to wish you a Merry Christ
mas and a Happy New Year. And
l might toss in Joyous Lincolns
Birthday so l won't have to bother
with that in February.