Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 46, Number 64, Decatur, Adams County, 16 March 1948 — Page 6

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Clyde B. Smith Named Indiana Football Coach Bloomington, Ind., March 16 — (UP)— a new football coach was named at Indiana university today. University officials said that Clyde B. Smith, former 1. U. line coach and now chief mentor at La Crosse. Wis., state teachers college, had been assigned to the vacancy made by the recent resignation of Alvin (Bo) McMillin, who quit to direct the professional Detroit Lions football squad. The stocky, soft-spoken Smith was first brought to the Hoosier campus in 1934 by McMillin after I an outstanding five-year record as head football mentor at Red Stone high school, Republic, Pa. He served as McMillin's line coach during the 1934, 1935, 1936 and 1937 campaigns before moving on to LaCrosse. Smith informed athletic director Paul (Pooch) Harrell today that he would come to Bloomington within the next few weeks to officially launch spring practice, which opened yesterday with conditioning exercises. Smith said LaCrosse officials had

assured him that he could secure immediate release. In his eeven seasons at the Wisconsin college. Smith’s team won 32 football games, lost 15 and tied one. His initial production in 1938 shot into second place in the northern section of the Wisconsin college conference, setting the stage for the championship title in 1939. In 1940, Smith’s Indians scalped every team on the schedule, clinched the conference and state championship and showed up in the NCAA statistics book as the best defensive team among the collegiate units. Only one touchdown was scored against his squad. In 1941 LaCrosse dropped one contest, but managed to wrap up another conference and state pennant. and in 1942 — the last year of Smith’s pre-war campaign — his team was unconquered, although tied by the winner of the southern

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SPORTS BULLETIN Springfield, 111., March 16. — (UP) —The Illinois Athletic Commission today suspended boxing in the state until April 7 upon the recommendation of Gov. Dwight Green, who proposed a revision of commission rules. Sheldon Clark, chairman of would meet Thursday to begin the commission, said the group taking action. conference section. The Indians were third-place winners in both 1946 and 1947. During the war Smith served as a navy lieutenant in the pre-flight j program. 0 Fritz Crisler Quits As Michigan Coach Ann Arbor, Mich., March 16. — (UP)—Herbert O. (Fritz) Crisler exploded a bombshell in the football world today by resigning as head coach of the University of Michigan, where he coached the Wolverines to an undefeated season and the Rose Bowl championship last year. Crisler, graying, 48-year-old wizard of thb gridiron, pleaded press of other duties and said he would devote his energies to directing Michigan's sports destinies as athletic director.

The Michigan athletic board of control accepted the resignation in a special meeting late last night and appointed Benny Oosterbaan, backfield coach, to succeed him. The surprise move flabbergasted the University, Ann Arbor and the sports world, although the astute Fritz revealed that he had been "thinking about it for some time." His rival coaches in the Big Nine conference and elsewhere among the top football school could breathe sighs of relief, too. Last season Crisler came up with a new concept in football, a split strategy of separate teams for offense and defense. It paid off with an undefeated season, the Big Nine title and a 49 to 0 victory over Southern California in the Rose Bowl. At Pasadena, Crisler achieved his greatest dream. He was the successor at Michigan to the great Fielding (Hurry-Up) Yost, whose point-a-minute team walloped Stanford, 49 to 0, in the first tournament of roses game in 1901. Crisler not only climaxed his career by returning Michigan to the Rose Bow’l but piloted his team to victory by the same score. Crisler, who also is chairman of the athletic board of control, virtually dictated his successor. Oosterbaan is one of Michigan’s all-time greats and a three-time all-American end. "The exacting demands of time and energy now required in my capacity as head of the physical education department, director of athletics and football coach have led me to the decision to retire from football,” Crisler said.

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Evansville's Central Seeks Initial Title BY KURT FREUDENTHAL (United Press Sports Writer) Indianapolis. March 16—(UP) — Evansville Central today was only two games away from grabbing its first Indiana high school basketball crown.

