B O X S C O R E A Publication of the Indiana High School Historical Society IHSBHS was founded in 1994 by A. J. Quigley Jr. (1943-1997) and Harley Sheets for the purpose of documenting and preserving the history of Indiana High School Basketball IHSBHS Officers Publication & Membership Notes President Roger Robison Frankfort 1954 Boxscore is published by the Indiana High School Basketball Vice Pres Cliff Johnson Western 1954 Historical Society (IHSBHS). This publication is not copyrighted and may be reproduced in part or in full for circulation anywhere Webmaster Jeff Luzadder Dunkirk 1974 Indiana high school basketball is enjoyed. Credit given for any Treasurer Rocky Kenworthy Cascade 1974 information taken from Boxscore would be appreciated. Editorial Staff IHSBHS is a non-profit organization. No salaries are paid to Editor Cliff Johnson Western 1954 anyone. All time spent on behalf of IHSBHS or in producing Boxscore is freely donated by individual members. Syntax Edits Tim Puet Valley, PA 1969 Dues are $8 per year. They from Jan. 1 – Dec. 31 and Content Edits Harley Sheets Lebanon 1954 include four newsletters. Lifetime memberships are no longer Tech Advisor Juanita Johnson Fillmore, CA 1966 offered, but those currently in effect continue to be honored. Board Members Send dues, address changes, and membership inquiries to IHSBHS, c/o Rocky Kenworthy, 710 E. 800 S., Clayton, IN 46118. E-mail: [email protected] Bill Ervin, John Ockomon, Harley Sheets, Leigh Evans, Cliff All proposed articles & stories should be directed to Johnson, Tim Puet, Roger Robison, Jeff Luzadder, Rocky Cliff Johnson: [email protected] or 16828 Fairburn Kenworthy, Doug Bradley, Curtis Tomak. St., Hesperia, CA 92345.

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POLICY board meeting at 11:30 a.m. The library This team defeated the Kentucky All- The opinions expressed in Boxscore is located at 110 South Jefferson Street, Stars in the annual classic by a score of by individual authors do not one east and one block south of 66-61 in a hard-fought court battle that necessarily reflect the views of the county court house. If needed, the could have gone either way. Indiana’s IHSBHS as an organization. telephone number there is 765-342- scoring was led by state tournament 3451. Wall and floor exhibits will be runner-up Madison’s Dee Monroe, with CONTENTS OF THIS ISSUE available to view, and IHSBHS new- 19 points. He was also selected as “Mr. Open Meeting at Martinsville …….. 1 member applications may be obtained Basketball,” an award given routinely 1949 Indiana All-Stars …………….. 1 upon request. A self-guided tour to see for the season’s most outstanding player Clark County 1000- Club ……. 2 places connected with Wooden’s youth in Indiana high school basketball. Wendell Trogdon Obituary ……….. 2 may also be arranged following the During the state tournament finals, the The Weapon of Choice …………….. 3 lecture. A healthy turnout for this 5’ 9” Monroe had scored 22 points in a Bill Tosheff, in memoriam ………… 3 program is anticipated. 53-40 key win over S.B. Central in the Early Monrovia Basketball ……...... 5 afternoon, and then followed with 36 The Long Parade of Rule Changes .. 7 THE 1949 INDIANA ALL-STARS points that night in a one-point 62-61 IHSBHS Membership Form ……... 11 Here is a photo of the players who losing effort against the Jasper Wildcats. IHSBHS Profile Form ……………. 12 were selected by the state’s sportswriters A long heave by Wildcat guard Bob Lebanon Tigers History Book ….... 13 as the best of the graduated seniors White dashed Madison’s hopes of HOF Membership Form ………..... 14 during the 1948-49 basketball season. becoming state champions in 1949.

OPEN MEETING IS SCHEDULED AT MARTINSVILLE A presentation/lecture on the “corrected” early life and career of Indiana legend will be delivered on Saturday, Nov. 14 by Martinsville resident Curtis Tomak, a current board member of IHSBHS, retired state archaeologist, and renowned scholar on the early life and long career of John Wooden. The presentation, entitled “Setting the Record Straight,” focuses mainly on information heretofore undisclosed to BACK ROW: Dick Reinking, Monroeville; Andy Toth, South Bend Central; the general public. It begins at 1:30 p.m. Jim Schooley, Auburn; Bob Dobson, Bloomington; John Toeppe, Frankfort. in the Morgan County Public Library in FRONT ROW: John Bright, Portland; Dee Monroe, Madison; Bob Rousey, Martinsville, following an IHSBHS Anderson; John Moeller, Greensburg; Bob White, Jasper. IHSBHS 2014 FALL ISSUE Page 2

The following list of former Clark County players and their career point totals was submitted to Boxscore by Pat Hennegan, SID at Jeffersonville high WENDELL TROGDON school. Pat points out also that four members of the Flynn family at Jeff 1929-2014 combined to score 2,948 points for the Red Devils, over the years. Patriarch Jim (’45-47) scored 164, Steve (’68-70) 344, Mr. Basketball Mike (’67-71) 1,545, and state champ member B.J. (’90-93) 895. All played college ball.

Clark County 1,000 Point Club

Rank Points Player School Sr Year 1 1938 Shannon Arthur New Washington 1990

2 1764 Shane Meadows Henryville 2004 3 1545 Mike Flynn Jeffersonville 1971 4 1497 Jerry Johnson Charlestown 1977 5 1458 Michael Frazier Charlestown 2000 6 1443 Jamie Matthews New Washington 1989 7 1424 Matthew Arthur New Washington 1995 8 1413 Andrew Jones Henryville/Clarksville 2014 9 1409 Dennis Coutee Jeffersonville 2001 10 1404 Steve Green Silver Creek 1971

