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 $10 per year. They run 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, Kermit Paddack. St., Hesperia, CA 92345.

2015 SPRING ISSUE EDITORIAL POLICY appear now to be contrary to the that the Indiana sportswriters up to The opinions expressed in probing research that’s been that year had ever assembled. It was Boxscore by individual authors do conducted by Tomak over the past led by a front line of skyscrapers not necessarily reflect the views of several years. Tomak’s presentation with plenty of talent such as Don IHSBHS as an organization. was appropriately entitled “Setting Schlundt (6-9) from Washington- the Record Straight.” His talk was Clay, Bob Jewell (6-6) from Crispus CONTENTS OF THIS ISSUE combined with an on-site IHSBHS Attucks, John Moore (6-5) from Martinsville Meeting Report………..1 board meeting. Gary Froebel, Jerry Whitsell (6-6) 1951 Indiana All-Star Team………...1 from Evansville Reitz, and Buddy Tidbits, by Harley Sheets…………...2 THE 1951 INDIANA ALL-STAR Bunton (6-4) from Madison. The Scholarship Fund Conversion……....2 TEAM backcourt stars included the “goal W. J. Stedman Obituary………….…2 This was one of the tallest and dust” twins Tommy Harrold (5-11) Scottsburg’s “Jim Barley Way”….....3 Pleasantville Blue Streak Classic…...3 most potent of the All-Star seniors and Charlie Mock (5-11) from the Pat Rady, 18-carat coach…………....3 Welcome To The Big Top!...... 4 1942-43 Union Twp. Ramblers….…..4 The 1915 State Tournament…….…..6 A Visit From Cinderella....….....…...12 IHSBHS Membership Forms…..13,14 Lebanon Tigers’ Order Form ….....15 HOF Membership Form…………...16

Martinsville Meeting Report On Nov. 15, 2014, board member Curtis Tomak delivered a talk at the Morgan County library in Martinsville about the early life and times of basketball legend Johnny Wooden. This event was attended by approximately 40 history & basketball enthusiasts. Many of the accounts and commonly accepted ideas regarding Wooden’s early life IHSBHS 2015 SPRING ISSUE Page 2 state champions Muncie Central, the game. ‘They do all this fancy not there for any pretentious along with two other stalwarts from crap, but don’t know the comradery. Times have sure the NCC, Jack Tilley (5-9) from fundamentals of the game.” On top changed. Anderson, and Dennis Blind (5-10) of that, I heard Damon Bailey on the from Marion Crawley’s finalists the Dan Dakich program mention that he SCHOLARSHIP FUND Lafayette Bronchos. Paul Poff (6-2), had helped coach the boys’ sixth CONVERSION the ace from New Albany’s grade team one year at Bedford On December 10, 2014, the Rita Bulldogs, could perform equally well North Lawrence and that was enough and Jack Butcher Basketball at either a forward or a guard for him to realize that it wasn’t a Scholarship Fund, an on-going position. very pleasant experience. So, with endowment, was re-established This powerful squad had little those questionable habits routinely under the auspices of the Martin difficulty in dispatching an otherwise being absorbed by today’s youth, the County Community Foundation strong Kentucky All-Star team in the game has gradually deteriorated. (MCCF). The Funding account was June classic, 68-57, freely Most kids want to shoot the three, previously identified as the substituting during the entire game. e.g., and neglect free throw shooting. Loogootee Family Basketball Although I haven’t embraced the Scholarship Fund. TIDBITS girls’ game as maybe I should have, I Under the new arrangement, the by observe it mostly being played the MCCF and Eli Lilly Co., jointly, will Harley Sheets “golden age” way. And if some be donating additional monies equal Have you ever been regretful diligent research were to take place, I to 50% of all the private tax-free about having participated in an believe, it would show that the girls donations contributed toward the activity that once was a thrill, but are better at free throws than their scholarships. Previously, monies later became something less than male counterparts. donated for individual scholarships enjoyable? Sometimes I feel that Another negative element is often resided in an account that was way about having played basketball the attitude of today’s parents. Many subject to certain reporting in Indiana’s so-called “golden age.” think their kid should be getting the requirements and other restrictions Why, you may ask? Back then you majority of playing time and, if not, under the 503c tax-exempt Federal were taught the fundamentals of the then it’s off to the school authorities and State rules & regulations. That game, along with teamwork. It was to whine about it. Don’t they realize process was considered unwieldy, the only game in town and the gyms that coaches today are under thus a change became indicated. A were, in the majority of cases, tremendous pressure to win or else significant condition in this packed. There was no class lose their jobs, and that they are conversion requires that the principle basketball. The sectionals were going to use the players who work in the new endowment account localized, with all the small county the hardest in practice and who give remain intact, and only the interest schools rooting together against the them the best chance of winning? earned on it be used for scholarship bigger county seat host. And in One problem with kids today is that awards. All private or public those days only tennis & basketball their parents spoil them and try to donations to the MCCF are players wore tennis shoes. make things as easy on them as welcomed. Mail to: MCCF, Butcher Today the players are swayed by possible. It carries over onto the Scholarships, Loogootee, IN 47553. what they see on TV, with the basketball courts, and thus the professional format which includes dedication isn’t always there as it William Joe Stedman dunks galore, one-on-ones, and was when you and I played. 