Indianapolis Times, Volume 45, Number 204, Indianapolis, Marion County, 4 January 1934 — Page 18

By Eddie Ash Pre-Tourney H. S. Fives ‘Just as Good’ BMW Get the Ball; Keep It; Throw f<fr Goal

basketball situation. The current pastimers, at least the majority, are unable to believe their ears whenever they hear a papa, granddaddy or any other patriarch remark that the high school quintets of the’long-gone days, before the frenzied tournament era, were just as good, if not better, than the prep fives of today. The youngsters are apt to remark, “Ha, that old-fashioned game was sissified. No highpressure coaches. No state finals to spur the teams. No city’s prestige at stake over the record of its high school team. Just a bunch of boys out for a little recreation and fun, with perhaps one game a week.” Well, this column is going to string with some of the high school fives that built the foundation for the net pastime in Hoosierdom. “Yars” and “yars” ago. For instance, Manual and Shortridge of Indianapolis and old Crawfordsville. At the moment we don’t recall the few other stout aggregations, but we are convinced the skill of the by-gones matched the lads of today, tournaments or no tournaments, and it also is this column’s belief that the top flight fives of the prehysterical era possessed superior endurance and ability to bear up in the well-known “clutch.” a a a a a a IT will be necessary to ask the assistance of old-time basketball fans to put into print the names of high school basket stars of pre-tourna-ment days Passing years form a fog, you know. Anyway, at Manual, Ed Ccok. Cotton Berndt, Edgar Hart, Joe Malarkey were some of the standouts. They made a basketball talk and walk. Sharpshooters all. Shifty, canny, alert, swift and well put together. Seldom hurt. They starred in the days when a game between Manual and Shortridge kept the bicycle ccps worried lest a puncture stop them before arriving at the scene ol the turmoil. “Keep them horses hitched on that patrol there, partner. Manual and Shorlridge are going to it tanight.” Games between Manual and Crawfordsville and Shortridge and Crawfordsville also were sure to produce fireworks. With no “elimination tournaments’’ ahead, every tilt was a tussle. Only a few state high schools boasted of crack teams and not many high schools even went in for the sport. Every game brought out the old “do or die.’’ a a a bob Nowadays a team may be licked ingloriously by a rival quintet during the regular season, but it doesn't always mean much, what with city, county, blind, invitational and “what is it” tourneys booked in which old rivals will be met again, after which there are state sectional*, regionals and finals to be played off. ana a a a HIGH school basketball in Indiana has spread into the remote regions and doubtless will continue to spread, but it’s always well to remember that the pioneer fives possessed courage, power, smooth play and everything it demands today to win. It’s true the old boys did not receive the same amount of publicity as the lads of today, but they had “what it takes." Moreover, there were smart coaches during the pretourney era and they employed a repertoire of formations the same as the mentors of today map out. A dozen or so years ago, Ernest Blood, coach of the wonder high school team of Passaic, N. J., remarked that basically basketball consisted of three things, “get the ball, keep the ball, put the ball in the basket.” Some young coaches hereabouts were inclined to snicker over that formula, but after thinking twice, they said, “well, by golly, come to mind, that’s the exact groundwork of all systems and is a simp'* manner of explaining what we all are trying to teach.” a a a a a a COACH BLOOD beat Emile Coue 'day by day in every way) to the new angle of counting the sheep jumping over the fence. Blood’s boys went to sleep with their minds on the ball and the hoop. His slogan impressed his lads and became a household phrase. It was effective and “took” like a vaccination, resulting in the posting of the longest high school basketball winning streak on record. Fundamentally, the cage sport always has been just that, “get the ball, keep the ball, put the ball in the basket." Ernest Blood's fame came during the heighth of the tournament era in the Hoosier state and for that reason it was sometime before many frenzied Hoosiers held any idea that high school basketball was played in a big way over the nation as it was waged in Indiana. a a a a a a 4 Surely, there are many men in Indianaolis and over the state “of pat old school of basketball.” Rustle in the attic and dig out your Bvmrites of old. Shortridge. Manual, Crawfordsville and other high schools {hat paraded in their turn as champions, before the tournament era. Name some of them. In the days when Indianapolis had two high schools, before Technical, Washington. Cathedral and Broad Ripple entered the picture.

