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Indiana Cage Tiflisl To Be Named Saturday Indianapolis. March 21 it'P) Indiana’s 37th annual high school basketball champion will be crowned tomorrow in-re in Butler fieldhouse and the 1946 47 season and tourney will fade Into history. Perhaps one <<f the three games involving .Mirlon. Terre Haute Car field. Shelbyville and East Chicago Washington will provide a particularly dramatic moment. Or perhaps one player may so distinguish himself hi one game or one moment to |R<- forever in the stories of the fans That happened lag! Mirth. when Anderson's great negro center. "Jumping Johnny'' Wil-on poured in 30 points in the title game against Fort Wayne Central to lead the Indians to the champion ship perhaps this will be the year that an undefeated team the Stgame winning Eagles from Terre Haute Garfield will win the title for the first time in history Down through the years there, have been many memorable games, but two of them have become sort of folk tales in Hoosierland. tine of the most famous wat the Muncie Central Martinsville state championship game in 1928, Martinsville. *|ith the incomparable Johnny Wooden at forward. lost the title game to .Marion in 1926 but defeated Mificie for the 1927 Crown. 26-23. The Artcsians hud four of their:

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dhampiotiship five Including ! Wooden when they met Muncie I in the 1928 title game. At center for the Bearcats was lanky Charley Secrist. The smaller Martinsville team grabbed an early lead and protect ed it until, with a minute to play, the Artesians led, 1211- Muncie called time out and then the ball went to the center circle for the tip Secrist outjumped Eubnik. turn, ed and caught his own tip. as the rules allowed then. He fired from 1 the center of the floor—and Muncie led 13-12 There was time for another jump, a frantic effort hy Wooden and the Bearcats were the new champions. Muncie also figured in another great game This was at Muncie, rather than Indianapolis, but it was as decisive- as any final game Jack Mann, the- Bearcats' great negro center, had led Central to the 1931 championship and was back trying to make it two straight. The afternoon regional game at Muncie found New Castle barring the way. With seconds to go. Muncie led 19-13. The- Bearcats tried a shot, figuring to sew it up. The shot missed, and New Castle grabbed th* rebound and passed to Bill Thoman at mid-floor. • Thoman dribbled once, then cut loose The gun sounded as the ball left his hands Swish! It went through the basket. In the pandemonium. someone- noticed the scoreboard still favored Muncie. 19-18. The officials were huddled New Castles coach. Orvttle Hooter, and coach Pete Jolly of Muncie were shouting. The referee said he hadn't seen the shot. The umpire said h*- had seen it, but It wasn't his decision to make. Finally the officials railed the late IHSAA commissioner. Arthur Trester. He told them, naturally.) that it was their decision.

Jolly and Hook* r were arguing furiously while this wan going on. Jolly claimed Thoman had taken steps. "Um going •<> have my team ou the floor tonight," Jolly said. • Well, don't think I won t have mine out there.” Hooker retorted. "I can't play both of you.” the unhappy coach of Winchester, the other finalist, said. Finally more than an hour after the final gun the referee came out of a nearby office and announced: "The basket counts New Castle I Fred’s barber shop 516 Jefferson St. Open All Day Saturday Fred Haneher. prop. Coming Soon SCHICK ELECTRIC SHAVER CLINIC Holt house Drug Co. Tonight & Saturday SUN. MON. TUES. Continuous Sat. from 1:45 Continuous Sun. from 1:15 M-6*M*s MAMMOTH MUSKAU IN TECHNICOLOR I VAN JOHNSON * AVY GAAUMD FRANK SINATRA • IM ALISON PWBI WALKER • KATWYN OAYSON VAN HEFLIN • DINAH SHONE X LHOLL£ MfM(l * LEM MME ABCRA LAKMIT • W HAT» MAMMA IT BMC M "IKviWIA 9 BI IIN

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wins." From there, the Trojans went on to the state championship, win ing every game except the night affair with Winchester by wide margins. 0 Wisconsin Upset In NCAA Tourney New York. March 21. —(UP)— City College of New York and Holy Cross, both speed teams, survived today for the Eastern Regional NCAA basketball champion ship game Saturday night.

Both won with speed in semifinal games at Madison Square Garden last night, with Holy Cross topping Navy. 55 to 4", before CCNY thumped Wisconsin. 70 to 5«. with a tremendous last-half drive that made up a JO-point deficit. CCNY’a victory was a spectacu iar and memorable display and stole attention from the businesslike methods by which Holy Cross defeated a Navy team that had lost only once in 17 previous starts The Beavers, hampered by loss of their big forward Mason Benson, bedded with grippe, were almost chased off the court as they started slowly against the Big Nine champions. Wisconsin controlled the backboards. and missed few shots. The Badgers led at 12 to 2. then at 15 to 3 before CCNY got Its first field goal at six minutes. But CCNY didn't crack, and Irwin Dambrot, Sonny Jameson and Lionel Malamed slowly closed the gap. At the half it was 37-27 for Wisconsin, and In the first five minutes of the second half CCNY moved into a tie. The run-and-sboot Beavers played on even terms for the next three minutes as the lead chang ed hands continuously. Then the

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pace began to tell on Wisconsin, and CCNY ran wild, increasing its lead until the end. Dambrot, a big center, led the Beavers with 16 points. Exner Menzel, a smooth ballbandler and fine shooter, was best for Wisconsin with 15 points and Bob Cook, leading scorer In the Big Nine, had 13 points, one more ttmn Glen Selbo. Navy and Holy Cross played a wearing first half In which the lead changed hands six times and the score was tied twice. Holy Cross led at the half, 29 to 27, and Navy took the lead at 30 to 29 shortly after the second half started. But Navy began to tire, and when George Kaftan put Holy Cross back in the lead at 31 to 30. it was the last time the lead chaug ed hands. The Eastern champion will play the Western Regional champion, who will be named at Kansas City tonight and tomorrow night, for the NCAA national title in a game at Madison Square Garden next Tuesday night.