11 1401 Steve Hatton Clarksville 1990 12 1392 Chad Gilbert Charlestown 1991 13 1377 Brien Hanley Jeffersonville 1994 14 1376 Scott Matthews New Washington 1989 Wendell Trogdon, past IHSBHS 15 1337 Bob Watkins Jeffersonville 1970 member and prolific author of books 16 1328 Devin Freels New Washington 2011 17 1322 Mike Bottorff Charlestown 1972 and articles on Indiana and high school 18 1311 Brandon Cook Borden 2002 basketball, passed away on May 29, at 19 1283 Charles Stewart New Washington 1966 age 84. He was born July 23, 1929, in 20 1273 Paris Bryant Jeffersonville 1988

21 1227 Aidan McEwen Clarksville 2013 Heltonville, Indiana, to Wesley and 22 1215 Brent Weatherford Borden 1993 Edith Trogdon who had five children, 23 1214 Keevan Miller Providence 2006 three boys and two girls, all now 24 1194 Greg Robertson Henryville 1994 deceased. Wendell graduated from 25 1191 Alex Ooley Borden 2008 26 1189 Darryl Baker Jeffersonville 2013 Heltonville High School in 1947, and 27 1183 Vincent Minton New Washington 2009 four years later earned a B.A. degree 28 1163 Calvin McEwen Clarksville 2014 from Franklin College. During the 29 1155 David Lewis Silver Creek 1967 Korean War he served in the Army 30 1153 Kenny Chesser New Washington 1956 31 1150 Matt Renn Silver Creek 1997 working as a counter-intelligence aide 32 1149 Cory Norman Jeffersonville 1994 for three years. Upon his discharge, he 33 1148 Cory Munk Henryville 2009 returned to Indiana and began a 38-year 34 1140 Sherron Wilkerson Jeffersonville 1993 35 1135 Mark Christman Charlestown 1987 career in newspaper work, first with the 36 1133 Dennis Jones New Washington 1967 Logansport Pharos-Tribune in 1954, and 1133 Alex Hall Charlestown 2005 two years later with Purdue University’s 37 1109 Chuck Franz Clarksville 1979 Agricultural Information Bureau. In 38 1108 Matt Pait Jeffersonville 2003 39 1105 Reid Bailey Silver Creek 1966 1957, he was hired by The Indianapolis 40 1100 Jeff Frey Jeffersonville 1973 News as a reporter and stayed with that 41 1095 Mark Harbin New Washington 1971 newspaper for the rest of his career, 42 1087 Tommy Baker Jeffersonville 1977 43 1078 Bobby Murphy Providence 1970 retiring in 1992 after advancing to the 44 1076 Phil Caldwell Jeffersonville 1981 posts of news editor and managing 45 1068 Donnie Kahl New Washington 1960 editor. During that period, his profound 46 1064 Wayne Walls Jeffersonville 1974 writing skills won him widespread 1064 Wally Napier Charlestown 1984 48 1061 Charles Mannix Silver Creek 1977 recognition and numerous state awards 49 1056 Tom Gohmann Providence 1991 for journalistic excellence. 50 1051 John Prichard Silver Creek 1959 Wendell continued writing books 51 1035 Tres Sowder Jeffersonville 1978 freelance after retirement, focusing 52 1020 Billy Johnson Jeffersonville 1958 1020 Keenan Knight Silver Creek 1993 mainly on his favorite subject, the state 54 1011 Luke Fitzgerald Providence 2007 of Indiana. He and his wife Fabian

55 1008 Jerry Stephenson Jeffersonville 1968 traveled up and down the state many 56 1003 Jamie Jones New Washington 1991 times to gather material for the 27 books 1003 David Ernstberger Providence 1980 he is credited with writing, along with a great number of short articles. Many of

his books and articles were about high IHSBHS 2014 FALL ISSUE Page 3 school basketball. He and his brothers England. He flew a few dangerous had been heavily into sports at the high Bill Tosheff, A Man For All Seasons missions in a B-17 over occupied school level and played a lot of by Europe before being re-located to the basketball during and after World War Cliff Johnson Aleutian Islands just south of the Bering II. Strait. He remained in Alaska, doing Some of his more noteworthy reconnaissance missions and other tasks publications concerning basketball are in the Pacific Theater for the duration of the following: his three-year commitment. While No Harm No Foul/Referees Are there, he also was able to hone his skills People Too; Basket Cases; Gym Rats; in baseball and basketball by playing for Shooting Stars; Whistle Blowers; service teams. Upon discharge, and Damon-Living a Dream; Damon- returning home, he enrolled at I.U. and Beyond the Glory; and Who Killed continued his academic and athletic ? pursuits there for the next four years, graduating with a B.S. degree in 1951. THE WEAPON OF CHOICE FOR One thing about Bill (he preferred THE OCCASION “Tosh”) that was so entertaining was As February 1944 was ending, our that he could play the game of one- Decker Aces found themselves facing upmanship so well with you. We both the Vincennes Alices in the final game had been active in a variety of sports of the Knox County sectional during our younger days, so we had that, tournament. It was the second straight as well as other things, in common. I year the two foes had met to determine Several years ago I was fortunate to might offer up something to him like the championship. Decker won the have experienced an on-going e-mail “my longest broad jump in high school 1943 match-up by a score of 28-20. I dialog with former sports hero Bill was 21’ 7” and he would counter with was attending Decker elementary school Tosheff that lasted almost until the time “mine was 22’ 6”. Or I would brag at the time and don’t recall seeing that of his death on October 1, 2011. He about being on three straight baseball game, although I might have. But the died during surgery at a medical facility championships and he’d respond by 1944 final game definitely made an in Hawaii. I was both stunned and saying he pitched two no-hitters and six impression on me, albeit for an unusual perplexed when notified of his demise, shut-outs in one season. Basketball was reason. because for nearly all the time that we another natural choice of subjects since Near the end of the tightly-contested had been joking, kidding around, and he played world-class ball for the overtime game, I sneaked down to floor teasing each other over the ether waves, Hoosiers and I sat the bench at Purdue. level just behind the Ace’s bench, after he was apparently fighting a losing You already know, without my saying, our team had taken a commanding 6- battle against colorectal cancer. He had how that debate came out. We both point lead over the Alices with just a never mentioned it to me. In retrospect I enjoyed female company during our few seconds of OT left to play. My can say that it took some intestinal teenage and college days and if I’d say junior-sized brain was taking in all the fortitude (no pun intended) to remain there was a certain beauty pageant excitement when suddenly I saw a perfectly mum about it as he did. queen I spent some time with, you could player near the bench open up a knife But Bill was a gutsy guy. He left bet he’d best me by saying “I knew her, and display it. Oh-oh, I thought, there’s high school in 1944 before he was 17 but I dated her older sister, who was going to be big trouble! The gun went years old, and without advising his much prettier and more mature.” Tosh off to end the game (which also startled parents, to join the war effort as a pilot. also played football and I didn’t, so me), but I kept my eyes well focused on He had clandestinely practiced some there was no jousting there. I finally the guy with the big knife. As he and flying skills at a local airport near his gave up, since he excelled at nearly the other Decker players rushed onto the home in Gary, Indiana, and figured he everything from tennis to bowling. He court, they hoisted him up on their was more than ready for the big-time was truly a man for all seasons. Also a shoulders and he began cutting down the military aircraft. His first attempt to jokester! While on the road one net. A big knife, as I suddenly realized join was thwarted, though, when the FBI summer, I checked into a hotel in that evening, has more than a showed up at his parents’ doorstep, Plainfield, Indiana, for awhile and application. advising them that what Bill had tried to decided to e-mail him where I was do was illegal. He had to return to high staying. He replied back, Submitted by IHSBHS member Harlan school where he graduated later that acknowledging that he knew I was sort Hinkle. spring. Then, after turning 17, he of wild, but asking if I weren’t too old to enlisted legally. He was accepted by the be a juvenile delinquent (Plainfield was Army Air Force and, after a few months once widely known for its huge boys of training, got assigned to Hap school facility). Arnold’s 8th Air Force Group in IHSBHS 2014 FALL ISSUE Page 4