Centenary Hangs Up Second Victory on Hoosier Invasion

By Times Special . MUNCIE, Ind.. Jan. 4 —Centenary college net five from the south did what few invading hardwood teams ; have, been able to accomplish against Hoosier basketball competition when they downed the second Indiana college five on consecutive nigh'-;, defeating Ball State 34-29. Harbo Signs for Opener With the signing of Charles Harbo to meet Bill Honeycutt in the opening bout. Matchmaker Jimmie McLemore completed his card today tor the wrestling show at Tomlinson hall Friday night. In the semi-final Tommy Tassel will take on the veteran Joe Hollander. Both men are fast and wellmatched. The main event is a bout between the winners of the feature contests last week, showing Blacksmith Pedigo against Roy Welch. Pedigo won ever Ray Meyers last week and Welch was too much for Tiger Moore. The first action will start at 8:30. Plummer and O’Shocker Sign Lou Plummer, still boasting ol his victory over Andy Rascher at the Armory last Tuesday night, will return to the same ring next Tuesdav. Jan. 9. to test his skilll against Irish Pat O’Shocker. the 225-pound “redhead" from Salt Lake City. The two huskies will clash in the main go on the Hercules A. C. wrestling card which Matchmaker Llovd Carter plans to make another all-star affair. Flummer. who scales 215 and hails from Baltimore, will remain in the city and keep in trim by workouts at a local gym Hr- plans to be in top form for his Irish opponent, who is rated hich in heavyweight mat circles, having defeated a list of outstanding performers. O'Shockcr. who at one time ,jvas a member of the Salt Lake City fire department, and was touted as the “Fighting Fireman" when he first broke into the mat game, appeared at the Armory Dec. 19 against George Zaharias. He was disqualified for roughness after delivering a series of uppercuts which floored the 230-pound Greek. Two other heavyweight bouts are to be offered on the card with Matchmaker Carter announcing that there will be no price advance for the show. Terry Beats Jeby TRENTON. N. J.. Jan. 4.—Young Terry, 157. Trenton boxer, outpointed Ben Jeby, 181. New York, in ten rounds here last night. Georgie Levy, 131, Trenton, outpointed Steve Smith, 135, Bridgeport, Conn., in eight rounds.

On Tuesday night the Gentlemen from Shreveport nosed out De Pauw. 20-19, and will close their trip against Indiana State at Terre Haute tonight. Centenary was ahead, 14-10 at half time, but the Cardinals battled gamely and brought the game to a deadlock at 26-all with three minutes to play. In the remaining time the invaders outscored the locals, 8-3. Mathews, who scored fourteen points in the game, played the chief role for the winners, Wilson. with ten points, was best lor Ball State. Ball State <29. Centenary (34!. FG FT FF! FG FT PF E Henry.f . 2 1 0 Matthews.f. 5 4 2 Anson, f . 2 1 0 Serra.f 2 2 1 Hesher.f. .001 Harcer.c 401 Mercer.f... 1 1 1 Brennan.c 0 0 2 Wilson.c. . 5 0 3 Blak'more.g 0 0 3 Icerman g. 0 0 2 Stralleup.g. 2 2 3 Schuck.fr. .010 King.g 2 1 2 Totals .12 5 9! Totals 13 8 12

College Basket Scores

Centenary, 34; Ball State, 29. Marshall college (Huntington. W. Va.), 22; Valparaiso. 17 Michigan. 29. Michigan State Normal, 11 Ohio State, 41; Princeton. 34. Illinois. 31: Missouri. 27. Western State iKalamazoo. Mich.). 29; Mississippi college. 27 (overtime!. North Dakota university. 52; Morningside. 18 Dekalb Teachers. 33: Whitewater Teachers. 12. DePaul. 37 Arizona. 26. Temple. 49: George Weshington. 22. Louisiana Teen. 45; West Kentucky Teachers. 38 Stephen Austin Teachers, 30: Rice Institute. 45. SLAUGHTER SUSPENDED B ;/ Ti mrs n pecial MILWAUKEE. Jan. 4—Sammy Slaughter. Terre Haute (Ind.) Negro fighter, who fouled Frankie Battaglia in a bout here New Year's night, was suspended by the Wisconsin boxing commission today. Lou Scozza. Buffalo boxer, and his manager. Bert Finch, also were suspended for failure to appear for a bout on the same card. HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL Cathedral. Indianapolis, 21; St. Xavier. Louisville. 11. Noblesville. 30: Masonic Home. 24. Silent Hoosier Junior High. 31. Anderson Junior High. 26 Monticello, 18: Remington. 15. Monticello Reserves. 37, Remington Reserves. 9. Fowler. 21: Kentland. 19.

