Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 34, Number 53, Decatur, Adams County, 2 March 1936 — Page 6

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St. Mary’s Os Anderson Wins

OECATURLOSES TOUGH BATTLE TO CHAMPIONS Anderson Trounces Evansville In Final Tourney Game, 38-30 A band of fighting Gaels from : St. Mary's of Anderson, battling l against superior height and weight, won the Indiana Catholic high school basketball tournament, defeating Memorial of Evansville in the final tilt Sunday night, 38 to 30. Decatur lost the consolation tilt to Fort Wayne, 35 to 28. St. Mary's, playing nearly perfect basketball in the first two; quarters, piled up a lead of 17 points at 23 to 12 as the half ended. The Gaels were sifting through the Evansville defense for wide open shots and also hit well on set' shots out on the floor. Anderson tired badly in the second half and Memorial cut into the St. Mary's considerably but the Gaels played smart ball to defend their lead. Anderson's scoring was well divided. Nose Commodores Decatur's Commodores were eliminated from the running for the championship in the outstanding game of the entire tourney Sunday afternoon, the Commies dropping a heartbreaking 21 to 19 red hot battle to Anderson in the first semi-final tilt. The two teams fought fiercely

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I throughout the entire contest, the (longest lend being held by Deca ittir al the third quarter at 14 to I 10. The quintets were tied ut 19 19 with less than a minute to play when Zagorski. star Anderson forward. grabbed a loose ball under the Gael's basket ami dropped In the winning field goal. Decatur hold a 5 2 had at the first quarter and 7 to <> at the hall. With Decatur holding a 14-10 lead as the final quarter opened. Welsh hit a one-handed shot and I Sttchocki grabbed a rebound to I tie the count at 14-14. Murphy and ! Sttchocki each registered a free I throw to make the score 17-15. Anderson. Hain hit from the corner to tie the score, but Sttchocki (came through in the pinch with I two foul tosses. Bob Hoss, freshman reserve center, replacing Daniels after the latter was removed ion personals, dropped In a oneI handed pivot shot to again knot the count, this time at 19-19. Zagorski then gave Anderson thi lead. Murphy obtained the ball, dribbled down the floor and was j fouled by Zagorski. Knowing that a successful free throw would give Anderson possession of the ball and victory. Murphy tossed the ball slightly to one side hut a held ball ensued and the gun cracked j before Decatur had a chance to | score. The Commodores were badly j handicapped for the semi-final tilt because of an injury to Braden, veteran center. Braden sustained 1 a broken at'ch in the South Bend > tilt Saturday night and while he played the entire game Sunday at a guard position, was unable to move as effectively as usual. Murphys was Decatur's scoring leader in this tilt with two field goals and five foul tosses for a total of nine points. Zagorski was oustanding for Anderson with five goals, while Welsh's fine floor play also featured for the Gaels. Lose Consolation The Commodores, showing the effects of the gruelling semi-final tilt, weakened in the final minutes of the consolation game Sunday night to lose to Central Catholic j of Fort Wayne. 35 to 28. Inability of Braden to play more i than a few minutes and loss of two regulars on personals provided too much of a handicap for the Commodores to overcome. The teams were tied at 18-18 at the half amt Decatur held a 23 to 20 lead at the third quarter. Beat South Bend The Commodores had little difficulty downing St. Hedwige of : South Bend in the first Saturday \ night game. 32 to 17. Decatur led at the first quarter, 7 to 6. increased the margin to 16 to '0 at the, half and to 23 to 14 at the third quarter. Don Hess was the Commies' j high scorer with four field goals and three foul tossFs for a total of | II points. Decatur FG FT TP ; D. Hess. f. 2 3 7 Braden, f 0 11; Hain, f. ... 4 0 S Wolpert. f. 0 0 0 Daniels, c. ... 0 11 R. Hess, c. 2 15 Murphy, g. 2 1 5 A. Baker, g. 0 0 0 W. Baker, g 0 11 Trkker. g. 0 o 0 Totals 10 8 28; Fort Wayne FG FT TP I Sterling, f 0 0 0| Pallone, f 0 0 Ol Bail, f 3 17 Bobay, f 0 0- 0 Disser, c 1 3 5 Hofer, c 0 0 0 Mudd, g. 6 3 15 Braile, g. 13 5 Derheimer, g 11 3 Gallivan, g 0 0 0, _ — _ Totals 12 11 35 i Officials: McClure and Downey. I Decatur FG FT TP; D. Hess, f 10 2 Hain, f 10 2 Daniels, c. 0 0 0 Murphy, g........................ 2 5 9 Braden, g....................... 2 0 4 R. Hess, e 1 0 2 W. Baker, g. .0 0 0 Totals 7 5 19 Anderson FG FT TP j Zagorski, f 5 0 10 Welsh, f 2 0 4 i Tyska, c 0 11 Suchocki, g 14 6 j Broderick, g. 0 0 0 Totals 8 5 21 | Officials: McClure and Downey. Decatur FG FT TP |D. Hess. f. 4 3 11 i Hain, f 2 0 4 I Wolpert, f 0 0 0 | Daniels, c 2 2 6 IR. Hess, c 0 0 0 i Murphy, g 3 2 8 j Braden, g 113 W. Baker, g 0 0 0 Totals 12 8 32 Officials: Downey and Mendenhall.

