Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 47, Number 307, Decatur, Adams County, 31 December 1949 — Page 6

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Commodores Lose To Lancaster Central

Commodores Lose To Wells County Team The Commodore* tried despeni’ely to break the victory string of a potent Lancaster Central ball team, but instead became another victim of the rangy, fast passing, sib I shooting Wells county team The Bearcats pasted a 67-51 licking on the stubborn but out-manned Deca tur team Friday night. The game began in a scurrying ti mpo, slowed down in the second quarter, then regained momentum in a driving last half. Despite the superior height ad vantage of the Bearcats, they w< re unable to penetrate tile Commodore defense too readily, for the urns' part, which led to some sensational shooting from midcourt by Bearcat guard Vic Berber. The Commodores were aide to keep up with the Wells county team for most of the first quarter, even bolding a one point lead with two minutes to go in the initial frame Trailing by 1113. however, rangy Doyle Stern, who scored 13 point i ifi the first 'half, jHitted two free throws and put the Lancaster team out in front for the rest of the game The quarter ended. It* 11. ill favor of Lancaster, ami but for a brief spell at the beginning of the second quarter, when the score w;.s 17-2(», that was the closest the Commodores could get. A cold second quarter dimmed the Catholic high school team's hopes, scoring hut seven points while the Umcaster team doubled that output with II The Wells county team evened Its attack nicely in the scoring column: Stern was hot in the fils’ half, then Vic Berber took over in the third quarter, scoring five field goals, mostly from outside the foul circle, then in the fourth frame. Art Moser kept things going. Incident ally. Vic Berber paced all the scoring for tlie evening, netting 2') points; Dick Gage led the Commo dore: with 11. getting 12 of them in the second half, followed by Wilder and Meyer, each with 11. Moser ended the game with 17 ami Stern, 15, for the winners. The Comimslores will play Et Monmouth next Friday night. Commodores FG FT TP -e, f 6 2 . I Wilder, f ..3 5 11 Gilllg, c 3 17 Loshe, g 113 Meyer, g .. 3 5 11 Kahle, f 2 15 Zintsmaster. c 0 <i •* Coffee, g 0 0 II TOTALS IS 15 51 Lancaster FG FT TP Troyer, f lit Stern, f 6 3 15 Moser. <• 6 5 17 V. Gerlter, g ... 1# " s<> Stahl, g 2 15 Byerly, f •• 0 " 11. Gerlier, f ... Oil <l. Gerlier, g « " • TOTALS 28 11 67 Referee: — Meyer. Umpire:—Hughew Preliminary Lancaster 34. Commodores 25.

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Week's Schedule Os Adams County Basketball Teams Monday, Jan. 2 Four-team tourney at Yellow Jackets gym (Decatur vs Concord la 130 pm.; Berne vs Bluffton 2:30. Consolation at 7 pm.; final game al 8 p m l. Tuesday. Jan. 3 I Adams Central at Pleasant Mills. Monmouth at Geneva. , Columbia city at Berne. I.U. Beats Butler, Irish Whip Purdue Indianapolis. Dec 31 (UP) —- | Two records were preserved and two shattered last night as Indiana < atne out on top in the third annua' Hoosier classic college basket hall meet at Butler Fieldhouse Indiana whipped Butler. 68 to 57. to maintain its standard of no losses this year. It was win no. S for the I lurrin' Hoosiers. In the second game, Notre Dame beat Purdue. sft to 41. to keep intact the Purdue record of no win.* in the Big Four meet The smashed records were Butler's of no defeats in the series, and the Butler and classic scoring mark Butler's sensational Ralpn I Buckshot) O’Brien scored 53 points to establish a new pointmaking record. Both of last night's winners had their games under control from start to finish. Indiana never had enough margin to ease up completely. but the big boys from Bloomington ke|U the Butler team, except for O'Brien, laittled effectively. O'Brien sank 14 of his 30 tries from the field, and converted successfully each of the five times he stepped to the free throw line. Purdue couldn't find the basket as Notre Dame used 13 men in its first win in five tries with Big 1« opposition this year. The Irish had a 33 to 22 lead at the half, and ran their margin to 53-2!) as the second periml opened. Union Conservation Club Meets Tuesday Memtiers of the Union township conservation club are urged to attend a meeting Tuesday al 7:30 p. m.. in the Bleeke school house, ofll* cials announced today. H. S. Basketball Rockcreek 52. Petroleum 44. Waterloo 39, Albion 27. Attica 40. Glenn 38. Huntington Tourney Huntington Catholic 51. Howe Military 34 Columbia City 46. Fort Wayne C. C. 36. Fort vCayne C. C 63. Howe Mill tary 42 (consolation). Columbia City 56, Huntington Catholic 41 (final). Dunkirk Tourney Redkey 50, Albany 47. Dunkirk 32. Portland 30. Dunkirk 45. Redkey 37 (final). Washington Tourney Huntington 51. Washington 4#. Vincennes 54. Wabash 50. Wabash 55. Washington 40 (consolation ). Vincennes 67. Huntington 26 (finait. Elwood Tourney Elwood 50. Hartford City 33. i Muncie Burris 60. Alexandria 41. Hartford City 38, Alexandria 27 (consolation). Muncie Burris 48. Elwood 36 (final) Gary Tournament (Consolation) Gary Roosevelt 31, Gary Tolles ton 30. Gary Edison 63. Gary Wirt 42 Gary Roosevelt 50, Gary Edison 30 (final). (Championship) Gary Froebe! 51. Gary Wallace 38. Gary Mann 60. Gary Emerson 41. Gary Froebel 48. Gary Mann 40 (final). Pro Basketball NBA Results Boston M. Fort Wayne 71 Tri-City 85 Denver S 3. | ii — :

