The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-12-28
Alumni Again
Fail to Dust
Irish Varsity
Cathedral Eek Men UnCork
Fancy Password, but
Record Holds.
BY PAUL BOXELL


A series record was upheld last
night at the Cathedral gym when
Cathedral played Cathedral and Ca
thedral won. Sounds little
jumbled, I confess, with slight over
emphasis on Cathedral, but it's &C
curate.
The statement may be clarified
considerably, however, by explaining
that Cathedral's present varsity met
a squad of alumni, and Joe Diem
hart's current regulars triumphed,
80 to 26.
With the victory, the 1935-36
varsity kept intact record which
the Irish current choppers have piled
up through the years of never hav-
ing been beaten by an alumni ag-
gregation.
Shipp for Alumni
A motley crew of individual stars
gathered to champion the alumni
cause last night. but the grads i'm
promptu style of play was no match
for the varsity's well-trained and
well-oiled machine. Among the for
mer Irish standard-bearers back for
another 'omp on the old home floor
were Charlie Shipp, now playing pro
ball with the U. S. Tires; Red Cos
grove, a Butler varsity man, and Jim
Willie, who doesn't do much in the
way of basketball at Butler. being
content to rest on his football
laurelS.
The whole evening provided a
gymful of good-natured fun for
every one, including fans, the varsity
players, Coach Joe Dienhart, and
most of all-the honorable alumni
The evident coach of the Diploma
Boys was Jim Wulle, who had con-
siderable trouble with his substitutes
during the fray.
In the second half one fivesome
of subs tried unSuccessfully four
times to enter the game. Each time
the recruits crowded around the
scorekeepers' bench they were waved
back by Coach" Wulle, who was on
the floor. Finally, when Wulle mo-
toned for them they weren't ready.
After a confused delay they or
ganized and marched to battle.
Grade Relive Old Days
The spectators were generous with
their cheers, bestowing them on
both the moierns and the old
fashions. The grads were having a
good time on their old home hard
wood, reliving the days when they
fought and toiled to place Cathedral
among the ranks Of the states out
standing teams and made the battle
up the hill toward the national
Catholic title. They uncorked a
steady flow of subtle trickery and
clever password revolving around
the the deXterous Charlie Shipp, but
couldn't hit the hoop after working
under.
Bob Conner starred for, the reg
ulars as they forged into a 1910
lead in the first half. Wulle and
Cosgrove launched a spree of We
olde Butler hustle as the second half
opened and in two minutes had the
grads out in front, 16 to IS. Bob
Conner dribbled through the alumni
twice to connect and send the var
Sity back into a 19-to-16 lead. Mike
O'Connor, who entered the game for
the ex-stars at the start of the sec
ond half, found he had totally for
gotten how to foul gracefully with
out attracting umpiral attention and
was caught in four misdemeanors by
Referee Walt Floyd before the third
period was three minutes old.
Big Game Tonight
With Leahy and Broderick find
ing the range, the regulars moved
back into a 25-18 lead. Cosgrove hit
twice and Bob Sears once to close
the gap to 1924, but the varsity
forged ahead again and stayed in
front the rest of the way.
Tonight's city prep schedule lists
one game, Shortridge meeting Tech
IN the latter's gym. The fray is the
only regular season contest carded
between the two old rivals, but they
may meet again in the city or sec
tional Journeys. Both squads are at
full strength and ready for their
most important test of the season
to~date. Tech is a pre-game fav-
orlte, due to superior early season
record.
The feature game is to start at 8
o'clock, following second-team
opener.