Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 47, Number 44, Decatur, Adams County, 22 February 1949 — Page 16

BASKETBAWL (Cont. From Page One) the season. Our pick, MONROE. —oOo—- — — Both teams inconsistent during the season, with neither one boasting a good record. Our pick, BERNE. —oOo— YELLOW JACKETS-HARTFORD - This might well be THE game of the entire tourney. Hartford edged the Yellow Jackets in an overtime battle on this same floor. Also, we can't overlook that great season record of the Gorillas. Our pick, HARTFORD. —oOo— COMMODORES-KIRKLAND—Shucks, they’re not getting a bit easier. Met twice during the season, each winning one. But Kirkland seems to have hit a slump in recent games. Here we're placing a hunch. Our pick, COMMODORES. —oOo— MONROE-BERNE—A neighborhood battle. Have a notion to leave this one a blank. (Matches us. did you say?). But we have to pick somebody. Our pick, MONROE. —oOo— s. HARTFORD-COMMODORES — Met once, with ' Hartford winning by seven points on the Hartford floor. Still awed by that great season mark. Our pick, HARTFORD. —oOo ' MONROE-HARTFORD—AH, the finals! The Gorillas downed the Bearkatz twice during the season. Resides, Confucius sav. “Stick with champ till he whipped.” Our pick, HARTFORD. —oOo— THERE THEY ARE. FANS. And if anyone hets a red cent (or a white one), on those selections, he’d better see a psychiatrist. In closing, here ar Q BASKETBAWL’S hopes for a (Treat tournament, (he highest type of sportsmanship—AND—may the BEST team win.

KIRKLAND KANGAROOS ®Cw- <-• JMMBk 4“ 4. & <■ * <''flF*®® « 1»X S ■•/▼ ’ • i i c - Jflfck ' .AHA. Wi ?MkaMni I- r," ■'-■r ' w ' Ww I Hi s i m IMIK ill ICw ■ . I' ’ 4Wi - W f • "--" 'GM ' <^W?>lW' ■ ggrafc W* Wii <htft^ ir, W UH A ▼ A\" ■ ■!&' ' JIERfeSiM > lUM W’ , tiil. i jM '. - B A iN — wh-W' Imlo i 1 I 1 " a kr * i afi' 12 f-X>a E jEEjMK ?l | t fv?f* *»|*S S air r W< ■pL JK MV J -• »eI ■-; . gMßtepwM • Front row, left to right—Homer Arnold, Jr., Ronald Byerly, Dwight Troxel, Carl Fiechter, Bobby Heller. Rear row, left to right—Robert Mankey, student manager: Richard Baumgartner, Reuben Zimmerman. Jim Arnold, Darrel Arnold, Leroy Kolter, Coach Don Arnold. monmoFiTealles " ’’J C* h I I I V■' !r >'* 7^. . H K- «V w R f'W ?£.*. || | IL B n •'* lr a F* ? B f 'iSHWy wtKtSj jaHiJE filvAi »WZ■owwlWlwM fiK IK. inP& * Rk' rt iI i i i 1 \ ■ i L U ilt \a i w • H Im m iFT i < ■ '■ Front row. left to right—Ray Graft. Fred Kukelhan, Kenneth Singleton, James Merriman, Bob Harvey. Rear row, left to right—Haneel Foley, principal; Marion Sheets, student manager; Roland Buitemeyer, Gene Kiess, Lloyd Kiess, Bob Fuhnnan, Edward Stoppenhagen. Myron Lehman, coach. <

ENTIRE SEASON (Cont. From Page One) (overtime) Monmouth .. 29, Geneva ... 26] Monmouth 34 Commodore 33 Monmouth 38, Petroleum 32, Monmouth 29, Lancaster 32 Monmouth .35, Hoagland 27 Monmouth 39, Monroe 42 Monmouth 45, Pl Mills 37 Monmouth 45, Union C 42 County Tourney Monmouth 39, Comm 37 I Monmouth 50, Jefferson 34! Monmouth 30, Kirkland .... 37 JEFFERSON Jefferson 41, Kirkland ... 55 Jefferson . 52, Wren 31 Jefferson 56, Poling 19 Jefferson 56. Bryant 361 Jefferson 34, Monroe 501 Jefferson 56, Geneva .... 68 Jefferson 40, Pl Mills ....41 Jefferson 30, Wren 311 Jefferson 34, Madison ... 30 Jefferson 36, Hartford 41 Jefferson 36, Gray 531 Jefferson . 52, Madison .... 44! Jefferson 39. Petroleum 48 \ Jefferson 44 Commodores 56! Jefferson . IS, Bryant 37 Jefferson 76, Poling .... 30 1 Jefferson 58. Kirkland 68 I Jefferson 59. Pl. Mills 18 j County Tourney Jefferson 50. Geneva 49 Jefferson .. 34, Monmouth 50 BERNE Berne 25, Geneva 39 Berne 35. PI Mills 14 Berne 23. New Haven 38! Berne 40. Portland 32 Berne . 19, Y. Jackets 31 Berne 3.3. Hartford . 11 Berne 30, Bluffton 28 (overtime) Berne 26, Lancaster 35 Berne 35. Columbia C. 55 Berne 27. Ft Wavne

