Indianapolis Times, Volume 41, Number 265, Indianapolis, Marion County, 17 March 1930 — Page 11

MARCH 17,1930

WASHINGTON, MUNCIE GET TWO TIMES’ ALL-STATE BERTHS

Frankfort Places One; Team Play Feature of State Basket Tourney Outstanding Back Guards Missing, and High-Class Forwards Are Fewer Than in Past; Crop of Brilliant Centers Figure in Title Play.

Times’ All-State Teams SELECTED BY DICK MILLER Position First Team Second Team Third Team FORWARD Englehart Gilmore Kyle ' Washington l • Washington) 'Goshen) FORWARD Davison Ridge Thompson ' Muncie) 'Connersville i Frankfort) CFNTFR Dejemet Mann Lyons t Washington• iMuncle) (Cent? 1 Ft. Wayne* Shaver Suddith Moore UUAKU ip . rankfort) 'Martinsville) (Delphi) Icerman Van Dyke Shellhouse UUAKU (Munclei (Anderson) • Connersville) HONORABLE MENTION FORWARDS—Gansert. Connersville; Wood and Butler. Anderson; Lawhead. Frankfort; Young, La Porte; L. Henry, Kendallville; Tucker, Salem; Dugger, Dugger. CENTERS—EIIis, Greencastle; Brewer, Franklin; Fobes, Goshen; Sadler Martinsville; Perigo. Delphi; Hunt, Anderson. GUARDS—Heavenridge and McCracken. Washington; Locke, Frankfort; Babb, Kokomo; Traster, Muncie; Tobin, Greencastle.

More team play was demonstrated luring tiie nineteenth annual Indiana high school basket ball tournament during the fifteenth elimination games at the Butler fieldhouse last Friday and Saturday than has been witnessed in many years. While the variety of team play as outstanding, it was just as noticeable that there was a dearth of high grade back guards in this year's play, not as many high-class forwards as seen in the past, several outstanding floor guards, and a great field of centers. Englehart, tall, rangy and clever, is teamed with Davison, the spark plug of the Muncie team. Gilmore was hardly a shade behind them. Thompson was lined up as a center on the Frankfort team, but that just sacrificed his chances. Shaver was the boy on the Frankfort team who could do things, and particularly get baskets when points were needed. Suddith of Martinsville, had he been able to play more, probably would have been a tourney senoiiation, and Moore of Delphi was mighty clever and an accurate basket shot. But there were no outstanding backguards. Icerman and Shaver both were more consistent than Van Dyke of Anderson in the tournament. Van Dyke was very good at times, but failed to stop Shaver. Shellhouse, Heavenridge, McCracken any Locke all looked good most of tne time. Mann of Muncie will be a much more polished player before next tournament. He is given second

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team rating, because Lyons of Ft. Wayne, played in only one game. The Ft. Wayne Negro star was perfect on his block play, shot well and was a fine leader. Brewer did a great piece of guarding in covering Dejernel. Ellis, Fobes and Sadler all looked good in their only game. Perigo was in and out in two games, the out being after he injured his ankle and his team went to pieces. Hunt faltered in the Frankfort game. Tobin of Greencastle was made into a guard hurriedly to fill in for Gross, who will ill. and had he been on the other end of the lineup he might have gone places. Some stars who were outstanding during season play are not included in the selections, because they failed in crucial games or were not consistent.

SCOUTS PLAY FOR TITLE Play in the fourth annual Boy Scout basket tourney will begin Thursday at Hawthorne community house. Twenty-six teams, fourteen in the junior division and twelve in the senior class, are entered. Play will continue through Friday and Saturday, with finals in both divisions on Saturday night. FROEBEL PLACES SECOND llv 1 inn $ Sin ,-in: ANN ARBOR. Mich.. March 17. Froebel high school of Gary’ finished second to Northwestern of Detroit in the Michigan indoor interscholastic meet here Saturday. Northwestern has 35. Froebel 30'i..

♦ OFF THE BACKBOARD ♦

BY VERN BOXELL FIFTEEN thousand Hoosiers can't be wTong, and when that number swept out of the Butler fieldhouse Saturday night singing the praises of a great quintet from the southland, Backboard joined in the chorus heartily, acclaiming one of the great net machines of recent years, the Washington Hatchets. BBS If that many Hoosier are right, then even a greater number must be wrong, and into this classification falls Backboard. Back in the days when they were talking of the state title in terms of “if,” Backboard ventured the prediction that Frankfort, the defending champions, would repeat. u a a And so. as we were jostled out lof the mammoth Bulldog stadium.

