Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 47, Number 11, Decatur, Adams County, 14 January 1949 — Page 8

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Bearkatz And Spartans Out Os Tournament The Kirkland Kangaroos and Hartford Gorillas opened the 1943 Adams county tournament with a pair of easy victories Thursday night at the Decatur Yellow Jackets gym, dropping the Monroe Bearkatz and the Pleasant Mills Spartans, respectively, from the title race. As a result of their victories, these two teams will tangle in the first semi-final struggle of the tourney at 12:45 o'clock Saturday afternoon. The first round of play in the meet will be completed tonight, with the Jefferson Warriors and Geneva Carinals scrapping in the opener at 7:15 p.m., followed by the Decatur Commodores and the Monmouth Eagles, defending champions, winners of the county crown for the past two years. Tonight’s winners will play at 2 p.m. Saturday, with the champlonrhip game at 8 p.m. Saturday. Kangaroos Win Kirkland's Kangaroos had a much easier time than expected in last night’s o|>ener against the Monroe Bearkatz. Habegger, Monroe center, scored the first marker of the tourney on a free throw, but Kirkland then raced into a 7-1 lead on two field goals hy J. Arnold, and a free throw and field goal by D. Arnold. The Kan garoos stayed well in front for the rest as the first period, the quarter closing with Kirkland cn top, 13-6. The Bearkazt brought their fans to life with the start of the second period, when the Monroe lads pulled within two points of the Kangaroos, 17-15, midway through the quarter. Kirkland, however, limited Monroe to only a free throw while pouring in six points to take a 23-16 margin at the half-time intermission. The second half was all Kirkland, as the Kangaroos pulled away to a 13-point lead, 33-20, at the end of the third quarter, and increased the final margin to 19 points at 51-32. Kirkland's scoring was well balanced, Troxel leading the attack with 16 points, followed by I). Arnold with 12 and Baumgariner with 11. Habegger was Monroe's fop scorer with 10. Hartford Rolls The Hartford Gorillas, sectional champions, rolled on to their 11th victory of the season without a defeat in the nightcap, burying the Pleasant 'Mills Spartans under a 54-24 score. The Spartans stayed within striking distance throughout the first half, with Hartford out in front at the first quarter. 13-6. and at the half, 24-12.

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Week's Schedule Os Adams County Basketball Teams • Friday County tournament at Yellow Jackets gym. Warren at Berne. Saturday County tournament at Yellow Jackets gym. The outclassed Spartans were held to a lone point, a foul toss by Price, during the entire third period, while the Gorillas tickled the meshes for 17 points to hold a commanding 41-13 margin as the final eight minutes of play got underway. With subs playing most of the final quarter for both teams, Hartford outscored Pleasant Mills. 13-11, to make the final count 54-24. Scoring honors were well split for both teams. D. Noll led Hartford with 14 points, followed by Dubach wi h 13 and Augsburger with 11. For Pleasant Mills, Price was high with six points. Kirkland FG FT TP J. Arnold f 2 0-1 4 Baumgartner f 5 1-4 11 D. Arnold c 4 4-6 12 Troxel g ... 5 6-8 16 H. Arnold g ... 2 1-1 5 Zimmerman f ... 1 1-3 3 TOTALS 19 13-23 51 Monroe FG FT TP Ct Lehman f 10-2 2 Hoffman f .. 1 0-1 2 Habegger c ... .. 3 4-5 10 Ehrsam g.. 3 0-4 6 Rowdon g 2 1-25 D. Lehman f ..2 0-3 4 Funk f 0 0-0 0 Hendricks c ... 0 0-0 0 Bradford g .. .... 1 1-2 3 Graber g — 0 0-0 0 TOTALS ’3 6-19 32 Referee:— Lehman. Umpire: — Strickler. Hartford FG FT TP Monee f .... .... 0 1-1 1 Dubach f . .... .. ...... 6 1-2 13 D. Noll c 6 2-5 14 Augsburger g .. 4 3-3 11 K. Noll g ... 1 0-3 2 Meyers f 2 0-1 4 Weikel f ..... .8 1-3 7 Martin c .. .. 1 0-0 7 Isenhart g .... ... 0 0-0 0 Runyon g ... ............ 0 0-0 0 TOTALS 23 8-18 54 Pleasant Mills FG FT TP Price f 2 2-3 6 Hirsc.hey f 1 0-2 2 Ripley c 1 1-1 3 Miller g 1 0-0 2 Suman g 2 1-1 5 Heyer f I 0-0 2 Workinger c ... ...2 0-0 4 Watkins g 0 0-0 0 TOTALS 10 4-7 24 Referee:— Strickler. Umpire:— Lehman.

