Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 26, Number 67, Decatur, Adams County, 19 March 1928 — Page 6

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Muncie Wins State Basketball Championship

BEAR CATS COP THRILLER FROM MARTINSVILLE Field Goal From ('enter By Secrist In Final Minute Wins Game, 13-12 MUNCIE CAPTAIN USES STRATEGY Indianapolis, Ind., Mar. 19.—(INS) Honors and congratulations continued today to bo showered on the Muncie. Ind., high school basketball players and their coach Raymond (Pete) Jolly, who won the 1928 state high school basketball championship from 1 .Martinsville, Ind., high school in a | breath taking last second finish in the final game of the annual basketball race, 13 to 12. The latest honor bestowed on the Muncie team and coach was an invition from L. Ivan Boxell, director of the "Jordan River Revue” Indiana university's musical comedy, to at- ■ tend the showing of the revue Thursday at Muncie as the honor guests ' of the management. Secrist Is Hero Muncie's victory which came in the I last 30 seconds of play was due to a ! sensational long shot by Sgfrist, star , Muncie center, whose strategy in ; breaking up Martinsville's stalling tactics when the artesian city players led 12 to 11, was responsible for the final chance at the basket. With less than a minute to play and Martinsville ahead. 12 to 11 and stalling, Secrist called for time out although by so doing he drew a foul which gave Martinsville a free throw with the possibility of raising its score to 13. Martinsville missed, however. and Secrist got hold of the ball. The thrilling winning basket shot followed. Secrist was high scorer during the final tournament with a total of 34 points. Murray of Bedford was second with 2S points while Yoh'er. running mate of Secrist, was third with 24. Suddith of Martinsville was | fourth with 22. An all city celebration by Muncie I in honor of its victorious high school : basketball team was proposed by J D. Miltenberger. president of the Muncie chamber of commerce at a meeting in Muncie today of civic leaders and professional organisations. Muncie staged a celebration Sat.tr-1 day night that rivaled the observance i of Armistice Day in 1918, when tie: news of the victory of the Muncie Bearcats arrived. The carnival spirit I took possession of the whole city and J almost riotious celebration lasted tin- j til early Sunday morning. More than I 15,000 persons took part in the hectic I celebration of Muncie’s first state | championship. In an interview after the game. Coach Jolly said that he went through the whole season without a training rule for his "Bearcats" but that every player was on his own honor to keep in condition. Lineups and summary: Muncie (13) G F P Yohler, f 3 0 1 Wolfe, f 0 0 0 Parr, f 0 0 1 Secrist, c 2 0 1 Eber, g 0 11 Young, g I'o 1 Totals 6 1 5 — Martinsville (12) G F P Wooden.-f 1 3 3 Suddith, f 0 1 01 Eubank c 1 0 0 Lockhart, g 0 0 0 Tackett, g . ... 2 0 1 Total 4 4 4 Referee —Cleary, Umpire—Miller. ifIELDGOALi By MARK M. UPP , ■ ■ .—■■■■■-■ ——Z Here's to the Muncie Bear Cats, champions of the game of games in the state where basketball IS basketball That final game contained about ail tl.n thrills a mere fan could hope for. Charlie Secrist, the Muncie center, stamped himself as one of the greatest strategists ever seen in a high school game, when he engineered the play that won the game and state championship for the Bear Cats. Muncie was behind, 12-11 and only seconds remained to be played, with Mart nsville in possession of the ball, out of bounds. Muncie had used three time outs and Secrist knew that his team would be fouled if he called for one more. But he also knew that the ball would lie tossed up at center after the free throw given to Martinsville on the technical foul and he felt