1937-2014 three-point shooting. Along with In concluding this tirade, I must Bill Stedman, a charter member of this farce, we have AAU ball to say that when I played and heard a IHSBHS, passed away last Xmas accompany it (see this issue’s referee blow his whistle, the ball was eve, Dec. 24, 2014, a victim of heart “Welcome to the Big Top” article). immediately handed over without disease. He was 77. As a senior at Even isn’t a fan of complaint--even when the call was a Gill Twp. in Sullivan County, Bill AAU--for the purpose of learning the dubious one. Today, there always played on a small-school team that game. Here’s his recent quote that seems to be an objection. Also, there won the sectional in 1955 by appeared in USA Today: “AAU was no rap music played, nor lining defeating the host team Sullivan 59- basketball is horrible, terrible, stupid. up to shake hands at game’s end. If 53 in the first round, thumping It doesn’t teach our kids how to play my team was beaten, the mood was Farmersburg 75-52 in the next round, IHSBHS 2015 SPRING ISSUE Page 3 and then crushing Dugger 77-53 in outstanding athlete in basketball. hot dogs, and soft drinks were the final. His team was finally While serving in the U.S. Navy provided for all program participants vanquished by powerful Washington during the Korean War, Jim says, and guests. Next, recognition was in the Huntingburg regional by the Betty averaged 36 points per game given over the P.A. system to all the narrow margin of two points, 65-63. for a service team, and after her individuals and organizations that After graduation, Bill enrolled at military discharge received a played a role in having the the Indiana State Teachers College in contract offer from the All-American gymnasium restored. It had fallen Terre Haute for a short while, and Redheads professional ballclub. into extreme disrepair since it was then joined the U.S. Marines for two Most of us can recall the Red-Heads last used by the Blue Streaks in years before re-enrolling at State, in our youth as a famous and highly 1965, and the cost of its where he received his bachelor’s competitive squad that toured the reconstruction, funded by many degree. He then went on to the I.U. U.S. and occasionally other countries donations, was substantial. School of Dentistry where he as well, beating up mercilessly on After an invocation had been completed a medical program that local semi-pro contingents, both delivered, the program proceeded on provided the opportunity to practice male and female teams. In their day, to a full court basketball game that his chosen profession. He first hung they were considered the white had been arranged between a squad up his shingle at an female counterparts to the Harlem of Dugger Union alumni players office in 1966, but then practiced Globetrotters. wearing the traditional Blue Streaks mainly in Vincennes for the next 46 Jim writes “For me, it was truly a uniforms and a semi-pro squad years before retiring in 2011. wonderful day (at the street-naming known as the Living Water Marlins. He was an avid sports enthusiast dedication ceremony in Scottsburg), During the half-time break, special and while residing in Vincennes he shared by family, former coaches & recognition was extended to Lonnie published the book “90 Years of the players, my field & stream buddies, Todd, a former Blue Streaks player Alices,” a work celebrating the and devoted Warrior fans. “What an and later a community leader, who team’s historical accomplishments in honor and memorable experience it was the chief promoter and organizer Indiana high school basketball. In was!” of the renovation effort. The Dugger his spare time, Bill also served as an team led for nearly the whole game Associate Director for the Indiana BLUE STREAK CLASSIC IN and triumphed at the end by a final Basketball HOF in New Castle. PLEASANTVILLE score of 53-45. Following the game, After the renovation of the old a variety of activities, including a SCOTTSBURG STREET Pleasantville gymnasium was dance recital and some FG & FT NAMED FOR JIM BARLEY completed late last fall, the residents shooting contests, completed a full Longtime IHSBHS member and of Pleasantville and its surrounding and enjoyable afternoon for all the 2005 HOF inductee Jim Barley has communities staged a full afternoon attendees. recently communicated to us that the event referred to as the “Blue Streak It’s always heartening to learn of city of Scottsburg, where he was the Classic.” The name of the program gymnasium renovation projects like varsity coach for the Warriors for 13 commemorates the nickname of its the one at Pleasantville. We hear of years, has bestowed an unusual basketball team when the town had them happening occasionally but, honor upon him for his past coaching its own high school. With a sadly, most of the old gyms that we services and community leadership: reconditioned playing floor on remember from the good old days A three-block long street in front of display, an upgraded lighting system are rapidly disappearing. the high school gym has been re- in place, new scoreboards hung, roof named “Coach Jim Barley Way.” repairs completed, new exterior PAT RADY, CLOVERDALE’S Boxscore ran a detailed profile on metal siding installed, a new furnace 18-CARAT COACH Jim in the Summer, 2014 issue. In in the basement, and numerous IHSBHS member and occasional that column we forgot to mention interior repairs, painting, and clean- guest speaker Pat Rady, hot on the that Jim’s dad, Ted, was also a up finished, the gym doors were trail of becoming Indiana’s winning- Marion H.S. grad and an outstanding opened again to the public at 12:30 est coach ever (now only behind athlete. He received a full p.m. on Dec. 2, 2014, after a 49-year retired Jack Butcher), finished last scholarship from Notre Dame to play dormancy. season’s chores at 2-A Cloverdale football under Knute Rockne in First on the program of activities with a 19-2 record. At the time of 1923. Jim’s sister Betty was also an was lunch. Cheeseburgers, jumbo this posting, the Clovers have rung IHSBHS 2015 SPRING ISSUE Page 4 up another 19 