Hoosier Net Fans Pay Tribute to Washington Hatchets, New Champs

BY DICK MILLER Hoosierdom today paid tribute to the Washington Hatchets, 1930 Indiana high school basketball champions. The coveted shield nestled in "Davies county today, and citizens of that district had not yet ceased theiir celebrating. The Hatchets waded through two days of stiff tournament competition at Butler fieldhouse Friday and Saturday to reach the pinnacle and defeated the Muncie Bearcats in the final game, 32 to 21. Washington, a great team all season, had been a strong favorite to win. Muncie in a bracket that also contained Frankfort, defending champs. and Anderson. came through to the final game in. the role of a dark horse. Muncie was forced to put. out supreme drives to defeat Goshen and Frankfort and Washington was able to coast easily through most of the tournament play to be a fresher team in the finals. That bit of reserve energy counted and when the time came to spurt on the stretch Saturday night. Washington had the stamina and with it came victory. Burl Griddle, who five years ago took up the coaching assignment at Washington high school, meant what he said when he began his duties and made the statement. “I am here to develop a, winner.” Friddle has been a member of the great Franklin high school and college basketball teams and he knew too well the sweets of victory. His hrst team won the sectional tournament. but lost in the regional. Then he came to the state the next year, but lost in the first round. The next year he lost in the second round and last year staved off defeat until the semi-finals. Thus his victory this year had been after step-by-step progress. Muncie stuck close to the Hatchets Saturday night and led at the end of the first half. 14 1 " "-’in.

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a tear of regret went with our cheer for the victor. And yet we can not be sorry that we cast our lot with the great team from Hot Dog town, for truly it was a great team, built and directed by a great coach, and backed by some great fans. u a a TO Muncie goes the honor of grinding Backboard into the hardwood floor, and just as has been said of the others, they were great. Muncie will be back next year with practically the same team. Pete Jolly has acquired the habit of coming to the state tourney. Muncie rose to great heights to knock off the smooth Frankfort five, and by their great finish and the frequent rallies to regain the lead which they dropped, proved the better team on the floor. 808 This has been a great season, stuffed with upsets and surprises.

Davison, Icerman and Swift all took a hand at scoring for the Bearcats, while De Jernet, Heavenridge and Englehart kept the Hatchets in the running. In the second half Englehart tied the count from the foul line and then the battery of Washington shots took their toll. Dejernet scored four field goals, and Gilmore three from the field to bury the efforts of Davison’s five points and Mann’s lone field goal. Frankfort was outstanding as an exponent of the delayed offense, an unpopular style of game with the fans, but a great protector of leads in scores of tight games. Washington with height and power in the scoring end was not so strong at the guarding posts, but possessed an abundance of guarding ability spread out among five men. Their offense hinged on a great player, De'Jernet, Negro center, who was equally strong at defense and offense and bed the ball to his two basket hawks, Englehart and Gilmore. Anderson had a deceptive under - the-baskeet passing attack; Goshen a fine zone defense for a high

Local Bowler Stars in A.B.C. I)ir r Hit. ft CLEVELAND, 0.. March 17.—The week-end saw new leaders placed in all events except the team competition at the American Bowling Congress In session here. Jerry O’Grady, Indianapolis, and Edward Nelson, Racine. Wis., now share first honors with scores of 711 and 705 respectively in the singles section. O’Grady helped olace his team, the Striebecks, in ninth place and Nelson won for himself fifth place in the all-events number with 1.848 points.

