Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 43, Number 47, Decatur, Adams County, 24 February 1945 — Page 6

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Lew Wallace Os Gary Out Os Sectional Indianapolis, Feb. 24. — (VP) - The ambitions ot Hoosier schoolboys to play on a state champion high school basketball team weighed today on the eager shoulders of more than 2,500 lads. Young athletes were poised for the start of 192 sectional contests in 64 centers throughout Indiana in the 35th annual high school basketball tournament, Hoosiet land's greatest sporting event. As play swept into the semi-final roUtut of sectional competition. Jasper, Evansville Bosse, Bedford. Hammond high, Terre Haute Garfield and South Bend Riley girded for showdown battles in afternoon games. tte sextuplet of title favorites fileed a task made doubly hard by a wave of upsets which popped up for the first time last night, while indicating that the trend was here to stay for the remainder of the month-long meet. the 256 survivors of the original field of 776 teams entered the third day of preliminary tournatiiejit, firing, the list of “also rans" inflided such highly-rated aggre»Uofts as Gary Lew Wallace. IndWnapolie Tech, Leo and WhiteVhnd. Semi-final play opens at 1:30 p.m. at the 64 sectional centers, with second games scheduled for 2:30 p. m v and the finals set for 8 p. m. Stiffest test of afternoon play went to Evansville Bosse. The Bulldogs are defending their stale chatnpionship with practically the teitn as the one which triumphed last March. But Bosse will consider itself lucky if it gets by Evansville Memorial in a 1: 30 p. m. game at Evansville. Memorial's only 1944-45 defeat was by Bosse. Both won impressively in tourney debuts yesterday. Bosse routed Mt. Vernon. 44-20, and Memorial downed Cynthiana, 74-34. Two of Indiana’s hottest rivalries will decide whether Bedford and Jasper continue along the tourney trial. Jasper, named as the best in Indiana during the regular season, tangles with Huntingburg at 1:30 p. m., while Bedford and Mitchell WWVe animosities an hour later. Gary Emerson's one-handed shooting was too hot for Gary Lew Wallace to handle last night and the Horsemen staged a 40-39 upset of what was regarded as the far north’s best quintet. Leo saw its 23-game winning streak snapped by Fort Wayne South, 30-26, and Whiteland dropped a 20-19 heartbreaker to Franklin. Thursday night firing saw the exit of Indianapolis Tech. Leo, Woodrow Wilson and Henryville were beaten for the first time, but three other undefeated smaller school combinations — Waynetown, Kouts and Bowling Green — swept onward. Hottest game of the tournament was staged at Connersville when Ftftctiel beat Alquina. 31-29, in a triple-overtime affair. ——— .--I TONIGHT and SUN. MON. TUES. Continuous Sun. from 1:15 VAN JOHNSON SPENCER TRACY “THIRTY SECONDS OVER TOKYO” Robt. Walker, Phyllis Thaxter ALSO—Shorts 9c-40c Inc Tax | CORT SUN. MON. TUES. Matinee Sun.—9c-15c until 4 “MISSING JUROR” Tom Bannon, Janis Carter & “THOROUGHBREDS” Tom Neal, Adele Mara Evenings 9c-30c Inc. Tax —o TONIGHT—Gene Autry, “Cornin’ Round the Mountain.” ALSO—“Raiders of Ghost City.” 9e-30c Inc. Tt>. I I 111

