The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-02-08


Dear Backboard-To hear Wash
ington and Shortridge talk, the
coming sectional will be ali Wash
ington and Shortridge BUT, they
have talked without taking the Ben
Davis Giants into consideration
May I call your attention to the
Giants victory over the city champs
few days after they won their
crown and point out that the
Giants walloped Greenfield, who had
defeated the Blue Devils. Combin-
ing heightn. weight and speed, our
Giants are going to be hard to beat.
Keep your eye on the Purple and
White. BEN DAVIS RED.
You didn't mention Tech or
Manual. Red. But, of course, you
wouldn't be worrying about them.
o. 7. Blocks like a great year for
southern Indiana teams Jacksonville.
Jasper, Vincennes-then there's the good
old North Vernon Panthers still going
strong. They walloped Seymour on the
Seymour floor last Friday night. Evil
score as it failed to get to the milan
ap0lis papers. Anyhow 1t was North
Vernon. p; Seymour. IL. And n V.
was playing without veteran Jack
Vandement. who sprained his ankle in
practice. Jack will be out for two or
three games. The Panthers have three
games left EdinburE. Auroro and
Brownstown. and should close their
schedule with 10 wins against three
losses.
Legs Downing, whom we believe the
tallest center in the state (6-feet-O
has been avera cling three field goals a
game since his second semester addition
to the squad. MONK.
Monk is the fellow who first an
nounced through letter to this column
that Legs Downing was to join Shrimp
Englehardt's squad. He's attracting
plenty of attention. Monk.
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Dear Backboard-May I ask you
question. Who is going to win
the Indianapolis sectional? Who is
going to win the regional in this
section? BY the way, when are you
going to announce your favorite
state team?
BOTTSEY OF TECH.
whoa, Whoa, thousand times
whoa Take it easy. TharS dyna-
mite in them thar questions, little
gall
Powerhouse Paul (the other one out
and regional scathings, looks ahead to
the state tourney with a fancy phrase
that may not set so well around town
especially on the south and west side:
The state crown shall rest this year
with the Bluebloods of the Basketball
Business-Shortridge.
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Dear Backboard-It's about time some
one told all the fans in the state who
is who in this crazy game of short
pants and sometimes short pants, If you
get what mean.
If l were picking three teams of the
finals last wear TO be back this year.
they would be Wabash Il expect you to
disagreed, Jacksonville and LOgansport.
Only Jacksonville and LOganspOrt are
possible state champions of these three.
And who else? Well, 1 would say New
castle, Lafayette and PIainfieId. Don't
accuse of having relatives in Plain
field. because 1 haven't. l am an alum
nus of Tech and have rooted for that
team the entire season.
TECHNICALLY INCLINED.
P. S.-When are you picking?
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fr,,v fAo has nf stoc
who are fondling PIainfeId like an
adopted son. Why this sudden fancy
to the Quakers?
Blackboard, after considerable head-in-
hands concentration, has narrowed his
field of state champeen possibilities to
10. They are NobIesville. Jacksonville,
Logansport Vincennes. Jefferson of La
fayette. Martinsvile, Newcastle, Frank
fort. Marion and Tech. It's not so far
from 10 to /.
That's all for Correspondence Day
today. You guys are asking too
many embarrassing questions.
Il n
II UNNEL B. STRANAHAN, New
N castles Markin En- Upper, re-
DOI 10 Olldb d SRCC1d1 u dGblOll Cdl WILL
lug Newcastle's cage citizenry to
this fair and hospitable city Chow's
that, Mayor Kern e. deserves a 10
cent stogie, eh?) to view the Tech
alteration.
Writer Stranahan prods the Tro-
jams to action thusly: 1T has been
years and years since Newcastle de-
feaUed Technical IN a game played
at indianapolis. True, the Trojans
have managed to trim the Big Green
down several times when they came
to the Rose City. but it's different
tune over there"
! DOSSESSION is nIne-tenths Of the
Il law i. Frankfort can have the
other tenth perhaps you didn't
know it, but according to Chic Var
brough, who puns em for the Frank
fort Times "Frankfort's reluctant
donations to indianapolis field goal
factories-Dale HUT at Tech and
Jackie Dawson at Shortridge-han-
died affairs in the closing minutes
last week to see that their teams
finished up on the right side. Frank
fort could use such finish products