Babe Reveals Everything to His Public, Bay Window, Biceps and Tonnage

BY JOE WILLIAMS Times Special Sports Writer NE.V YORK. Jan. 4 Mr. Babe Ruth appeared at Pro. Artie McGovern’s midtown suet salon yesterday, stepped on the scales, measured his midriff, tested hi; respiratory organs, posed for the kodaks and exchanged whimsical bon mots with the baseball historians. For some strange reason there appears from year to year to be an inordinate amount of curiosity in the general condition of Mr. Ruth’s health. At, any rate, at about this time of the year it is considered both timely and tumultuous by the press to inquire into the distinguished gentleman’s physical mss, r

Indianapolis Times Sports

County Net Plan Ready Eleven H. S. Fives Slated for Annual Play on Jan. 12-13. The drawings for the annual Marion county high school basketball tournament will be held Saturday morning, Jan. 6. Principal Ray Addington of Southport high, where the tournament will be held, announced today. Tournament dates are Friday and Saturday, Jan. 12 and 13. Eleven teams will take part, Sc lthport, Ben Davis. Warren Central, Decatur Central, Lawrence, New Bethel, Oaklandon, Acton, Castleton, Beech Grove and New Au--1 gusta, 1 Plans call for the opening tilts ! Friday morning, Jan. 12, with addi- ! tional games Friday afternoon and night. Consolation games will occupy the Saturday morning session with semi-finals in both tournaments Saturday afternoon and the the final games Saturday night. Indianapolis city teams do not compete in the county event. Fred Totten of New Bethel high school and president of the Marion County High School Athletic Association will be in charge of the schedule drawings which will be made Saturday morning in the county superintendent’s office, fourth floor, courthouse. Southport will be defending the championship it won last year when the Cardinals edged out Warren Central in the final game. The Baker brothers, Chester of Franklin and Tom of Bargersville, who have officiated in the tournament for several years, will be back on the job to toot the whistles. Valpo Bows to Marshall By Times Special HUNTINGTON. W. Va., Jan. 4. Valparaiso university basketball players of Indiana continued to find the road rough here last night-land dropped the second game of their southern and eastern trip, Marshall college downing the Hoosiers, 22 to 17. It was Marshall’s first win of the season and the locals led, 10 to 6, at half time. Rucinski and Karr, with five points ea9h, were best for Valpo. Tonight Valpo plays DavisElkins. TIGERS RELEASE THREE By Times Special DETROIT. Mich.. Jan. 4.—Three members of the Detroit Tigers nave been farmed out, it was announced today. Roxie Lawson, stellar right handed hurler, has been sent back to Toledo of the American Association, and becomes the outright property of the Hens. Hub Walker, outfielder, was released on option to Montreal of the International League, and joe Sullivan, southpaw j pitcher, went to Hollywood of the Coast League on option. BEARS TO TOUR WEST By United Press CHICAGO, Jan. 4.—The Chicago Bears,, national professional football champions, left today for an exhibition tour of five games in Texas and California. The first game will be played at Dallas, Tex., Saturday against t' 3 Southern Methodist university all-stars. The complete itinerary follows: Jan. 6. at Dallas; Jan. 14, at Los Angeles; Jan. 21, at San Francisco; Jan. 28, at Los Angeles; Feb. 4, at San Diego.