After all, why shouldn't Washington win. For five consecutive years, Burl Friddle has brought his Hatchet machines to the tourney, advancing a step nearer each season. Throughout the hectic 1930 campaign. Washington alone has been consistent. The Hatchets defeated all of their season opponents, and avenged a tourney setback by humbling Martinsville in the opening encounter of the state finals. USB At the present, rumors are cluttering the air concerning the abandoning of the state tourney. These l rumors are furnishing good subjects I for discussion, but just remember, I although it may have a few changes, iit will be back again next season, bigger and better than ever. And, ! incidentally, so will the good ship j “Off the Backboard.” “30.”

school team; Muncie a flock of scoring plays to use because their giant six and a half foot Negro center easily was able to get the tip off, and Connersville had a team of accurate one-handed basket tossers who also had size. Averages for the four semi-final teams, giving a general average for the three games they won to reach that position, follows: Frankfort connected on .274 attempts at field goals and averaged .733 from the foul line attempts. Connersville averaged .267 on field goal attempts and .375 from the foul line. Muncie had an average of .261 for field goal tries completed and .527 from the foul line. Washington, the champion, had the lowest average of the four in the first three games, averaging .217 in field goal attempts and .359 from the foul line. In the final game Saturday night Washington tried for field goals forty-four times and connected twelve times for an average of .273 for the game. They connected in eight out of eleven tries from the foul line for an average so .727. Muncie made forty-three attempts for field goals and connected on eight for an average of .186. They made three of six attempts from the foul line for an average of .500. De Jernet of Washington had a tournament average of .534 for connecting on nine of seventeen attempts at field goals. He averaged .444 in the first three games and scored five out of eight in the final game for an average of .625. His foul line average was .467. Other high single game scorers were Forbes of Goshen, who connected in seven of eight field goal attempts against Muncie for an average of .889 and Crisler of Anderson, who snagged four of six attempts for an average of .667 against Greencastle.

Happy in Top Shape for Bout Atherton Ends Drills for] Armory Go Tuesday; Davies Arrives. Railbirds who watched Happy Atherton at his final day of active training Sunday afternoon were convinced that the North Indianapolis bidget will be in great shape when he climbs into the Armory ring Tuesday night for his tenround scrap with Willie Davies of Charleroi. Pa. Atherton spent a good part of two hours at the Fountain Square gymnasium and topped off the afternoon’s exercise by boxing a few rounds with Joe Lynn and Harry Babrick. Lynn also has trained hard for his eight-rounder when he tackles Ray Palmer of St. Louis. Palmer comes here with a record of thirteen straight wins. Scotty Scotten and Roy Pierson likewise worked out at the gym Sunday afternoon. Scotten is scheduled to take on Earl Ryder of Cincinnati, while Pierson tangles with Buddy Bezenah, also of Cincy. Davies was due in town today. N A. G. U. TRIUMPHS CINCINNATI, March 17.—N. A G. U. of Indianapolis captured first team honors in the Ohio A. A. U. gymnastic meet Saturday. Dayton Turners and Cincinnati Y. M. C. A. tied for second.

Tribe Listens Hoosier members of the Indianapolis Indians, in spring training at Sarasota, Fla., were hundreds of miles from the Butler fieldhouse Saturday, but they "sat in” on most of the contests in the Indiana high school state championship basketball tourney, broadcast by 7Tie Times over WFBM. According to Eddie Ash. Times sports editor, who is in the palm tree country with the Tribesmen, they hung around the radio most of the time that Johnny Corriden didn’t have them on the field working out. Says Eddie: “Tribe members listened in on The Times broadcast Friday night and the cheers mingled with boos during one contest were heard fairly well, despite tropical static.”

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WILDCATS WIN TITLE Michigan Gives Up Swim Crown First Time in Four Y’ears. I'M Units (I I’n *. EVANSTON. 111.. March 17—For the first time in four years. Michigan's swimming team today was forced to look up to another team - Northwestern—as champion of the Western Conference. The Northwestern team scored forty-five points, fourteen more than Michigan. in the annual Big Ten meet here Saturday night. The five other entries scored as follows; Minnesota. 12; Illinois, 11: lowa. 7; Wisconsin, 7; Chicago. 2.

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Blue Gridmen Start Drills Spring football drills will starts at Butler tiiis afternoon, and Coach Potsy Clark is making preparations to handle about fifty candidates. Prospects are bright at the Blue camp, with most of the 1929 squad reporting for berths, augmented by a squad of promising recuits. Distribution of equipment and a meeting of the candidates vas scheduled for today, with active training starting Tuesday, to be continued for about a month. * BOBBY JONES IS 28 Bu I nit fit i’r mATLANTA. March 17.—0n March 17. 1902. Robert Tyre Jones Jr. of Atlanta was born. Today, at 28. he has won virtually every major golf title in the world, is present national open champion, is vice-presi-dent of the Atlanta baseball club of the Southern Association and in his spare time is a busy attorney here.

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