victories this season Hurr-ay, Hurr-ay, Hurr-ay! Step school, which touts itself on its web against only five losses, closing the right up folks, and see the Greatest page as a “basketball-centered regular schedule, with the state Show on Hardwood! See the flyin’ college preparatory school,” playing tournament still ahead. So it looks Gozintas perform death-defying feats at twelve different sites outside its like Rady, at age 73, might be of alley-oops, tomahawk slams, and own state. Nearer home, LaPorte closing in on Butcher for total career rock-a-bye-baby slams—all above LaLumiere opts out of IHSAA wins within the near future. The the net! membership at least in part to avoid count at this moment is Butcher 806, The world of Showcase Basketball travel restrictions. Rady 758. Everett Case, a coaching is a whole lot like the circus world. An elite Indiana basketball team legend at both the high school and A promoter comes into a town, rents playing half of its games with non- college levels over half a century or borrows a facility, and brings Indiana teams cannot strengthen ago, was once reported to have won together four or more teams with a Indiana basketball. Travel might be 726 high school games in Indiana. player or two of marquee value. He good for geography class, but that’s However, an IHBHS investigatory sells the event to televisors and about it. Plus, there needs to be team later concluded that this advertisers, then loads up the wagon greater accountability for the money number was greatly inflated. Case’s for the next town. involved. As more big money enters wins in Indiana actually totaled 467. The attraction? A one-of-a-kind high school basketball, the greater is His total career wins at both the high game. The bait? Celebrity. the potential for abuse. And school and college levels, by actual Amazing players are hard to find, remember, part of what that IHSBHS game count, was an and bringing them together in a promoter is loading onto his wagon astounding 844. single venue is a rare opportunity. is his own cut of the action. Side story: Pat Rady’s two sons, Increasingly, teams are invited from Still, most of us enjoy the circus— Patrick Jr., his bench assistant at far away states, adding to the upon occasion. So let teams join a Cloverdale, and younger brother allure—as if seeing a basketball star single Showcase (if they wish), but Michael, were competing in the from Missouri is equivalent to anything more is like dating the Boston Marathon two years ago purchasing a ducat to see the two- Bearded Lady…the kisses could be when two terrorists set off a bomb headed goat. sweet, but they might not be worth near the finish line. All three Radys Showcase basketball events are the potential rash. were near the scene at the time. expanding, but they are hardly new. Thankfully, Michael, the more Fans love to claim seeing a future THE 1942-43 UNION TWP. experienced runner, had finished the star play in his formative years. RAMBLERS FROM JOHNSON race and was in a tent several Players like the challenge of seeing COUNTY hundred feet from the blast, while how their talents stack up with their by Patrick was several minutes away national counterparts. Parents and David Findley from finishing. Pat Sr., a spectator, coaches love knowing that their Editor’s Note: Like other recent was close enough to experience the program is considered to be among Boxscore accounts of the bravado deafening roar of the blast. the elite and it doesn’t hurt that with which former small schools Fortunately, all three men were OK. college scouts often are in the crowd. battled with their larger school Undaunted, the brothers returned to However, Showcase events are not opponents on the old basketball compete in the race again last April. without their distractions. Producing courts, here is another of that genre. more red-carpet match-ups than It was created as a manuscript WELCOME TO THE BIG TOP! meaningful outcomes, these events written by the son of a former by tend to exude the feel of a mid- wartime high school ballplayer. The John Marlowe season All-Star game rather than real content of his manuscript has been Editor’s Note: Mr. Marlowe and his competition. greatly abridged here, owing to co-publisher Rocky Kenworthy Then there’s the travel itself. space limitations, but you will find it (IHSBHS Treasurer) have allowed us While most parents flinch from interesting just the same. to re-print this fine critique on letting their kids drive to the mall, Showcase basketball that recently they think nothing of letting their 15- This is a story about the 1942-43 appeared in the 47th edition of The 18 year olds travel 300 miles for a high school basketball season in Indiana Basketball Handbook. game. It’s not our beat, we know, Johnson County with a special but we found one West Virginia emphasis on Union Twp. because IHSBHS 2015 SPRING ISSUE Page 5 Norman Findley, my father, played this orphanage with enough kids to guards. They were all about the on that team and was its captain. For constitute a high school. same height and changed positions the record, I played on Union’s last My dad said that Union was not later in the season to try to make team as a high school in 1963. I was very good in 1942-43. He improvements. These five may have a freshman under coach George remembers that practices were been the only players who didn’t also Marshall, a Hall of Famer. I was mostly scrimmages. Looking back, play on the reserve team. The also able to finish and play under he wishes that they would have regular subs were Arthur coach Ted Server, another Hall of worked more on drills and plays to Bensheimer, Bill Findley (my dad’s Famer, after Union consolidated into improve their game. Man-to-man younger brother), Eugene Morris, Franklin High School. The new defense was always utilized. Being and Richard Hollandbeck. Marshall consolidation immediately became mostly farm kids, they went home Wyrick got in a few games late in the known as Franklin Community High