Pre-season dope four months ago installed a southern quintet as the tourney favorite. And Central's Golden Bears will be .touting here after toppling the toughest downstate teams, determined to take home the trophy last captured by a southern outfit in 1945 when Evansville Bosse came through the tourney with flying colors. Central’s southern Indiana conference champions, season-long front-runner of the United Press and almost every other statewide poll, will meet Muncie Central in the first of the two afternoon games at the Butler Fieldhouse, and if successful, will battle it out for the title with the LafayetteAnderson winner. The Golden Bears, winners of 23 games—they've lost three conference games—are perennial fav orites for the crown. But oddly enough, they have never quite made it. The last time they were knocking on the IHSAA kingdom was two years ago when they fell before Anderson’s eventual state champs in one of the f-'ternoon finals games, 39-36. They made the “big four” twice previously, but never advanced to the pay-off tilt at night. This year, the pocket city quintet may have the best chance ever to go all the way. With three outstanding regulars back and a host of other fine performers to round out the squad, coach Walter Riggs can field the most formidable tourney squad of any of the four title contenders.

Lee Hamilton, Gene Southwood and Joe Schwitz are the holdovers and mainstays of the Central powerhouse. Don McDowell, Ziggy Vanover and Dick Burdette, the latter two juniors, add their weight to the team to make it click. As far as tactics are concerned, the Bears can run with the best and they’re also masters at a con-

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trolled game. In their first loss of the campaign, a 51-41, decision to city foe Reitz which halted a 14game winning streak, they were “off-form.” Bedford's zone-defense handcuffed them, 54-42, and Princeton’s hot racehorse-style of playing in the last game of the campaign upended them, 87-64. Those three defeats apparently helped the Bears immensely. They evened the score with Reitz in the sectional, licked Princeton in the regional and never gave Blooming-, ton or Jasper a chance in last week's semi-finals. They were also victorious in the Lafayette holiday tourney, besting state finalist Lafayette — whom they may meet again in Saturday's final —for the banner. Riggs, one-time Evansville College hardwood ace, never had a winner in his Iff-year coaching career. Os course, many coaches work at it for a lifetime without achieving the supreme goal of win ning the “state,” but the affable Evansville coach and his boys have a better than even chance to get there this year.

The Evansville roster: Hgt. Wgt. Class Gene Southwood, f 6-2 158 Sr. Gene Brooks, f .. 6-0 137 Jr. Lee Hamilton, c .. 6-3 148 Sr. Joe Schwitz, g .. 5-10 152 Sr. Don McDowell, g 5-9 142 Sr. Ziggy Vanover, f 5-9 158 Jr. Hugh Clark, g .. 5-6 122 Sr. Dick Burdette, c.. 6-1 158 Jr. Jim Baker, g ...... 5-8 131 Jr. Alvin Sutheimer. f 6-1 155 Jr. Geneva IOOF Plans Basketball Tourney The Geneva IOOF will sponsor an independent basketball tourney at the Geneva high school gym March 23 to 27. Any manager wishing to enter a team is asked to write Tourney Manager, Box 183, Geneva. 0 Debolt School Closes Season With Victory The Debolt school in Washington township closed its basketball season Monday afternoon with a 26-18 victory over Pleasant Mills on the latters’ floor. Debolt held an 11-5 lead at the half. Debolt won 11 of 12 games played this season. Thomas Adler is teacher and coach at Debolt.o Springfield. Mo„ was first settled in 1819, and was an important Indian trading post.

Sweaters Awarded To Berne Seniors Berne, March 16 — Senior members of the Berne Bears received sweaters at the annual presentation of awards made by Coach Ned Shuck recently. Seniors on the team are Larry Liechty,' David Schwartz, Leroy Sprunger, Duane Ellenberger, James Shoejnaker and Charles McCrory? Other members of the squad received letters. The seniors won the annual class tourney, defeating the sophomore and junior squads. o | Physical Fitness Class Wednesday The adult physical fitness class will be held at the Decatur juniorsenior high school gym Wednesday evening at 7:30 o’clock. A group of Berne business men will be present. with two volleyball teams, and sufficient Decatur men are asked to be present t» play the Berne men. o Legion Team Plays Tonight, Thursday The American Legion basketball team will play the Linn Grove hardware quintet at the Lincoln gym tonight, following the Decatur G. E. girls-Lincoln Life game. Thursday night, the Legion will play Wolf & Dessauer at the Lincoln gym at 7:30 o’clock. ——r O Mattax Is Appointed Kaiser-Frazer Dealer I. A. Mat tax, operator of Mattax garage on West Monroe street, announced today that he had been appointed a dealer of Kaiser-Frazer autos. BALL STATE (Continued from —age I) important in these days than proper training of children that the future of our nation and the world

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