Browning Is Named ‘Champ’ During N. Y. Wrestling Probe

BY STUART CAMERON United Press Sports Editor NEW YORK. Jan. 4.—Set to music the wrestling probe being conducted by the New York state athletic commission would be a comic opera, but it’s a comedy anyway. The components of the situation are as follows: 1. The commission is conducting a loose, but general investigation into professional wrestling. 'J. The investigation was inspired bv the publication in the New York Daily Mirror of a series of articles written by Jack Pfeffer. a wrestling promoter of a sort. The articles asserted that wrestling match outcomes were pre-determined and that conduct of the game was controlled by a trust. 3. The investigation is being conducted by the same commission which ruled that wrestling programs could be billed only as exhibitions. The crux of the matter centers in No. 3. The commission, months ago, in a flurry of righteousness, ruled that wrestling was just a show, and as such should not be billed as a match, a duel or a fight, but must be called an exhibition. To make this stand and the current investigation thoroughly grotesque, the New York state athletic commission formally declared that

! This is due to the assumption that a restless public, looking forward to the diamond battles of July, demands to know in the bleak days of January the precise state of Mr. Ruth's equipment and what his prospects are for meeting the stern ; tests of the ball field. a a a 'VX7'ITH great and booming ™ ’ affability, the gentleman submits to extraordinary intimacies. His weight is no secret from prying eyes, his heart beats a public record, his blood count an open document. Does one wish to assure himself of the iron firmness of the gentleman’s biceps there is no restraint. Step Ifight up. folks. * At one of these clinics, I re-

INDIANAPOLIS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, 1934

They’re Pointed for Indiana State Clash *

mam warn t SBKSKfi&SS^P f j Ben Parrish, above, and Frank Baird. Butler uni- > ; | of last year’s crushing defeat at aft | C •' li i the hands of Indiana State are ringing in (■e < m s the minds of the Butler basket pastimers this jU A I 1 week as they work overtime in preparation for JHgfefl i |j| the invasion of the Sycamores at the fieldhouse i IBP*! If Saturday night. True, the State five will not ■■ | have Chestnut, who was a thorn to the Bulldogs Hk I jHEi i in last year’s defeat, but Coach Wally Marks has S9Hf A JHHI; j a formidable five at Terre Haute. It looks like . 9kjj j evening. Hopes for victory, according to Coach f||||||f|| ' * PPTi Tony Hinkle of the Butler quintet, rest a great f u p on Butler’s ability to hold down the Syca- /„ . ’ more offense. Two former Tech high school stars who have carried their stardom on to college at Butler are .jjjjUgp!" ‘ Frank Baird and Ben Parrish, both letter men back from last year. Both have been doing very well in early season encounters.

Washington and Shortridge Top City High Fives This Week, Each With Two Games

FRIDAY NIGHT NoblesviHe at Cathedral. Washington at Beech Grove. Manual at Mooresvilie. Shortridge at Lebanon. Southport at Greenwood. Crispus Attucks at Bloomington Hi-Y. SATURDAY NIGHT Bainbridge at Vashington. Greenfield at Tech. Shortridge at Southport. Ben Davis vs. Broad Ripple (Shortridge gym). Shelbyville Hi-Y at Crispus Attucks. The entire group of local high | school fives will be in action at least | once this week-end, with WashingI ton and Shortridge playing two j games. The Blue Devils have a tough program ahead with two away-from-home tilts which call them into action against Lebanon on Friday night and Southport on Saturday. Both of these tilts will tax the north siders, but they should (come through with wins on dope. Coach Roland Jones will have a couple of much-needed players, l Howard and Pearson, in the lineup when the Continentals tackle Beech | Grove there Friday night. These ; players have been ineligible so far Sand should enable the west siders to come through with wins not only in [the Grove game but against Bain-

it regarded James Edward Browning of Verona, Mo., the heavyweight wrestling champion “cf all the world.” The situation was at a standstill today. Next Tuesday, Pfeffer, a smallish man who affects a cane and a movie hero’s haircut, and who. for various reasons, is at odds with the “trust,” will once again affirm, under oath, his charges. Butler Mails Relays List Invitoations, 160 in number to every leading university and college in the country, asking that they send representative runners to Indianapolis on March 24 to compete in the second annual Butler university indoor relays, were mailed out today by Hermon Phillips, Bulldog track coach. The games attracted most of the outstanding track and field stars in the country last year, and with a galaxy of suitable awards already purchased, it is expected the field this year will surpass the 1933 entry.