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George Sauer Resigns As Navy Grid Coach Annapolis, Md., Dec. 30. — (UP) — (’apt. H. H. Caldwell, athletic director of the U. S. Naval Academy. said today that Navy would stick to its policy of hiring civilian coaches in seeking a successor to football coach George Sauer. Caldwell said Navy would "no! let any grass grow under our feet" in hiring a new coach, but he gave i no hint who was lieing considered Sauer submitted his resignation yesterday, although he still had two years to run on a four-year contract he signed in January. 1943. He said he was quitting because Navy refused to renew the contracts of two of his assistant coach es. College Basketball Ball State 64, Anderson 46. lowa 70. Oregon 6J4 (overtime). Wisconsin 54, UCLA 52. Illinois 68. Princeton 61. .Minnesota 47. California 45. Hoosier Classic Indiana 68. Butler 57. Notre Dame 59. Purdue 41. Sugar Bowl Tourney Kentucky 71. Bradley 66. Tulane 58, Villanova 55. Dixie Tourney Duke 54. Wake Forest 52. Rhode Island State 65, North Carolina 60 Georgia Tech 63. West Virginia 48. North Carolina State 50, Penn State 40. Terre Haute Tourney New Britain Teachers 77, Hanover 50. Franklin 58. Warrensburg Teachers 42. Big Seven Tourney Nebraska 85. lowa State 67. Michigan 49, Kansas 47. Kansas State 59 Colorado 47.

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SPECTACULAR (Cont. From Page on*) Is, perhaps, one of Cue strongest indications that man is convinced that 1.950 years is only a beginning to teach the philosophy of a Man who intended that peace reign In the world. St. Mary's Catholic church was razed last spring, and plans were intensely forwarded to erect a new structure In the future. The Metiue dist church also planned in 1949 tu remodel in the future; the Bethany Evangelical United Brethren Is planning a new parsonage, the Lu'fh'eran church a new school. Ail these plans are based on a permanent idea, a lasting tribute to the premise that man is capable of being taught, of learning. Other manifestations of the building idea were prevalent. Many were the fruition of ideals; all of them in some way helped Improve the community. The city is likely to build a new water plant as the result of work done In 1949; Central Soya expanded further with a new research laboratory and plans for a generating plant; the First State bank remodeled It* offices. Saylors Motor Sales Co. built a new showplace and garage. Now homes were built, and many of the old ones were redecorated. All building done with an eye to the future. 1949. then, was a year of build-) ing; of taking stock of the past, finding it wasn't too bad. and getting ready for another half century. The economics of the year were pretty good for most people. Decatur's employment followed pretty closely the pattern of the nation as a whole: it fluctuated some, there were seasonal lay-offs, unemployment due to strikes and other man-made things, but It bounced up at year's end. and people were optimistic for the most

Three Os Bowl Games On Tap This Afternoon By United Press Three major bowl games, forerunners of a dozen more on Monday. give a rousing send-off Saturday to the New Year’s week end. the most glamorous and gold-laden days of the entire foothall season. Ready for the kickoff before expected capacity crowds were two annual all-star classics, the Shrine game at San Francisco featuring East vs. West, and the Blue-Gray game at Montgomery. Ala., in which stars from the north meet stars from the south. And there was also the Raisin bowl game at Fresno. Cal., bring Ing together two conference champions San Jose Slate and Texas Tech. A crowd of 60.000 was anticipated at Kezar Stadium in San Francisco for the Shrine game. Show ers and a wet field may mar the game and slow things down a bit, but the stadium has been sold out for six months. The East team ranks an eight-point favorite, chiefly on the power of its attack. The eastern team far outweighs the west. Including such able and agile behemoths ail end Leon Hart, 255 pounder from Notre Dame, and center Clayton Tonnemaker. 245 pounder, from Minnesota Quarterbacking the East will be Arnie Gaaliffa of Army, and running with him are Lynn Chandnois of Michigan State. Hillary Chollet of Cornell. and Frank Spaniel of Notre Dame. .

Nifty Eddie Lebaron of College of the Pacific Is the West quarterback. He will direct such stars as Ken Carpenter of Oregon Slate and Ernie Johnson of UCLA, but the East's superior weight is expected to give it an advantage if the going is sloppy. The Gray was counting on the passing arms of Travis Tidwell of Auburn. Paul Campbell of Texas, and Buddy i*ex of William and Maty with Tidwell and Eddie Price of Tulane carrying the running attack The favored Blues figured to have a stronger running attack, spearheaded by Gaspar Perricone of Northwestern and Ernie Zalejskl of Notre Dame. In the Raisin bowl. San Jose State >s the champion of the California Collegiate A. A and Texas Tech king of the Border conference. San Jose's main scoring threat Is passer Gene (Magician) Menges, while Texas Tech banks on fullbacak Jack Donaldson, who has galaned 7.7 yards per try. In Monday's Rose howl. Pasadena. Calif., despite the loss of star halfbai k Jack Swaner. undefeated California remained a six point favorite over Ohio State. part. People in Decatur, like people everywhere, griped about the high taxes and the high cost of living, but most of them took cognizance of the fact that the standard of living stayed rather high also. So 1949 wasn’t a particularly spectacular year as far as the news was concerned. To be sure there were the usual murder*. *ex crimes, and general bad manner* of a lot of people that made the headlines, but there was also once Caln and Abel, and there probably always will be

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