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| C. C ■>” i Berne 43, Warren .... 291 I Berne 45, Ossian 311 ■ Berne 39, Monroe .... 41 ' Berne 47, Angolass Berne 29, Winchester's 4 Berne34. Dunkirk .. . 40 Berne 41, Y. Jackets 39 Berne — 37, Montpelier 41 New Year’s Tourney Berne 29, Y. Jackets 33 Berne 21, Bluffton .... 23 J PLEASANT MILLS Pleasant Mills 33, Wren 31 Pleasant Mills . 14, Berjje 35 Pleasant Mills .. 25, Hartford 54 Pleasant Mills 33. Monroe 38 Pleasant Mills .. 43, Union 39 ! Pleasant Mills .. 31, Comm. .. . ..-42 | Pleasant Mills 41, Jefferson 40 ; Pleasant Mills 20, Monmouth 40 Pleasant Mills . 23, Kirkland 48 | Pleasant Mills 28, Monroe 51 ! Pleasant Mills . 37, Geneva 49 j Peasant Mills .. 40, Bryant 29 Pleasant Mills 24, Hartford .... 51 Pleasant Mills . 38, Kirkland .... 42 ; Pleasant Mills .. 37, Monmouth 45 i Plesant Mills .. 28, Comm 45 ! Pleasant Mills 48. Jefferson 59 County Tourney Pleasant Mills 21, Hartford .. 54 COMMODORES Decatur 29. Kirkland 35 Decatur 33, Monmouth 40 i Decatur 41, Delphos 61 Decatur . 28, Hunt. Cath. 49 Decatur 43, Lima 48 Decatur . 42. Pl Mills ... 31 . Decatur 22. Holland .... 40 Decatur .... 42, Monroe .. . 40 Decatur 31. Lancaster . 44 Decatur 33, Monmouth 34 Decatur .31, Hartford 41 Decatur 26. Monroevillesßl Decatur 45. Kirkland .... 301 Decatur 56. Jefferson 44 Decatur 35. Ft. Wayne C. C. ... 42

Decatur 34, Geneva 37 ■ Decatur 45, Pl Mills .... 28 ’ Decatur 34, Monroe .... 52 County Tourney Decatur 37, Monmouth 39 DECATUR (Cont. From Page One) the 1949 state champions. The Lafayette and Indianapolis semifinal winners will scrap in the i opener at 1 p.m.. followed by the Muncie and Bloomington winners. The state championship final will be played at 8:15 p.m., naming a

JEFFERSON WARRIORS » ; .• I JBh ri JBr 1 i . A ■IB ® 'O' ? Jvr UK nHri > ’lf Ik * W t $ CkJI Il Jf ■ 1 i IIL Jr 11 JI Rl- I 11. JI I i JiF 8 S ■ JrfL I Cull ni I ix-11ui iBI J ■ Wr J iPwfß -IM* Wf i U It dr £1 i lr leAm IWSI w O Front row, left to right—Don Gerber, student manager; Joyce Smitley, Melvin Wall, Eugene Wellman. Howard Miller, Bobby Wendel, Claren Neuenschwander, coach. Rear row, left to right—Marion Debolt, Bryce Christy, Don Brandt, Lyle Tumbleson, Geraki Miller, Darrel Kuhn, Bill Patterson. MONROE BEARKATZ JWJ k_/( | yp Wai Ft M 'ag s ~ ■ Bn I \ 7fi V BhS Lur® r Asm A1 M*Rol i jLw il 1 ufl IWJ U1 5 jlykair 6 llHM Front row, left to right—Glenn Rowdon, Robert Ehrsam, Dmiti Hendricks, Virgil Gerber, Paul Bradford. Rear rowleft to right—Myron Knauff. coach; Charles Hoffman, Kenneth Funk, Milton Habegger, Claren Lehman. DE- 11 ' Lehman, Richard Coppess, student manager. FIGHT HARD - BEARKATZ! ’ i Bring The Tourney Title Back To Monroe! Best of Luck! We Know You Can WIN! COPPESS CORNERS MONROE, . INDIANA WE’RE FOR THE BEARKATZ - THE BEST TEAM IN THE SECTIONAL! For the Best in Home Furnishings and Electric Appliances— Stucky at Monroe Leads Them All! Open Evenings - - - It Will PAY YOU to Drive Out! Stucky & Co. MONROE, - t - 4 INDIANA J -r— _ —•

' successor to Jefferson of Lafayette, i the 1948 champions. I — ’ HALF OF COUNTY (Cunt. From Page One) 1944; the Monroe Bearkatz in 1943 and 1947; the Berne Bears in 1945 and 1946 (the qjily team to win two ? consecutive titles), and the Hart- • ford Gorillas in-1948. » Only two Adams county teams j have carried on to regional titles . in those nine years, the Monroe 1 Bearkatz in 1943 and the Decatur t Yellow Jackets in 1944. Both these

teams were eliminated by Fort Wayne Central in the opening round of the Muncie semi-final tourney. Last year, Hartford defeated Huntington in the first round of the regional, 51-32, but lost to the Portland Panthers, 51-38, in the regional final. Previous Winners Winners of the nine previous sectionals, with scores of the final games, are as follows: 1940—Pleasant Mills 39, Kirkland 21.

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t 1941—Decatur Yell ( J<''' > ! Pleasant Mills ■ »Hs| 1 1942-Pleasanf M in? r Yellow Jackets is. tcat 1 1943—Monroe n H „ f Jackets 23. ' ‘ ; 1944-Decatur Y (v , > Berne 27. acwt S! 194(>--Beine 29. i )£tat ■ Jackets 28. tl! o 1947—Monroe :’.s. Kirvin 1 1948-Hartford 42, Decati! o modores 29. “ 1,1)1 Trade in a Good T O -vn n