marked that Mr Ruth seemed somewhat blubber/ around the waist. "That’s all muscle,” the gentleman insisted warmly. “Here, take a punch and see for yourself.” With this Mr. Ruth billowed his vast front into terrifying proportions suggesting the main sail of a cup defender f.ghting a stiff northeaster, and stood with two bare feet screwed in the gymnasium floor awaiting the experimental wallop. I preferred to take the gentleman's word for it. That was the year, incidentally, when he broke his old home run record, establishing anew one that still stands, majestic in its defiance to time.

Ben Parrish, above, and Frank Baird, Butler university guards. of last year’s crushing defeat at the hands of Indiana State are ringing in the minds of the Butler basket pastimers this week as they work overtime in preparation for the invasion of the Sycamores at the fieldhouse Saturday night. True, the State five will not have Chestnut, who was a thorn to the Bulldogs in last year’s defeat, but Coach Wally Marks has a formidable five at Terre Haute. It looks like a big night up on Forty-ninth street Saturday evening. Hopes for victory, according to Coach Tony Hinkle of the Butler quintet, rest a great deal upon Butler’s ability to hold down the Sycamore offense. Two former Tech high school stars who have carried their stardom on to college at Butler are Frank Baird and Ben Parrish, both letter men back from last year. Both have been doing very well in early season encounters.

bridge on the home floor Saturday night. Flushed with a victory over St. Xavier of Louisville, last night, when J. O’Connor, another ineligible player, made his varsity debut for the season, played an important roll, coach Joe Dienhart should have his team in fine shape to handle Maurice Kennedy’s fast stepping Noblcsville Millers Friday night at Cathedral gym. Manual, gradually taking on more power, is a favorite to win at Mooresville Friday night and Southport should take Greenwood into camp the same evening. Tech dees not swing into action this week until Saturday night when Greenfield comes to the local hardwood court. Tech recalls the Greenfield five pushed the Short-

Independent Net Notes

Bridgeport Cardinals captured the West Newton tournament, winning the final game of the event from Central Camels. 35-23. Glens and Bradley wera outstanding for the winners. Night Hawks will be the opposition for the Cardinals Saturday night and the Riverside Olympics will be met on Sunday afternoon. For games with the Cards write Fred Brandt, Bridgeport, Ind. The Mayer Chapel King Sons’ desire a game for Friday night with any team playing in the 15-18-vear-old class. Call Lincoln 5055 after 5 p. m. and ask for Howard.. Forest Cubs and Little Giants take notice. The Hilgemier Cubs, who dropped a close game to Martinsville. 23-22, desire a game for Friday night. The Cubs led the Arlesians. 12 to 9. at half time, but couid not hold the margin. A team in the 19-year-old class desiring a game is requested to call Irvington 3429. Red Rockets take notice. The Hilgemeier Packers upset the Kroger A. C.s of Martinsville, 47-27. It was the twenty-first consecutive win of the season for the Packers. The Hiigemeier five will battle the strong Edinburg team at old Butler gym Friday night and the Pabst Blue Ribbons of Lafayette Sunday at Pennsy gym. By defeating the strong Bridgeport Cardinals. 50 to 31. the St. Philips A. C.s removed one of the chief threats on their schedule and now feel confident of maintaining their undefeated record, at least through the remainder of January; The Saints will battle the Armory National Guard team tonight at 8:30 with a curtain raiser between the St. Philips Boys Club and Fountain Square fives at 7:30. Riverside Cubs desire games in the 16-18-year-old class. Write Bob Harlan. 1520 West Twenty-third street. Bridgeport Cardinals won the West Newton tourney with a final game win over Mooresvilie, 32 to 20. They also dropped the Central Camels. 35 to 21. to reach the final game. The Central Camels were behind nine points with three minutes to go. but rallied to defeat the Decatur R. C. five. 27 to 26, in the other semi-final. In the consolation game preceding the final game. Decatur defeated Mooresvilie. 41 to 28. The Decatur R. C. five desire games, which can be secured by writing Bud Coppock at West Newton. Ind. Saturday night they will oppose the Doll Flyers at West Newton. The Chrisramore Pirates defeated the Christamore Eagles. 28 to 19, in a rough