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RECORD FIELD IN TRAINING FOR TOURNEY Annual Battle For State Title Will Be Launched Thursday Indianapolis. March 2— (U.R) — A record field of 754 teams today stsvted rigid training for the 25th annual Indiana etate high school j basketball tournament which opens next week end. A new system of competition will require month-long action from the young athletes before the 1936 high school champion emerges. A total of 9.468 athletes are eligible for the first round at 64 sectional centers Thursday, Fridc.v and Saturday. The winners will advance to regional -tournament-4 at 16 centers March 14. The sixteen regional champions ; will compete in semi-finals, a ne v stage in the annuaj tournament. ; March 21 at Vincennes. Gary. In- ' dianapolis and Muncie to determine the four finalists which will i play here March 28. Tipton. central conference chatn-j ipion and winner of 19 games, is * tlie only major team in the state to enter the tournament unbeaten, i Included among the victim-; of i the Blue Devils are Delphi. Frank- ; fort, Marion. Kokomo, and Cen- * tral Indiana conference rivals. Tipton gained the finals for the ( first time last season. Winners of other conference ; cbujnpionships in the state appear- j ed outstanding in their respective sections. Hammond led the North Indiana conference, whose eastern

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' and western divisions include some of the strongest teams in the state. Frankfort, a perennial contestant in the finals while under Coach Everett Case, paced the ■ north central conference which ha; produced seven of the last 10 state champions, including Anderson, 1935 title winner. North Vernon won the south- ‘ eastern conference championship from a fairly srong field. Central of Fort Wayne led the Northeastern Indiana cohference teams during the season. Washington finished in front in ( the southern Indiana conference. | but appeared to have strong tour-1 nament rivals in Vincennes. New , Albany. Reitz of Evansville and ; others. Countless other teams which | wore not members of conferences | are expected to make strong show-1 Ings in the tournament. Martins-1 ville. Bedford, Jeffersonville. Wiley I of Terre Haute, and Shortridge of | Indianapolis are a few of these. o Trees Anchored in Park Hazel Green, Ore.— (U.R) — Re-' raembering damage from previous windstorms. Ben Clems anchors : trees in the Hazel Green park to; the ground with wires when the wind gets particularly heavy. o— —— Office Sought 62nd Time Harwich. Mass.— (U.PJ —Life, insists Emulous Cahoon, begins at 90. Well past 89. he has just takien out nomination paper for his 62d term as member of the town I j hearing committee. o Tree Cutter Afoul Law Pottsville. Pa.— (U.R) — Pleading l guilty to unlawful tree-cutting. l ; John Hornsberger. an anthracite j coal miner, felt the teeth of Pennsylvania's stringent law. He was sentenced to 750 days in jail in default of a $750 fine.

GENEVA LOSES IN FINAL GAME Cardinals Are Defeated By Monroeville After Leading; At Half <The Geneva Cardinals lost thoir final game of the season Saturday night, dropping a 42 to 26 decision to Monroeville at Monroeville. Geneva held a 15-12 lead at the half I but could not half the Cubs in the second half. Augsburger oral Buckingham led the Cardinals with tight and seven points. respectively, while D. Stephenson was high for Monroeville with 13 pointe. In the preliminary, the Geneva seconds defeated the Monroeville; reserves. 42 to 26. Geneva FG FT TP Grile. f <> 11 Smith, f. 113. Augsburger. f. .408 i Muth, f 0 0 0 ! Shepherd, c. 13 5 Beerbower, g 10 2 Briggs, g. a 0 0 Buckingham, g. 2 3 7 Wiudmiller, g. 0 0 0 Totals 9 8 26 Monroeville FG FT TP j Parnin, f 0 0 0, I Kelly, f 1 0 2 I Richards, f 0 0 0 ; Painter, c 2 2 6 Meyer, f 3 2 81 j O'Shaughnessy, c 3 17 , Bausertnan. g 0 0 0 j ID. Stephenson, g. . 6 1 13 Sheehan, g 0 2 2 H. Stephenson, g. 2 0 4 Totals .... ..17 8 42 q EIGHT COLLEGE TEAMS TO PLAY Indiana And Notre Dame ' Among Teams In Olympic Tourney • Indianapolis, Mar 2.--(U.R>— Eight teams, including Indiana, co-leader of the Big Ten conference, and Notre Dame, winner of 20 games this season, will compete in the; fifth district Olympic basketball tournament here March 12-13-14. it was announced today. Thre other Big Ten conference ,