(certain that ho could gat possession of the bull on that tip oft. He called time out. Martinsville missed the free throw and the score was still 1211. Ou the Jump at center, Secrist I got the hall uml, when he found all iof his teammates covered, he took a shot nt the basket from center uud | it rang the bell. ' I Secrist diil not get a signal from I his coach to take time out. He is given full credit for the play. No Training Rules "The Bear Cats were successful in .their state liasketbal.l championship quest because they played for love ■f the game” Coach Raymond (Pete) Jolly said yesterday when comment- : Ing on the victory. "I have confi- ' donee in every boy on th" sotted and 1 we went Ihe whole season without a training rule. "I told them what I thought was ■ best," he continued, "and then left ■it up to them. No player ever lad la chance to come into tin- dressing I renin and whisper it around he had : broken training, for there weren't any ; rules to break.” Muncie Star. We hate a guy who says "I told you so," but we re proud of tin- fact that we picked Muncie to win ih • state championship. We doped every one of the 15 games of the state tinals correctly with the exctplion of the Columbus-Washington tilt, and 1 we missed than one two points. The national Catholic tourney | starts at Chicago, Wednesday Cathedral high of Indianapolis, winner iof the state Cath lie tourney, is the ■only Hoosier team in the meet this i year This will be the first year for tcur years that the Commodores and H. S. of Fort Wayne, have not been among those present. Here’s hoping Cathedral can bring home the bacon. As far as we know, the Cathedral high school players of Indianapolis, and the Fort Wayne Hoosiers, of the American Basketball League, are the only Hoosier basketball players who have not turned in theer suits, to be laid away in Tnoth balls for a few months. We have no good reason for continuing this daily gossip, so we are going to-say Au Revoir But befoie doing so. we want to thank all | coaches, fans, playars and school officials for their favors during the I season. We're proud of the showing | made by ail Adams county teams during the season just ended. It has been a great season. It won't lie leng j ■now until another basketball season rolls around. In the meantime,- we I hope you find the fishing good ' r.nd the water wet. FINIS! U. P. WRITER PICKS ALL-STATE TEAM Martinsville And Muncie Place Two Men Each On Miller’s Selection First Team Wooden, Martinsville, forward. Murray, Bedford, forward. Secrist, Muncie, center. Eber, Muncie, guard. Tackett, Martinsville, guard. Second Team Yohler. Muncie, forward. Ockrfman, Anderson, forward McCarties, Logansport, center. Douglass, Logansport, guard. Pentzer, Bedford, guard. Third Team Norris, Frankfort, forward. Suddith, Matrinsville, forward. Krathwell, Rochester, center. Prentice, Kendallville, guard. Daposa, East Chicago, guard. Honorable Mention Forwards: Miller (Bedford) Opasik (E. Chicago); Ricker (Anderson); Thompson (Rochester); Abbott, (Washington); Klein, (Central Evansville); March, (Clintont; Crospy (Delphi); Brockall, (Central Fort Wayne); Eddy, (Columbus). Center —Eubank, (Martinsville). Guards—Lockhart, (Martinsville) Parr, (Muncie); Ashley and Armentrout, (Frankfort) Wood, (Anderson); Hodge (Evansville) Moonshower, (Rochester); Overbay, (Washington). Editors Note: The United Press presents herewith its official 1928 Indiana High School All-State basketball team. The team was selected by Dick Miller, basketball Authority of the Indianapolis Times. Miller is a former basketball official, knows all phases of the game from both the expert and playing standpoints. His selection was made after he had seen scores of teams in action and conferred with many coaches and officials of the state. The team represents his best judgment as to the “cream of the Indiana high school basketball players. ' By Dick Miller (Written tor the United Press) Indianapolis, Ind.. March 19—(U.R) — In attempting to delineate between In-

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How will Hit a finish for lU2S? Tak" votir t>ick, il is doenl as ours. In onkr of sl.indint’ by tennis in 1927, they tire Donie Bush. Pittsburgh; Bill McKechnie, St. Louis; John Mc(itnw, New York; Joe McCarthy, Chicago;

By JACK Y. KEANE Inti rnational Il ustrated News Staff Coi respondent "Play ball!” When those words are hurled from official umpire throats to echo about I the stands of National League cities opening the season of 1925, six of th' i teams will be piloted by new manager! Os the eight contenders for pennant honors, only two outfits retain their old chiefs. John McGraw of the New York Giants and Wilbert Robinson of the Brooklyn "Robins” are the veteran pilots who will be found on the sidelines passing along instructions to their pill-tossers.