after school and came back to season. The starters were all seniors School. practice at 6 p.m. He said that his except for Kegley who was a Union Twp., the home of the mom and dad always came to the freshman. My dad remembers the Ramblers, was a small rural school games. His dad would sit on the static this caused, as some team in 1943 with about 200 enrollees, 70 gym stage. supporters felt upperclassmen were at the high school level. The school being squeezed out of playing time. is eight miles due west of Franklin, the county seat. Providence, once called Union Village, with a church, a lodge hall, an IGA grocery, and about 20 homes, was the only town of any consequence in Union Twp. Farm fields still surround the school building at the crossroads where it stands. Currently, it is an elementary school. The other county schools surrounded Franklin. Center Grove, due north of Union, was a slightly more populated farming community. Greenwood and Whiteland were also a little larger than Union and built around small rural towns. Clark Twp., northeast of Franklin, was a sister-like school to Union. It was all rural. Union’s biggest rivals were the Trafalgar Redbirds, just four miles south, and the Nineveh Front Row: Jack Richardson, John Vanderploeg, Bob Brown, Arthur Bluebirds, a little farther south and Bensheimer, Norman Findley, Eugene Morris. Back Row: O.J. Sloop-- east, both with strong fan support. Coach, Bill Findley, Marshall Wyrick, Dean Orr--Student Manager, Cort As I remember, Union could have a Kegley, Richard Hollandbeck, C.E. Harris—Principal. mediocre season, but if we could beat Trafalgar or Nineveh, it was The team was coached by Otto However, my dad felt that Kegley OK! The Edinburg Maroons Sloop, Sr. Sloop was an experienced was the best player on the team. covered the southeast corner of the coach who had led Union to its one My dad used a two-handed set county. In 1943, however, there was earlier county tourney championship shot and put up his free throws another “county” school which was in 1932. The starting five in 1942-43 underhanded. He taught those to me, inside Franklin. It was the Masonic was usually Cort Kegley and the oldest of his four sons. I Home, its team known as the Norman Findley at forwards, Bob preferred the one-handed shot, but Craftsmen. In those days, there was Brown at center, and Jack whenever we picked a spot to see not only an old folks’ home but also Richardson and John Vanderploeg at who could hit the most out of five, IHSBHS 2015 SPRING ISSUE Page 6 he usually won! At only 5-foot-10, sectional, he coached only one more basketball tourneys. Nine of these he still got most of his points from year, retiring in 1944. were held in Bloomington and the under the basket. I recall seeing his In spite of a disappointing regular one held at Purdue (1919) was won royal blue letter sweater with a big season, the Ramblers got a good by Bloomington High. The gold “U” on the front. It also had draw in the sectional and had only to tournament was the idea of the two gold stripes and one red stripe win one game to get to the semi- Indiana University Boosters Club on the sleeve to show the times he finals. And they did. In their (IUBC) and was funded by them had lettered and the fact that he had opener, they beat the Masonic Home while it was regulated by the IHSAA been captain. squad 47-39 even without the in Indianapolis. The later was under The regular season ended with services of their leading scorer, the control of Secretary A.L. Trester. only three wins against ten losses. Vanderploeg. The team seemed to The IHSAA insisted on only a two Trafalgar was defeated twice, and a be jelling at the right time. The next day tourney. In 1911 and ’12, it was victory was registered against the opponent was the Center Grove an Invitational with only twelve Indiana Deaf School in Indianapolis. Trojans, winner over Edinburg, 35- teams in ’11 and thirteen teams in Several of the losses were by narrow 33 in double overtime. The Trojans ’12. However, the IUBC favored an margins. By February 25, 1943, 14 were having a so-so season by this open tourney in ’13 and ’14 and teams had been registered for the time, having won 10 of their 19 semi-rural Indiana University was sectional tournament to be played on games. The newspaper account taxed with 37 entries in 1913 and Franklin’s home court. Eleven of the states that “Union waged a bitter then overwhelmed with 77 teams in teams were from Johnson County, battle for the first 8 minutes before 1914. while Nashville, Helmsburg, and Center Grove steadied itself to gain a In October 1914, the IHSAA Van Buren Twp. came up from 32-24 decision.” Union Twp. had returned to the concept of 1912 and Brown County to play. The host concluded its season at 4-11. elected to have preliminary sectional team, coached by the legendary Center Grove then went on to win elimination tourneys to reduce the Fuzzy Vandivier, had a bad season in the sectional, knocking off number of finalists traveling to 1943, finishing next to last in the Greenwood (18-7) in the final game Bloomington and being cared for by South Central Conference with a 1-7 23-19. However, in the first the IUBC. This concept probably record. But it had a fantastic afternoon game of the regional, the served to increase the number of winning tradition, taking every Trojans stumbled against Greensburg entries as it eliminated the big travel sectional title from 1918 to 1939, (15-9) by a score of 27-25. expenses for all but the 14 sectional twenty-two in a row! The Grizzly It was fun to research the 1942-43 finalists. The entries were on an Cubs got eliminated in the very first basketball season for my dad. One upward spiral as was the number of round of this sectional, however, memory that I have of playing for schools joining the IHSAA. losing to Whiteland, a very good Union during my freshman year is team with a 15-4 regular season that of a former teammate of dad’s Tourney Total record. named Junior Perry coming into our Year