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Decatur Stations, Linn Grove Winners Decatur Stations swamped VFW, 84-44, and Linn Grove Hardware registered a 48-46 overtime victory in Lions league games this week. Three players paced Stations to its victory, D. Schnepf with 22, Rice with 19 and McAlhaney with 17. Garner was high for VFW with 13. Dubach topped Linn Grove with 20 markers, while D. Bulmahn counted 13 for Blackstone. The teams were tied at 40-40 at the expiration of the regular playing period. Next Wednesday night. VFW will play Blacks’one and Linn Grove will battle Decatur Stations. FG FT TP Stations Rice f 9 1 191 iMcAlhaney f 7 3 17 Crosby c 3 17 Mahan g 1 0 2 D. Schnepf g 11 0 22 Fuelling c ... 4 0 8 King g 4 1 9 TOTALS 39 6 84 VFW FG FT TP Fisher f 4 0 8 Singleton if 5 Illi Mansfield c 4 0 8 1 Garner g ... 6 1 13 Martz g 2 0 4 TOTALS 21 2 44 Linn Grove FG FT TP Dubach f.. ... ... 8 4 20 Bixler f 11 3 Smith c ...... 12 4 R. Moser g ... ... ... 5 2 12 Striker g 0 4 4 I Spichiger f ... ... .... 0 11 Steiner f .... ... 2 0 4 TOTALS 17 14 48 Blackstone FG FT TP D. Bulmahn f 6 1 13 H. Getting f .... ...... 4 3 11 G. Bienz c .... ........... 0 11 W. Sommers g .1 0 2 M. Krueckeberg g 4 0 8 E. Bulmahn f ... 0 Q 0 K. Bienz c 113 D. Thieme g 0 0 0 Schlagenhauf g 4 0 8 TOTALS 20 6 46 There are 40 farms within the District of Columbia. 1 1

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Tourney Notes If you can't attend the tourney, phone 1000 for results. Miss Jean Mowery is on duty at this office during all tourney games, results of which are called in at the end of each quarter directly from the gym. —oOo—- • The Rev. Ignatius Vichuras. tourney manager, stated this morning that 400 single admission tickets will be placed on sale at the gym attonight’s session and for both the semifinal and final sessions Saturday. —oOo— To the student fans: For a good time, don't overlook the teen-ag-ers dance tonight. Place —Decptur high school. Time— immediately following tonight's second game, it's all free and well supervised : by the Den, Decatur's youth cen- ; ter. —oOo— A few tourney firsts: First tipoff—Monroe Bearkatz. First shot (missed I—J. Arnold. Kirkland. First personal soul —D. Arnold, Kirkland. First free throw (made) — Habegger, Monroe. First free throw (rtiissed)— Habegger. Monroe. First field goal — J. Arnold, Kirkland. { ■ First timeout—Monroe. First substitution—D. Lehman, Monroe. First player ousted on personal fouls—J. Arnold. Kirkland. First technical foul—C. Lehman. Monroe. —oOo— Where'd everybody disappear to after the first half of the Hart-ford-Pleasant Mills massacre? They missed seeing the Spartans score that single point of the third period. —oOo— Honors for the first score of the tourney go to Monroe’s Habegger, who shot from the charity stripe to get things underway. —oOo— The new look seems to have taken over in cheerleader styles. Hartford, Pleasant Mill and Monroe fielded gaily attired yell girls, though Kirkland's male trio had less of a distrac'ing effect on the team. And did they whistle when the Hartford gals whirled! - -000— Speaking of styles, somebody outfitted Bradford of Monroe with a sweat shirt maybe ten sizes too big. At first glance it looked like a short skirt. —oOo— Pleasant Mills may have gone down to dismal defeat last night, bu* fans were impressed with one shot by Suman. It was the nearest thing to a ballet performance ever' seen on the local floor. He shot i with legs folded, arms akimbo his entire body three feet in the ; air. It was good for two points/ too. —oOo— Three teenage girls devoted their conversation to these topics during the second game: No, those cheerleaders aren't so cute. Yes, that player is cute . . . and so strong. I think she dyes her hair. What are

