The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-03-06

tourney games in handy style.
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TINE Plainfield prides have been
Il moulded into a machine-like
team through years of association.
Six players on the present varsity
formed the squad that captured
the state Junior High School title
at Frankfort in 1929-Jack Tharp,
Melvin Pope, Willard Jordan,
Charles Hayworth, Paul hester
and Stanley Pickett.
If you felt up to it, do little
subtracting with me, and you'll
find that those boys have worked
together just six years! Their of
fenSive drive isn't an indefinite
plan any more-it's a habit.
I LLOYD BABB, a flashy guard,
L. also was an important mem
Der Of that Junior championship
quintet, but he became ineligible
late this season, due to the 20
year age limit rule, though he is
only a junior.
Ed Newly and Willard Jordan
are filling Babb's groove in the
works.
COACH BUGG and his Quaker
~ snipers visited the Tech gym
for a workout on the regional
hardwood yesterday afternoon.
Making their first regional trip
since Bugg became coach, the
same team pushed the powerful
Tech squad to the limit before the
Big Green goalers emerged on
top by single point last year.
Coach Bugg holds plenty of re-
spect for Ben Davis, his first re-
gional foe at 2 p. m. Saturday.
There wasn't a note of kidding"
in his voice when he told your in
former that the Giants are plenty
tough"
But Plainfeld beat 'em in a
regular season scrap, 35 to %.
Which doesn't mean a thing.
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II USHVILLE'S loss is Plain
N fields gain. Forest Weber,
who towers 6 feet 6 inches in his
stockinged feet and is built pro-
portionately, moved from Rush
vile to the city under discussion
last year, and right away became
Coach Bugg's star center. Forest
has compiled more than his share
of points from the pivot spot.
This isn't news to the folks in
Rushville. They've had couple
of good cries about it already this
season.
TINE Plainfeld citizenry is, OF
i course, completely wrapped up
in its team in the good old Hoo
sier way. The intensity of the
student pride in the boys is re-
f1ected in rotund Jim Smith, the
student manager. jim, believe me,
folks. is a veritable walking en-
cyclopedia on the team and the
boys. He can reel off without a
moments hesitation the accurate
score on every game played by
Plainfeld this season. He can tell
you the history of every boy on
the team since the time he first
laid eyes on a basketball.
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And here's a secret-the Plain
felders knew all the time just how
lopsided that Pittsboro score was
going to be-so It's said.
No one has secuted the Plain
felders this season, because Pitts
boro was supposed to come from
that sectional. How far will they
go?
A NUMBER of predictions or
N sectional tourney results
were received at this desk last
week, and Blackboard has beer
busy checking them over.
After a hurried final examina-
ton Of the ballots, the ole boy
comes up with the announce
ment that the best-picker title
will have TO be shared. Henry j
Strohm, $50 North Dearborn-st
and Claude E. VanSickle, 81
North Denny-st, both figured 4C
right while erring on "a.
Mr.. Strohm says Anderson is
the next champion: Mr.. VanSickle
points out Vincennes.
And who is this guy, Blackboard