Bill Tosheff grew up in Gary, which scoring, Tosh rang up 210 points while baseball was more than five times as he always referred to as “da region.” Garrett topped the squad with 289. The much as that for playing basketball. Gary was a melting pot for nearly every Hoosiers finished second in the After the 1953 season ended, his nationality and race. The basketball conference behind Illinois that year contract was transferred to the rosters were invariably sprinkled with (1951), with a 12-2 record and 19-3 Milwaukee Hawks (thr former Tri-Cities names like Nickovich, Frankovic, overall. Both players were unanimous franchise) who, to his chagrin, offered Badylak, Zeheralis and Badanish. selections for the all-conference team, no augmentation to his $4,500 salary in Mladen Sekulovich, incidentally, was and Garrett was placed on nearly every spite of the good stats he had posted the birth name of Karl Malden, the All-America list. Tosheff, meanwhile, with the Olympians the previous year. famous movie actor, who played engaged himself in the varsity baseball The Hawks owner, Ben Kerner, was basketball at Gary Emerson a decade and football programs, as a and noted for the tight hold he kept on his earlier. The open-hearth steel mills at quarterback, respectively, and rose to wallet. He had also gone through 19(!) Gary always belched out huge amounts prominence in those sports too. coaches in the span of three previous of soot and pollutants from their tall After college, Tosh was recruited to seasons. To add insult to injury, Kerner smokestacks which made some out-of- play NBA basketball for the offered Tosheff only $3,500 to renew town visitors feel like taking a shower , a team that had his contract for 1954. That was the last with a fire hose after walking a few been organized in 1949 and consisted straw for Tosh so he quit pro basketball blocks in the downtown area. Tosh mainly of former All-Americans from after only three good seasons. This sad attended Froebel high school, graduating the . They experience stuck in his mind and would in the spring of 1944. As mentioned included Ralph Beard, , later in life influence him to spend years earlier, his first attempt to enlist in the Wallace (Wah-Wah) Jones, Cliff helping early NBA players rectify some service interrupted his senior year, and Barker, and , among other of the financial injustices they suffered he wasn’t able to play much ball that well-known Wildcats. It had been a through at the time. season. The team finished 2-19 under highly successful franchise. Tosh was The stats Tosh posted during his three long-time and usually successful coach offered a contract for the then- pro basketball seasons were better than Hank Mantz. Tosh nevertheless was an munificent sum of $4,500. He accepted. average for that period. He played as a all-around athlete and earned major By the end of the 1952 season, he had regular in 203 games and scored 634 letters over three years in basketball, been voted co-rookie of the year along field goals and 591 free throws for 1,859 baseball, track & field, and football. I with Mel Hutchins of the Tri-Cities points, a per-game average of 9.2. That first came across his name several years (Iowa) Blackhawks. Quite an was quite respectable for those days. ago while doing research about the accomplishment! But then the bottom His floor game was also admirable, basketball days of WW II. Soon I fell out of the franchise, as some of the averaging 3.3 assists and 3.0 rebounds realized that he was a fellow member of stalwarts were accused of having shaved per game. His percentage IHSBHS, so I contacted him and our points while in college a few years was right at 80%. continuing dialogs started from there. In earlier. There were several indictments After his playing days had ended, and 1998, I was not surprised to discover and two convictions (should have been after moving to Colombia, South that he had been inducted into the more). As a result, lifetime bans were America and living there for a year, he Indiana High School Basketball Hall of leveled against some of the players. The returned to the U.S. and eventually Fame. In 2010, he wrote a couple of franchise stayed alive for another year started making a living as a general stories for Boxscore about Gary and the or so, via some continuing great court contractor. As a sideline, he also did 1941 Froebel final four team in his spare play by Tosh and the other team some radio network sports interviews time. survivors, but the glory years were over, and announcing, thereby supplementing At I.U., Tosheff became a close friend and so was the team by 1953. his income and maintaining his ties with and teammate of Bill Garrett who some During that first of his pro years, the sports world. One of the more say was the first black man allowed to Tosh split his 12 months between important contributions he made to play in Big Ten basketball competition. basketball and baseball--six months at professional sports during his later years Garrett had been leader of the 1947 each. He pitched for the -A living in San Diego and Hawaii was his Shelbyville High School state Indianapolis Indians during the summer. decision to help former NBA players champions. Together, under coach Actually, right after high school secure pensions. Many of those who Branch McCracken, these two formed graduation he had been offered a bonus played ball prior to 1955 were left out of one of the best scoring duos in the of $1500 to sign and play for one of the the 1988 players’ union collective conference during the early 50s. Both Chicago Cubs’ farm clubs but instead he bargaining agreement and so received players were slim and trim. Tosheff was turned it down to enlist in the military. nothing in return for having served as about 6’ 1” and 180 while Garrett was His pitching career, low-paid pioneers (like Tosh) of early about 6’ 3’’ and 185. Both were beginning with 1952, lasted for seven NBA basketball. He remained 23 years acclaimed by the press during their seasons—four more than his pro career as the tireless president of an sophomore and junior years. In their in basketball did. As a 20-game winner organization aptly referred to as the senior year, during an era of relative low for several seasons, his salary in “Non-Profit Pre-1955 (later on, ‘1965’) IHSBHS 2014 FALL ISSUE Page 5