FEW men in public life are sc considerate of their constituents as Mr. Ruth, few so all-revealing in their full stock of assets, few so willing to lay all their cards on the table. It may be that in his particular case, the insistence of the public is greater, the critical mood more exacting. I do not recall, for instance, that Major Fiorello La Guardia was compelled to undergo any such ordeal before he was accepted as the new mayor of the city. There seemed a singular lack of interest in his waist line and the size of his forearm. No taxpayer demanded to know his weight. a a a IKfOPE it doesn’t mean that there is deeper interest in a Mr..

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ridge netters to the limit this season and Coach Tim Campbell is taking nothing for granted. Broad Ripple likewise plays but one game this week, but that is enough for Ed Deiderich’s small five as the big Ben Davis team will form the opposition on Saturday night, the game to be played in Shortridge gym. Cripus Attucks expects two hard tussles this week, one away from home at Bloomington, where they will tackle the Hi-Y five, and the other on the local floor against the Shelbyville Hi-Y five. Coach Emory James has a strong schedule arranged for the Attucks squad this winter, several members of the I. H. S. A. A. being on the card, and he is anxious to get over these two Hi-Y games, which will mark the close of the warm-up program.

game. The Pirates will play the Christamore Cardinals Saturday night in a league tilt. The East Tenth Street Mohawks defeated the Butler Juniors. 49 to 41, with Thomas and Donaldson starring for the winners. For games with .the Mohawks w'rite Harrell Hoffman. 137 North Grant avenue. Irvington Cubs, take notice. The Memorial Scabookies won a. double victory, one over the Ace Athletic Club. 36 to 16. and the other over the Rural Aces, 52 to 19, running their victory total for the season to thirteen consecutive games without defeat. The Scabookies wish stronger competition, state teams preferred. Write Kendall, 1212 Broadway, or city teams such as Kirshbaum Netters, Lauter Boys Club, So-Athics or teams that plav in the 18-year-old class. Call Riley 7820 Three Big Ten Quintets Win By Uni feel Press CHICAGO, Jan. 4.—The last practice game before the start of the Big Ten basketball campaign Saturday night will take place tonight at Lafayette, Ind., where Purdue meets Mississippi. Three teams finished their practice schedule last night, Ohio State, co-champion last year, defeating Princeton, 41 to 34; Illinois nosing out Missouri in the last ten minutes of play. 31 to 27, and Michigan trimming Michigan Normal, 29 to 11. Notre Dame will seek its nineteenth straight victory tonight when the Irish meet Arizona at South Bend. The Irish have won eight games this season. GAMES BOOKED Princeton will play twenty-one basketball games this year.

Ruth than fn a fiery La Guardia. Very likely it doesn’t. Probably it is just a curious native custom. For as long as I can remember Mr. Ruth's tonnage and the precise dimensions cf his girth have been a subject of passionate inquiry. His is without question the most celebrated bay window in all history. Some time ago, Mr. Ruth said he wanted to achieve three ambitions before he settled down to write his memoirs—stay in the big leagues twenty years, play in ten world series and hit 700 home runs. Twothirds of the schedule have been completed. With sixteen more home runs he will have rounded out the full cycle of hopw

Columbia’s Gem ONE trick play, taught by Coach Lou Little, and executed by A1 Barabas. right, Columbia half back, made the eastern Rose Bowl football representatives a surprise winner over Stanford on New Year's day at Pasadena.