FOUR TEAMS LEFT (Continued From Page One) shots to register 13 field goals, wlrile Decatur hit on only five of 49 attempts from the field. At the foul line. Berne made eight, of 17. and Decatur made eight of 19. Geneva Rally Wins The Geneva Cardinals, after trailing practically all the way. eked out a 30 to 29 victory over the Kirkland Kangaroos in a real thriller to wind up the Friday night session. The two quintets, each of whom had won one game in two previous meetings this season, played | nn an even keel for the first four I minutes of the game but Kirk | land then shot into a 10 to 4 lead and was still in front. 12 to 6, at the end of the first quarter. The county champion Cardinals could shave only one point off this margin in the second period and the Kangaroos led at the half. 19 to 13. Geneva began to move with the opening of the third quarter and soon tied the score at 18-18. Kirkland again moved out in front and at the end of the period was in the lead. 25 to 22. Cook slashed the margin a point with a foul toss, but Troxel and Fruchte each hit field goals to put Kirkland ahead by six points, 29 to 23. However, that proved to be the Kangaroos' last scoring thrust. Hale hit. a field goal. VanEmon drove under to score and added a free throw when fouled on the shot and the i Cardinals were only one point away. 29 to 28. Schlagenhauf then hit a one-hander to put Geneva in front, 30 to 29, and the Cardinals stalled out the remain ing 30 seconds to send them into ’his afternoon's tilt. Van Emon was Geneva’s scoring ace with 14 points, while pint sized Troxel was outstanding for Kirkland with 11 points. Geneva took 53 shots for its 12 fielders while Kirkland fired 68 times a’ the Ifesket for 10 field goals. Each team had 15 chances from the foul line. Kirkland collectin) nine and Geneva six. Commodores, FG FT TP Hess, f ’ 5 0-1 10 Terveer, f 3 14 7 Gillig, c 3 1-1 7 Wemhoff, g 1 0-0 2 Briede, g 1 1-1 3 Schindler, f 2 0-0 4 N. Lengerich, f 1 0-0 2 B. Lengerich, c 1 1-1 Hackman, g 1 0-0 2 Coffee, g 0 1-3 1 Totals ...... is 5-11 41 Jefferson FG FT TP Smitley, f 1 1-5 3 Buckingham, f 0 2-2 2 Kelly, c 11-13 Gerber, g 0 0-0 0 Huger, g 0 0-0 0 Hill, f 2 1-6 5 Tumbleson, f 0 0-0 0 Johnson, c 1 0-0 2 Totals 5 5-14 15 Referee, Kolp: umpire, Dickie. Monmouth FG FT TP Rice, f 3 0-1 6 Kukelhan, f 1 3-3 5 Getting, c 2 0-1 4 Singleton, g 2 1-4 5 Bienz, g .8 2-4 IS Thieme, f 1 0-1 2 Scheumann, t 0 0-0 0 King, g 0 0-0 0 Crosby, g 1 0-1 2 Selking, g 1 0-0 2 Totals. 19 6-15 44 Hartford ' FG FT TP Yoder, f 1 2-3 4 Poorman, f 3 3-4 9 R. Moser, c 2 1-6 5 Kauffman, g 0 3-7 3 Clark, g 2 2-3 6 D. Moser, f 0 0-0 0 Hosier, f 0 0-0 0 Wanner, g 0 0-0 0 Strahm, g 0 0-0 0 Totals 8 11-23 27 Referee, Dickie; umpire. Kolp. Berne FG FT TP E. Stucky, c 3 0-0 6 Baumgartner, f 1 0-0 2 E. Liechty, c 3 0-0 6 Museltnan, g 1 1-4 3 Lehman, g 6 4-7 16 J. Stucky, f 2 1 0-0 2, Kneuss, f 0 0-0 0 Inniger, g 0 0-0 0 Abraham, g 1 0 0-0 0 Isch, e 0 0-0 0 TOTALS 13 8-17 34 Decatur Beehler, f 0 0-1 0 Brooks, f 0 0-0 0 Hill, c 1 1-4 3 Steiner, g 1 1-4 3 Brotner, g 3 5-7 11 L. Arnold, f - 0 1-3 1 Eichhorn, f 0 0-0 0 Nelson, c 0 <T-0 0 Lehman, g 0 0-0 0 W. Arnold, g 0 0-0 0 TOTALS 5 8-19 18 Referee: Kolp. ’ Umpire: Dickie. Geneva FG FT TP ■ Snow, f 0 1-2 1