Entries—Members (%) Coach Vandivier, incidentally, locker room at half-time. Although 1911 12------222 5% was my U.S. history teacher later at Mr. Perry never interfered with 1912 13------244 5% Franklin. He never came to our coach Marshall, he nevertheless 1913 38------258 15% 1914 77------314 25% games and I once asked him why? stood with us and cheered us on as 1915 155------387 40% He said it was because the games we went back onto the floor. That made him nervous again. He was a support always made me feel a part RULES & FLOOR PAINT-1914/15 very nice man. I can believe that he of something significant. It was The court makings remained as faced a lot of unnoticed pressure as a good to play for Union Twp. they had been since 1906 with only a member of the famous Franklin center jump circle (4 ft. wide) and Wonder Five, who were state THE BLOOMINGTON the free throw keyhole with 6 ft. champs in 1920, 21, and 22. After TOURNEYS OF 1911-20: THE wide lanes and a 12 ft. wide circle to four years of starring at Franklin 1915 TOURNEY protect the shooter. See 1912 College, he came back in 1926 to by Tourney (Boxscore, Spring 2011). start a very successful coaching Roger Robison th Since 1911/12, time outs were career. But after the rocky 1942-43 This is the 5 in a series of articles decreased from three per half to only season and an early exit from that about the first ten Indiana state three per game; two minutes each. IHSBHS 2015 SPRING ISSUE Page 7 Since 1912/13 college and high 19-21 MONROVIA-L The First Sectionals: March 5/6 school rules (but not AAU) allowed 16-26 LEBANON-L 1915; #14 Sectionals; 154 Entries-4 an open bottom on the cord net 24-25 FAIRMOUNT ACADEMY-L forfeits = 150 teams. Was your high 24-11 swayzee school among the first 150 ????? basket. The ball did not have to SITES (# entries) WINNERS remain in the goal but could pass 21-15 lafayette jefferson LEBANON (16): Thorntown 28-5 bedford *BLUFFTON (15): Bluffton through the basket. In 1913/14 the 32-8 rochester FRANKLIN (14): Manual rule for possession of an out of *EVANSVILLE (11): Evansville 19-16 wingate ANDERSON (11): Hartford City bounds ball was finally changed 35-23 akron BEDFORD (11): Bloomington from its rugby precedent that gave *CRAWF’VILLE (11): Crawfordsville 26-40 ROCHESTER-L BRAZIL (10): Bloomingdale A. the ball to the last one touching it. 42-16 lafayette jeff. HAMMOND (10): E. Chicago Now it went to the team that did not 39-7 waynetown KOKOMO (10): Fairmount Acad. LAFAYETTE (10): Montmorenci touch it last. 23-25 ROSSVILLE-L *ROCHESTER (9): Rochester 35-17 kokomo SEYMOUR (8): Westport 30-15 new richmond RICHMOND (8): Newcastle REGULAR SEASON 1914/15 The sectional fields averaged Crawfordsville and Lebanon split 31-20 fairmount academy 21-15 whiting eleven teams. Learning to give the during the regular season and both byes at the beginning of a tourney split with Rochester. Lebanon was instead of at the end was still 15-4; (2-1 in the tourney) while Rossville was the leader in Clinton County at 14-4 (3-1). They split problematic. Only four home court* Crawfordsville was 13-4; (4-1). teams won. Five rather small They appear to have the oldest with Thorntown and lost to Rochester. In 1914 Rossville had schools won their sectional: rivalry in the state. The Thorntown, Westport, Montmorenci, Crawfordsville season began on eliminated Thorntown at the Bloomington tourney while Bloomingdale Academy, and Nov. 16 and ended on Feb. 26, more Fairmount Academy. Three of them or less what it is 100 years later. The advancing to the final nine. Bluffton was a gaudy 14-3; (5-1) as was made the final four. Crawfordsville and Lebanon regular The two Academies were the season schedules follow. Fairmont Academy at 13-2 (5-1). Rochester finished 12-8 for the equivalent of private schools today. Crawfdv.=13-4 Lebanon = 15-4 schedule; (4-1 in the tourney). Fairmount Academy was in Grant ---- swayzee Montmorenci, in the northwest County. It existed from 1909-1923 ---- @NEW RICH-L corner of Tippecanoe County, went while Fairmount High (James Dean a russellville southport 11-2; (5-1), while Lafayette 1949 Quaker) continued from 1899- @BEDFORD-L @thorntown 1969. Bloomingdale Academy Darlington @laf. jeff Jefferson was 6-9; (1-1). New Castle @waynetown @pendleton was 11-5; (3-1) and Hartford City (1909-16) was a Quaker school in new Richmond laf. jeff was 8-4; (3-1). Kokomo went 7-10 Parke County. It merged into @NEW RICH-L bedford (3-1) and Muncie was 7-3 (0-1). Bloomingdale High in 1917 which @waynetown new richmond merged into Turkey Run in 1958. @wingate @FAIR. AC.-L Vincennes was 8-2 (1-1), kokomo @rochester Washington was 7-5 (2-1). Jasper @culver military anderson and Frankfort may have been winless 1- ANDERSON: # 11 teams. LEBANON-L @crawf’ville and both went 0-1 in the sectionals. Greenfield--- BYE HARTFORD City> pennville 52-11 @plymouth @hammond Montgomery County and Boone @ROCHESTER-L @whiting CICERO > westland 68-13 rochester ROCHESTER-L County had furnished the previous ANDERSON>muncie 42-15 @kokomo jamestown four winners of the Indiana prep PENDLETON > lapel 40-16 @lebanon CRAWF-L tourney and all four continued as ARCADIA > mt. comfort 62-9 wingate whiting serious contenders until 1920. HARTFORD City > greenfield 42-5 @=away. L=loss Lebanon (15-4), Thorntown (14-5), CICERO > anderson 31-30 Rossville (14-4), Bluffton (14-3), PENDLETON > arcadia 31-24 Thorntown was 14-5; (then 8-0). Crawfordsville (13-4) and Fairmount HARTFORD City--- BYE They split with Fairmont, Rochester Academy (13-2) had the best PENDLETON> Cicero 31-22 and 1914 finalist Rossville, but lost records. Rochester was only 12-8 HARTFORD City > pendleton 27-25 to Lebanon. but had split home and away games 2-BEDFORD: # 11 Bloomington-- BYE with all three major contenders. 