NBA Players Association.” Owing to farmer. He was classmate Bill Schrader Stonebraker a junior, Wingate had also his efforts, along with those earlier on Jr.’s father. Earlier, William Sr. had won the state tournament. by guys like Wally Osterkorn, Don played on a college team that was state There were no automobiles available Barksdale, Kevin O’Shea, Frank champion. He came to every practice to us in 1914, so our tournament team Kudelka, Bob Lavoy, and , and to every game. He knew we had a first had to travel to Mooresville on some degree of financial recognition good team and wanted to help us out. Thursday, using a two-horse surrey and through moderate pensions was finally He assisted us without pay and taught us a one-horse buggy. There, we boarded a achieved by 2005. Money for it was at a lot of court maneuvers and trick plays. train for Bloomington. Joe Hinshaw, last budgeted by the NBA, so it was a In the 1913-14 season, Monrovia and my older brother, handled the surrey and happy ending--at least for those players Martinsville were the only Morgan Raymond Bray, a local team supporter, who were still alive. County teams in the IHSAA. They drove the buggy. After delivering us to Tosh was generous enough to share played each other several times during Mooresville, both returned back home many details of his all-encompassing that season. That first year, Monrovia’s but Joe had to set out again for sports life with me, before he passed on. Bulldogs practiced and played its games Mooresville on Sunday with Ray aboard Always the colorful character, a in the gym located at the basement of in order to pick us up again at prankster of unparalleled dimension, and the old schoolhouse. There were no Mooresville after the tournament was a great story teller, he could recount lights and it had a dirt floor. To help us over. Ray had left his horse and buggy hundreds of his playing-day stunts and with illumination, there were two at the livery stable in Mooresville to experiences in multiple sports that could movable oil street lamps in town at the reduce the amount of travel. The round- leave you in stitches. I was also the time. One belonged to Wallace Bain trip train ride between Mooresville and grateful recipient of quite a few of his and was usually placed about where the Bloomington was crowded with teams personal materials and literature that he Marathon service station later stood. and spectators, mostly from northern chose to mail to me from time to time. Sam Phillips owned the other lamp Indiana. Basketball was starting to be To this day, I’m not really sure why a which usually was situated at the west very popular in the state. As we got off highly regarded and widely acclaimed edge of town. Both men allowed us the the train at Bloomington, there were sports figure like he would want to share use of these lamps, which were each Indiana University students waiting to his stuff with a virtual unknown like me, about three feet high. To use them in direct us to our lodgings. A nice but I’m sure glad he did. I think he just the gym, a rope was first tied onto the friendly community, by any measure. appreciated my eagerness to absorb all lamps and then threaded through pulleys During that first year, one referee for the amazing life experiences he had, anchored to the ceiling. The lamps were a game was supposed to be provided by especially in sports. Anyway, in my then pulled up and locked into place. the visiting team. Once that winter our book, he was definitely “a man for all One was positioned at each end of the team had traveled to Westfield and took seasons.” FINIS court. The dirt floor had to be sprinkled along Mr. Harry Brown, a local, as its three times a week to contain the dust, referee. Time to play approached but RECOLLECTIONS OF EARLY and there was a deep well in the Mr. Brown could not be located. MONROVIA BASKETBALL schoolhouse for the water but no pump Westfield offered to provide a “good” by to bring it up. There was also another referee until Mr. Brown appeared. And former player/coach Ira Hinshaw well with no pump at the northeast they did, but “good” turned out to be a (now deceased) corner of the school grounds. We relative term. As it happened, Mr. Editor’s note: A few of the events and hauled up the water by some buckets Brown had been arrested and held historical recollections in this article from each well, carried them by hand to earlier in the evening for allegedly had to be revised or re-stated for the basement gym, and then transferred spitting on Westfield’s gym floor. He purposes of accuracy and clarity. the water to a sprinkler bucket for was returned to us later by two application to the dirt floor. Westfield policemen, but only after the Monrovia's first Indiana High School In the spring of 1914, Monrovia game had been concluded and we had Athletic Association (IHSAA) team entered the state tournament at lost by a narrow margin. That game and joined that organization in the fall of Bloomington. All of the entered teams the two-point loss to Pendleton in the 1913. Our team consisted of Don had to play there. There were four state tournament were our only two Rushton, Clair Shields, Raymond Bray, courts, all used simultaneously. defeats of the whole season. Paul Allen, Willis Richardson, Ira Monrovia was beaten early in the A few days before we were scheduled Hinshaw (myself), and Roy Dillon. Roy tournament on the morning of Friday, to leave for the state tourney, Mr. Bain, Dillon was not in our team picture nor March the 13th, by a team from our coach and the school’s Latin did he play very much, due to illness. Pendleton, 21-19. Wingate High, teacher, advised me that since I had Wallace and Ben Bain, cousins, shared having no home court of its own, failed my last Latin test I would need to the early coaching duties, although ultimately won the tournament take it over and pass it if I planned to Wallace was generally recognized as the championship that year. Homer travel with the team to the state head coach. We also had a "helper” Stonebraker, now a senior, was its star tournament. I “crammed” hard the next coach named. William Schrader Sr., a player. The year before (1913), with day and night. On exam day, Coach IHSBHS 2014 FALL ISSUE Page 6