(liana basketbail players, one enconn-l ters much the same problems which I I imagine e nfront those people- who judges first class diamonds. Diamonds look pretty ranch alike because they all look good. Indiana basketball players are much alike because they're all good. It js not a baffling problem to pick good things from a collection cf good and bad. But it is a far different puzzle to select the best from a flock of good things. The man who picks an Indiana All-State basketball team is confronted by the problem of picking the best of an army of gcod basket tossers. I do not expect everyone to agree with tne in my selections. I am frank i to say that in three or tour cases there j were a half dozen men who were good enough to merit All-State selection. . But there was only cne opening. I gave the position to the man I though the most deserving. He may have gotten his place by a hair breath, but in each of my selections it is my sincere opinion that the best man made the team. The one outstanding basketball player in Indiana high schools, in my opinion, is Charles Secrist of the champicnship Muncie team. I doubt that there will be many dissenters- to this opinion. That boy knows how to play basketball. In all the basketball games I’ve ever seen I don't believe I ever saw a man play, a headier game than Secrist played against Martinsville in the final of the state championship. He climaxed his play with one of the most brilliant pieces' of judgment I’ve ever jeen. With less than a minute to play, Muncie was one point behind. A Martinsville man held the ball, stalling. Secrist knew his team had no chance to obtain the ball before the game was over, without a desperate maneuver. His team already had three timf? outs. Another would mean that - Martinsville would get a tree-throw. ,- Secrist had no time to consider. He

.luck Hendricks, C.inciiumli; Wilbert B-tbin son. Brooklyn; Jack Sktllerv. Boston, and Bert, Shotton. Philadelphia. _ All but McGraw and I Robinson are serving first ear in new berths. | (International Newsreel)

| Naturally with years of expi lienee | behind them these two sages of the. national pastime look for an earlylead in league standing to l>e held until the ciucial pennant grind is! ended. But competition will be stiff with young ambitious managerial talent inxicus to deliver the “bacon" to tin ir new berths. "Donie" Bush of Pittsburgh is out for the flag this year, while "Bill" McKechnie, formerly of Pittsburgh, wants to prove bis worth by pushing the St. Louis Cardinals out in front from the start. Chicago has Joe McCarthy. another of the new pilots, I and if Joe's plans work out the "(tubs" will be in the world's series

I called time out —figuring Martinsville might miss the foul and he knew that he could obtain the t’poff and get the ball for just one l?ng shot before the game ended. Martinsville missed the free throw. On the tip-off, Secrist grabbed the ball, pivoted and let go at the basket, the ball dropped through the net, almost as the game ended. That, gentlemen, wais brainy basketball. It's true that long ones don't always go in, but that long-shot was Muncie's only chance. Secrist made that chance go d. This is the second time he appeared on my All-State team. The same applies to Wooden. Martinsville forward. Wooden gets the call because he combines the four main points of basketball shooting, dribbling, defense and I brains. He has them all. Murray. Bedfold forward, has cne 1 of the best shooting eyes in the state. He is fist and consistent. He is one lof the few basketball players who I never has a poor night. For that reaj son he is an asset to any team. One | steadj- man will go far toward keeping any term ru#i ung in a smocth steady . manner. The two guards, Eber of Muncie, and Tacket of Martinsville naturally stand out because of their defensive work. , Eber is the working cog cf the Muncie . team and it appeared to me that the team was built around him. Tacket is a husky and agressive player and stands out far above any , back guard in the state. o Scouts To See Garye Bloomingtcn. Ind., March 19 —(U.R)— 1 Indiana University athletic officials have announced Oct. 6 as the date for ' the second annual Boy Scout Day program at the state University. This is the date of the Oklahoma-Indiana foot--1 ball game and approximately 6,000 In--5 diana Boy Scouts are expected to be 3 in attendance. e o t Mr. and Mra. Ben Shrank have re- ’. turned home from Huntertown where e they were guests ovr the week-end.

