Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 45, Number 47, Decatur, Adams County, 25 February 1947 — Page 6

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Picks Jeff Os Lafayette For State Title BY JAMES E. WALTERS Indianapolis. F--h. 21 it'Pi East Chicago Washington and Terre Haute Garfield were f.isi-d as "1110-t likely to mith-hl'' in the state high school l> sk--tb.il championship tod.iv b- tin- final weekly I'nited Press rt.lli-wi.l-ranking for 1946-17 But I'll take Marion Crawley's l.afayette Jeff Broncos and you < in have the other “so entries in tin- 37th annual tourney opening at sectional centers Wednesday or Thursday. • is* time when Jeff was rank •<! first in the state, they looked the best lief from this seat in the back row At the time, ('rawley said he thought his team wa- a year away from the < hampionship This season, the Broncos have been more or les* lost in the shuffle while Garfield. Washington. Tort W yne Smith Jasper ami Evansville Central grabbed the headlines. But Lafay- tte w- nt through the north central conference schedule undefeated That's something no other team in a league that has produced 13 of the 36 state chainpions was able to do And, more important, since that two-p. int holiday tonrm y loss Jan 1 to Jasper. the Brones hiven't been beaten Idtfayette went to the semi finals last sea -on before losing a two-pointer to little flora. Bob Lennen. Jeff's best defensive player. betaine ill of appt-ndit itis a couple hours before !<afayette met the B Hitters Maybe Jeff would've gone all the w <y if he hadn't That s spe< uiation. and wishful thinking, of course, but there's no speculation and wishful thinking in selecting the Brom, once again. Crawley, who won two state championships for Washington early in the decade still has Don 80l Tow-headed 801, who stands . six feet-two, was a "college player" last season as a junior, lie's bet ter this time,

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Be-fries 801. Crawley has Clarence Reitemcler, Lennen and l»iek Schnaible from his first seven of last sea -on S< hn.iible is six-one. Reitemeler six foot, and la-nnan five-11. The fifth starter is slen d r Bohr Masters, a “lx foot-one inch Junior guard. liinioi hick Robinson, at fiveI'-, and sophomore Ernest Hall, the six foot two Imli negro who < Itnly sink the two free throws that gave Jeff the North Central title in the final seconds of the .Marion came, are the “clutch men." It's a typical Crawley-coached team. The Brones play it fist when they have to. but proper to use set plays. They give the Im pre- ioi th.it nothing can "rattle'' t!i< "I. an invaluable asset in tin state tourney. Be t of all. while 80l utilities tioii Jdy I- the key man, the team doesn't carry all its eggs in one basket 801. Schnaible and Reite inelt-r were among the first pi j •irers in the North Central league, and only Hammond High! can boast better bai nice than that this sea-.in. B d picks up most of his points on Jeff's -el offense, coming ' iroiind the <in le ar,th a one-i hander His one handers are terrific S'hnal'de and l.< tin-n team, wii’i 80l in under, while Masters, ■nd Reiteme.-r handle tin- ball i Both guards , r.- southpaws. incl-| dentally. . Jeff has a better draw'than most of the leading title contenders Frankfort ami Lebanon. tradition d tourney stumbling blinks lor Ljfa-I yette. are "down." and small-school power Rossville -<-«-ms the biggest threat before the semi-finals. So In-re goes for another ride on a bin-king bromo. 1 Editor's note- Walter* tabbed Hammond Tech to win the state) championship in 1940 and hit on! Ills first try Since then he's been trying to repeat with Tech again in 1941, South Berni Central in 1912. Jasper in 1943. New Castle In 1911 Jeffersonville in 1945. and Lafayette in 1946 and now 1917.1 0 COLLEGE BASKETBALL low.i 6*. Indiana 46. Ohio State 57. Wisconsin 58 Michigan 41. Minnesota 25. Illinois 62. Northwestern 51. Butler 58, Purdue 4s tovertimei. Notre Dame 15, Caniriue 39 Pc Paw si. Earlpain 51. Indiana State 71. Illinois State Normal 57. Manchester 56. Franklin 11. Bow ling G een 73. Valparaiso i 53. Huntington 60. Ad lin 46 Anders >1 S’, Cedarville 32. Kentucky Nl, Georgia Te- h 46. ilamliue 54. I<oy da tChicugo) 3k Marguette 67. Bradley 57. Wayne 49. Detroit 47. Michigan State 70, Boston College 49. Kansas SS. DePaul 11