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; teams. Northwestern. Illinois and] Ohio Slate, and DePaul of Chicago. | were others selected by the dis trlet committee 10 compi'te. Fourteen other entrants have I been invited to compete in a pre luminary tournament for the remaining two places In the district ; flelu. William F Fox, Jr., district chairman, announced. They ar.- Ball State. Butler, Central NormaT, DePiuiw and Indiana State, all of Indiana; University <>f Detroit and Wyne University of Detroit, from Michigan, James Millikin and Macomb Teachers, from Illinois, and University of Cincinnati, Western Reserve, Marietta, Ohio Wesleyan, and Miami, from Ohio. a jot ** I I Basketbawl congratulates Coach "Buck" Shaw and his Gaels of St. Mary's of Anderson on their victory in the state Catholic tourney, held at Fort Wa"ne Saturday and Sunday. -olio - I The decisive tilt in the entire tourney was the first semi-final game Sunday, when the Decatur I Commodores lost a hair raiser to St. Mary's. It was anybody's ball game all the way, with Anderson j getting the final break that decid ed the issue. —oOo — Basketbawl also congratulates • the Commodores for their splen-l did showing during the tourney, j With Braden, one of the most valuable members of the team, seriously handicapped as a result of a I broken arch suffered in Saturday: night's tilt, the Commodores gave) all they had against Anderson and i came within an eyelash of over- ( coming the Gaels —oOo— It is especially gratifying to Decatur officials, players and fans to be awarded the team sportsmanship trophy, one ot the most prized trophies presented at the tourney. The Commodores well earned the award through their fine attitude on the floor during every game despite the hard fought battles in both the semi-final !

Decatur Commodores Auior j (Team Sportmanship T ro J

Decatur’s Commodorwi wor< rightfully honored Sunday night when the highly coveted team sportsmanship trophy was presented to Coach George Laurent and Bob Braden, veteran center, at the conclusion of the state Catholic tourney at the Central gym in Fort Wayne. The trophy, a beautiful loving cup, is awarded annually to the team displaying the most sportsmanlike conduct throughout the entire tourney and is donated by Dr. E. A. King of Fort Wayne. Officials of the tourney, who I made the award, stated that the ; attitude of the Commodore playi ers was the finest and most gentlemanly of any team participating,]

and consolation contests. -000— We were disappointed in the (failure of Central Catholic fans to attend the tourney in the numbers i expected. Decatur and Anderson fans formed the bulk of the crowd at practically every session. Including the two Sunday. With the Catholic tourney a matter of history, eyes of the fans are turned to the opening of Indiana's greatest sports classic, the annual j battle for the state public high school basketball championship. I —oOo— A record entry list of 784 teams will compete in 64 sectional centj ers this week end, with many of I the tourneys opening play Thursday "night. On Saturday. March , 14. the 64 sectional survivors will [meet in 16 regional centers. These | 16 winners will compete in super ; regionals. or semi-finals. Saturday. ' March 14. with the four surviving ; teams battling it out March 21 at > the Butler fieldhouse in Indianap- | olis for the state crown, now held i by the Anderson Indians. —oOo — The Decatur Yellow Jackets, while drawing a tough foe in their opening tilt of the Fort I- Wayne sectional at 8 p. m. Thursday, did not fare so badly when the drawing for the j entire tourney is considered. —oOoDecattur's first foe will be the Elmhurst Trojans, one of the toughest Allen county teams. The i Monmouth Eagles, Adams county's i other entrant in the sectional, also * drew a tough one. playing the

""vn in th.- ni , fl semi-final tilt wlih S1 " U fl Anderson. "IH.rtsmanship tiophv W > ‘a.vln Mu.fiiX’fl on the centra! fl Wayne quintet, h . H fl Sunday night |„,, U1 , h , "■ victory over th,. the consolation tilt H Trophies f or th „ ■ champions aiul I’vansville >fl ups Were presented | )Vthll ?W Msgr. Thomas c„ nroy finalists were illso prPS „ n « busk.-ntalls use,l dari,,,, Ihi , J 1 ment. V Individual medals tn eat), J ■ four semi-finalists were , t -J .] Rented 7>y Msgr. Conroy |

New Hav.-n Bulldog, immt i afte rthe Decat iir-Elnthmtß * test. I 1 —oOo— I i If successful In their J t tilts, the Adams count I! meet in a second round hjtql • day nt 7 p. m. 1 —oOo— fl Don't forget the second J of the annual city urieil tween the Central and St. I eighth grade teami, which 1 I be played at the Commofl i gymnasium tonight at fl o'clock. Central won the fl game, played several wfl ago and St. Joe is out to efl the count. I [ i —oOo— I The second teams will ntfl , the preliminary at 7 o'clork] I mission prices will be five J , cents. 1 o — ■ “Baby" Slang Irks CmJ , i Stanford University. Cal. 4 , —Stanford co-eds have agree . the most unpardonable oth-u I the modern male. It is to t i girl “baby ”

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