Cook, f 0 2-4 2 Hale, c 2 0-1 4 Schlagenhauf, g 4 1-3 9 Van Emon. g 6 2-5 14 Teeter, g 0 0-0 0 TOTALS 12 6-15 30 Kirkland Worst, t . - - 0 4-5 I Fruechte, f 1 0-1 2 Beineke, c 8 1-5 7 Troxel, g 5 1-1 11 Gerber, g 1 3-3 5 Shady, g 0 0-0 0 TOTALS 10 9f. 29 Referee: Dickie. Umpire: Kolp, o■ —— Sectional Scores At Fort Wayne Concordia 37. Monroeville 25. Hoagland 45. Coesae 35. Fort Wayne Central 53. New Haven 33. Foi l Wayne South 30. Leo 36. Fort Wayne North 39. Elmhurst 33. • Concordia 52. Hoagland 35. At Bluffton Union Center 38, Bluffton 32. Petroleum 55. Jackson Center 30. Rockcreek 40. Ixincaster 21. At Garrett Ashley 51. Salem Center 30. Pleasant Lake 4S, Concord Twp. 46. Waterloo 53. Fremont 38. Auburn 51. Hamilton 20. Angola 41. Garrett 32. Ashley 38. Pleasant Lake 33. At Hartford City Ridgeville 52. Poling 36. Hartford Ci y 50. Madison Twp. 22 Redkey 44. Bryant 32. Dunkirk 36. Pennville 23. Portland 53,. Ridgeville 28. At Huntington Andrews 55. Markle 31. Clear Creek 43. Jackson Twp. 35. Huntington 36. Polk Twp. 30. Union 41, Bippus 28. Huntington Twp. 45. Warren 31. Clear Creek 45. Andrews 27. At Kendallville Wolcottville 39, Rome City 27. LaGrange 28, Lime 19. Cromwell 37. Shipshewana 31. Kendallville 24. Wolf Lake 23. Albion 36. Wawaka 26. LaGrange 29. Wolcottville 23. At Warsaw Warsaw 34. Beaver Dam 28. Atwood 36, Claypool 35 (overtime). North Webster 45. Etna Green 38. Silver Lake 47. Milford 29. Syracuse 52, Pierceton 40. Warsaw 50, Atwood 33. Spilling The Pins With Decatur Bowlers In Leaque Activities MIES ALLEYS Women s League Zwick won three from Dauler; Schafer won two from Bruce's; McMillen won two from Nu-Art; Victory Bar won two from Smith Furniture; Lose won two from HillSmith. Standing W. L. Zwick .... 8 4 Lose ..... . . 8 4 MdMillen .. 7 5 LlLSmith ; 7 5 Dauler 6 6 Bruce's 6 7 Schafer .. ... 5 7 Victory 5 7 Nu-Art 5 7 Smith Furn. 4 8 High series: Bowman 510, Myers 535. Nash 517. High games: Schneider 175, Hamma 189, Bowman 182-181; Myers 201-181, Young 171-179, Nash 195, Hili 172, Reynolds 175, Gallmeyer 170.

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Indiana Cancels Spring Vacation Bloomington. Ind.. Feb. 24 — (UP) — President Herman B. Wells of Indiana university announced today that the school’s annual spring vacation has been cancelled at the request of the office of defense transportation to reduce travel. - o —-———. Christianity is not what we think but how we live. There is hope for the man who kaejie pressing on. Every natu.al fact is a symbol ot some spiri.i'.'i! face. —Emerson. B | - -dB , SPARKPLUG of the British empire’s fight in the last war, David Lloyd George is critically ill at his home near Criccieth, Carnarvon, Wales. His physician said the 82-year-old statesman was suffering from “increasing physical weakness.” (International)

Man Fined Here For Public Intoxication Peter Contreras, 48, of Craigville, was fined $1 and costs by Mayor John B. Stults in city court late Friday afternoon on a charge of public intoxication. He was arrested Wednesday night by city police.

U. S. INFANTRYMEN passing through Echternach, Luxembourg, sto] to look at the bodies of dead Germans, left unburied in the Nazi! hasty retreat from the liberated town. This is a U. S. Army ...gns Corps photo. . (International Soundphoto

refused certifications from these federal agencies. Restaurants operated ordy for the purpose of serving food will be allowed to remain open during the morning’s wee hours, but proprietors of the country’s theaters, night clubs and taverns will have Acenes like the deserted interiors above to invade their reverie as war’s Ungers tap the home front (International)

r ... ’ . .: ’T'v ' Xs-r ' I g * f MEDICAL authorities are baffled over the apparent phenomenon of birth of this 12-months baby girl to Mrs. Beulah Hunter, 25, wife of a Los Angeles aircraft worker. The child, healthy and normal, weighed six pounds, 15 ounces, and was born Feb. 20 —ovefdue, according to medical calculations, since Nov. 17. Both mother and child, shown above, are doing nicely, thank you! (International) Funeral Services For Green Infant Today Funeral services will be held at the Zwick funeral home this afternoon for the stilllborn son of Edwin Gi-rald and Wanda May Brun-ner-Green of this city. Rev. Carey R. Moser will officiate and burial will be in the Decatur cemetery. Surviving in addition to the parents are the grandpa-ents, Oren Brunner, of this city and Mr. and Mia. Floyd Green of Columtbia City. ——-s -o Democrat Want Ads Get Results

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