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Pistons Win Second Game Os Playoffs By United Press The Chicago Gears and the Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons, dominating the National Baskethall leagueplayoffs. today held tweegame leads over their first round opponents. the Indianapolis Kautskys and the Toledo Jeeps by Fife George Mik in and playing-coach Bobby McDermott, the Gears humbled Indianapolis I last night. 69 to 61. on the Kautj sky floor. Fort Wayne led Toledo all the way at Fort Wayne. Ind. and won. 54 to 31. In the only | other gime. the Oshkosh Ail-Stars clowned the Sheboygan Redskins. 53 to 43. at Oshkosh. Wis., to score their first victory in the Western I Division first-and-third-place series after Sheboygan won the first two games. The Rochester Royals and Syracuse Nationals were not scheduled. Mikan and McDermott scored 22 and ll points, respectively, before they left the game in the last quarter. Arnie Risen of the Kautskys took Individual honor, with 27 points.

Fort Wayne outscored Toledo. 21 to 6, in the third period Co clinch its game The well-balanced Piston attack give Curly Armstrong high point honors with 11 markers. Gen Englund s 17 points were high for Oshkosh In a game marked by few substitutions. Rube I>autenschlager. with 12, topped Sheboygan. Phils Manager High On Rookie Southpaw Clearwater. Fla.. March 21. — I CP) Dick Koecher. a rookie southpaw so obscure that he was not mentioned in early season ros ters, has won a regular job with the Philadelphia Phillies, mana ger Hen Chapman said today. "I don't see how I can keep him off the tequad.” aaid Chapman following the youngster's fine performance during the Phils' 9 to 5 loss to the St. Louis Cards yesterday. Koecher held the Cards scoreless for the |>ast three innings after the Redbird* had shelled ex-teammate Sylvester Donnelly for six runs In the sixth inning Reds Tampa. Fla.. March 21 — (UP)— The Cincinnati Reds, ireth from their second victory in three games with the Detroit Tigerr. prepared to meet the New York Yankees today in an exhibition game hete.

I The Reds dumped the Tigers yesterday. 10 to t>. on the strength of d four-run home rua by Grady , Hatton in the last half of the eighth I Inning. Ted Kluszewski also horn , ered for Cincinatl. getting his blow off Hal Newhouser. and Hoot Evers hit for the circuit against the Reda' j ace southpaw. Johnny Meer. Yankees St. Petersburg. Fla . March 21 -» With his spring batting slump ap- • patently ended. Johnny Lindell j was back in contention for the ‘ center field job with the New York Yankees today just as he was about to lie counted out as a candidate. Lindell, an ex-pitcher, swatted a home run to lead the Yanka to a :C to 5 triumph over the Boston Red Sox yesterday and his eighth inning single also drove in George Me- . Quinn with the winning run. Indians Sacramento. Cal , March 21 — I I UP) — The Cleveland Indians ' sought revenge for yesterday's de-

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I feat as they prepared to meet the Chicago White Sox in an exhibition game today The Indians). held to four hits hr Eddie Lona! and Earl Caldwell yesterday, bowed to the White Sox. i; to 1. J“' k Wall iesa hit a home, for Chicago and Boh Kennedy chirr ped in wi'h a double an I a triple. Dodgers Panama City. <’- £-• March 21 (VP) Jackie Robinson nbgro infielder wi'h the Mont eal Royals, strengthened his claim for a berth with the parent Brooklyn Dodgers today. Robinson gathered three hityrelerday as his males dropped a 10 to 3 decision to Brooklyn. Robinson** wild throw, however, helped the Dodgers score three unearned runs. K — o— ° Today's Sport Parade By Oscar Fraley (Reg. U. 8. Pat- <W

Tampa. Fla.. March 21. —<l’P> They come up with eyes as big as saucers and. despite the handi caps imposed hy war service and . the apple in their throat, a large number of them are going to stick around this year. They are the rookies, the kids up from the minors with dreams of greatness shining from excited eyes. You can see them on every club training here in Florida, these hopefuls who yearn to wear major league livery. Down in this land of palms and sunshine it is the old story of "Them that has. gets." For the Boston Red Sox. walk-in chant pions of the American league, have come up with the greatest number of freshmen who probably will stick. The Bosox have six new faces which promise to add even more strength to their powerhouse. They are Bill Goodftian. the 175.000 outfielder bought from Atlanta; think baseman Frank Shotner, counted upon to take the place of Pinky Higgins, second baseman Charley Koney. who would be a starter on any other club but must stand Impatiently in line liehind Robby Doerr, and pitchers Mel Parnell. Harry Dorish and relief twirier Tom Fine. Detroit has two of the brightest prospects in George Vico, six foot, four inch former jiu jitsu expert who has the greatest first base split since Bill Terry, and Art Houtteman. a big right handed pitcher who has to be good to crack that Tiger pitching lineup, which he will do. Washington has an outfielder named Jack Netcher who probably will stay on despite the fact he never played pro ball. He looks like Charley Keller, but the question is whether he can hit like him. The Nats b'Sd have pitcher Rufe Leonsrd. rated as a coming great by Bobo Newsom. The Yanks are well-stocked with

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