17-5 rossville SPENCER > smithville 32-21 20-13 southport ORLEANS > newberry 23-22 IHSBHS 2015 SPRING ISSUE Page 8 SWITZ CITY > bedford 35-15 MT. VERNON> jasper 40-34 LAFAYETTE > wea: 2-0 MOORESVILLE > paoli 30-27 OAKTOWN > carlisle 29-19 BURNETTS Creek > w.lafayette: 17-16 MARTINSVILLE> salem 39-15 VINCENNES > decker 2-0 MONTMORENCI > boswell: 22-12 BLOOMINGTON > spencer 44-15 Evansville---BYE MONTICELLO > lafayette: 17-9 SWITZ CITY > orleans 30-15 WASHINGTON >vincennes 25-14 Burnetts Creek ---BYE MARTINSVILLE> mooresville 20-17 EVANSVILLE > oaktown 68-28 Montmorenci ---BYE BLOOMINGTON> switz city 24-22 PRINCETON> mt. vernon 28-15 BURNETTS Creek > monticello: 14-10 MARTINSVILLE ---BYE Princeton ---BYE MONTMORENCI > burnetts creek: 56- BLOOMINGTON >martinsville 33-29 EVANSVILLE > washington 49-20 14 3-CRAWFORDSVILLE: # 11. EVANSVILLE > princeton: 71-24 11-LEBANON: # 16. Thorntown Crawfordsville got by a depleted 7- FRANKLIN: # 14 reversed season losses; beating Lebanon Wingate by six. NEW AUGUSTA > edinburg 28-18 by 7 on its home court and holding off ATTICA > newton 28-16 SHELBYVILLE > tech 37-19 Rossville by 6. NEW RICHMOND > williamsport 59-6 SOUTHPORT > morristown 54-24 THORNTOWN > wheeling: 40-7 WINGATE > mellott 48-11 SHORTRIDGE > broad ripple 30-17 PLAINFIELD > frankfort 35-27 NEW MARKET > darlington 27-15 NEW BETHEL > fairland 31-18 LEBANON > burlington: 42-27 CRAWF’VILLE > waynetown 30-10 HOPEWELL > franklin 18-14 JAMESTOWN > zionsville 43-24 Veedersburg ---BYE MANUAL > whiteland 34-17 ADVANCE > cutler : 29-22 NEW RICHMOND> attica 40-9 Shelbyville ---BYE FLORA > clayton : 34-22 WINGATE > new market 28-14 MANUAL > new bethel 19-15 DELPHI > amo : 34-29 CRAWF’VILLE > veedersburg 60-14 SOUTHPORT > shortridge 60-19 ROSSVILLE > deer creek 48-29 New Richmond ---BYE HOPEWELL > new augusta 45-11 THORNTOWN > plainfield : 43-14 CRAWF’VILLE > wingate 26-20 SHELBYVILLE > hopewell 20-18 LEBANON > jamestown: 49-26 CRAWF’VILLE > new richmond 32- MANUAL > southport 37-23 ADVANCE > flora: 22-20 22 MANUAL > shelbyville 43-27 ROSSVILLE > delphi: 49-26 4-BRAZIL: # 10 8- HAMMOND #10 THORNTOWN > lebanon: 25-18 CLINTON> t.h. garfield 20-14 SOUTH BEND > gary 30-24 ROSSVILLE > advance :25-19 T.H. Wiley > perrysville 66-16 VALPARAISO > wheeler 71-11 THORNTOWN > rossville: 28-22 BRAZIL >staunton 72-13 LAPORTE >hammond 38-12 12-RICHMOND: # 8 GLENN > newport 24-11 WHITING > lowell 39-21 RUSHVILLE > mooreland 37-15 BLOOMINGDALE> t.h. normal 35-16 E. CHICAGO > crown pt. 36-22 NEW CASTLE >connersville 33-11 Clinton--- BYE VALPARAISO >south bend 21-16 RICHMOND > cadiz 43-14 T. H. WILEY > brazil 25-19 WHITING > laporte 23-20 BROOKVILLE > hagerstown 20-16 BLOOMINGDALE > glenn 22-18 East Chicago---BYE RICHMOND > rushville 35-22 BLOOMINGDALE > clinton 19-16 East Chicago > valparaiso 29-19 NEW CASTLE > brookville: 23-18 T.H. WILEY--- BYE Whiting ---BYE NEW CASTLE > richmond: 23-21 BLOOMINGDALE > t.h. wiley 25-21 E. CHICAGO > whiting 27-22 13-ROCHESTER: # 9. Rochester got 5-BLUFFTON: # 15. Bluffton blew 9- KOKOMO: # 10. a bye and won at home easily. out its four opponents at home. Fairmont Academy got the bye and won AKRON> etna green 44-10 HAMILTON > wolf lake 20-17 by 42, 28, and 16. MEDARYVILLE >winamac 30-27 PETROLEUM> pleasant lake 26-15 KOKOMO>fairmount: 24-17 BREMEN >bourbon 56-24 HUNTINGTON> albion 40-16 SWAYZEE>tipton: 25-23 PLYMOUTH > warsaw: 2-0 WASHINGTON CC >s. whitley 87-18 FAIRMONT Acad.>new london: 61-19 Rochester--- BYE LIBERTY CENTER > auburn 57-9 BUNKER HILL>sharpsville: 36-17 ROCHESTER > akron 37-24 BLUFFTON > geneva 50-5 CONVERSE >n.manchester:37-19 MEDARYVILLE > Bremen 37-18 DECATUR > ossian 21-19 KOKOMO >swayzee: 32-22 Plymouth --- BYE Craigsville---BYE . FAIRMOUNT Ac. >bunker hill: 48-20 ROCHESTER > plymouth 29-17 CRAIGSVILLE > hamilton 32-19 Converse---BYE Medaryville --- BYE HUNTINGTON> petroleum 38-18 KOKOMO >converse: 27-21 ROCHESTER > medaryville 55-15 LIBERTY Center >washington cc 26-14 FAIRMOUNT Acad. --- BYE 14-SEYMOUR: # 8 BLUFFTON > decatur 69-16 FAIRMOUNT Ac. >kokomo: 31-16 WESTPORT> austin 39-19 HUNTINGTON > craigsville 29-20 10-LAFAYETTE: # 10. Burnett’s HOPE > moorefield: 2-0 BLUFFTON > liberty center 38-23 Creek defeated the favorites but CROTHERSVILLE > aurora 26-22 BLUFFTON > Huntington 34-17 Montmorenci demolished them by 42. SEYMOUR > milan: 27-17 6- EVANSVILLE: # 11 MONTMORENCI> reynolds: 44-20 HOPE > seymour: 34-24 PRINCETON > newburgh 39-16 BOSWELL > wolcoltt : 17-16 WESTPORT > crothersville: 54-29 WASHINGTON>richland 66-7 MONTICELLO > west point: 30-19 WESTPORT > hope: 36-20 IHSBHS 2015 SPRING ISSUE Page 9 BLOOMINGTON FINALS: 3/12,3/13 THE SATURDAY GAMES during his four years of high school The Monon and the Illinois The key contests were Thorntown (HOF). For 1914/15 he had a season Central railroads each had two trains vs Rochester and Montmorenci’s total of 460 points for 27 games, i.e., a day for Bloomington. Seats at upsets of Bluffton and Fairmount. 17 points per game (ppg). Hall antiquated Assembly Hall were sold Thorntown took the rubber match scored 108 points; Riggins 94; to 1500 fans. Housing for the teams from Rochester after its forward Gipson 46; Rafnel 44; Larsh 32; was arranged by the IUBC: Riggins was knocked out for two Stephenson 1 and others 7. It was minutes and the team trailed by 3 alleged that whereas Smith had TEAM: HOST points. Superstar center Alfred Smith played for four years, the other six East Chicago: Phi Gamma Delta scored a FG on a jump ball and then boys were all in their first year on the Crawfordsville: Beta Theta Pi Evansville: Sigma Nu he and Riggins each hit another FG varsity. Their gym was on the third Manual: Kappa Sig for a 3 point win. It was floor of the grade school. Bluffton: Delta Tau Delta Thorntown’s only scare on the march Team photos suggest that Smith New Castle: Sigma Chi to the title. had at least 3 teammates of equal Thorntown: S.A.E. height; Fig. 1. Indianapolis Star Montmorenci: Phi Delta T. Saturday 13 March : FINAL 7 photo, Fig. 2. Hall of Fame photo. Hartford City: Phi K Psi 8a THORNTOWN > rochester 17-14 Rochester: Independent 9a MONTMORENCI > bluffton 22-21 The latter team photo is misleading Westport: Wranglers 10a FAIR. ACAD. > evansville: 37-27 because it is a composite of eight