they vyavinq in the other stands? Who’s winning? Who's playing? Hooray, It’s over. Now we can get out of here and get a sundae and meet that cute center. —oOo — The concession crew pulled a shrewdie during the second game They’d hold up an ic« cream bar and yell. "Last one!’’ When that •was sold, they'd produce another, and still another. This went on I for quite some time, and each purchaser thought he was so lucky. Flitting in and out of the gym and behind the scenes was Father Vichuras. the busiest man of the j tourney. He’s manager of the en- . tire works and has worries enough iwi hout thinking about that Com-modores-Monmouth game tonight College Basketball Indiana State 62. Ball State 46. We'tern Kentucky 72. Evans--1 vi le 66. Indiana Tech 60. Tai-State 57 (overtime I. Bradley 80. Dakota Wesleyan 27 LaSalle 62. Toledo 51. H. S. Basketbail Evansville Reiti 62. Princeton 47. Cary Mann 36, Gary Froebel 26. South Bend Washington 35, Washington Clay 34. Tell City 51. Cannelton 50. East Chicago Roosevelt 38. East Chicago Washington 37. Gary Roosevelt 50. Garv Edison : 48. The first importation of bananas into the V. S. occurred in the late IMO a.

Paul Harrell Hits Signing Os Taliaferro Bloomington, Ind., Jan. 14 —(UP) — Athletic director Paul (Pooch) Harrell of Indiana University charged today that the Los Angeles Dons of the all-America conference "pulled a pretty rotten deal" in signing ace negro halfback George Taliaferro. Harrell said Taliaferro, a junior with another year of big nine eligibility, would have to spend three years between pro football seasons to earn a, college degree. “It's wrong for the Dons to take these kids while they’re trying to complete their college careers,” Harrell said. In Los Angeles, however, Frank Clements’ the Dons’ publicity director, said he could not understand Harrell’s criticism.

Clements said that Taliaferro played with Indiana in 1945 while a freshman, and that under pro draft rules he could be signed. Players become eligible for the draft when ‘heir college class graduates. The Dons spokesman said that Taliaferro had an outstanding season in 1948, and decided to cash in on it. “We never put pressure on a kid who wants to stay in school," Clements said. Harrell said he talked with James Phelan, the Dons' head coach, while attending the N. C. A. A. meeting. The Indiana coach said “Phelan was apologetic about it, but said if the Dons had'nt got him, somebody else would have." Harrell said the all-American circuit "makes it so attractive for these kids that they can't very well refuse" to sign contracts. He said that professional foothall should take its cue from professional baseball in working out a general agreement not to sign college players until careers are completed. "If it weren’t for college football, where would the pros be now?" he asked. Harrell said that George Halas of the Chicago Bears had first rights on the negro star, hut promised to wait until he finished college. "That was the fair thing to do,” Harrell said. He added that the Baltimore Colts of the national league also were “fair” about a deal made with Indiana quarterback Rex Grossman of the 1947 team when Gross man still had a year of eligibility. 1 "Grossman signed of his own accord," Harrell said. “He wasn't 1 pressured into it." I — Monmouth Juniors Beal Decatur Five Monmouth junior high edged out Decatur junior high, 12-11, at the Monmouth gym Thursday afternoon in a county junior high league game. Decatur led at the half, 10-8, but scored only one point in the entire second half. Harvey was high scor er for Monmouth with five points, aul! Brokaw scored a like number for Decatur. Monmouth FG FT TP Grandstaff f _ 0 11 Sonner f 0 0 0 Harvey c' 2 15 j Drew g 11 3 Fleming g 0 11 Sco t f 10 2 TOTALS 4 4 12 Decatur FG FT TP Engle f 0 11 Morrison f 113 Koons c .... .. 0 0 0 Brokaw g 2 15 Kohne g 0 0 0 Roe f 0 0 0 Di»'f f 0 0 0 Helm f 0 0 0 Reinking g 10 2 Pollock g .... 0 0 0 TOTALS 4 3 11