Bain administered the test but instructed circular route by foot for five evenings a bruised my right heel while tearing the Ruth Kenworthy, a fellow teacher well- week to get into shape. We started at shoe wide open. At that juncture, we versed in Latin, to sit next to me the school, ran to the Christian Church, had made ten straight points which put presumably to insure I would not copy then north to West Union Street, west on us ahead by six. Martinsville had not anything (“cheat” is the proper word) State Road 42, and finally back to the even scored yet in the second half, but from the textbook. As soon as Coach school. 1 told the boys that if they now I had only one good shoe. An Bain left the room, however, Ruth couldn't keep up with me they would not Indianapolis Tech High School coach, surprised me by offering any assistance get to play. Every evening 1 ran a little seeing what had happened, ambled over 1 might need. She did help some, but it faster. One boy could not keep up since to say he had a spare size-12 shoe (way was not needed much since I had studied he was a heavy smoker. A rule was then too large for me) that I could use. He hard was steadfastly determined to pass. established and enforced against thought that if it could be stuffed with Anyway, when Coach Bain returned, he smoking and everyone obeyed the rule cotton it might enable me to continue took my completed test, never once after that. Some little grade schoolers playing. But that did not work very looked at it, marked it at 75% (just joined us on our evening runs. Some of well. I continued on as best I could until passing), and handed it back to me with them always attended our practices, too. Martinsville eventually got even with a hearty laugh. They included Robert McCloud, us. I knew I had to leave the game and One interesting aspect of this first Burchard Horton, Branch McCracken, so I put Maurice Horton in my place. Monrovia team was Don Rushton's Wayne Kinsey, and Hugh Curtis. Using As 1 sat down on the bench, both bands ability to run up the side of an end wall these younger fellows gave us enough began playing and everyone in the to shoot a goal (the end wall was not manpower to conduct ten-man building stood up to applaud my effort, considered out-of-bounds in those days, scrimmages. I used all the plays and even the Martinsville crowd. After the and the backboard was attached directly tricks that William Schrader Sr. had bands fell quiet, all the schools gave a against it). He could make that shot taught me a few years earlier. I feel sure cheer for me and a second one for routinely. Don was a star player for us. that some of these plays eventually Monrovia High. I can never forget that. He also shot all the free throws for the found their way to Indiana University Martinsville beat us by fourteen points, team. After that successful season had where several Monrovia ballplayers and then went on to the state finals ended, our team was invited as special later enrolled. That year (1916-17) we without any further trouble. They were guests to the Alumni Banquet in the late won all home games and most of the finally stopped in the final four by state spring of 1914. This was our last away games. champion Lebanon by a lop-sided score Alumni Association Banquet, because of At sectional tournament time, thirteen of 36-12. Nevertheless, Martinsville’s World War I, until much later. But at teams went to Martinsville (four from Claude Curtis won the Gimbel Medal, this 1914 gathering, our school colors Morgan County and nine from Marion the first year it was ever awarded. After and uniforms were officially changed County). We won our first two games the 1916-17 season, 1 had a chance to from blue & white to green & white. by wide margins. Our third game was to enroll at any of three different colleges During the war, the teams of 1915-16 be against Martinsville the following but could not, since the army seemed to and 1916-17 consisted of Worth Saturday afternoon. While walking to have first call and doughboys were in McCracken, Bob Newlin, Clair Wilson, our rooms on Friday night, Morris demand to help end World War I. Morris Tudor, Clifford Clark, Maurice Tudor was in the back of the head by Monrovia, in its early years, saw a lot Horton, Ernest Warmouth and myself. a brick. It knocked him to the ground, of good basketball--the teams of 1914, Our coach in 1915-16 was supposed to but he recovered. I found out the next 1915, and 1917, and later players be James Bourne. During the first week day that the brick was actually meant for Branch McCracken and Hugh Brown, of practice, however, he decided to ask me. were prime examples. Even John me to take over the coaching duties West Newton, winner over Ben Wooden attended Monrovia during his since he couldn’t continue, and I was the Davis, was to play the winner of grade school years but moved to only one with varsity playing Monrovia vs. Martinsville for the Martinsville afterwards. Between 1914 experience. 1 asked William Schrader championship on Saturday night. On and 1917, Monrovia was difficult to Sr. for help but he didn't have enough Saturday afternoon the gym was jam- defeat even though we were still free time. We didn’t do much that packed, with two bands playing very practicing with two Sunday school season, winning only about a third of loudly. Every school cheering section teams. One evening in the early 1914- our games, but I found out what 1 had seemed to be rooting for Monrovia 15 season we went to Clayton (in available for the next year or two if I except for the Martinsville section. By Hendricks County) to practice. Three or wished to continue on as player/coach, halftime our team was four points four people paid to get in. We did not and the picture looked pretty good. behind. We were playing a defensive know about that. A week later, the In the fall of 1916, I missed the first game and not getting off enough shots. IHSAA informed us that we had four weeks of school so that I could help But we came back running after violated the rules by playing in a game fill farm silos. World War 1 was still halftime with some offense. With where admission was charged. We were going on and everyone had to work. several