State College Fives Face Heavy Program Centenary Tackles Indiana State. Purdue Entertains Mississippi, and Notre Dame Is Host to Arizona in Tilts Tonight: Big Ten Starts Saturday. Three Indiana college basketball teams will entertain invaders tonight. while two other Hoosier quintets are to play in out-of-state games. Centenary from Louisiana will conclude a three-game Indiana tour tonight by meeting Indiana State at Terre Haute. The visitors downed Ball State last night. 34 to 29. The preceding night they defeated De Pauw by a single point. ’

The Centenary Gentlemen are defending champions in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association. Indiana State this season has won two games and lost three. Purdue will be hast to Mississippi tonight. Notre Dame will entertain the University of Arizona quintet, which lost its second game in eight starts a few nights ago to the Boilermakers. Earlham. only undefeated college team in Indiana last season, is scheduled to meet St. John's at Toledo, 0.. and Valparaiso, on an eastern trip, will play at Davis- - Elkins. W. Va. The Uhlans were defeated last night by Marshall at Huntington. W. Va.. 22 to 17. Friday night, two Hoosier teams will play at Kalamazoo. Mich. Earlham is to encounter the Kalamazoo j Teachers and Ball State has a game with Western State. Valparaiso will wind up its road trip tomorrow night at Pittsburgh against Duquesne. State encounters will be Wilmington, 0., at De Pauw, in a return game, and Manchester at Franklin. De Pauw won its other encounter with Wilmington. Big Ten basketball will open in Indiana Saturday night, when Min- ! nesota plays at Purdue and Michi- ' gan at Indiana. The two Hoosier I teams have lost only one game each j since opening their present schedules. The only other college game in the state this week-end will bring Indiana State to Indianapolis for an encounter with Butler Saturday night. Earlham will play its last game on a road trip against Detroit City college and Notre Dame has an encounter with Michigan State at Lansing. Hanover is scheduled to see action at Louisville.

♦ Off the Backboard ♦ BY CARLOS LANE IN all the hip-hop-hooraying which has preceded and followed the Shortridge-Tech game, it appears that the good fans of Indianapolis have overlooked an up and coming quintet that brought the Capital City its greatest cage honors last year—the National Catholic championships. Sure, it’s Cathedral. This Joe Dienhart apparently can’t turn out a laser. He’s been moulding champions and near-champions for years at the Irish school, and apparently he intends to keep up the practice. Last night, friend Joe took his pastimers down to Louisville, and the wise boys expected the local Irish to get a drubbing by St. Xavier, which had beaten Jeffersonville, 18 to 15, just after the Jeffs had walloped Cathedral, 34 to 15.

But in typical Dienhart fashion, the Irish did an about-face and bumped off the Bluegrass boys, 21 to 11. With John O’Connor in the lineup for the first time this year, Cathedral appeared at its best. The lanky performer shines in handling the inflated leather, and his teammate, Rohyans, counted seven times from the field. You can put this one down in your cage date book as a must—Feb. 3. Cathedral and Tech. Will you be there, Sharlie? antt FROM the outlying precincts comes the information that among the teams to be watched as tournament time approaches is Jeff j of Lafayette, coached by little [ Abie Masters, the former Purdue j flash. Jeff, at present riding the top of the North Central conference, is rated the speediest outfit of sharpshooters in the state, lacking only height. The Masters pastimers face an ambitious week-end. when they defend their Big Ten lead against the Bearcats at Muncie tomorrow night, and then travel to Connersville to battle Sleet and company on j Saturday night. These two games should give an ; inside on the Broncos’ real strength, j Is there another Crowe on the j Jeff team this year? And how—there’s two of them. A Lafayette team without at least one Crowe is as rare as dinosaurs. All of the Bronc pastimers are veterans, only one performer being lost from last years’ squad. And the Jeffs play the kind of basketball that the fans go miles to see—floor i length rushes, snappy, quick passes, and all five of them can hit the iron doughnut from here and there.; a a a Another tussle that should pack ’em in this week is Martinsville at Vincennes—Glenn 'Damon Curtis vs. John (Pythias; Adams. These two veteran mentors have been rivals for years, and a victory for either brings almost as much happiness as a salary raise—(l said almost). Both Curtis and Adams have green, inexperienced teams this; year. They're developing rapidly, j however. You know Curtis—the tournament comes in March, and that’s what they pay off on. a a a TECH and Shortridge face anything but easy opposition this week. The Blue Devils get the first test, going to Lebanon tomorrow night. On Saturday, Greenfield comes to Tech. It would be wise for Tim Campbell’s boys not to take Greenfield too lightly. The pastimers from the nearby town are not being pushed around this season by anybody. Shortridge goes to Southport Saturday night, and you can’t laugh off those Cardinals. a a a PETE JOLLY must be developing a gray thatch at Muncie. The Bearcat mentor is doing right well, thank you, with a fairly Inexperienced team. But if Pete is looking forward to tournament time, he is inviting the jitters. Among other things, the Jolly man must worry about Yorktown in the sectional. Art Beckner, former Muncie and I. U. star who originally was slated for the Muncie coaching berth, only to lose out through an accident, is coaching the Yorks, and information from that neck of the woods is that Beckner has turned out a big-time team. Providing the Bearcats get by Yorktown, there’s the regional, and