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Bitter Struggle In i National Pro Loop By United Press < Th- Oshkosh All-Stars and tie f Indi tnapol: - Kant-kys were play . ing leapfrog today at the top of the 1 national basketball leat-ue'e west- - ein division and only a game and a • half separated first place Oshkosh from fourth place Sneboygan as . the bitter sectional struggle enter- , |ed its final month. > Indianapolis took fi -.■* place on 1 Saturday by defeating Oshkosh 59 I t» 51. despite Eddie Rlska's 29 • point .-pltirge for the A’l-Stars. Osh--1 kosii le/aim-d th- lead ia«<t night by li< ating Hie Chicago Gears. 51 I! to 52. while Sheboygan was de- ! (eating Indianapolis, 56 to 44. , i Fort Wayne - Zoilner Pistons jdowned Detroit. 75 to su. for their ' loth vi lory in 12 starts, and the T. i-Citles Blackhawks u|»<et Rovh . este , the Ea.-i«-rn leader. 4*. to 41. -in other games last night It was Rochester’s fifth straight defeat The Zollncrs. making a brilliant la re-sea-on attempt to overhaul Hoc-heater, now aic only one anil ' a half games out of first place In ta-- only othe r Saturday game. Tofr-tfri defeated Fort Y. ayne. 6o to ' 54 ' Standings Western Division W L Pct O-akosh 22 14 611 I Indiana poll- 23 15 .605 ‘ Clh -ago 23 17 .575 Sheboygan 20 15 .571 Anderson 19 16 .543 Detroit .... I 33 ,p»S Eastern Division • W L Pct Rochester 25 13 85s Fort Wayne 23 II .622 Tide Io Ft 21 .475 ' Tri-Cities 16 19 4571 I Syracuse 15 19 .441 Youngstown . 12 25 .324 j 0 H. S. BASKETBALL Fort Wayne North 41. Auburn 3k Fort Wayne c. c :tn. Valparaiso ! 3L Shelbyville 57. Indianapolis Tech i 21. Richmond 4". New .Mbany 31. Columbus 16, t'niversity 1 Bloom ingtnnt 34 Jeff<*:sonvlHe 11. Seymour 3k. o - Decatur Junior High Will Play Portland The Decatur Junior high will, meet tin- Portland Juniors at 7 P m. Tuesday at the I.inc-in gym. a- a preluninary to the Mi-.Millen-Willst-i •• playoff tilt in the Adams aunty independent net league se- ’ ml half championship series. o_ Kcsson tn Bong As good, almost, kill a m n as kill a good book. Who kd!| a man. kills a reasonable creature ... but he who kills a good book, kills rea son Itself.—Areopagitica.

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Columbus Team Wins Indiana AAU Title The Columbus Ceco- won the 1947 Indiana amateur athletic) unTon basketball title Sunday night, defeating the Fort Wayne I 1 Moose quintet. 42 to 3X. in the j final game. The Decatur Moose team was eliminated in the semi-finals Sun-i day afternoon, losing to the Fort Wayne .Moose. 40 to 32. Decatur had advanced to the semi-final*, by eliminating the Terre Haute Eagles, 57 to 40. Saturday. end then defeating th-- Lafayette Termites, 57 to 45. in a i <iu.irtf.-final game Sunday morn-1 ’j in-. Twenty-two teams wen- entered in th- three-day state tourney, held at the Sacred lie-art gym in Indianapolis. „o PRO BASKETBALL National League Toledo 60, Fort Wayne 54. Indianapolis 59. Oshkosh 54. Fort Wayne 75. Detroit 50. Oshkosh 54. Chicago 52. Sheboygan 56. Indwianapolis 41 Tri-Clties l“. Rochest-r 11.

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Rdsja&wi. 1 0R <3! ® ! | 1 Final S»r.ndinq W L Pc!. Monmouth 15 5 ,750 |g 6 I’liasant .Mills ... 12 8 .667 1 Bern • 12 k .600 Montoe 11 k .57? Klrklanl 11 1« .614 Jefferson 6- 12 33.3 Gi neva . 5 13 ,27k Ve’low Jackets .. 5 15 .250 Commodores . I 14 .222 - -o( )o — The Monmouth Eagles, derpife their surprising upset at the hands o* the Pleasant Mills Spartans Friday night. , remain on top of the Adams county standings as the season is finished, with 15 victories and five defeats. Six of the county's teams finished above the SC i 0 mark for the season, with the other four well bunched in the lowest rpots. •Oo- - But season records will be forgotten this week as the 10 team* go through' their final practice sessions in preparation for the, annual s<*ctional tournament, which opens in the Decatur jun for senior high school gym Thnrs- . day night at 7 o'clock —oOo — Tliis vear's tourney Is a wide open affair, with perhaps only three teams not figured to cut much ice in settling lh<- issue And tboge three teams, seen bv most fans as the Decatur t'oyimo--lores. Geneva Cariinals and Jefferson Warriors, very easily could . upset one or more of the favorites. —OGO—- — mics the Daily Democrat's annual sectional edition, which will be published tomorrow. Pictures of all 10 teams, eeaeon records, list of players certified for tourney play, yell leaders of all tesms photographed, a picture of the Decatur high school hand, all bedecked in their new uniforms, anW Basketbawl’s “outof the hat” predictions on the tourney. 4 —oOo——a reminder. If you don't I have p. sei-tional season ticket. Just slay home. As announced | previously, the Decatur tourney has been a sellnut for days In <-ason tickets. No single session tickets will be available and the ticket windows at the Decatur gym will be closed. oOo—- — you can't attend, just call

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- games in the local sectional will < lie telephoned to this office at the ) end of each quarter and the Deca- | tur Daily Democrat will be open at all sessions of the tourney to ' relay the information to the fan< —oOo— Music for all tourney sessions will be provided by the Decatur high school band. All dressed up in their new uniforms, purchated largely through funds obtained by the work of the band members for the past few years, the Decatur band will help plenty to enuven ths proceed'ngs during the five tourney seaaions. -- O"— ——— Fort Wayne Team Wins In Walther Tournament jtt. Paul, of Fort Wayne, won the

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