minutes to go yet, 1 jumped way expelled from the Association for the When we did begin practice, we ran a up for a loose ball, came down hard and rest of the season. By that time though IHSBHS 2014 FALL ISSUE Page 7 we had already played Thorntown and what it was ten or twenty years ago as goals for the soccer ball. He was won by a score of 21 to 19. Thorntown either. But if you were to compare the planning to call his new game “box went on to become state champion that essentials of today’s game with those in ball,” but since two sturdy boxes the year. After our expulsion we played practice during the early years, you’d right size could not be readily every team that wished to play us, and hardly recognize ANY similarities. appropriated, peach baskets with intact charged admission to boot. There also Even seventy-six years ago the game and closed bottoms were found to serve was a lot of betting going on around was substantively different. Like the the purpose. The game’s name was Monrovia before an IHSAA rule against process of evolution, the changes take immediately reconsidered because of that activity was enforced, but once we place incrementally, a few at a time, and this, and thus “basket-ball” was born. were denied Association membership go largely unnoticed year-by-year. Yet Naismith also concocted 13 simple rules the betting on games around town got by looking with a retrospective eye, we for the format used in the first few even heavier. Monrovia became known must conclude that basketball has contests played. You readers might find that year as the area’s premier undergone a radical transformation since this list of rules fairly amusing if not “gambling town.” Some of the farmers its original inception. The moderate outright laughable when contrasted with claimed they could make more money pace of the changes over the decades has the operating principles behind our betting than by farming. We were re- simply caused that transformation to modern day game. Those original rules admitted to the IHSAA a little later escape our collective detection. We’ve can be paraphrased (re-stated in though, and the gambling all came to a become essentially blind to the fact that comprehensible fashion) as follows: halt. we’re not watching the same game that A quarter century later, after many, was once played. 1. One or both hands may be used to many great W-L seasons had been About the only things contained in the throw the ball in any direction. recorded by the Bulldogs, and long after original rules that remain the same are 2. The ball may be batted, but never my short coaching career there had the employment of a firm but resilient with the fist. concluded, the 1942 team coached by ball, and a hoop into which the ball can 3. Running with the ball is prohibited, Henry Potter became the last Monrovia be tossed. Nearly everything else about and a player must pass it from the team, I think, to win a sectional tourney. the game today is different. In same spot on which he caught it. Its season record that year was 23-6. December 1891, Dr. , Running catches are permitted. The boys on that squad included 5-11 physical education director at the 4. Hands only may be used to hold the Henry Judson, 5-10 Mitchel Shields, 6-3 Springfield, Massachusetts YMCA, was ball; other parts of the body may not Paul Shields, 5-10 Mabern Jones, 5-11 looking for something indoors that the be used to hold it. Wayne Rushton, and 6-3 Dwight boys could do in the winter months to 5. The penalty for a foul is a goal Hinshaw. substitute for soccer or football, outdoor awarded to the opponent. If a games that required playing fields with second foul is committed by the THE LONG PARADE OF RULE no snow cover. So Naismith made same player, that player is CHANGES suggestions for a new indoor gym game disqualified until the next goal is by he devised and eventually introduced to made. If any foul is considered Cliff Johnson the world as “basket-ball.” It was deliberate with intent to injure, the With contributing materials and conceived somewhat upon his memory player is disqualified for the rest of information from grandson James of a game he played as a youth in the game and no substitute may Naismith (I’ll Never Forget you…Papa Ontario called “Duck on a Rock.” In replace him. Jimmy, 1992) and input from IHSBHS that game, a stuffed duck, tin can, or 6. A “foul” is defined as any violation board members Leigh Evans, Rocky some other inanimate object was first as described in rules 2 through 5. Kenworthy, and Roger Robison (Rules placed upon a large boulder. Then two 7. Three consecutive fouls by one of of the Game, 2001-a superb competing teams would try to knock the the teams results in one additional chronology). object off the boulder by throwing a goal for the opponent (each goal small spheroid (a ball, wadded rag, or counted for one point). When we go to a basketball game stone) at it. A point was scored each 8. A “goal” is defined as any ball today or watch one on television, we time the duck was knocked off the thrown or batted into the basket sort of take for granted that the game boulder, and the team scoring the most without it coming back out. The has always been played essentially the points was declared the winner. It was defensive team may not jostle the same way we see it now. We recognize mostly a contest of throwing accuracy. ball back out nor interfere with it that there are subtle or minor differences Now, in Naismith’s proposed new game, dropping into the basket. among the current rules established at he suggested that two competing teams 9. A ball going out of bounds is the professional, amateur, Olympic, be comprised of nine on-court players considered “recovered” by the first college, and high school levels, but for each, that two officials (a referee and an player who can reach it. That player the most part the game pretty much umpire) be present, that a soccer ball be is then responsible for tossing the looks the same at all levels and we don’t used, and that a small square box be ball back into play. If more than perceive it being much different from installed at each end of the gym to serve five seconds are taken to do that, IHSBHS 2014 FALL ISSUE Page 8