next fall. The Cinc’nnati "Reds" under Jack Hendricks’ tutelage aim for a higher ranking than fifth (dace, where they end<?d last year. lack Slattery, new )to the managerial post of the Bosi ton "Braves," promises to boost the New England aggregation <>u, of the slough of taibenders, and Philadelphia fans pin the’.r hopes to Bert Shotten in the rejuvenation of the lowly "Phillies,” who finished ir the cel’ar position last year. Ol these eigiit team leaders, one will be found wearing the laurel wreath when the last man is out 'ending the season of 1925. Your guess is as good as the next us to who it will be.

Fort Wayne Prepares For World's Basketball Series Fort Wayne, Match 19 — (U.R) — Whether the Hoosiers win or lose, Fort I Wayne basketball fans will see the greater part and possibly all the world's championship series with thje New York Celtics without traveling east. Tlte first three games cf the basketball classics will be staged in Fort Wayne at the North Side gymnasium, with the series opening here on Wednesday night, March 21. Two more games will be played here on Thursday and Friday nights. Three victories are necessary for the world's championship. If the Celts should get away with three wins in a row here, the series will be ended and there wjjj- be no games in the east. If the Hoosiers win any of the first three games, the series will be resumed in New York with a game on Sunday, March 25, and if necessary a fifth contest on Monday, March 26. Tickets for the firstjwo games were placed on sale Sunday at Alter's cigar store, at transfer corner. Tickets for the third game wil be on today or tomorrow. Jack Gassert, ticket manager stated that there will bt no telephone orders taken for tickets and none will be laid aside except the regular allotment for holders and these must positively be called for by Monday night. Mail orders will be honored when accompanied by check, a block of seats being laid aside for out-of-town patrons. Prices for the world's title games will he $1.65, sl.lO and 75 cents, "this scale being fixed by the American League. oMartz Barber Shop. 165 So. 2nd st. Hair cut 30c; Shave 15c. W-F-T o, Get the Habit—Trade at Home, it Pays

CATHOLIC MEET SCHEDULE DRAWN Cathedral, Os Indianapolis, Meets St. Cloud, Minn., Wednesday Night Chicago, March It—Pairing, were drawn Sunday for the first round of play, starting Wednesday night In the national Catholic high school basket ball tournament, in which 32 ;■> ,(!." from Brooklyn to Pueblo. Col., are entered. At the last minute Loyola high of Les Angeles, the California chain pions decided to devote it, traveling expenses ’o floor relief. Cardinal Mun delein. Mayor Thompson and Loy la university have donated handtwnm cups for the winner in the championship game next Sunday night. De La Sille high of Joliet, 111., won the title last year and the right to enter again this year. . The schedule: Beginning Wednesday. 7 pm. • Elder high. Cincinnati, vs. St. Benedict’s Atchison, Kan.; De bi Salle high Joliet, 111., vs Calvert hall Baltimore, Md., I Cathedral high. St. Cloud. Minn., vs. Cathedral high. Indianapolis Beginning Thursday, 9 A. M. —S’. Mary’s high, Clarksburg. W. Va„ vs. St. Peter’s high. Anae nda Mont., Most Holy Rosaiy high. Syracuse, N. Y, \ s. | St. Maty’s high. Lansing, Michigan, | St. Mary’s High Westfield, Mass., vs' St. Theresa's Detroit. Mich.. St. Pat-; lick’s Pueblo. Colo., vs. Sacred Heart

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