Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 47, Number 61, Decatur, Adams County, 14 March 1949 — Page 6

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Auburn Noves To Finals Os Stale Tourney Indianapolis, March 14—(UP). A brand-new champion will be added to Indiana's high school basketball “hall of fame” Saturday when South Bend Central, Madison,. Jasper and Auburn battle for the coveted 1949 state crown. None of the four who fought their way into the "charmed circle" have ever worn the IHSAA crown. Madison, Jasper and South Bend were in the "big four” opce before but faltered. Auburn's northeastern champs never got beyond the “sweet sixteen.” This quartet qualified for the finals in one of the most bitter semi-final tournaments ever witnessed. Madison's southeastern conference champs licked confer ence rival Lawrenceburg, 47 to 40; South Bend Central broke through Frankfort's feared zone defense. 59 to 55; Auburn edged New Castle. 45 to 411. and Jasper shaded ' Bloomington by an eyelash, 50 to 49. Frankfort was bidding for its fifth state crown. But South Bend’s Andy Toth spoiled that bid when he peppered 10 fielders, most of them long ones, and a couple of free throws tor 22 points. The Bears roared in front from a 30 to 24 halftime deficit and after a thrilling see-saw struggle went home as the winners. Roy Wertenberger and big Jim Schooley collaborated in bringing home the bacon for Auburn from the Muncie meet. Wertenberger tossed in 20 points in the finale against New Castle’s 1932 state champs. It was a battle royal up to the last blow of the whistle. Jasper, which had a rugged tourney trial from the beginning, thanked its lucky stars and Bill Litchfield for a hairraising onepoint victory over Bloomington. Bobby Dobson's “steal” with but 20 seconds remaining in the game gave the Panthers a 48 to 47 lead. But five seconds later Jasper's Litchfield hit an off-balance fielder for the victory. Madison finally shifted the main burden of its attack from classy Dee Monroe to Ed Orrill, who responded with 19 points to lead the southeastern conference champs into the finals over Lawrenceburg. The three "people's choice" outfits—Summitville, Brookston and Jefferson—were eliminated in the afternoon games. Summitville lost to Madison. 53 to 38; South Bend Central blasted once-beaten Brookston. 66 to 35, and New Castle edg ed Jefferson. 49 to 43. Hammond’s Wildcats, the lone | survivor from the Calumet district, lost to Frankfort, 47 to 35, ini another afternoon game. So did Evansville Central, the last of the 1948 finalists and runnerup to Lafayette's state champs. The Golden Bears went down to fastclosing Bloomington, 62 to 46. with Dobson throwing in 21 points. Bedford's Stonecutters, another perennial tourney power, and Kokomo also lost in the attetnoon games, Bedford to Jasper, 41 to

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33, and Kokomo to Auburn, 54 to 43. In qualifying for the finals, Madison monopolized the offensive sta- ' tistics for the third straight week.' The Cubs piled up 43!) points in, their seven tourney starts for an average cf 61.4. Auburn was next with 54.1 points per game. Madison I whipped its opponents by an average of nearly 27 points a game, while holding the opposition to 34.5 points, also tops in the statistics of the finalists. Jasper slipped into the finals by 1 the least winning margin—B.3 points per tiff. Bloomington's Dobson was the | greatest shotmaker in the “sweet sixteen,” getting 39 points on 16j fielders and seven free throws. I South Bend Central's Elites Shine! and John Toeppe of Frankfort! were next with 36 and 35 points, respectively. Semi-Final Scores At Muncie Auburn 54, Kokomo 43. New Castle 49, Jefferson 43. Auburn 45, New Castle 43 (final). At Indianapolis Lawrenceburg 61, Attica 49. • Madison 53. Summitville 38. Madison 47, Lawrenceburg 40 (final). At Bloomington Jasper 41, Bedford 33. Bloomington 62, Evansville Central 46. Jasper 50, Bloomington 49 (final). At Lafayette Frankfort 47. Hammond 35. South Bend Central 66, Brooks- ' ton 35. South Bend Central 59, Frankfort I 55 (final). Final Pairings Indianapolis, March 14 —(UP) — Here are the pairings for next Saturday's four-team finals of the 39th annual Indiana high school basketball championship at the Butler fieldhouse. ‘ 1:00 p.m.—South Bend Central vs Madison. 2:15 p.m.-Jasper vs Auburn. 8:15 p.m.—The two afternoon' winners for the title. Rigney To Return To Action Soon I Phoenix. Ariz., March 14 —(UP) — Billy Rigney. New York Giants second-baseman who was stricken ! with a heart attack yesterday, will be able to return to action in one week, the Giants' team physician said today. Rigney collapsed in the dressing room yesterday after the Giants’ game against the Cleveland Indians. He was taken to St. Monica hospital. Dr. Anthony Palermo, described Rigney's trouble as "functional ’ | rather than “organic" and said he i had been given drugs to relieve the nervous, rapid heart beat which caused the attack. Price Cuts Announced By General Electric New York, March 14 — (UP) — General Electric today announced price cuts up to S2O on some models as refrigerators, home freezers and ’ electric stoves, and said additional reductions would be made on many new home appliances replacing older models. Charles E. Wilson, GS president estimated that the new price reduc- : '.ions plus others made sined Jan. 1 would total more than $40,000,000 for the remainder of 1949 at the retail level, based on current volume. The company said its new table television set wouid ue priced at $239. as compared with $325 for the lowest price set formerly available with a lu-inch tube and that its new lutomatic clothes washer would oe 470 cheaper than the washer it re- , places. . HEALTH (Cort. From Page One) mi'tee, has invited all persons interested in working as helpers ( April 5 and 6 to attend Thursday’s preliminary meeting. iMMlmsm q MAKES wen B.L •—« yw Mat Swot «M» we b smS iniSH UM( «M b ewe eer M«• weM ■» I* M W.MeMbWhiHe. Decatur Super Service 224 W. Monroe St.