possession of the ball is awarded to reduction to five for the required Right after the turn of the century, the opposing team which then number of on-court playing participants proposed rules diminished in number becomes subject to this same rule. per team (this was dependent, however, each year. Some were tested and failed Additionally, any deliberate delay of upon the size of a court’s playing area), in actual practice and were quickly the game results in a foul against the and (4) permitting the duration of the discarded. Others were adopted by the team causing it (and a goal for the game to extend to twenty minutes per AAU (and later the Joint Basketball other team, of course). half, assuming mutual acceptance Rules Committee and finally the 10. The umpire is responsible for between the two teams. NCAA) and were considered significant. keeping track of fouls committed Even though several new rules Although the exact year of a rule change and has the authority to execute introduced over the next few years might vary, depending upon the region, disqualifications. seemed silly and thus became short- league or conference, or the hierarchy of 11. The referee is responsible for lived (such as the “air dribble,” and play, here are a few in rough chronology making decisions regarding all of three points for every “field” goal), the that were adopted between 1901 and the court action, including rule rules in general were slowly expanded 1920: infractions, appropriate penalties, and improved by Naismith and Dr. and the general course of the game, Luther Gulick, his rulebook collaborator 1901- dribbling became a including the function of time- at Springfield. The idea was to inject violation. keeping. better logic into the game and to 1901-substitutes, once put into a game, 12. Two fifteen minute halves constitute promote more widespread participant could not re-enter a second time. a game, with a five-minute break in and spectator interest. It seemed to 1906-a 12-foot keyhole area was between. work. By 1900, a number of sensible established between the basket and the 13. The team making the most goals in improvements had been made and the free throw line. a game shall be declared the winner. rapidly developing popularity of the 1909-five personal fouls resulted in If the game is tied at expiration of game had opened its geographic wings ejection from a game. the allotted time, the game may into areas of the Midwest (including 1910-age restrictions were implemented continue on, via mutual agreement Indiana) and other points west. Still, the at various levels of play. of the team captains, until another game was light years away from 1911-the two handed dribble was goal is made. resembling anything we would prohibited. recognize at present. During the period 1911-four personal fouls, instead of five, The very next year (1892), after 1894-1900, several significant changes resulted in ejection from a game. watching several contests, Naismith and clarifications were adopted, 1911-two free throws were awarded for decided to compile a new set of 21 rules. including the following: flagrant fouls. They revised, replaced, and enhanced 1913-open-bottomed goal nets were the original 13. One of those new rules, 1. The point value of a goal eventually introduced. incidentally, prohibited kicking the ball. settled at two, after many annual 1914-the out of bounds ball possession He had noticed that some of the players vacillations among one, two, and rule was reversed from awarding the who were especially adept at soccer three points. possession to first player touching the exercised that advantage by using the 2. The soccer ball was replaced by a ball after it goes out of bounds to legs and feet to bat or intercept the ball. larger stitched leather ball. awarding it to the team not touching the Kicking seemed like a practical idea, 3. Only the team captain could shoot ball before it goes out of bounds. since a well-executed kick of the ball free throws. 1918-coaches were prohibited from could serve as a suitable defensive 4. One point free throw attempts at coaching during play action. measure against a careless or poorly fifteen feet distance replaced the aimed pass. Besides, ball-kicking was former one point for each foul rule For the next 20 years, further rule not prohibited within the original 13 and also the peculiar 20-foot free changes were made, some eventually rules (except for those associated with throw range. being discarded while others began to other parts of a player’s body, 5. Wooden backboards and closed- substantially improve the quality of the curiously). The ball-kicking violation is bottom goal nets were introduced. game. Here are some key rule changes one of the few early rules surviving 6. The jump was established. established during that period: today even though there seems to be no 7. Free substitution was permitted. good contemporary reason for it being a 8. Cages were introduced for games, 1921-any player may re-enter the game violation. Nevertheless, there were replacing the need for most just once. other changes initiated just before the boundary lines. It’s why the term 1922-fouled players may shoot their second year of the new sport that made “cagers” is still in use today. own free throws, if preferred. slightly better sense. Included were (1) 9. A formal AAU Rules Committee 1922-time outs may be called only by clarifications on both the hand-batted was established. the team in possession of the ball. and the two-handed “dribble,” (2) the 1923-time outs during a dead ball may initiation of the held (or jump) ball, (3) a be called by either team. IHSBHS 2014 FALL ISSUE Page 9