Fairmount Academy: Emanon Manual --- BYE separate pictures spliced together. Bloomingdale Quakers: Phi Beta Pi Final 4 2p THORNTOWN > manual 30-16 The original pictures are seen today 3p MONTMORENCI > fair. acad. 35-32 at the Thorntown Heritage Museum. Arriving in Bloomington for the Title GAME Also on display is a championship 8 p THORNTOWN > montmorenci 33-10 finals were favorites Crawfordsville, collage made by coach Hill which Thorntown, Fairmont Academy, displays the used in Montmorenci somehow edged Rochester and Bluffton. On Friday, winning the tourney sectionals and Bluffton at 9 a.m. by scoring 9 FG Mar. 12, all 14 teams played a first finals; Fig. 3. The Thorntown and 4 FT to Bluffton’s 8 FG and 5 round and no byes were given. The victory kept the state title in the FT. At 3 p.m. forward Bert Taylor key contests were Crawfordsville vs. Montgomery-Boone Counties cradle, of Montmorenci came to life after Rochester and Fairmont vs which was home to all five of the failing to score a FG against Bloomington. state champs from 1911-15: Fig. 4. Bluffton. He hit 8 FG and a FT to THE FRIDAY GAMES beat Fairmount Academy by 3. 1p ROCHESTER > crawf’dsville 20-17 ALL STATE TEAMS However, at 8 o’clock it was At the Finals, the only other 2p THORNTOWN > hartford city 46-20 midnight for Cinderella as 3 p BLUFFTON > westport 28-18 notable center was W. Jones from 4 p MONTMORENCI > Thorntown blew them out by 23. Fairmont Academy. The Academy After Rochester, Thorntown bloomingdale academy 23-18 was well represented on the All State 5p EVANSVILLE > new castle 31-22 breezed to the title, led by center selections. The Indiana Daily 7:30 p FAIRMOUNT ACADEMY > Alfred Dewitt Smith. The team Student (IDS) newspaper selections bloomington: 28-27 OT. scoring in their 4 Tourney games 8:30 p MANUAL > east chicago 21-7 were made by the I. U. coaches and against Hartford City, Rochester, the referees Bert Westover (Manual Manual of Indy, and Montmorenci Crawfordsville was led by H.S., Purdue ’10) and Merle Abbott follow. sophomore Monte Grimes and led (Franklin). 11-9 at the half. Late in the game it Game #1 #2 #3 #4 was tied 17-all when Rochester Thorntown HC RO MA MM FIRST TEAM ALL STATE scored a FT and its center hit a FG. F- Andy Riggins 4 6 2 6 Indpls. NEWS Indiana Daily Student F- Orval Hall 8 0 10 8 f-Castle-Rochester Cunningham-Fair .A. Grimes led all scorers with 11. C- A.D. Smith 25 11 18 19 f-Hass-Evansville Hass-Evansville Fairmount edged Bloomington in a G- Clark Larsh 0 0 0 0 c-A Smith-Thorn. A Smith-Thorntown G- CT Stevenson 0 0 0 0 g-Larsh-Thorntown Stephenson-Thorntwn six minute overtime. Rogers of sub-BobGibson 9 - 0 0 g-Smith-Fair. Acad. Smith-Fair Acad. Bloomington led all scorers with 15. sub- H. Rafnel 0 - 0 0 Indpls STAR Indpls TIMES Win margin 26 3 14 23 f-Riggins-Thorntown Riggins-Thorntown Bloomington senior sub Cliff Wells f-Haas-Evansville Taylor-Montmorenci c-AD Smith-Thorn AD Smith-Thorntown did not get in the game. Smith was 6 foot 2 1/2 “, and g-Stephenson McGinnis-Evansville allegedly averaged 20 points a game g-Smith-Fair. Acad. Smith-Fair Acad. IHSBHS 2015 SPRING ISSUE Page 10 Indiana Daily Student 2nd TEAM Since Lebanon did not make it to awarded in 1911, but all shields from F-Riggins-Thorntown F-Harvey-Hartford City the finals, it made no All State lists. 1913-15 are missing. Thorntown’s C-W.Jones-Fairmount Academy O. Abe Devol, however, had been on nickname Keewasakees was initiated G-Larsh-Thorntown G-Highley-Montmorenci the IDS first team in 1914. in 1928/29. I.D.S. Honorable Mention Lebanon had at least two boys Second place Montmorenci got Forwards Guards: who excelled in the college game: seven “full length” Indiana pennants. Castle-Rochester McGinnis-Evansville. Meadows-CRW McMahan-Rochester Devol at Wabash and Paul Church at What a thrill this must have been for Rogers-Bloom Lynch-Evansville Purdue. Church started for P.U. in Montmorenci, located just five miles Taylor-Montmorenci Cummins-Bluffton Easten-Bloomington ’17, ’18 and ‘20. Devol joined west of Purdue. Two dozen Homer Stonebraker on the second American Beauty roses were presented to Thorntown and one dozen went to Montmorenci. Somebody apparently had seen too many operas. A mandolin number followed and the Sigma Nu orchestra wrapped it up. I.U. President William L. Bryant announced that the board of trustees had finally approved a new limestone gym to cost $150,000 and was to be ready for the 1916/17 season. Thus the IUBC achieved that goal while still waiting for a winning team. I.U. had now lost 24 of its 28 basketball games against Purdue. For only the second time in five years the tourney showed a profit; this time $500. But the IHSAA still was not interested in funding it. Not so good news was the start of World War I in Europe in August, 1914. In the guise of “preparedness”, a University Battalion was organized for the college men, preparing them for conscription. Figure 1: Indianapolis Star Photo In college ball, coach R.R. Jones (Shortridge ’01) was 17-0 at Illinois, POST SCRIPTS Wonder Five at Wabash. which was later declared the Helms- A.D. Smith scored 37 points in the After the title game, I.U. hosted an Weyland (mythical) national champ. Final Four and this record remained awards banquet with recruiting Elmer Oliphant (Linton 1910), after second only to L. Dale (Lebanon speeches by all its coaches. Baseball four years at Purdue (1911-14), was ’12), until 1941. Unlike Lebanon in coach Sherman Minton, from New now at Army (1915-18) where he 1912, the substitution rules allowed Albany, was later a U.S. senator and made first team All-American on its Thorntown to play subs Rafnel and a Supreme Court justice. An Ohio basketball team. Gibson in three of the four games. River bridge bears his name. COMING ATTRACTIONS Smith went on to start at Purdue for Thorntown was given a 15” From 1915-20 only the sectional Piggy Lambert in 1917, 1919, and bronze shield and seven watch fobs champions contested at the finals. 