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Cathedral Is Cage Winner 1 Bu Timet Special LOUISVILLfc. Ky.. Jan. 4.—With J. O'Connor and Dan Rohyans playing flawless bail. Cathedral high ; school net team of Indianapolis, national Catholic champions of 1933, reversed the dope here Wednesday night and downed St. Xavier high, j 21 to 11. The Saints previously had defeated Jeffersonville, 18 to 13. and Jeff in turn ran rough shod over the Irish at Indianapolis for a lop- ! sided 34-to-15 win. which made the game here look ail Xavier in advance. J. O'Connor, playing his first tilt since becoming eligible Monday, handled the ball perfectly and Rohyans fired in seven baskets. CUE CHAMPION RAPS TWO LOCAL PASTIMERS Walter Miller and "Doc'' Bills were added to the string of victims of Erwin Rudolph, national pocket billiards champion, in his second day of exhibition play here when i the cue champion knocked off Bills, 125 to 95, at the Board of Trade | tables and Miller, 100 to 30, at Daugherty's parlors, j The champion turned in a high j run of 31 against Bills, but in the | Miller encounter was required to go ! only nine innings for a win. with i a high run of 46 helping his drive.

the Newcastle-Muncie act is threatened seriously by a newcomer this year. It’s Morton of Richmond, a team that has been bumping off foes with a surprising regularity this year. Pleasant dreams. Pete. a a a YOUR pinch-hitter has been asked to warn convalescing ! Carlos to “Watch Washington’s Hatchets” ... It is said that by I tournament time, Burl Friddle will I have a real quintet battling for j lost laurels. . . . Only one team has scored twenty points or more ! on the Hatchets this year . . . Ausj tin Smith, Marion's mentor, is havi ing difficulty getting his inexps- : rienced warriors settled into the | straight and narrow . . . The Giants | beat Logansport. but can find little else to brag about . . . Gas City, a I stone's throw from Marion, beat Jonesboro, a hop-skip-and-jump from Gas City, t’other night, which means more sectional tournament worries for Smith and his Giants. . . . It was Jonesboro's second defeat, Hartford City being the only i other conqueror of the Zebras. . . . Greencastle may not set the world on fire this year, but watch 'em next season. . . All of C. E. Edmonson's boys are sophomores and juniors . . . Bee-ware . . . Walter Bradfute, Bloomington scribbler, rates Tech. Muncie and Shortridge at the top his big sixteen . . . and Junior X of Southport warns . . . “If Shortridge lets cur Mr. Schaeffer run wild like they did Townsend of Tech, then it will be too bad for the Blue Devile Saturday night . . . which is more than an idle threat. Howya doin’, Carlos. . . , and how'm I doin’? VERN BOXELL.

Speed Sale TICKETS for the twentysecond annual 500-mile race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Wednesday, May 30, will be placed on sale Jan. 15. The sale will open at the downtown office of the Speedway, 444 North Capitol avenue. The sale will be limited to reserved seats and reserved parking space. Admission tickets will not be available until May 28. Mail and advance orders will be tiled in the order in which they are received. Gentlemen’s Fine Clothes MADE TO ORDER KAHN Serand Floor. B!d|. — l Rales 20 MONTHS TO PAY WOLF SUSSMAN, Inc. 239 W. WASH. ST.";^ 1 " Opposite Statehnase 'WBOHUi