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New Haven Quits Holiday Tourney The New Haven Bulldogs have withdrawn from the annual New Years day basketball tourney, it has been announced by school officials. The annual four-team tourney will be held in Decatur next season, probably on Monday, January 2. as New Years day falls on 1 Sunday. W. Guy Brown, principal of the I Decajur high school, stated today that other schools are being con- ! tacted to obtain a fourth team in ■ the tourney, replacing New Haven. The Decatur Yellow Jackets . have won the holiday meet for the past two years, the latest one be- ; ing held at New Haven this year. Other schools in the tourney, in addi ion to Decatur, are the Berne Bears and the Bluffton Tigers. RYAN CHARGES (Cont. From Page ftnel searched for former city detective . Kenneth Ryan. 45, no relation to the millionaire, who escaped from a city hall washroom window Saturday morning after confessing his part in the wire-tapping plot. Ryan O'Dwyer that “a prominent New Yorker" had given the private detective agency for which he -worked SIOO,OOO to tap the telephones of some 75 city officials in New York, Chicago and Detroit. Police found “a SIO,OOO -wire-tap-ping arsenal" in Ryan's Yonkers home when they arrested him last Friday night. ' District attorney Frank S. Hogan said he would ask the grand jury to indict the former detective on charges of escaping custody, a felony punishible by seven years imprisonment. unless he turned himself in before the jury convened at 10:30 a.m. •Bkch year an average of 40.000 fires causing an estimated $50.000,000 damage, occur in U. S. stores and store buildings.

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College Basketball NIT Tournament San Franciscon 68, Manhattan 43. Bradley 89, New York U. 67. Bowling Green 77, St. John's 64. Loyola of Chicago 62, CCNY 47. NAIB Tournament Beloit 67, Indiana State 59 (consolation). Hamline 57. Regis 46 (final). :« ■" JI FOUND wandering about In Chicago at midnighk clad only tn a nightie and red stockings, four-year-old Toni Johahn recounts her nocturnal ( adventures to Police Desk Sergeant 1 ’ Patrick Deeley Before Toni could tell her whole story she was claimed by Miss Jane Backus, who came to report her missing. (International)

Kenlucky Is Top Favorite In Tournament < New York. March 14—(UP)— Having bided their time while the preliminaries were being dispensed , with, the rampaging Wildcats of I the University of Kentucky were ready to be turned loose today in the quarter-final tound of the Na ' tional Invitation Basketball tournament. The first thing the victory-hun cry 'Cats will spy will be the Loyola of Chicago quintet, fresh i and fat from an elimination round victory over City College of New York. » Despite the impressive manner in which Loyola trampled CCNY, the Chicagoans were rated no bet- ! ter than 13-point underdogs to the I Wildcats from the Bluegrass. And , that margin little shows the awe in which Kentucky is held here—it | would be the court upset of the ' century if Kentucky went down now. Kentucky's opening clash is on this afternoon's slate along with that in which fourth-seeded Western Kentucky is called a four-point choice over Bradley. In games tonight, second-seeded St. Louis is rated four points over Bowling Green and Utah is just a one-point favorite over San Francisco. If Loyola is to spring an upset, it will have to be through the work of six-foot, seven-inch Jack Kerris, curley-haired powerhouse who tallied 26 points as Loyola drubbed CCNY, 62-47. The duel between Kerris and giant Alex Groza of Kentucky seemed the key to Loyc

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