1920. Smith later coached at by the IUBC. The shield has since Nine teams made the finals at least Lebanon in 1922 and ’23 and is in disappeared. Thorntown High later four of the six years and became the Indiana Basketball HOF. merged into Western Boone H.S., in perennial contenders. 1974. Fig. 5 depicts a similar shield, IHSBHS 2015 SPRING ISSUE Page 11 Sectional titles: ‘16-’17-’18-’19-‘20 1915 Bloomington 14 In 1921 he moved to Kokomo Bloomington*(6) X---X--- X—X---X 1916 Bloomington 16 where he coached basketball, Lafayette (5) X---X-- X-- X---X 1917 Bloomington 20 Rochester*(5) 0---X--- X---X---X 1918 Bloomington 20 football and track. He served as Martinsville (5) X---X-- X-- X---X 1919 Purdue 22 athletic director there for 21 years, Kokomo (5) X---X-- X-- X---X 1920 Bloomington 26 including 1945-57. His 1925 Gary Emerson (4) 0---X-- X---X---X 1921-35 Indy Sweet 16 basketball team had to forfeit ten Kendallville (4) 0--X-- X---X---X games but finished as runner-up in Vincennes (4) X---X-- X---X---0 COACH CHET HILL Lebanon (4) X---X---X---0---X the state tourney. He initiated the Crawfordsville*(3) X—0---0---X---S The winning coach, Chet Hill, Kokomo Relays and was one of the Wingate (2) 0---X-- X---0---S graduated from Paoli High in 1910. founders of the North Central *=1915 Sectional Champ. S=suspended. He then attended Earlham College Conference (NCC). His track teams for two years and completed his won seven state titles, 14 sectionals The number of sectional degree at I.U. The USA entered and seven NCC crowns. His elimination tournaments had to World War I in April 1917 and it coaching records at Kokomo follow: increase each year due to the was over in November of 1918. growing popularity of the tourney. During that period many high school Thus, the number of finalists and college coaches were playing traveling to Bloomington gradually “musical chairs” as will be seen in grew to 26. future issues. Hill was at

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Track Basketball Football 1922-- 11-12 - 1923-- 11-11 6-1 1924-State 15-9=Sect. 4-3 1925-State 11-19=#2 6-2 1926-State 20-4=Sect. 5-3 1927-State 13-13=Reg. 9-1 1928-# 2 13-10 5-4 1929--- - 8-2 Figure 2: Indiana H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame Photo 1930--- - 3-3 1931--# 2 - 6-3 Finally, it became apparent that a Martinsville for one year before 1932--- - 5-1 1933-# 2 - 2-4 16-team final was the optimum for a returning to Thorntown with a title 1934-State - 3-6 two-day tourney, necessitating a contender in 1919. His won-lost 1935-State - 4-3 second elimination round. Regionals records follow: 1936--# 2 4-4 were established in 1921. At that 1937-State - - point the IHSAA took over the 1914---Thorntown 13-6 Coach Hill was voted into the tournament completely and moved it 1915---Thorntown 22-5: # 1 Indiana Basketball HOF in 1965, the to Indianapolis in 1921. 1916---Thorntown 16-10 1917---Thorntown 11-6 + WW I Track HOF in 1976 and the Football 1918---Martinsville 18-7: Sectional TOURNEY FINALS HOF in 1978; Fig. 6 Hill. 1919---Thorntown 16-10: final 4 Year Site # of teams 1920---Lebanon19-13: Sectional 1911 Bloomington 12 1912 Bloomington 4 1921---Lebanon24-10 IHSBHS 2015 SPRING ISSUE Page 12 you are, Tony Smith. ‘I threw a shoe at you while our South Knox basketball team was playing at Loogootee.” Tony said “I thought that shoe was meant for the referee/official. ‘I know it landed close to me but I thought it was meant for him.” She went on to say that coach Butcher had all the doors locked and would not let anyone out until everyone was searched. Some of her friends surrounded her and got her out the door. Tony went on to say “Mr. Butcher, if you still have that shoe as a souvenir, you may Figure 4 send it on to Paul Harvey to use for his story of the day.” Now for the rest of the story, as REFERENCES: Harvey might say. We did In fact The Indiana Daily Student: 1914/15. have a shoe propelled onto the floor The Indianapolis Star: 1914/15 from the South Knox section that Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame. day. The game official gave the shoe Kokomo Sports Historians: Terry to our bench. After the game, Mr. Downham & Jim Callane. Page, our principal, came to me with Marshall Goss: Indiana University, a plea from the South Knox principal Track & Field Museum, Terre Haute. for the shoe to be returned, as the Tiger Basketball (2013) by H Sheets person who threw said projectile was & KN Paddock. a nice person and had not done Crawfordsville High School Record anything like that before. Book (1996) by Bob Whalen. Reluctantly, I acquiesced. (1970) by Herb A “foot” note: I was of the Figure 5 Schwomeyer opinion that it was a man's shoe. Boilermaker Basketball (1989) by Sadly I do not have the shoe as I Alan Karpick. would love to have it as a souvenir. Karen K Niemeyer, librarian, When in the hell I had time to order Thorntown Public Library, all doors locked so we could search Thorntown Heritage Museum Internet sites: all the people, and at the same time [email protected] coach, is beyond me. So now you http://www.bccn.boone.in.us/tpl have a perfect example of how stories about me get embellished and A VISIT FROM CINDERELLA distorted. Most of them are the truth, by the whole truth, and just enough lies Coach Jack Butcher to make them interesting. On Tony Smith's radio program, Editor’s postscript: Jack’s anecdote Tony relived a story which occurred arrived without a title. So, after my when he played basketball at several failed attempts such as The Loogootee during the early ‘70s. As Lost Sole, The Misguided Missile, revealed by Tony, while living in The Taming of the Shoe, etc., I Vincennes he was being introduced requested help from my two sports- to the various members of the office minded daughters, Jane & Chris. staff on his new job. According to Chris provided the winning entry, Figure 6: Coach Chet Hill Tony, one lady said “I know who with her Cinderella connection. IHSBHS 2015 SPRING ISSUE Page 13

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