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Purdue, Minnesota To Battle Saturday Chicago, Jan. 11 — (UP) — 'Min-' nesota and Purdue tangle on the Boilermaker hardwood tomorrow night with the winner set to move into a tie with Illinois for the lead in the big nine basketball chase. Going into the contest, the top game of the night in the midwest and probably in the nation, bookmakers rated the two clubs even despite Minnesota’s undefeated record in 10 games. Purdue has won eight out of 11. 'Each has two league wins. The two clubs have faced only one common opponent, the defending champion Michigan Wolverines. Minnesota tripped the titleholders, 15 to 31, in the big nine opener for both teams and two nights later Purdue dropped the Wolverines, 45 to 36, at Lafayette. There was one vast difference between the contests, however. Against Minnesota, Michigan was even or behind, against Purdue the Wolverines were ahead. 7 to 2, in the early stages and in the second half once pulled into a 27 to 27 tie. Purdue, always difficult to defeat at home, will have the advant age of the home court for the contest, and that should mean something. Minnesota has not beaten the Boilermakers at Lafayette since Jan. #6, 1942 when the Gophers won, 46 to 39, and that was the first time since 1919 that Minnesota managed to win at Purdue. Last year, too, Purdue trounced Minnesota twice when both clubs had roughly the same personnel. 53 to 51 at Minneapolis and 54 to 38 at Lafayette.. Other league games on Satur lay's program are Northwestern at Michigan with the Wolverines rated 8H points 'better, Ohio State, given a 6H point edge, at lowa, and Wisconsin, a 2% favorite over Ind ana at Madison. Illinois, with three league victories to pace the circuit, goes against i non-conference opponent, Creighon. AMERICAN LEGION LEAGUE Doughboys won three from Pilots; Spitfires won two from Gun ters; Signal Corps won two from Non Coms; Destroyers won two from Flying Discs; Navigators won two from Tankers. Standings (End of first half) W L Pts. Des'royers .... .... 35 19 46 Navigators 32 22 41 Non Coms 31 23 41 Doughboys .. 29 25 40 Spitfires 29 25 36 Signal Corps 27 27 36 Tunners 24 39 35 Flying Discs 23 31 31 Tankers 22 32 29 MMMRANAMMMMMMWMVINV ’ HtMU iuran co.— —- | ‘She dVERAiE OLPTH OF Hit 5U IS ii ooofeet--a figure that FEW MOUNTAINS EXCEED IN HEI6HT THF B/06FST WT OF THt vo*-t> inu. UN£XPi,o»[t> Now is the time tor you to do a little exploring. Stop in and try a glass of that good Kooler Keg beer with one of our delicious sandwiches.

Pilots 13 36 25 High games; Mies 223, Fry 207, D. Gehrig 204, Custer 202, R. Bultemeier 201. MOOSE LEAGUE Standings (End of first half) W L West End 33 42 Moose 5 —- 31 20 Moose 3 31 20 Burke - 27 24 Moose 4 23 2 ® Moose 6 24 27 Moose 2 21 30 High series: Marbach 642 (210-220-212). High games: Schultz 207, Andrews 203, Hoagland 222. Decatur Freshmen Beal Berne, 26-9 The Decatur Yellow Jacket fresrtnen galloped the Berne freshmen, 26-9, at the Berne gym Thursday. Decatur was on top at the half, 12-1. Kolter led the Decatur scoring with 10 points, while the Decatur defense limited Berne to only one •field goal. Decatur FG FT TP Stocksdale, f 0 11 Pollock, f 1- 2 0 4 Kolter, c 5 0 10 Butler, g 2 15 Everett, g 10 2 Reidenbach, f 10 2 Schieferstein, f 0 0 0 Cole, g —. 0 0 0 Bell, g 1 0 2 Totals 12 2 26 Berne FG FT TP Kaehr, f 0 0 0 Bertsch, f - 0 0 0 Strahm, c —. 0 0 0 Neuen, g 0 4 4 Sprunger, g 12 4 Habegger, f 0 11 Gerber, f 0 0 0 Kipfer, f 0 0 0 Totals 17 9 Indianapolis Girl Is Killed By Auto Indiangpolli, Jan. 14 — (UP) — Susie Hobbs, 6, Indianapolis, was injured fatally last night when struck by* a car driven by Virginia Brown, 24, also of Indianapolis. Trnitr In a Good Town — Drrntur Veterinary Instruments syringes, trocars, balling guns, needles, thermometers, etc. Holthouse Drug Co.

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