1924-a fouled player MUST shoot his opposing team was to take possession of landmark rule that should have been own free throws. the ball behind its end line. Five applied strictly to “deliberate fouls” 1924-two free throws are awarded for a seconds were then allotted to inbound and survived to today. But it was foul committed during a shot attempt. the ball. rescinded in 1951.) 1926-the three-minute overtime was That 1938 rule change was the one 1950-molded balls began replacing the introduced to replace the sudden-death that probably did the most to transform stitched leather ones. that ended an overtime. basketball into something resembling 1951-the previous rule for free throws 1926-the game clock was stopped at the today’s game. It not only sped up the and ball possession during the final two referee’s call of a foul. action, but finally eased the on-going minutes of play was rescinded 1930-a 12-foot-diameter restricted area problem of the team having the tallest (unfortunately). surrounded the four-foot center circle. (or most agile) center continuously 1953-two free throws were awarded for 1930-after a center jump, the centers gaining control of the ball after each any non-shooting foul committed during were prohibited from touching the ball center jump. Although several other the final three minutes of a game. again until it first touched the floor or rule fixes still were needed to help the 1954-a “one plus one” rule for free another player. game, the most recent changes seemed throws was adopted whereupon if the 1930-the umpire was replaced by a to be going in the right direction. first attempt was missed, a second second referee having equal authority Throughout the 1940s and ‘50s, more attempt followed. This rule was to be in with the first referee. new rules were adopted that continued effect for the entire game. 1932-the free throw lane was marked off having a positive effect on the game. 1955-the “one plus one” rule was on each side for four alternating players They included: modified so that a bonus free throw was on the two teams. awarded only if the first free throw was 1932-the size of the game ball was 1940-home teams to wear light-colored made. slightly reduced. uniforms, away teams dark. 1956-the offensive and defensive goal 1932-player numbers had to be shown 1940-a free throw could be waived in tending violations became identical, and on both the front and back of jerseys. favor of ball possession. hanging onto the rim was an added 1933-wire cages formerly used as court 1944-five fouls instead of four resulted prohibition. boundaries were declared impractical. in ejection from game. 1957-free throw lanes were widened to 1933-a 10-second backcourt rule was 1945-the goal tending rule was partially 12 feet. adopted, and painted lines were drawn extended to the offense by prohibiting 1957-the three-minute rule on fouls and 40 feet from each end line. For the touching of a ball while it was on the free throws was scrapped (again, undersized courts, the lines could rim. But it was OK to touch it above the unfortunately). overlap into the opponents’ front courts. rim. Once over the backcourt line, a team 1945-the goal tending rule was The game was now beginning to be could not retreat back again during the expanded for the defense by prohibiting recognizable by today’s standards. The same ball possession. The idea was to the touching of a ball on its downward 1960s and ‘70s witnessed a few eliminate backcourt stalling—which it flight toward the rim. refinements that were needed, but also a did--but not all forms of stalling. 1945-all restrictions on re-entry of few that were not. That mixture 1933-the 3-second ball possession rule substitutions were eliminated. included: was established inside the 6-foot free 1946-transparent backboards were throw lanes. introduced. 1961-sudden-death overtimes eliminated 1934-the center jump was eliminated to 1947-a small target square on the in favor of 3-minute overtime periods. begin the second and fourth quarters, backboard around the goal became 1962-offensive fouls resulted in a ball with play resuming wherever it had required. possession turnover. ended the previous quarter. 1949-coaches were permitted to talk to 1967-dunking the ball was deemed 1934-substitutes could re-enter the game players during time outs and game illegal. a second time. breaks. 1967-a midcourt line was established to 1936-the 3-second keyhole rule became 1949-a player committing a foul was serve as the 10-second line. applicable to any offensive player, with required to raise one hand for all 1969-three on-court officials were or without the ball. officials to see. authorized for games. 1936-jump balls were confined to the 1949-ball possession in lieu of a free 1971-the five-second rule for close keyhole circles or the center circle. throw (called “free throw waiver”) guarding resulted in a jump ball. 1937-the goal tending violation was became disallowed during the final two 1973-free throws for personal fouls were initiated. minutes of a game. not taken until after the seventh foul was 1938-the rule of a mandatory center 1950-the retracted two-minute free committed in each halftime period. jump after every made field goal was throw waiver rule was replaced by a rule 1976-the violation for dunking the ball discontinued. 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Throughout the 1980s, ‘90s, and the offensive team to shoot--in which case it planned plays--the real beauty behind first 14 years of the new century, several was reset to 15 seconds. Oh, oh! the game, I’ve always believed. The rule changes were adopted but a few of Another headache for the timekeeper! three-point goal introduction was those that came into existence changed 2007-a player falling out of bounds can another feature that has not helped the the tempo and nature of the game no longer call for a time out. Why did game’s integrity, in my view. It forced markedly, some for better and some for that take so long to be abolished? a factor of added individualism into the worse. Here are the key revisions made 2009-the three-point shot range was game that had not been seen within the during the last 34 years: extended outwardly by about one foot. previous 90 years of team-oriented play. 2009-the space on either side of the foul We see players now who are more 1982-jump ball situations were replaced lane and nearest the goal during a free interested in making sure their feet are by alternating ball possessions. throw attempt was to be left vacant, and behind the arc before launching a 1983-the five-second rule for close only six men could stand at the lane prayer, than with looking for a teammate guarding resulted in a turnover rather rather than eight. breaking open for a nice close-in than a jump ball. 2009-officials were permitted to view attempt. 1984-fouls committed in the final two camera replays to determine the cause The overall rules seemed to be taking minutes of each half or in overtime and source of a flagrant foul. shape in a pretty logical and sound resulted in two free throws being 2010-a player who was fouled and manner until about 1987. From that awarded. became unable to shoot his free throw time on, many rule changes became 1986-the shot clock was introduced and had to be replaced at the line by a player puzzling at best. The latest two for the time allotted for getting off a shot selected by the opposing coach. Weird, instance, adopted in 2013, have stirred was initially set at 45 seconds, for huh? up great controversy among coaches and NCAA teams. 2012-an intentional foul is called spectators alike. Those two new rules 1986-an intentional foul committed whenever a defensive player touches a were created to bring more offense to against a shooter who missed his shot player who is trying to put the ball into the game while reducing the resulted in two free throws and play from out of bounds. effectiveness of team defenses. Some continuing possession for the shooter’s 2013-most types of hand or arm contact coaches are beginning to wonder what team. by a defensive player (touch fouls) measures they can take now to create a 1987-an arc extending about 20 feet result in the call of a personal foul. semblance of defense, while spectators from the goal became the shot range for Thus promoting more free throws! are forced to watch a steady parade of the new three-point goal rule. 2013-a foul is called whenever a shooters go to the free throw line. 1988-an intentional foul resulted in two defending player has not assumed a Tinkering around with new rule ideas free throws plus ball possession for the legal (stationary) guarding position prior will undoubtedly continue well into the opposing team. I wonder why this isn’t to the START of an upward motion (lift- future and, to be sure, some changes are enforced anymore? off) from the floor by the player he is still badly needed. But creating more 1991-three free throws are awarded to a guarding. A subtle change from the rules that lead to faster and faster-paced player who was fouled while shooting earlier “lift-off” interpretation, but it action, or that cause an increase in behind the three-point arc. markedly promotes an offensive whistle-blowing, or that promote hoopla 1994-allotted time on the shot clock for advantage while weakening the and individual exhibitionism at the a shot to be taken was reduced from 45 defensive capability. expense of teamwork and well- seconds to 35 seconds. Hurry up and considered coaching tactics, or that put shoot, man! In this writer’s opinion, the majority more markings on court floors that are 1994-with one minute or less to play in of rules passed within the last 34 years already too cluttered with paint, will a half or in overtime, the game clock hasn’t improved either the quality or the probably lead to further losses in the was stopped after each made field goal. integrity of the game. While the shot integrity and comprehension of the 1994-the five-second rule for close clock was an added feature that was game. It might be wiser at this stage to guarding was eliminated. Bad decision! indeed needed to prevent stall games begin considering a reduction in both 1998-the five-second rule for close that could put spectators to sleep, the the number and complexity of the rules guarding was re-instated. I told you so! time limit of 25 to 35 seconds to get off rather than initiating more of them. 1999-held balls initiated by the defense a shot has been too short. It promotes FINIS resulted in an offensive turnover, with an atmosphere of unnecessary haste, the ball awarded to the defense poor shot selection, and player fatigue regardless of the alternate possession that invariably leads to excessive rule. substitution. Spectators usually come to 2000-the 1999 rule on ball possession watch the best players perform, not to was rescinded. That was quick! watch them sit on the bench gasping for 2006-the shot clock was not reset after a breath. A full minute allotted for the kicked ball, unless the kick occurred shot clock would have permitted with fewer than 15 seconds left for the coaches to set up and execute pre- IHSBHS 2014 FALL ISSUE Page 11

BECOME AN IHSBHS MEMBER (Indiana High School Basketball Historical Society)

Join a statewide group of sports-minded individuals who have a common interest in the history of high school basketball, Indiana’s favorite sport. Membership dues are currently just $8 per year. Established in 1994, and loosely associated with the Hall of Fame in New Castle, IHSBHS (pronounced “ish-bish”) publishes four seasonal newsletters for its members, each issue usually 12 to 16 pages in content, known as Boxscore. This newsletter contains diverse items, including short stories that recount tales of former Hoosier ballplayers and their schools’ teams. Members are invited, but not required, to submit their own personal stories for inclusion in Boxscore.

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