The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-03-12


Or better still, will the 1885 crown
be captured by one of the IA teams
who never have won the coveted
honors, five of which never before
have taken part in the final games?
These and many more perplexing
questions have the Hoosier high
school basketball fans groggy today
as they peruse the schedule for the
windup games in the oath annual
championship, trying to dope out a
winner.
Crimson Tide Rolls On
Jeffersonville' big team, known as
the Crimson Tide or Red Devils,
comes to the grand finale unde-
feated. Under the careful guidance
of Coach Janis Francis the southern
five waded through a season of COM
petition without defeat, escaped a
close call in the sectional tourna-
ment when challenged by neighbor
New Albany, then breezed through
the regional tournament last Sat-
urday with little difficulty.
Records show that indicated
teams find tough sailing in the state
high school basketball tournaments,
particularly the final tournament
games, and not once has a team,
getting that far along, been able to
take the final hurdle.
Once a mighty undefeated Vim
cennes team met its Waterloo in the
opening game of the final tourna-
ment. But there is first time for
everything and Coach Francis and
his boys as we'll as their supporters
are hopeful. They captured % con-
secutive games, including two games
in blind tourney, during the regu-
lar season. They reached the semi
finals of the state meet last year.
The Red Devils
Dopesters have a couple of great
teams clashing in the quarter-finals
next Saturday morning. They figure
Jacksonville can take Montgomery
in the first round at 2, Friday after
noon, and that Michigan City will
get by Mentone at II Friday morn
ing. That would make it battle OF
the Red Devils at $50 Saturday
morning. since Michigan City also
is known as the Red Devils.
The Michigan City crew fell just
short of sporting similar season
record in the state tournament, as
they lost but one game during the
season, to Froebel in playof fol
the Northern Indiana High School,
Conference title. Michigan Clty
won the eastern division title and
F'roebel the western division honors.
Giant Centers May Meet
Michigan City has a 6-foot-6 inch
center, William Vergane, and three
others on the squad are over the six
foot mark Against Vergane, Jeffer-
sonvilIe offers "TarZan" Thompson,
6-foot-4 inch center, sub center
named Brubeck of the same height,
an five other players of six feet or
more. This will be battle of the
ages if both get by their first round
UdGUI6S, anu WILL DOUIl OCdII1S 1OOhAAAS
forward to the Saturday morning
tilt, there is a sweet chance for one
of those famous state tournament
upsets. What could result in
greater favor for the fans than a
victory for little Mentone or Mont
gomery? Remember Sandusky and
Beaver Dam?
Frankfort Has Chance
Frankfort, winners of the state
title in 1925 and 1929 and the team
that upset Jefferson of Lafayette,
a state tournament favorite, in the
regionals last Saturday, holds hard
ly any more rating than that
of an outsider, capable Of being a
dark horse, but rallies such as car
ried the Fighting Five to both re-
gional victories in thrilling finishes
may be repeated.
But the other team that won the
title before, Logansport, defending
champions of 1884, is gaining more
and more favor among the dopesterS
as tournament time nears.
Coach Cliff Wells. of the Berries
has an enviable coaching record of
.766 in 10 years of coaching. He has
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